Worksheet Part 1

The murder

• Ronald Adair was murdered in London in the spring.
• Dr.Watson knew that Sherlock Holmes loved to investigate this type of mystery. 

The victim

• Ronald Adair lived with his mother and his sister in London.
• One of Ronald's hobbies was playing cards.
• Ronald's friends were aristocrats and very rich.

 The time of the death

• Ronald came home from the club at 10 o'clock.
• When his mother came home she wanted to say goodnight to Ronald.
• When there was no reply, and because the door was locked on the inside, Ronald's mother asked to open the door by force.
• He was murdered between 22:00 and 23:20 on March 30th 1894.

The clues

1. Adair k was shot in the head. 
2. The crime weapon j was not next to the body.
3. The money was arranged in piles. It locked as if Adair b had been counting his winnings and losses at cards.
4. The money g had not been stolen.
5. On the sheet of paper Adair h had written names and numbers.
6. Mrs Adair could not come into the room because it c had been locked from the inside.
7. The flowers i lay undisturbed. So, no-one f had jumped from the window.
8. Watson was sure no-one d had climbed up the wall because there m were no traces and no drainpipe.
9. The murderer a did not shoot from the window because nobody e had heard a shot.
10. Nothing l was stolen in the room.