The ledger was open to the accounts receipt page. Piedmont was marked as        having paid for his next month's lodgings several days in advance of its        due.                                                                            The flowerbed is barren of any sort of plant. The earth is formed into a        slight mound, rising both from the house and the alley path toward a peak       some 2 or 3 inches higher than the surrounding turf. The whole bed runs         the length of the house, save where it is bridged by cobbled walk               immediately behind the back door. Some footprints are in evidence. They         are impressed in the bed near the trellis base.                                 A thin piece of wire, black in colour and apparently of high strength. It       appears to be of a type used to bind lumber and other heavy, bulky objects.     This segment is about 15 inches long and neatly severed on both ends.                                                                                           This scrap is undoubtedly remaining from the reconstruction work.               There are 3 sets of footprints. The first is nearest the trellis and the        impression is relatively deep. A second set of prints shows one foot to         have been placed on the flowerbed and the heel of the other just near the       edge of the bed touching the alley path. A small, 1 inch  circular depression   is off to the side of the heel print.                                                                                                                           The third set of prints are located midway across the alley. The left foot-     print is more deeply impressed than the right one. The one inch depression      is again noted off to the right of the rightmost print.                         The fine pebbles appear to be of the type that are used in some forms of        shingles. What with the way the police work, I am surprised that the hall       is not covered with debris brought in from the construction areas behind        the house!                                                                      The books appear to be various histories and biographies of historical          persons.                                                                        The tiny pieces of black metal seem to be shavings or clippings from the        use of a shear. The metal is generally fine, some of it almost powdery.         The key properly fits the lock. It is the usual form of key for this            type of locking device.                                                         The several coins are all foreign; Dutch, to be exact.                          The tobacco dottles appear to have come from a recent smoking. There is         no pipe or packaged tobacco anywhere in sight. The aroma of the unburned        portion of the dottles seems sweet. The texture is coarse and somewhat          unusual.                                                                        The journal pages are work sheets that are being prepared in draft form.        The box is the size of a regular cigar box. It is made of brass and has a       close fitting lid. There is little ornamentation of any kind on the box.        A small catch on the front secures the lid to the body.                                                                                                         Within the box are a few pound notes, two or three pieces of jewelery of        little commercial value, and the double envelope with its message.                                                                                              The outer envelope is marked with the victim's name and nothing else. The       inner emvelope is marked 'SM' in a strong hand. The message is still            within this second envelope but it can easily be read without taking it         from its place. The envelopes are of common manufacture.                        The box marked 'Boyle - 1' is not sealed. Inside of the carton are              several carved figurines and an empty bottle.                                   The figurines are clay models of famous Near Eastern statuary. They             are about 6 to 8 inches tall and set down on round, wooden bases.               The bottle appears to be empty. It has a small cap. There had been some         sort of liquid contained within it, for there is a miniscule amount             remaining at the bottom.                                                                                                                                        The opened bottle presents an acrid aroma, quite harsh and bitter.              The papers were various lists of housing properties and other real              estate, both for sale and to let.                                               The address book contains only a few entries, most of them meaningless:                                                                                              Piedmont          -  Butler's                                                   Moran                                                                           (Non.P Club)                                                                    ANGEL                                                                           Wanamaker         -  Horsehead's Lodge                                                                                                                     The remaining entries are random notes, prices, and drawings.                   The pawnticket gives the following information:                                                                                                                 Bender's                                                                        .l1/6s                                                                          .78.088                                                                         The yellow bandana is worn and soiled. It is tied to the end of the bed         post.                                                                           The pendant is hung on a fine gold chain.                                       A small diamond is set in the middle of a tiny braid of gold. The piece         has the look of an antique.                                                     The following information has been circled in the shipping notices:                                                                                             SS CRIMEA (C-S Lines)      - TO White Quay  (from ITALY)                        SS PRETORIA (White)        - TO Long Quay   (Netherlands)                       SS MARY HAMILTON (NASCo)   - TO Long Quay   (from MONTREAL via CALAIS)                                       IN PORT to month's end                                                                                                             The list of passengers contained 6 names:                                                                                                                            DiSantoro, Luis                                                                 Baptisti, Giovanni                                                              Mangoni, Silvestro                                                              Kenraw, Warren                                                                  Moran, Sebastian                                                                Wickshaw, Stephen                                                                                                                                          All disembarked at White Quay.                                                  The cane is a well-turned oak, black and ending in a handle of pure ivory.      The tip is of brass. It fits the base of the cane as a crown and is held in     place by tiny brass nails. A bit of dried, grey-green mud has collected         around the exposed portion of the tip.                                          The humidor is of fine glass and topped with a porcelain cap. A small           portion of rich-coloured tobacco can be seen inside. As the top is              lifted, an aroma arises that is faintly familiar. We take a sample of           the mix.                                                                        The porthole was closely sealed and locked. A gum seal ran all about            the window glass and the lock itself was a hinged bar that fell into a          cross piece. The porthole measured about 12 inches in diameter and was          located about 6 feet from the stateroom door.                                   The main stateroom door opens onto the deck, portside of the ship. It is        of the normal, heavy, wooden type so common on sea vessels. The hinges are      set on the interior and the lock is driven by a key.                                                                                                            An interior safety lock may also be set at night.                                                                                                               There are no signs of forced entry anywhere on the door. The brass plate        surrounding the keyhole is bright and shiny.                                    The interior door that communicates between the staterooms is solid oak         and fitted with worn, but serviceable, brass hinges.                                                                                                            The door is locked by key. A slide bolt allows for either cabin's               residents to secure the door from key entry.                                                                                                                    The hinges are located on the side of the adjoining cabin.                      The body was lying belly down with the acid-ravaged face turned out to          the right. Thin wisps of hair that had once fallen over the forehead had        been destroyed by the corrosive acid.                                                                                                                           On turning over the victim, the blood stained shirt serves as ample             evidence of the knife's work. The incisions near the heart appear to be         almost surgical.                                                                                                                                                The clothing appears to be of the current European mode - fuller cut and        designed over-large for the man. The pockets are empty. Lestrade has            possession of the few items.                                                                                                                                    The gun remains in the man's hand.                                              