Epilogue

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌⁠The police trial had passed, in which the case of John Douglas was referred to a higher court. So had the Quarter Sessions, at which he was acquitted as having acted in self-defense.

“Get him out of England at any cost,” wrote Holmes to the wife. “There are forces here which may be more dangerous than those he has escaped. There is no safety for your husband in England.”

Two months had gone by, and