he story begins between Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson speculating on the identity of the owner of a cane that has been left in their office by an unknown visitor. Dr Watson tries to use the deduction skills he has learned from observing Holmes at work. Holmes tells him that Watson did his best and some of his observations were right. He then continues telling Watson his own observations. Not long after Dr James Mortimer enters. He shows Holmes and Watson an 18th century manuscript, this manuscript contains the legend concerning Hugo Baskerville’s death. Hugo Baskervilles had captured and imprisoned a young girl in Devonshire. He sends the dogs after her and started a terrifying case with his friends when she tried to escape in the moor. She died due to exhaustion and Hugo himself fell victim to a marauding hound of hell. Ever since, …show more content…
Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!” Holmes than agrees to take the case, and soon finds out that Dr Mortimer and Sir Henry Baskerville are being shadowed around London by a mysterious bearded stranger. Holmes and Watson try and follow the stranger but he soon disappears out of sight due to the use of a cab. Holmes tells Watson to let it go since the stranger won’t return anyway and the beard he had used was more than probable a false one. Later on we learn from the cabbie that drove him that the man in question used the name of Mr Holmes and that leads Watson and Holmes again to a dead end. Sir Henry tells the gentlemen that he has made up his mind and will leave for Devonshire soon. Mr Holmes agrees with him only if he takes someone with him who is trustworthy. Holmes himself is however not able to go since he is too busy in London to accompany Mortimer and Sir Henry and to get the bottom of the case. Instead Holmes sends Dr Watson to be his eyes and ears, insisting that he reports to him back