THERE WILL BE
SPOILERS!
We know that Dr.
John Watson is the author of the stories about Sherlock Holmes - at least in
Toobworld. We have seen Holmes and Watson discuss them often enough in the
Jeremy Brett series.
When we met Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the first of his appearances in 'The
Murdoch Mysteries", he talked about the changes he would make to "The Hound Of
The Baskervilles". This doesn't mean that he wrote the stories, however.
Rather, it means he was Dr. Watson's editor. As such, he'd always be on the
lookout for ways to give the stories the kind of jolt that would bring in more
readers. Changing the setting of the Baskervilles climax from a cliff to the
bogs on the moor would be more harrowing. (Never mind that he stole the
idea from Inspector Brackenreid....)
And we know that TV characters read those stories. Proof of that comes up
in a case once investigated by Jessica Fletcher, as seen in an episode of
'Murder, She Wrote'. Mrs. Fletcher later wrote up the story as "To The Last
Will I Grapple With Thee".
When Michael O'Connor's body was found with a bullet to the head, but no
gun to be found, the solution would eventually have been evident to anyone who
remembered the details in Dr. Watson's recounting of "The Problem Of Thor
Bridge". Mrs. Fletcher just happened to reach the solution first.
I guess these pictures give it away, but you really should read Dr. Watson's story
as well.......
Oh, all right. If you must, you can watch the video of it
instead....
Presented in memory of Richard Lynch, who played Michael O'Connor. This
was one of my favorite of his Toobworld roles......
BCnU!
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