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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Affair of the Tortoise
Season 1
Episode 10
Private investigator Martin Hewitt (Peter Barkworth) goes to a London lodging house to notify Miss Chapman of an inheritance. But while he’s there, the death of a pet tortoise, the discovery of a voodoo doll, and a missing corpse build an alleged murder case.
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