Canon Discussion Post: The Valley of Fear, Part I

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It's canon discussion time, everybody! What did you think about Part I of The Valley of Fear? As always, I've written up a few of my own random thoughts and questions, which are behind the jump. Add your own in the comments!

No Granada discussion this week. Our next episode is The Greek Interpreter, coming up December 23.

( Onward to canon talk - The Valley of Fear, Part I )

Valley of Fear (Part 1): An Unintended Indelicacy

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Canon tale: The Valley of Fear (Part 1)
Author: mundungus42
Rating: general
Warning: Pun
Notes: One should always have something sensational to read on the train.




I looked up from my notebook. “Apologies for interrupting, Inspector, but what sort of shotgun?”

“Sawed-off, Dr. Watson.”

“I beg your pardon!”

“The shotgun barrel was sawed off near the firing mechanism,” said Holmes, eyes twinkling.

I frowned, but wrote down the exchange verbatim. It never appeared in The Strand, but it cheered me on dark days.

The Valley of Fear (part 1): A Crude Cipher

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Canon: The Valley of Fear, Part 1 (VALL)
Title: A Crude Cipher
Author: ennui_enigma
POV: The reader
A/N: Below is a simple little brainteaser inspired by Porlock’s code. Decipher to find a famous quote from the ACD canon.

Goal: to "amuse the intelligence without fatiguing it"

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-- 2511 525 52

The Valley of Fear, Part I: Bonnet-Strings

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Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Inspector MacDonald
Summary: Holmes remembers what Inspector Mac said regarding Moriarty.
Warnings: Trivial references to VALL; looking ahead to other canon stories.
Word Count: 60, plus a quote from the story itself, in italics.
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories. This week, I was inspired by the character of Inspector MacDonald, whom Holmes familiarly calls "Inspector Mac" and who seems a promising sort. Yet this is the only story in which he appears. Why?
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

VALL (Part 1) – Bonnet-Strings

“I won't conceal from you, Mr. Holmes, that we think in the C.I.D. that you have a wee bit of a bee in your bonnet over this professor.”

I long remembered Inspector MacDonald’s cheerful, dismissive words. Indeed, I could hardly forget them. I did not blame him for them; one of Moriarty’s greatest criminal talents lay in his ability to appear harmless.

No, I didn't blame the man, but months later, sorrowfully looking down at his surprised-looking, pale corpse, I wished he’d been less dismissive and more careful.

The Valley of Fear (Part 1): A Duck at Birlstone Manor

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Canon Story: The Valley of Fear (Part 1)
Title: A Duck at Birlstone Manor (part of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

That Holmes may be a bright fellow, but I cannot understand why he is watching the moat when he knows what is in there.  I watched him fish it out yesterday, with an umbrella of all things, and now his friends are getting cold and damp because he wishes to stage a performance.  Some would call his actions showing off.