Dr. Watson

When I picked it up, I unthinkingly wound it.

Made one turn and was then fully wound.

Now, when does a methodical, precise man like Gerald Lovelace wind his watch?

Just as he's going to bed.

Exactly, old fellow.

So that it was obvious that he was killed precisely one watch stem turn before I wound his watch.

That's what I did.

It took 28 hours from one o'clock the night before last until five this morning.

Now, how many turns did it take to rewind it?

That's right.

Therefore, one turn of the watch stem equaled two hours, proving that Gerald Lovelace had been murdered two hours before one o'clock at 11 p.m.

He seemed so gentle.

Oh, he is, he is.

Except when his beloved dog's life was at stake, probably out of some mistaken notion of kindness...

Gerald Lovelace warned the boy of his intentions regarding the dog.

It's a sad business, Watson, a sad business.

I have one prayer for his future.

The dog, Babson, can't live very long.

I pray that Gilly does not long outlive him.

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