The consulting detective who unmasks the deception behind a staged suicide.
Holmes dismisses the suicide theory after examining the scene, noting that the cigars found in the room and the complexity of the hanging required multiple participants. He deduces the following: The Resident Patient
The Resident Patient by Arthur Conan Doyle - short-stories.co The consulting detective who unmasks the deception behind
A specialist in nervous maladies and catalepsy who seeks Holmes’s help after his practice is "intruded" upon. The Resident Patient
Two men posing as a Russian Count (suffering from catalepsy) and his son visit the doctor. While the son "waits," he explores Blessington’s private rooms upstairs.
Holmes’s loyal companion and the story's narrator.
Blessington finds footprints in his room and appeals to Holmes for protection, though he remains untruthful about his past.