I will write an event or situation. You will have to imagine you are Holmes himself and tell me what you would do, you will have multiple choice. Every fortnight or so (bonus points if you can tell me which book it came from), I will post the answers and a new riddle! Here's and easy one to start . . .
You are trying to retrieve a photograph from someone elses possesion so as to avoid scandal. You must first get into the house and then get everyone out of the house. After getting in through a fake injury, you decide you have to find the pictures place of hiding. What do you do?
1) Set fire to one room of the house and hope the picture isn't there
2) Position lots of men inside the house and make it look like armed robbery so that the hiding place will be revealed
3) Fake a fire and discover where the hidden place is
Answer 1, 2 or 3!