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Samuel Trudel Sabrina Michaud Sherlock Holmes / Mr. Browner Dr Watson

Andrea Barber Selena Romein

Detective Lestrade Sarah, Susan & Mary Cushing

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It was a cool spring day on St. Jean Street in Old

Quebec City and Sherlock Holmes and his

companion Watson were hard at work. They were

browsing the local news on Facebook when

Holmes came upon the oddest of mysteries.

Holmes read it aloud as Watson examined

a picture posted with the story: “Miss

Susan Cushing, living at Cross Street in Ste-

Foy, has been made the victim of a most

revolting practical joke. At two o’clock

yesterday afternoon she received a small

package, wrapped in brown paper, in the

mail. A cardboard box was inside, which

was filled with coarse salt...

On emptying the box, Miss Cushing was

horrified to find two human ears! The box had

been sent from Montreal the morning before.

There was no indication of the sender.”

Officer Lestrade, from the Quebec

City Police Department, asked

Holmes to visit the crime scene and

give his expert opinion. He wanted

the case to be solved ASAP.

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Miss Cushing pointed to the outhouse, explaining

that she did not want the ears to enter her house.

Holmes and Watson arrived at Miss Cushing’s

home.

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Holmes and Watson finished examining the

evidence and then returned to the house to

question Miss Cushing.

Holmes walked

across the living

room and picked up

a photograph on

the mantle.

Holmes picked up

another photo and

asked the same

question.

Holmes and Watson thanked Miss Cushing

for her cooperation and left for the police

station to discuss their findings with

Detective Lestrade.

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Holmes handed Lestrade a business card

with the name of the criminal on it.

Lestrade and his officers immediately went

to the old port and arrested the criminal...

sailorsailor.

At the police station Lestrade interrogated the criminal. Under the heat of the lamp, the criminal

cracked and admitted everything.

But one question remained: Why were the

victims’ ears sent to Miss Cushing?

It was elementary. Jim Browner sent the

ears to Sarah because he believed that his

failed marriage was her fault. Unfortunately

for him, Sarah no longer lived with Susan.