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Who Is Dr. Roylott Guilty
“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” took place in the late 1800’s in London at the Stroke Moran. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for the killing of Dr. Roylott. There are various reasons as to why Sherlock is not guilty. Sherlock was not even in the same room as Dr. Roylott when he met his demise. There were various in clues in Dr. Roylott’s room; hence, you can predict that he pre-planned the killings. Sherlock Holmes is not guilty for Dr. Roylott’s sudden demise. Sherlock Holmes had no way of knowing that Dr. Roylott was situated in the chair. Dr. Roylott had trained the snake to slither into the ventilator, down, the bell rope, and back through the ventilator to his room. Since Dr. Roylott had competent regarding the snake’s routine, …show more content…
Roylott’s room, he discovered suspicious clues that supported his case. In Dr. Roylott’s room, Sherlock observed a large metal safe, that claimed to be full of papers. Although, on top of the metal safe was an unusual bowl of milk. Dr. Roylott’s large Indian animals would not drink the insufficient bowl of milk; therefore, he could infer that Dr. Roylott had another animal. Sherlock had recognized that was a dog leash in his bedroom as well. Dr. Roylott could have been using the leash for the baboon or the cheetah; however, that is unrealistic due to the size of them. The dog leash is another way to indicate that they do not have knowledge of Dr. Roylott’s other animal. Concerning Dr. Roylott’s animals, he has access to animals from India. Dr. Roylott’s baboon and cheetah are from India; therefore, he would be able to receive the speckled band snake. Finally, Dr. Roylott had worn chair in his room. The chair had seemed to be overused, it seemed as though someone had been constantly standing on it. Since the ventilator was high up, it would make sense for Dr. Roylott to be constantly relying on it. To accompany his clues, in Dr. Roylott’s room, Sherlock had other proof as …show more content…
Roylott had obviously pre-planned to killing of Julia as well as Helen. Dr. Roylott had first clamped the bed the bed upon the floor. He did this due to the fact that the girls would possibly want to move the bed. To prevent them from moving the bed, he clamped it to the floor. He clamped the bed where he did due to the fact that he wanted the ventilator to above the bed. Once the ventilator was above the bed, he attached a bell rope to it. Did this to let the snake slither down the bell rope, then onto their bed. To achieve his devious plan, he had to thoroughly train the snake to slither out of the ventilator, down the bell rope, onto the bed, then back up the bell rope and into Dr. Roylott’s room. Dr. Roylott had even understood how to receive the snake, as previously mentioned. He planned this all out with the Speckled Band snake from India, which he could receive. This information proves the fact that Sherlock Holmes caught Dr. Roylott in the middle of his plan; therefore, Sherlock is indecent as well as protecting himself. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty for the killing of Dr. Roylott, Dr. Roylott was the killer himself. Sherlock could not have any idea the Dr. Roylott was on the chair. There were multiple clues that Sherlock discovered in Dr. Roylott’s room to prove that Dr. Roylott was guilty, not Sherlock. Finally, Dr. Roylott had pre-planned the killings; therefore, Sherlock was protecting himself from Dr. Roylott’s plan. Sherlock Holmes should not

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