BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT - Our previous case had led us to an Opera singer by the name of Irene Adler. There seemed to be this double life at play. An esteemed stage performer with a warm social presence, versus that cool knife-wielder in Milverton's bedroom. It was time to see who was the real Irene Adler.

Part 1 of 5PREVIOUS ADVENTURE INFO: Charles Augustus Milverton was a master in blackmail and had, in his property, a drive containing a trove of scandalous data that he used to build his empire. I unfortunately punched him in the face while having a fairly fraught first meeting with him. While breaking into his home for a client we hid in a closet and witnessed a woman who he referred to as 'Adler' stab him, take the drive and flee. He was then finished off with a gunshot to the head by some unknown man.

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SHERLOCK AND CO.Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan

DoylePaul Waggott as Dr. John Watson

Harry Attwell as Sherlock Holmes

Marta da Silva as Mariana Ametxazurra

Kevin Exley as DavidMyles

Le Blanque as Langdale Pike

Lauren Hall as Daisy Norton

Al Murray as Mark Merrilow

Jasmine Kerr as Eugenia Ronder

Ant McGinley as DI Tom Gregson

Additional voices

Adam Jarrell

Joel Emery

Romy Emery

Written by Joel Emery

Directed by Adam Jarrell

Editing and Sound Design by Holy Smokes

Audio Produced by Neil Fearn and Jon Gill

Executive Producer Tony Pastor

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