There was one feature, and only one feature, of interest in the whole of this baffling case, and quite frankly it was the usual – John Watson. Who, while I was trying to solve a murder, instead saved a life. There are mysteries worth solving and stories worth telling. The best and bravest man I know and, on top of that, he actually knows how to do stuff. Except wedding planning and serviettes, he's rubbish at those. The case itself remains the most ingenious and brilliantly planned murder, or attempted murder, I've ever had the pleasure to encounter. The most perfect locked-room mystery of which I am aware.
这起令人困扰案子里有一点,也只有一点值得特别说明。一如既往,那就是约翰·华生。我试图破解凶杀案时 他救下了一条人命。有些谜题值得破解,有些故事值得讲述。他是我认识的最优秀 最勇敢的人,最重要的是 他懂得如何处事。但除了计划婚礼和叠餐巾这两样 完全无能。这件案子依然是我有幸遇到过的最精巧、精心策划的谋杀,或者说谋杀未遂,这是我所知道的最完美的密室谜案。