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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
Season 1
Episode 6
Diamond merchant Leon Bouvier possesses the Mirror of Portugal, but his brother Jacques believes it should be his. Jacques arranges for private agent Horace Dorrington (Peter Vaughan) to steal it, but Dorrington wants the diamond for himself. After Leon is robbed, he calls in Dorrington himself to investigate the case.
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