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📁 Watson's Case Files
🩺 A Dr. John Watson tool — Chronicler, physician, first reader
Every great detective story had a first reader, and his name was usually Watson. Describe your mystery — solution and all, spoilers welcome — and the good doctor reviews it like an editor: plot holes ranked by severity with concrete fixes, a fair-play audit of your clueing, plantable clues and honest red herrings. Then he interviews you about the weak spots, one probing question at a time.
✅ Free to use — no account, nothing to configure.
What it does
Plot holes, ranked
Critical, moderate, minor — each with a concrete suggested fix.
The fair-play audit
Does the reader see every clue? Does the detective earn the answer? Four classic tests, verdict by verdict.
The interview
Watson reacts to your answers and asks the next hard question — like a good editor over tea.
How to use it
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Tell Watson the whole plot, including who did it and how it's found out.
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Read the case file: holes, audit, clue and twist ideas.
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Answer the interview questions, then export the file to keep beside the manuscript.
Nothing you write leaves your browser except the calls it makes directly to Google's API — your plot stays yours.