A Study in Scarlet: who's who, timeline and places
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- HolmesA man seeking shared rooms who demonstrates a blood test and recognizes Watson’s connection to Afghanistan.First seen in chapter 1
- StamfordA man who introduces Watson to Holmes while warning him about Holmes’s unusual scientific habits.First seen in chapter 1
- DrebberA man found dead without wounds in an empty house where Holmes investigates.First seen in chapter 3
- StangersonA man connected with Drebber through letters and a book among the dead man’s possessions.First seen in chapter 3
- Tobias GregsonAn investigator who asks Holmes to examine Drebber’s death and lists the dead man’s possessions.First seen in chapter 3
- John RanceThe constable who discovers Drebber’s body and tells Holmes about a supposed drunk.First seen in chapter 4
- LestradeAn investigator who interrupts Gregson’s account with news that Stangerson has also been murdered.First seen in chapter 6
- Arthur CharpentierA man Gregson arrests after learning that Drebber abused his sister.First seen in chapter 6
- WigginsA boy whom Holmes tells to continue investigating after paying six street boys for their search.First seen in chapter 6
- HopeA cabman whom Holmes identifies as the killer of Drebber and Stangerson.First seen in chapter 7
- Lucy FerrierA little girl whom John Ferrier protects through the desert and claims as his child.First seen in chapter 8
- John FerrierA starving traveler who protects Lucy and agrees to join a religious group as a condition of rescue.First seen in chapter 8
- Brigham YoungThe religious authority under whom Ferrier and Lucy are placed after their rescue.First seen in chapter 8
- Chapter 1
Stamford introduces Watson to Holmes, and they arrange to inspect rooms together.
- Chapter 2
Holmes and Watson settle in Baker Street, where Holmes reveals his work as a consulting detective.
- Chapter 3
Holmes examines Drebber’s unwounded body, identifies poison, and investigates blood, a wedding ring, and writing on a wall.
- Chapter 4
Holmes questions Rance and identifies the supposed drunk near the house as the man he seeks.
- Chapter 5
An apparently elderly woman claims the advertised ring and escapes Holmes, who concludes that a disguised young man deceived him.
- Chapter 6
Gregson announces Arthur Charpentier’s arrest, but Lestrade interrupts with news of Stangerson’s murder.
- Chapter 7
Holmes tests two recovered pills and establishes that one is harmless while the other is poisonous.
- Chapter 7
Holmes lures a cabman into the room, identifies him as Jefferson Hope, and helps restrain him.
- Chapter 8
A Mormon caravan rescues John Ferrier and Lucy after Ferrier agrees that they will join the rescuers’ religion.
- Chapter 9
Ferrier prospers among the settlers but refuses to take wives despite pressure from fellow believers.
- Chapter 10
Brigham Young gives Lucy a month to choose between two suitors, and Ferrier plans to leave.
- Chapter 11
Secret warnings count down Ferrier’s remaining time until Hope arrives and leads father and daughter away by night.
- Chapter 12
Returning from hunting, Hope finds Ferrier dead and Lucy captured, then learns of her forced marriage and death.
- Chapter 12
Hope dedicates himself to revenge and pursues Drebber and Stangerson for years until he finds them in London.
- Chapter 13
Hope explains the killings at the police station, connecting the pills, ring, blood, and cab to his revenge.
- Chapter 14
Hope dies in his cell, and Holmes explains the clues and telegram that led to his capture.
- Chapter 14
A newspaper credits Lestrade and Gregson, prompting Watson to promise a public account based on his journal.
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- LondonThe city where Watson seeks cheaper lodgings after his hotel expenses become unsustainable.First seen in chapter 1
- Baker StreetThe street where Holmes and Watson rent rooms and begin their shared daily routines.First seen in chapter 2
- Salt Lake CityThe city toward which Hope follows the mounted pursuers’ trail after finding Ferrier’s grave.First seen in chapter 12
- UtahThe place Drebber and Stangerson have left when Hope returns from the Nevada mines.First seen in chapter 12
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