Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are in their apartment, speculating on the identity of the owner of a cane that has been left in their office. Watson attempts to figure out who it is, but Holmes pays close detail to the minute clues on the cane and figures out the identity of James Mortimer, who arrives at their doorstep to retrieve his cane and to talk to Holmes about the curse of the Baskervilles.
Mortimer enters the office and retells the myth of Hugo Baskerville, who captured the daughter of a yeoman and imprisoned her. The maiden ran away and Hugo set off to find her, only to be killed by a gigantic black hound. Ever since that incident, the Baskervilles have been haunted by a black hound. Sir Charles Baskerville, the latest Baskerville, has recently died. He was known to have taken the…show more content… In addition, he sees Barrymore looking out at the moors while holding a candle up to the window. A few nights later, Watson and Sir Henry find Barrymore in the same setting. They spot another candle out on the moors, which is a signal for Barrymore. Sir Henry fires Barrymore for plotting against him, but Mrs. Barrymore explains that they were just attempting to aid Selden, the escaped convict, who is Mrs. Barrymore’s brother. Watson tries to track Selden down, but he spots another unknown person on the moors.
The next morning, Sir Henry rehires Barrymore and decides to let Selden stay for a little longer before Selden goes to South America. Barrymore is grateful and tells Watson that he knew why Sir Charles was in his driveway late at night. Sir Charles received a letter signed “L.L” from a woman who asked to meet him at that exact spot. Mortimer tells Watson that there is a woman named Laura Lyons who lives in Coombe Tracy. Watson visits her and she admits to writing the note. However, she claims that she never went to meet Sir
