The Adventure Of The Speckled Band

“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes was not guilty of killing Dr. Roylott. He was hired to protect Helen Stoner not to kill Dr. Roylott. Sherlock did not intend for Dr. Roylott to die, he was only protecting himself from the Swamp Adder. Sherlock Holmes could not possibly predict the outcome of Dr. Roylott’s demise. He had no way of knowing that the snake would bite Dr. Roylott.

Although Dr. Roylott threatened Sherlock in a violent manner, he did not want to kill Dr. Roylott. He was hired to protect Helen Stoner. Sherlock’s initial plan was to investigate the death of Helen Stoner’s sister. He had no intention of Dr. Roylott dying. Sherlock went to investigate and gather evidence that would prove reasonable cause of death of Julia Stoner. He examined the two bedrooms and the rest of the house for clues. Sherlock was able to form a hypothesis of what really happened to Julia Stoner. His next step was to prove this hypothesis, which did not involve killing Dr. Roylott.
Roylott to be bitten by the Swamp Adder; Sherlock was protecting himself from the snake. His only form of protection was to defend himself against the snake any way possible otherwise; both Sherlock and Dr. Watson faced the danger of being bitten. Sherlock did not think the snake would bite Dr. Roylott since he was the owner of the snake and used to handling it. He hit it back through the ventilator unaware of what it might do. Sherlock was not targeting Dr. Roylott, he just wanted to get rid of the