The Disappearance of the Duke
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DUQUE
ACT I
Scene I
(Sherlock and Watson are in the living room of Holmes' house while smoking pipes, both
they are sitting in high-end armchairs, Sherlock has a newspaper in his hands and
Watson is looking out the window on a sad day with an air of melancholy.
Sherlock: (Interested) Watson, have you read the newspaper yet?
Watson: (Distracted) No, I haven't, why?
Sherlock: (With a slight smile) I wanted to talk to you about an article in which
It says that a noble has disappeared.
Watson: (Horrified) Why does it give you satisfaction, sir?
Sherlock: (Without removing his slight expression) The truth, my dear Watson, is not possible
matching the emotion that a good case produces.
Watson: (Calmer) Well, could you describe the case to me in more detail?
Sherlock: (Enthusiastic but reserved) As you wish, Watson. The noble was a
little duke of London. Who, in reality, had never been of much importance, nor
he had a lot of influence on people, so he was a bit forgotten. His only comfort
she was his life companion, his sister. A beautiful lady who had always...
accompanied.
Watson: (A little confused) And what does all that have to do with his disappearance?
Sherlock: (A little annoyed) Calm down Watson, be patient, I know that lately you haven't...
sleeping well, but be patient with me.
Watson: (Annoyed but intrigued) How did you know, Holmes?
Sherlock: (With little emotion) Very simple, even if he doesn't have dark circles, when he entered
walking I could clearly see that the soles of his shoes were slightly more
dark ones, which were not the same a week ago, when she used them for the first time.
boots, which shows that lately he has been dressed for a long time in front of the
fireplace, waiting to work.
Watson: (Amazed) Amazing.
Sherlock: (Again in a friendlier tone) Let's not digress, the whole situation is
it darkened when the lady told the duke that she was going to marry. This produced more than anger,
sadness in her brother, who asked her if he was never enough for her, if he never
She did what her will wanted. She responded with disdain that it seemed unfair to her that
he put his own happiness over hers. Then each one went to their room, upset.
But what they didn't know was that they would never see each other again. The next day, when
she woke up and went to apologize to her brother, he was not there. She knocked and entered
the room, what he saw was disconcerting, his brother was nowhere to be found
On the side, the only suspicious thing in the room was a letter, which, from what he saw,
It was sealed with blood. She opened it and inside there was a message that she could not understand.
(17-5-19-4-5-20) (8-16-12-13-5-20)
Watson: How perverse, do you already have a hypothesis?
Sherlock: (Seriously) I would think it was a suicide and that the police simply have not
found the body, but I can't underestimate the case, I don't know exactly what it says the
letter.
Watson: Like what happened in Norbury...
Sherlock: (He remains silent for 5 seconds and ignores Watson, more annoyed) Would you like
Accompany me to the crime scene or not?
Watson: (As if it were obvious) Count on me.
ACT II
Scene I
They are in the noble's house, more specifically in the living room. In front of
they are on a table the clues that the police have collected which are the letter, the
pencil with which the note was written and the monocle of the disappeared
Watson: (Disconcerted) Is that the letter?
Sherlock: (Frowning) The same.
Watson: Have you already reviewed the fingerprints?
Sherlock: (With almost disgust) If they had given something important I wouldn't find myself here.
here.
(Silence)
Scene II
The sister approaches Sherlock, she is dressed in black because of the
disappearance of her brother, while holding a silk handkerchief
Sherlock: (Calm) Good afternoon, ma'am.
Sister: (Crying, with a handkerchief in hand, sobbing) Hello sir
Sherlock: I regret this incident, but tell me, what really happened?
Sister: (Affected) IT WAS ALL MY FAULT, I underestimated my dear brother.
In a thrilling manner, I said terrible things to him, God forgive me for such negligence on my part.
(For three seconds and, addressing Sherlock) I'm sorry, sir.
We fought and then went to our respective rooms. The next day
Next, when I woke up, I saw the damned bloody letter on his bed, THE LETTER OF
OUR DESTRUCTION (Breaks into tears)
Sherlock: (Intrigued) I'm sorry to hear that, but do you know what that letter says?
Sister: (Even more exasperated) God knows what that letter says, sir, but I swear to you that
I don't know anything.
Watson: Thank you for your attention, ma'am, we apologize for the inconvenience.
The sister withdraws
Scene III
(The servant arrives, a loyal and educated man, dressed in a suit and tie)
Watson: Hello sir, we would like to ask you a few questions.
Created: (Worried) Whatever it takes to know what happened to Sir Arthur.
Sherlock: (Intrigued) Tell me, what do you know about the lady's fiancé?
Created: (A bit defensively) I can't tell you much, but...
Sherlock: (interrupts angrily) The details... (makes a stressed gesture) the details are what
more importantly, (seriously) tell me everything.
Created: (Shrugging) Alright sir, I will tell you everything. The gentleman is a simple
plebeian from central London, who met the lady when we hired him as
raised. What we didn't know was that the lady would fall in love with him.
Sherlock: (More calmly) Alright, could you give me a basic description about the
Mr. behavior?
Of course, he is a kind and generous man.
although sometimes he is a bit arrogant when it comes to his intelligence. Also,
As a diabetic, he is very strict with his eating habits and therefore is a
rather cheerful and friendly man.
Sherlock: (With a furrowed brow) Thank you very much, it can be portrayed.
(The servant withdraws)
Scene IV
Watson: (pensively) Any clue?
Sherlock: (He stays silent for a moment) The only thing I know for now, Watson, is that I
I will meet with my pipe on Baker Street.
ACT III
Scene I
(Watson, with his loyal heart, intervenes at the crime scene to see what is
I found in the drawers and furniture of the noble's room
Watson: (Digging through the things in the drawer) A pen, a bit of money and… (takes out the
glucose meter) a glucose meter (with a confused tone) nobody told me that the gentleman was
diabetic. (now with a confident tone, putting away the glucometer) I don't know, but my instinct tells me
he says that I have to show this to Holmes.
ACT IV
Scene I
Table I
(Sherlock is alone in his house while smoking a pipe, the whole room is filled with
smoke, while Holmes, alone, looks out the window)
Sherlock: (Coming out of his thoughts) What will that letter say? (as he opens it and looks at it)
letter that he himself had made) (reads) “(17-5-19-4-9-20-21-5) (8-16-12-13-5-20), (Admire the
letter for a brief moment)
Scene II
(Watson enters in a panic, Holmes slightly startles)
Sherlock: What's happening?
Watson: (All soaked by the rain, without having taken off the coat) Sherlock, I found this
in the drawer of the nobility. (He shows her the glucometer).
Sherlock: (A little startled, but less surprised than a normal person, almost
calm) Are you crazy Watson, what does all this mean?
Watson: (proud) I went and entered the crime scene. I find it incredible that I did not
they have been taken as evidence, despite the fact that the noble was diabetic.
Sherlock: (Confused) I don't quite understand it, no one told me that the noble was...
suddenly turns pale and has a look of astonishment
Watson: What?
Sherlock: (Ignoring him, opens the letter and writes some letters in a notebook, while the
spell p...e...r
Watson: (Worried) What’s happening?
Sherlock: (Horrified and pale, shouting and taking the glucometer from his hands) COME ON
WITH ME WATSON, NOW.
Table II
(While they run)
Watson: (Very worried) WHAT'S WRONG HOLMES? (He doesn't answer) WHAT'S WRONG?
(They arrive at the house of the promised ones)
Sherlock: (Shouting as he bangs on the door) Police, open the door! (Not
respondent) Open the door!
Watson: (Even more worried) What are we doing here? We are violating their privacy!
Sherlock: (Sees that the door is open and enters the house, Watson follows him)
They go up the stairs and force the locked room's door. When they enter, the only thing that
There is something terrible in the room: the corpse of the lady and a letter identical to that of the
case of the previous noble, exactly in the same place and a window open
Sherlock: (Sherlock looks at the scene) We are late, Watson. (And devastated, he opens the letter)
Watson: (Pale, with hardly any emotion) What does Holmes say?
Sherlock: (Almost without feeling and with a distant look) Says the same thing, Watson.
Watson: (Shouting) What?
Sherlock: (gently dropping the letter on the floor, devastated) (softly and slowly)
you lost Holmes.