Another murder

Chapters 4-7
So, Miss Morstan, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson visit the mysterious man named, Thaddeus Sholto. His father was Major Sholto and Thaddeus and his twin brother have found a treasure left behind by their father. It was supposed to be split amongst Major Sholto and Captain Morstan, but Morstan died because of the dispute over the treasure. I think he collapsed of a heart attack and fell and cut his head on the treasure chest. Thaddeus was forced to hide his body and him and his brother saw someone observing them outside the window(i think). Yeah, this part was confusing. So, Thaddeus take the visitors to see his brother. When they get there, Thaddeus's brother was already dead. He got poisoned. There was a letter on his chest with the phrase, "Sign of Four," written on it. Miss Morstan was supposed to claim her share of the treasure, but the treasure was stolen after Thaddeus's brother was murdered.

Holmes used to be a boxer, which really surprised me. He fought against the guard at the door of Thaddeus's brother's estate. Is there where he gets his attitude from? Maybe he was a champion or something?

At the scene of the murder, Holmes gets to work. He apparently already solved the mystery by looking around. He answered, "it clears every instant. I only require a few missing links to have an entirely connected case." There's that conceited attitude of his. He gets to work immediately and notices that there is a footprint at the window. He concludes that there were two people involved. One was a child and another was a man with a wooden leg. The child got in through the roof and help the old man into the house. I would like to comment on the relationship between Watson and Holmes here. Despite Holmes being the person that he is, he still has the highest respect for Dr. Watson. Having shown Watson how he draws inferences, in this case, Holmes urges Watson to use the deductive reasoning strategy. I feel that Watson has become the student and Holmes is the teacher. Holmes guides Watson along and tries to make Watson analyze a bit of the situation. For example, Holmes says, "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door, the window, or the chimney. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room, as there is no concealment possible. When, then, did he come?" (111). In addition, Holmes also relies on Watson for his medical knowledge. He asked Watson about the thorn that killed Thaddeus's brother.

Holmes even gets down and dirty and climbs onto the roof to retrace the murderer's steps. He finds that the man with the wooden leg stepped into a chemical because the room was a lab, basically. Holmes calls upon the dog, Toby, to trace the scent. So Holmes needs help sometimes.

Also, Watson seems to have fallen for Miss Morstan because he held her hand when they found out that Thaddeus was killed and he even escorted her home.