Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume II Hints

Why was he murdered?

  • 1 of 6: Ragland never showed up to meet Allen.  He may have had something to hide.
  • 2 of 6: And there was a suspicious meeting at Spaniard's Inn.  The man who met with Meshkoff looked like Allen.
  • 3 of 6: The two men had identical briefcases.
  • 4 of 6: That they could have switched easily.
  • 5 of 6: So the two of them could have been exchanging information on SP10.
  • 6 of 6: And Allen learned of those plans (D).