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What did Sherlock Holmes do for a living?

Detective - Solved the most difficult and dangerous cases

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Why was John McFarlane so worried and excited when he went to see Holmes?

The police wanted to arrest him for the murder of Jonas Oldacre

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How did McFarlane meet Jonas Oldacre?

He went to his office and asked him to copy his will

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What did John McFarlane do for a living?

He was a lawyer in London

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Why was McFarlane surprised when he read Oldacre's will?

Because Oldacre wanted to leave all his money and property to him.

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Why did Oldacre want to leave all his money to McFarlane?

Because he had no family and he used to be McFarlane's parents' friend

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Why did McFarlane leave Oldacre's house by the French windows in his bedroom?

Because it was late at night and Mrs Lexington was asleep

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Where did McFarlane leave his walking stick?

At Oldacre's house

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Where did Oldacre write his will? How did Holmes know that?

On an express train to London. His hadwriting was impossible to read in some places.

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What did Mrs McFarlane tell Holmes about Oldacre?

He was a cruel man. He sent her a slashed photo on her wedding day.

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Why did Oldacre send Mrs McFarlane a slashed photo on her wedding day?

They used to be friends. He was angry and jealous because she was marrying McFarlane's father.

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What did the police find in the timber yard?

Some buttons from Oldacre's trousers in the burnt remains after a fire.

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What couldn't Holmes find among the important documents in Oldacre's safe?

The deeds to the house.

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What did Holmes think about Mrs Lexington?

She knew more than she said.

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Who was Mr Cornelius?

A man Oldacre wrote a lot of cheques to.

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What did the police find on the wall of the house, which proved MacFarlane was the murderer?

His thumbprint in Oldacre's blood.

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