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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume II Hints

Who was the second accomplice and what was his role?

  • 1 of 6: Notice that the lock to the cage was picked.
  • 2 of 6: Thomas O'Neill might be a good thief, but he's not a good enough lockpicker.
  • 3 of 6: Someone else was an experienced lockpicker.
  • 4 of 6: He even stole from his employers.
  • 5 of 6: That was Stephen Lyons.
  • 6 of 6: And he picked the lock from the cage (A).