Canon Discussion: The Red Circle

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This week we’re having a look at The Red Circle. As always, I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the ball rolling.

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The Red Circle: By Gum

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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Title: By Gum
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: …Sherlock Holmes… turned back to the great scrapbook in which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material... The two forces made him lay down his gum-brush…



Holmes finished pasting material into his scrapbook, and then steepled his hands underneath his chin in a familiar gesture. I knew better than to disturb my friend when he was thinking and so I turned my attention to my newspaper.

An hour later, Holmes sighed.

“You’ve solved the problem?” I asked.

“No,” said Holmes. “My hands are still stuck together.”

The Red Circle: Mrs. Warren

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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G




Mrs. Warren
Sheltered a tenant from lands far and foreign.
If the Warrens hadn’t needed the money,
What would have become of this little plot-bunny?

The Red Circle: The Lady from the Brixton Bus

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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Title: The Lady from the Brixton Bus
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

It was a couple of weeks later that we were visited by another young lady who had fainted on the Brixton omnibus.  Holmes assured her that the rat was purely being polite when he raised his hat to her and had no intention of causing her any harm.  I am not at all sure that the young lady was convinced.

For further details see The Rat in the Tenement at Great Orme Street

The Red Circle: Mrs Warren

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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G




Mrs Warren
Had worries about her lodger foreign
She should have been grateful she did not have cause
To be concerned about a particular lodger from British shores

The Red Circle: Relief

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Canon Story: The Red Circle
Title: Relief
Author: winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Gregson's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.


I tensed when I saw two shadowy figures heading towards my current location. Could those be that brute Gorgiano’s accomplices? Or just some random passers-by?

Then the light fell upon their faces. I relaxed with relief.

Just the man I need to see! Ever calm, even with ruthless murderer lurking upstairs.

And what’s better, even Mr. Holmes is with him.

Catching up! CHAS: Partners in Crime, ABBE: Concealment, TWIS: Diversion, BLUE: Alibi

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I'm slowly catching up.

Have I ever mentioned how much I adore Yarders?

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Canon Story: Charles Augustus Milverton
Title: Partners in Crime
Author: winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Lestrade's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.

"That's rather vague," said Sherlock Holmes. "My, it might be a description of Watson!"
"It's true," said the inspector, with amusement. "It might be a description of Watson."

Might be a description of our good Doctor? It bloody hell is.

I truly must admire them. Sitting opposite Yard’s Inspector, albeit a friend, as if nothing happened. Both of their faces concealed behind masks of polite concern.

“Well,” I raise myself to leave, “have you ever happen to encounter those two, pray, pass on my thanks.”

“Consider that done.”

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Canon Story: The Abbey Grange
Title: Concealment
Author: winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Hopkins' PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.
I always wondered why Hopkins seems so uninterested in this case. And why he panics later, practically flees away without dinner, when Holmes brings up the idea of the theft being mere blind.

Will he uncover the truth? I hope not.

I shouldn’t have sent for him.

It is obvious now! Unhappy marriage with drunkard. Well-know gang of burglars. Wine glasses? What ruffian would bother with such? The silverware stolen? Petty trinkets.

It was Lady Brackenstall, or someone protecting her.

She experienced a living hell. No need to send her to real one.

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Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Diversion
Author: winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: Bradstreet's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.

“He’s a beauty, isn’t he?” said the inspector.
“He certainly needs a wash,” remarked Holmes. “I had an idea that he might, and I took the [...] tools with me.” [...]
“He! he! You are a funny one,” chuckled the inspector.
“Now, if you will [...] open that door very quietly, we will soon make him cut a much more respectable figure.”
“Well, I don’t know why not,” said the inspector.

Even the most thrilling cases, the rush of chasing after the culprit, grow sort of monotonous over the course of 27 years. Not to mention the mountains of paperwork.

That’s why I’m always pleased to see Mr. Holmes.

His odd tricks and requests always turn out quite diverting.

Sponging a beggar? What a ridiculous idea! But ... Hell, why not?

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Canon Story: The Blue Carbuncle
Title: Alibi
Author: winryweiss
Rating: G
Notes: MacKenzie's PoV. And no Beta-reading for these, pray your forgiveness.
I simply couldn’t resist. ^^ And I hereby pronounce that I’m not sorry at all.

“For the last time, Inspector, I didn’t steal that bloody Carbuncle. I was dining out with my friend.”

“Mr. Manders will affirm you anything.”

“Not Bunny, another friend. You can ask him, he should be here any minute.”

With Mr. Raffles' alibi arrival my mind went blank, for he turned out to be none other than the great Sherlock Holmes.

( Actually, this one also have a 100 words version. )