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Yes hello john. It all started with Mr. Mortimer and I calling on the detectives to get the full rundown of the confusing case.
Mr. Holmes explains that Stapleton was actually the son of Roger Baskerville, Charles' younger
brother who moved to South America and was presumed dead. Stapleton or Sir Roger Baskerville
Jr. lived in South America and married Beryl Garçia of Costa Rica, the dark and lisping
beauty pretending as his sister. Having stealing public money, Roger fled to England, changed
his name, and established a school up north. When the school folded, Roger had to take
off again, this time heading to Devonshire. Having made friends with Sir Charles, Roger
heard of the myth of the hound and of Charles' bad heart. Then Charles out alone on the moor,
Stapleton tried to help his wife, but she refused. He happened, however, to meet Laura
Lyons, and he told her he would marry her if she got a divorce. Convincing her to get
the necessary money from Charles, he made her miss the late-night appointment and unleashed
his hound. Though Laura suspected Stapleton, she protected him out of love. Once I arrived
on the scene, Stapleton took his untrustworthy wife with him to London, where he trailed
the baronet and she tried to warn him. Stapleton also made a point of stealing one of Henry's
shoes to give his hound the baronet's scent. But the first boot he stole was brand new,
not yet worn by Sir Henry and unsuitable for its intended purpose. Holmes mentions that
Mrs. Stapleton's letter smelled of perfume, and that the suggestion of a gentlewoman made
him think right from the start of the Stapletons. Going on to investigate and ultimately establish
Stapleton as the enemy, Holmes nonetheless needed proof, so he used Henry as bait to
catch Stapleton red-handed. Holmes apologizes for using the baronet, but insists that it
was necessary.Mrs. Stapleton, for her part, both loved and feared her husband, and she
was willing to warn Henry but not to reveal her husband's involvement. Stapleton himself
encouraged the romance but could not help a jealous outburst the day he saw the two
talking intimately.