Doctor John Watson took a nap in a London square one sunny afternoon, and awoke to find himself in charge of a baby! He invoked the help of his friend, Sherlock Holmes, but before the detective could solve the mystery, the child's nanny appeared at Watson's chambers. Holmes was sufficiently intrigued to look into the nanny's background, only to uncover a banking intrigue. Whilst these investigations were progressing a neighboring nanny was kidnapped and Holmes switched his attention to this crime. The trail led from Baker Street across the North Sea to Germany, where a Duke was dying, his daughter was missing and a Count seemed to be attempting a coup. After a number of vicissitudes, mostly endured by Dr. Watson, Holmes found the missing nanny...
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