“The Adventure of the Second Stain”
“We also have our diplomatic secrets,” said he, and picking up his hat he turned to the door.
This week, we’re talking international intrigue, impulsive letters, and loose carpets. So far we’ve seen Sherlock Holmes solve the mysteries behind poisonings, hangings, and missing wives—and in “The Adventure of the Second Stain” he stops a war by looking at a rug. There's a lot to discuss in this dense little mystery, including sexy spies, queer street, Holmes's misogyny, the perils of nationalism, and Watson's romantic libido.
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This episode is narrated by Alaina Laethem. Alaina is an award-winning indie actor working in Mesa, Arizona. When she's not on set, she's hanging with her boyfriend Eric and their two cats Susan and Amigo. You can connect with Alaina on her Instagram @alaina.laethem.
Music credit: The songs “Denmark (Live)” by the Portland Cello Project and “Ghost Dance” by Kevin MacLeod are featured with an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Further reading:
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Americans (FX)
The Imitation Game dir. Morten Tyldum
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Podcast - “Blueprint for Armaggedon”
Other cases mentioned in this episode: SPEC, RESI, SCAN