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Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering.
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Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."i can't recall a single instance in which Lestrade was proved correct. He is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In the few times that Sherlock found he had erred, he caught the mistake. So, i would have to say no.
Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich drug was in the sugar, but in fact it was in the fog. Sherlock was apologetic.
Lee wrote: "Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich drug was in the sugar, but in fact it was in the fog. Sherloc..."You're welcome! i think the only detective that really approaches Sherlock, is Stanley Hopkins. You probably remember him as Sherlock's protege. He is the detective in my favorite story, "The Abbey Grange".
Naching wrote: "Lee wrote: "Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich drug was in the sugar, but in fact it was in the ..."Agree with u on Hopkins but i cant recall any instances of holmes being proven wrong in any of the stories ... not even by watson anyone familiar with such an instance?
Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Lee wrote: "Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich drug was in the sugar, but in fac..."i think Sherlock caught himself, as in the incident of "The Yellow Face". He realizes his mistake in time to correct it. Then, he tells Watson to mention the word "Norbury", in his ear when his head is too inflated. He mentions being bested five times-once by a woman. But, no one ever proved him wrong. He proved himself wrong.
Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."I have never seen an instance in the canon stories where Holmes was proven wrong by another investigator. I have seen where small details in his guesswork were corrected during a confession, and I have seen instances where his work was not fast enough to prevent a tragedy.
The is one in His Last Bow where the police detective comes to all the same conclusions seperately, but Holmes is the one smart enough to get the evidence.
I have understood, however, that one of the many modern short story collections includes a story specifically written to allow Watson to solve the problem before Holmes did.
Naching wrote: "Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Lee wrote: "Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich drug was in the ..."the amazing thing is if it were any other character we would be extremely annoyed that he is always right but I never felt that way with holmes because of the sheer logic of his methods
I can tell you when you're usually right in real life people hate it, logic or not.
Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Lee wrote: "Thanks for this feedback. I was just watching The Hound of the Baskervilles last nite in which Sherlock predicted that the hypertropich ..."Me neither! In fact, i liked Sherlock so much, i never cared that he was so egotistical or sharp with Watson.
Jon wrote: "Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."I have never seen an instance in the canon stories where Holmes was proven wrong by another i..."
i recall a story, written by Stephen King, where Dr. Watson solved the mystery. It is called, "The Doctor's Case".
Naching wrote: "Jon wrote: "Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."I have never seen an instance in the canon stories where Holmes was proven wrong ..."
oooh gotta read that!! a big take that!! from king to conan doyle :)
Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Jon wrote: "Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."I have never seen an instance in the canon stories where Holmes w..."
It is really cool! i believe the story is in "Nightmares and Dreamscapes."
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I have never seen an instance in the canon stori..."
i think that story was by stephen king, so it doesnt count...
The Yellow Face is one where Holmes is completely wrong, as has been pointed out. I am in the middle of a pastiche where Holmes is having to backtrack - a man has been hanged for a crime that he (and Holmes) believe he committed, but was not in fact committed by him. Actually, the crime for which he was executed was not committed at all, but another crime did in fact take place. It's a somewhat noir story, and I am trying to keep it canonical, but make it clear at the same time why it is not included in the originally published canon.
Hugh wrote: "The Yellow Face is one where Holmes is completely wrong, as has been pointed out. I am in the middle of a pastiche where Holmes is having to backtrack - a man has been hanged for a crime that he (a..."Hugh, are you reading this pastiche or writing it? It sounds interesting.
Rohit wrote: "Naching wrote: "Shanawaz wrote: "Naching wrote: "Jon wrote: "Lee wrote: "Does anyone recall a story where Holmes was wrong and Lestrade was right? Just wondering."I have never seen an instance in..."
That's right! It doesn't count, but it is an interesting story! :)
Hugh wrote: "@naching. I'm writing it."Sounds fascinating, Hugh! :)
It's a sequel to "The Reigate Poisoning" that I describe in Notes from the Dispatch-Box of John H. Watson MD - it turns out that when I published that, I only had half of Watson's notes of the case in front of me. The second part of the notes contains some somewhat shocking details. With luck, I will be publishing the second part of the case of Madame Montpensier, along with another couple of cases, in a month or so.
Hugh wrote: "It's a sequel to "The Reigate Poisoning" that I describe in Notes from the Dispatch-Box of John H. Watson MD - it turns out that when I published that, I only had half of Watson's notes of the case..."How exciting! Wow!
