Holmes comes to Sir James Walter, but finds out that he died suddenly. Since the station is nodal and many arrows pass through it, the car swayed and the body fell. Holmes concludes that West was killed elsewhere and that his body was laid on the roof of the wagon. No signs of struggle and violence were found in the cars, but one of the passengers before the stop seemed to think something heavy had fallen from the train. The body of the dead could fall only from the train. The great detective arrives at the place where the corpse was discovered. The second key to the safe is located at the senior office clerk, who also has an alibi.Ī case of national importance is entrusted to Sherlock Holmes. He left work during the day, taking the key with him, his alibi was confirmed by several people. The official accountant is Sir James Walter, a government expert. Of the ten drawings, seven were found in the victim’s pocket, the most important ones disappeared. There were money in his pockets, theater tickets and blueprints for a submarine designed by Bruce-Partington, which are state secrets. Where Cadogen boarded the train is unknown, since no ticket was found with him. A man could get there only if he was thrown dead or alive from the train. The corpse lay near the stop where the rails exited the tunnel. There was no quarrel between them, and the girl cannot explain his behavior. There was heavy fog that evening Cadogen suddenly left his fiancee Miss Violet Westbury on the street. No traces of violent death and robbery were found. Sherlock Holmes discovers that the engineer died trying to take the blueprints from the spy who stole them.Ĭadogen West, a young man working in the public service, fell out of a subway car and crashed to death. In the pocket of the murdered engineer, they find the drawings of the submarine, which are a state secret. British literature summaries - Short summary - The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle VERY BRIEFLY

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