An extremely rare jewel is stolen from the estate of a countess, and the police arrest the most obvious suspect: an ex-con who was doing some manual work in the estate just before the theft. However, the missing stone turns out at a most unexpected place: in the belly of a goose getting ready to be a Christmas meal. Holmes and Watson set out to find the mystery behind it.
If you can manage to ignore the ridiculously distracting eyebrows of the Ken Campbell character, this is quite a nice episode. The scene where Sherlock makes a whole series of deductions from looking a hat is one of the best. His final decision about the thief is one of the many where he takes the law into his own hands, and justifies it to Watson. A story that takes place during a Christmas, and actually has the spirit of Christmas, without hitting the audience over the head with it. Very enjoyable throughout.
If you can manage to ignore the ridiculously distracting eyebrows of the Ken Campbell character, this is quite a nice episode. The scene where Sherlock makes a whole series of deductions from looking a hat is one of the best. His final decision about the thief is one of the many where he takes the law into his own hands, and justifies it to Watson. A story that takes place during a Christmas, and actually has the spirit of Christmas, without hitting the audience over the head with it. Very enjoyable throughout.