Sherlock Holmes is contacted by Alice Turner. The man she loves, James McCarthy, has been arrested for the murder of his father, William McCarthy, an Australian who made his fortune in the goldfields of Victoria. Ms Turner is convinced that Mr McCarthy is innocent.
A fairly intriguing, interesting and entertaining episode of Sherlock Holmes. It is not obvious who the murderer is and Holmes needs to use all his abilities at clue-gathering and deduction to get to the solution. Towards the end you can work it out by elimination though. The last few scenes also feel a bit clumsy though, like the writers didn't know how to wrap it up properly.
The episode is noteworthy for the appearance of James Purefoy as James McCarthy. Purefoy was making only his second on-screen appearance.