<Tab/>The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle is filled with a series of mysteries throughout the book. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take charge to try and solve these mysteries. A friend of Holmes, James Mortimer, enters his office in the beginning of the book and unveils the myth of Hugo Baskerville. This "sets the stage" for the rest of the book by providing background as to why Holmes …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…and so was the next person in line to the fortune, Sir Charles, Holmes came to the conclusion that it had to be Stapleton. <Tab/>When they finally get back to London, Watson and Holmes announce that the stolen shoe was used by Stapleton to provide his dog with a scent. It was something for his dog to link to Hugo, and make him attack. Watson filed the case as closed.