Sherlock Holmes & the Red-Headed League

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted by Carmella Gates

Setting: London, England, late 1800’s

Cast of Characters:

Sherlock Holmes—famous detective
Dr. Watson—Holmes’ best friend and roommate
Jabez Wilson—red-headed pawnbroker who seeks Holmes’ help
Vincent Spaulding / John Clay—poses as Wilson’s assistant, Vincent, but he is really John Clay, “murderer, thief, smasher, and forger.”
Accomplice—Clay’s assistant
Peter Jones—policeman from Scotland Yard
Other Policemen
Merryweather—the bank director
Young woman—cooks and cleans for Wilson
Red-headed people