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Letters From Watson Liveblog - Apr. 5

The Yellow Face, Part 2 of 2

I'm going to talk about this story having already read the ending. With that being said, I really like how confident Sherlock is, because usually this sort of explanation from him is right! But this time the explanation is very, very incorrect, and I think that's the best way to play a "Sherlock is wrong" story.

I can see why he would think the death certificate was faked. After all, the original supposedly burned in a fire in Atlanta and she had to get a duplicate to show her new husband. To Holmes, it likely sounded a bit too fishy.

Even Watson doesn't really buy Holmes' theory about the blackmailing leper husband or whatever, but it's good that Holmes is willing to reconsider based on new information. Although that is par for the course for him.

"Any truth is better than indefinite doubt" huh? I think there's a certain Miss Mary Sutherland who would be very willing to question your commitment to that saying, Holmes.

Look, the truth is good and all that, but I do think it's a bit out of character just how much Holmes and Watson are going along with this. No patient waiting or more serious investigation. Just heading straight in, and nobody can stop them.

What a twist! And Holmes was so incredibly wrong!

Also, man, I was really taken aback by that description. Not the fact it was a little girl who's black, I remembered that, but the words used to describe her.

On one hand, an interracial marriage back then probably could have gotten you killed, and I can see how, living in such a harsh and unfortunate reality, a mother would want her child to have lighter skin just so life would hopefully be a modicum easier for them. Still, reading that line now really does make you cringe.

Stop calling her that! What the hell, you know it's a little girl now.

An incredibly sweet ending, that I could have easily imagined going a lot worse. Grant Munro, or "Jack" as his wife calls him for some reason, is ultimately a good guy in my books. He's neither racist nor unwilling to raise another man's child, two pretty different barometers for a good person that he definitely passed.

I don't think the Norbury thing ever comes back again, but I'm hoping I just forgot and Watson does indeed say it to Holmes as a sweet callback moment.

The Yellow Face. A nice story in the end, all things considered.

Hell yeah, it's Mycroft time.

Part 1 - Part 2

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Paget Eliminations // Other Artist Eliminations

Full captions and details for each illustration below the cut:

All Sidney Paget illustrations are for the Strand Jul 1891 - Dec 1904

"He gave a cry and dropped." Scandal in Bohemia Characters: Holmes, crowd

"He looked about him anxiously." Five Orange Pips Characters: John Openshaw

"Good-bye, and be brave." Speckled Band Characters: Holmes, Helen Stoner, Watson

"Holmes shook his head gravely." Copper Beeches Characters: Violet Hunter, Watson, Holmes

"He lifted the little child." Yellow Face Characters: Effie Munro, Grant Munro, Lucy Hebron, Holmes

"What do you make of that?" Crooked Man Characters: Watson, Holmes

"Holmes examined it critically." Naval Treaty Characters: Joseph Harrison, Holmes, Percy Phelps, Watson

"He held an old and dusty boot in one of his hands." The Hound of the Baskervilles Characters: Sir Henry, Holmes, Watson

"The Hound of the Baskervilles." The Hound of the Baskervilles Characters: Hound, Holmes, Watson

"I suppose that you are the detectives from London?" said he." Dancing Men Characters: Watson, Holmes, Stationmaster

"Exhibiting the butt of a large revolver, which projected from the inside pocket." Charles Augustus Milverton Characters: Watson, Holmes, Milverton

"He looked up with no very pleased expression upon his dour features." Missing Three-quarter Characters: Dr Leslie Armstrong, Holmes, Watson

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Signal boosting my favorite Sherlock Holmes story

... because I’m pretty sure people skip this one. Because it IS called “The Yellow Face.” And it was written by a British dude in 1893. So there are a couple of... very reasonable assumptions you could make about the content. But I’m telling you that humanity can be wholesome and pure, so hang around, it’s story time.

We open with Holmes and Watson, who are just sort of wandering around London in silence, “as befits two men who know each other intimately.” (awww). And when they get back to 221B, they’ve got a new client waiting. 

Mr. Grant Munro is one of those mid-thirties guys who looks a lot younger. It turns out he’s recently married an American widow from Georgia, and she’s started acting really REALLY weird. 

Like, she’s sneaking out in the middle of the night without saying where she’s going. Withdrawing a lot of money from the joint bank account, not saying why. Pretending *not* to know a strange Scottish woman who’s new in town. One day this guy gives into temptation and follows her. She goes to a random cottage that she’s secretly renting, in a town called Norbury. He has no idea what is going on, but he comes back to visit this cottage a few times, and every time he walks past it, he sees a strange expressionless yellow-white face at the window. It ducks out of sight whenever he looks too long. 

Anyway, Holmes glances over at Watson, says thank you and that he’ll look into it. When the client leaves, he shakes his head, “There’s blackmail in it, or I am much mistaken.” 

Holmes’ theory is that the American widow’s first husband is still alive, and he’s blackmailing her. Or (second option) the first husband like, went insane or something, the mysterious Scottish woman has worked out the situation, and she’s the one doing the blackmailing.

Homes & Watson and Grant Munro “solve” the case by basically just sneaking into the cottage when they’re not expected. And they find - 

A little, four-year-old African-American girl. In a mask and long white evening gloves.

Holmes goes and takes off the mask first thing, but the little girl is fine, just laughing and smiling at all the confused people. Watson “burst[s] out laughing, out of sympathy for her merriment.” 

But Grant Munro looks at his wife, who’s just run into the room, and says, “My God! What can be the meaning of this!” 

His wife’s backstory comes out. See, her first husband was African-American (she’s got his picture in her locket, Watson calls him “strikingly handsome and intelligent looking”) and the little girl is their daughter. (”Dark or fair, she is my own dear girlie and her mother’s pet!”) She didn’t think that a second husband would sign off on a multiracial daughter, so she’s been letting the Scottish nurse raise her - until she just cracked, missed her little girl too much, and had to have her near, even if it meant doing dumb things like giving her a mask and evening gloves so they wouldn’t accidentally start a rumor about an African-American girl living in the neighborhood. 

And then - actually, I’m just going to let Arthur Conan Doyle (and Watson) do this last part:

It was a long two minutes before Grant Munro broke the silence, and when his answer came it was one of which I love to think. He lifted the little child, kissed her, and then, still carrying her, he held his other hand out to his wife and turned towards the door.

“We can talk it over more comfortably at home,” said he. “I am not a very good man, Effie, but I think that I am a better one than you have given me credit for being.” 

Holmes and I followed them down the lane, and my friend plucked at my sleeve as we came out.

“I think,” said he, “that we shall be of more use in London than in Norbury.” 

Not another word did he say of the case until late into the night, when he was turning away, with his lighted candle, for his bedroom.

“Watson,” says he. “If it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper ‘Norbury’ in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you.” 

[faithful-grigori]

“#Actually would they have even been legal?, #Sorry I don't know, #Once again I'm Australian”

dathen said: “#It was absolutely illegal for her, so this subject matter is very daring!”

You know, for a story that started off with an extremely racist sounding title, I'm pretty impressed with the turn this took. I don't know much about the history of interracial marriages in America in the 19th century, but I can't imagine they were common or looked upon kindly.

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Ringbelles Roundup (4/5/18) –

Here are some title changes, nuances, big developments and retainments that occurred over this last weekend…

Jessicka Havok retained the AAW Women’s Championship against Ivelisse on Saturday night in LaSalle, Illinois, picking up her fourth title defense… Candyfloss and Chakara have made it through the semifinals of the Apollo Championship Wrestling title tournament after going over on Sammi Baynz and Livvii Grace respectively at Saturday’s show in Bermondsey. The tournament final matchup for the title should be announced in the upcoming weeks… Katarina Leigh picked up another title defense of the Maverick Pro Women’s Championship on Saturday in Burbank, California, as she retained the belt against Deonna Purrazzo in her debut for the promotion… Leva Bates lost out on winning the FEST Wrestling Championship on Saturday in Gainesville, Florida, as the current titleholder, Effy Gibbes, walked away with his first defense over Bates… Shax lucked out in the first round of Southside’s 2018 Speed King tournament on Saturday, as she lost to the eventual winner, Robbie X in Bedford… Raze defeated Tyler Bateman in the Three Stages Of Hell match during Friday night’s Santino Bros. Wrestling show in Bells Gardens, California. She beat Bateman two falls to his one, which happened in a No Disqualification matchup as part of the main event. She gained the first victory after submitting Bateman in a Submission match and broke their tie winning the final fall in a Last Body Standing match…

Madison Eagles (far left), Shazza McKenzie, Indi Hartwell (middle, right) and Harley Wonderland head into the finals of the Queen of the Castle Tournament – Newcastle Pro Wrestling ©

The final standings in Newcastle Pro’s Queen of the Castle tournament have been determined, as Indi Hartwell, Madison Eagles, Shazza McKenzie and Harley Wonderland face off to become the inaugural women’s champion on May 5th. Eagles and Wonderland’s qualifying matchups were held as part of Saturday’s show in Charlestown, New South Wales. Without a doubt, the former SHIMMER Champion managed to best Bel Pierce while Harley, a ten-year veteran in her own right, defeated newcomer, Azalea. Hartwell defeated Jessica Troy in their qualifier back in Janaury; Shazza followed suit the next month and beat FaceBrooke in their matchup at the tail-end of February… Meiko Satomura is the brand new Fight Club: PRO Champion after successfully unseating Chris Brookes in the main event of Friday’s show in Wolverhampton… La Vaquerita used a double underhook piledriver on Metálica during their matchup on Saturday and its reported that Metálica needed medical attention afterward… Mayu Iwatani lucked out in regaining the World of STARDOM Championship from Toni Storm at Sunday’s show in Nagoya, as the titleholder picked up the win after two Strong Zeros to retain in her third title defense. The finale of Dream Slam also featured Tam Nakano and Io Shirai beating Tam’s former teammates, Kagetsu and Sumire Natsu in an Explosion Death Match. Xia Brookside retained her IPW: UK Women’s Title against Konami in the second of championship matches on the card. Starlight Kid managed to hang onto the Future of STARDOM belt through her first title defense, defeating AZM with the Frog Splash. Viper also retained; she remains the new SWA United Champion after beating Jungle Kyona… Sammii Jayne has claimed another title for her championship collection. She became the brand new OTT Women’s Champion after beating Martina in the main event of Sunday’s show in Dublin. The promotion, Over The Top Wrestling, organized it’s first female-card that afternoon at the Tivoli Theatre, with names like Katey Harvey, Nina Samuels and the latest European booking for Jordynne Grace, Kris Wolf, and DASH Chisako. Three qualifying matches were held as part of the lineup, as the winners, Sammii (bested Samuels), Raven Creed (defeated Debbie Keitel) and Harvey (defeated Valkyrie) with names like Katey Harvey, Nina Samuels and Raven Creed making up their three qualifying matches advanced to the four-way final where they faced now-former titleholder, Martina, for the championship. Jayne won the match and is now a holder of five separate titles, including the EVE Championship, the Discovery Wrestling Women’s belt, the Revolution Championship Wrestling women’s title and the Main Event Wrestling Women’s strap

Here’s a look at what’s going this weekend on the North American indies, overseas in Europe and elsewhere…

More than a month ahead of their scheduled title matchup, Toni Storm and Jinny will square off in Kenner, Louisianna on Friday for PROGRESS’ show at the Pontchartrain Center. However, the rules will not permit for this matchup to be a straight up, one-on-one contest, as instead, Storm will be teaming up with Shazza McKenzie in one corner while Jinny has recruited Mercedes Martinez to be her partner. Regardless of who prevails in this matchup, Storm has three titles defenses to knock down in Australia before finally getting to face Jinny on May 20th in Manchester… Charlie takes on Aria in Launceston, Tasmania on Saturday… Beyond Wrestling has a full-on, intergender wrestling card booked for Thursday’s show inside the same building. Deonna Purrazzo will be getting a shot at one of the indies’ top prospects in Matt Riddle when the two face off. Jordynne Grace and LuFisto will be taking on Mike Draztik and Angel Ortiz (EYFBO), while Thunder Rosa and Holidead challenge Chris Dickinson and Jaka in another matchup. Mia Yim will be taking on three opponents, as she faces Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Wheeler Yuta, and Tessa Blanchard. Toni Storm will also be apart of this card, as she goes up against Timothy Thatcher. Penelope Ford and Joey Janela will also be in action, as they face Orange Cassidy and Martina. Jessicka Havok and her opponent, Jimmy Havoc will finally meet in a matchup that seems to have been in the making forever…

In one of the few shows happening outside of the Louisianna state lines, Terra Calaway, Mickie Knuckles, and Maria Manic will all face off for H20 Wrestling’s event up in Williamstown, New Jersey… Barbi Hayden teams up with Joey Ryan to take on the teams of Lacey Lane and Black Danger, Christi Jaynes and Oráculo, and Diamante and Douglas James at The Crash’s event in New Orleans on Friday… Xia Brookside, Millie McKenzie, Kat Von Kaige, Jayde and Candyfloss square off for Shropshire Wrestling Alliance’s show in Telford on Saturday… LuFisto is set to defend the SHINE Championship at WWN Live’s Super Show in New Orleans on Friday… Meiko Satomura is probably going to kick Jessicka Havok’s head off at Pro Wrestling Revolver’s show on Saturday in Kenner, Louisianna. Martina will also be apart of that show, as she teams up with Joey Ryan to take on Colt Cabana and Marty DeRosa… Candyfloss, Kat Von Kaige and Jayde’s additional opponents for Shropshire Wrestling Alliance’s show on Saturday in Telford have been revealed and it will be Millie McKenzie and Xia Brookside joining the mix… Savanna Stone defends the ZERO 1 USA Women’s Title against Kara Noia on Saturday in Mattoon, Illinois…

– SHIMMER Women Athletes ©

SHIMMER presents their one-hundredth show to date on Saturday as part of the weekend’s crowded environment, which witnesses an entire city being encompassed by professional wrestling fans from various walks of life. Mercedes Martinez’s anticipated rematch for the title headlines the card, with Nicole Savoy making her second defense of the belt since retaining against Jungle Kyona over in Japan. Shazza McKenzie defends the Heart of SHIMMER Championship against Tessa Blanchard in her seventh title defense. Cheerleader Melissa was previously set to take on Madison Rayne, however, the matchup has gotten changed over the last couple of weeks and she’ll face Shotzi Blackheart instead. LuFisto and Hudson Envy will be challenging Leva Bates and Delilah Doom for the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles and after picking a loss to Madison Eagles in Penrith, Deonna Purrazzo is going to be looking to pull out a victory in their matchup. Toni Storm enters the Pontchartrain building once more for the first-time clash with Nicole Matthews, a competitor that’s as traveled as Storm and holds a bit more in the experience department. Kimber Lee’s return to the promotion will see her taking on Samantha Heights

North America

Queens of Combat’s next show date has been announced for May 19th at the Hebron Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina… A rematch has been announced – Raze and Jessicka Havok will be getting the chance to duke it out once again for Alternative Wrestling Show on July 21st after their collision ended in a double count-out… Shotzi Blackheart and Kikyo have been entered as a team into IWA Mid-South’s 2018 Chris Candido Cup, to be held on April 20th in Memphis, Indiana… Chelsea Green and Tessa Blanchard will fight one-on-one to become the inaugural Pacific Coast Wrestling Ultra Women’s Champion on May 4th in Wilmington, California… Santana Garrett will be making her House Of Glory debut on May 18th… Reality Of Wrestling will present another women’s show on May 19th in Texas City, as the sequel to “Ladies Night Out” will be streamed live via here… Roni Nicole and Holidead will face off in a stipulated match at The Resistance’s May 4th show in Summitt, Illinois… Allie Kat takes on the debuting Shazza McKenzie for Black Label Pro on April 21st. Christi Jaynes and FaceBrooke join McKenzie as part of the debutees; they go one-on-one… Su Yung is the first competitor announced for this year’s American Joshi Queen of Queens tournament, which takes place on June 24th in Austin… Maria James will be competing in her first King of the Deathmatch tournament on Friday, May 18th through Saturday, May 19th… Sierra is one of the latest competitors announced to be taking part in next weekend’s SHIMMER tapings in Berwyn… IWA Mid-South has announced the official matches for their upcoming Women’s Championship tournament on May 19th, which you can see here… Terra Calaway, Solo Darling, Faye Jackson, Katred and Maria Manic are five of the competing women announced for Pro Wrestling Magic’s fourth-annual Donald Casamento Cup on May 19th in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. It will be an eight-woman tournament, held at the Knights of Columbus… The brackets for the Making Towns Classic are almost complete. The latest match additions see Faye Jackson taking on Angelus Layne and Hudon Envy going up against Penelope Ford

Japan

Cherry will be opting out of a career as a contractually bound wrestler. It was announced earlier this week that Cherry would be leaving DDT following the April 29th show in Tokyo to become a full-time freelancer after fourteen years of working for the promotion. Her final matchup has been added to the Korakuen Hall lineup, as she teams up with Françoise ☆ Takagi and Makoto Oishi to take on Danshoku Dieno, KUDO and Masahiro Takanashi… PURE-J has also announced the debut of a new rookie, Mari Manji at their April 15th show at Korakuen Hall, as she faces Yako Fujigasaki at the show

Europe

Lana Austin’s belt will be on the line in a gauntlet match at TNT Extreme’s May 3rd show in Liverpool… Little Miss Roxxy takes on Chakara for Tidal Championship Wrestling on April 29th in Leeds… Jinny makes her third title defense of the Maiden Of Chaos Championship against Tenille Dashwood on April 28th… Sierra Loxton gets a second shot at Jetta’s Celtic Crown Women’s Championship in Newport on April 15th… Kris Wolf is scheduled to work Shanna at Kamikaze Pro Wrestling’s April 27th show in Coventry. Another contest added to the event is the one between Charli Evans and Millie McKenzie… Pro Wrestling: EVE has announced that they will be back at the Resistance Gallery on May 12th a week after their big show, “Wrestle Queendom”… Jinny gets her shot at the PROGRESS Women’s Title at Chapter 69

Mexico

Skadi recently explained her absence that seen her sidelined with an injury since last September. She revealed that she had broken her ankle in four places… Princesa Sugehit and Kaho Kobayashi take on Dalys and Zeuxis on Monday at Arena Puebla

Australia & New Zealand

New Horizons Pro Wrestling has confirmed six of eight competitors for this year’s Global Conflict, taking place on Friday, May 25th in Kwinana and Saturday, May 26th in Byford, Western Australia, which you can read about here… Adelaide Championship Wrestling has announced Riley as the first entrant into their eight-person tournament for the Evolve Championship on April 21st… Facebrooke is one the latest competitors entered in Wrestling GO’s upcoming GOlympic Rumble on May 12th in Marayoung, New South Wales. The promotion has also added a matchup between her and Lisa Marie Varon for their April 28th show

Results (March 28th – April 4th)

Natsumi, the daughter of Mari Apache, is giving Io Shirai a run for her money at night one of Dream Slam – @kozilock3 ©

March 28: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan) – Viper(c) d Toni Storm(c); Nao Yamaguchi & Ruaka d Hanan & Leo Onozaki; Faby Apache & Mary Apache d Bea Priestley & Xia Brookside, Kaori Yoneyama & Keneisha Moon, AZM & HZK, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Natsuko Tora; Starlight Kid d Shiki Shibusawa; Io Shirai d Natsumi; Jungle Kyona & Momo Watanabe d Hiromi Mimura & Konami; Hana Kimura, Kagetsu & Natsu Sumire d Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima & Tam Nakano

March 28: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Tequila Saya d Ibuki Hoshi; Maruko Nagasaki & Tsukushi d Aoki Itsuki & Satsuki Totoro; Mika Iida d Giulia

March 28: Rockstar Pro Wrestling (Dayton, OH) – Suge D d Darius Lockhart, Ace Austin, Charlie Tiger, Jordan Oliver & Samantha Heights

March 29: NXT Live (Cocoa, FL) – Taynara Conti d Jessie Elaban; Billie Kay & Peyton Royce d Candice LeRae & Dakota Kai

March 30: Santino Bros. Wrestling (Bell Gardens, CA) – Delilah Doom & Eli Everfly d Heather Monroe & Laura James; Raze d Tyler Bateman

March 30: WWE Live (Boston, MA) – Alexa Bliss (c) d Sasha Banks; Asuka d Sonya Deville

March 30: NXT Live (St. Augustine, FL) – Dakota Kai & Jessie Elaban d Aliyah & Vanessa Borne; Kairi Sane d Taynara Conti

March 30: Fight Club: PRO (Wolverhampton, West Midlands) – Meiko Satomura d Chris Brookes(c); Jordan Devlin d El Phantasmo, Mark Haskins & Millie McKenzie

March 30: Tortas Super Astro (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico) – Cynthia Moreno, El Oriental Jr. & Soldado d Diosa Quetzal, Jalapena Lopez & Yoruba

March 30: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Dalys la Caribena, La Seductora & Zeuxis d Kaho Kobayashi, Marcela & Princesa Sugehit

March 30: PURE-J (Kanagawa, Japan) – Rydeen Hagane vs. Yako Fujigasaki – Time Limit Draw; KAZUKI vs. Manami Katsu – Time Limit Draw; Command Bolshoi & Leon d Hanako Nakamori & Manami Katsu

March 30: Battle Championship Wrestling (East Burwood, Victoria) – Indi Hartwell d Avary; Kellyanne d Madison Eagles & Shazza McKenzie

March 30: Limitless Wrestling (Westbrook, ME) – Penelope Ford vs Allie vs Kris Stadtlander vs Ashley Vox

March 30: Southern Hemisphere Wrestling Alliance (Maddington, Western Australia) – Pegasus d Roxy Ryot

Rhia O’Reilly and Nina Samuels mixing it up at Pro Wrestling: EVE’s show on Friday in London – Head Drop (@RobBrazierPhoto) ©

March 30: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London) – Rhia O’Reilly d Nina Samuels; Charlie Morgan d Killer Kelly; Jordynne Grace d Livvii Grace; Jetta d Mischa East; Sammii Jayne d Kris Wolf; Kay Lee Ray d DASH Chisako

March 31: FEST Wrestling (Gainesville, FL) – Darby Allin & Priscilla Kelly d Karleena Gore & Saieve Al Sabah; Effy Gibbes (c) d Leva Bates; Veda Scott d Angel Rose, CJ O’Doyle, Jamie Senegal, Jimmy Lloyd, Jonny Vandal, Kiera Hogan & Su Yung

March 31: STARDOM’s Dream Slam Night II (Osaka, Japan) – Hanan, Natsumi & Starlight Kid d Leo Onozaki, Nao Yamaguchi & Ruaka; Saki Kashima d Natsu Sumire & Shiki Shibusawa; AZM, HZK, Momo Watanabe & Viper d Konami, Jungle Kyona, Kaori Yoneyama & Natsuko Tora; Mayu Iwatani & Tam Nakano d Toni Storm & Xia Brookside; Io Shirai (c) d Bea Priestley; Hana Kimura & Kagetsu (c) d Faby Apache & Mary Apache

March 31: Ground Zero Pro (Imperial Beach, CA) – Delilah Doom d Heather Monroe

March 31: WWE Live (Huntington, WV) – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi d Carmella, Lana & Natalya, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott & Sarah Logan

March 31: AAW (LaSalle, IN) – Jessicka Havok(c) d Ivelisse; Scarlett Bordeaux d Kylie Rae

March 31: NXT Live (Crystal River, FL) – Alexander Wolfe & Nikki Cross d Chad Lail & Vanessa Borne; Ember Moon, Jessie Elaban & Kairi Sane d Billie Kay, Peyton Royce & Shayna Baszler

March 31: Newcastle Pro Wrestling (Charlestown, New South Wales) – Madison Eagles d Bel Pierce

March 31: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Bedford, Bedfordshire) – Robbie X d Shax

March 31: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan) – Nao DATE & Satsuki Totoro d Giulia & Maya Yukihi; Risa Sera d Matsuya Uno; Mochi Miyagi d Maruko Nagasaki; Ibuki Hoshi, Karen DATE & Kyuri f Hamuko Hoshi, Miyako Matsumoto & Tsukasa Fujimoto

March 31: Dynamo Pro Wrestling (St. Louis, MO) – Savanna Stone d Ace Hawkins; Lynn Ramsey d Rahne Victoria

March 31: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – La Vaquerita d Metalica

March 31: CHIKARA (Philadelphia, PA) – Cornelius Crummels, Sonny Defarge, Merlok & Oceanea d Green Ant, Solo Darling, Travis Huckabee & Thief Ant

March 31: Fight Club: PRO (Manchester, England) – Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis & Travis Banks d Meiko Satomura, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz; DASH Chisako d Kay Lee Ray, Kris Wolf & Millie McKenzie

March 31: Turkish Power Wrestling (Istanbul, Turkey) – Shanna d Natalia Markova

March 31: Maverick Pro Wrestling (Burbank, CA) – Katarina Leigh (c) d Deonna Purrazzo; Brian Jace & Laynie Luck d Salina de la Renta & Stan Styles; Keita Murray d Shotzi Blackheart

March 31: WWE Live (North Charleston, SC) – Alexa Bliss (c) d Sasha Banks; Asuka d Sonya Deville

March 31: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan) – Yuka Sakazaki d Raku; Rika Tatsumi d Miu; Isami Kodaka vs. SAGAT – Double Count Out; Ryuichi Sekine vs. Takato Nakano – No Contest; SAGAT d Isami Kodaka, Ryuichi Sekine & Takato Nakano; Marika Kobashi & Miyu Yamashita d Hyper Misao & Shoko Nakajima

March 31: Apollo Championship Wrestling (Bermondsey, London) – Chakara d Livvii Grace; Candyfloss d Sammi Baynz

March 31: Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (Coquitlam, British Columbia) – Christina Von Eerie, Scotty Mac, Air Adonis, Drexl & Schaff d Jacky Lee, Shareef Morrow, Erik Strange, Mitch Mulligan & Shreddz

March 31: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan) – Miyu Yamashita d Nodoka-Oneesan; Maho Kurone vs. Marika Kobashi – Time Limit Draw; Ryuichi Sekine d SAGAT; Isami Kodaka d Takato Nakano; Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki d Hikari & Yuu

April 1: Revolution Pro (Marylebone, Greater London) – Bobbi Tyler d Killer Kelly

April 1: STARDOM’s Dream Slam Night III (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) – Leo Onozaki & Ruaka d Hanan & Nao Yamaguchi; Xia Brookside (c) d Konami; Starlight Kid (c) d AZM; Bea Priestley d Momo Watanabe; Hana Kimura d HZK; Faby Apache, Mary Apache & Natsumi d Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima & Shiki Shibusawa; Viper (c) d Jungle Kyona; Toni Storm (c) defeats Mayu Iwatani; Io Shirai & Tam Nakano d Kagetsu & Natsu Sumire

Meiko Satomura faced Pete Dunne under non-title contention at Sunday’s Fight Club: PRO event in Birmingham – Ringside Perspective ©

April 1: Fight Club: PRO (Birmingham, West Midlands) – Pete Dunne d Meiko Satomura

April 1: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan) – Shiori Asahi d Bambi & Yuma

April 1: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan) – Saori Anou d Ayame Sasamura

April 1: Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre (Tlalnepantla, Mexico) – La Bomberita & Lilith Dark Reina del Sur d Galaxia, Keneisha Moon & Lady Drago

April 1: Over The Top Wrestling (Wimborne Minster, Dorset) – Sammii Jayne d Nina Samuels; Raven Creed d Debbie Keitel; Katey Harvey d Valkyrie; Kris Wolf & Laura Di Matteo d Charlie Morgan & Charli Evans; DASH Chisako d Jordynne Grace; Sammii Jayne d Katey Harvey, Martina (c) & Raven Creed

April 1: OZ Academy (Osaka, Japan) – Aja Kong d Yako Fujigasaki; Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Rina Yamashita – Time Limit Draw; Hikaru Shida & Tsubasa Kuragaki d Aoi Kizuki & Yoshiko; Kaori Yoneyama d Mayumi Ozaki; Alex Lee, Maya Yukihi & Yumi Ohka d AKINO, Kakeru Sekiguchi & Sonoko Kato

April 2: CMLL (Puebla, Mexico) – La Comandante, Tiffany & Zeuxis d Kaho Kobayashi, Princesa Sugehit & Sanely

April 2: WWE Live (Knoxville, TN) – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair & Naomi d Carmella, Lana & Natalya, Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott & Sarah Logan

April 2: Monday Night RAW (Atlanta, GA) – Bayley d Sonya Deville; Asuka & Dana Brooke d Alexa Bliss & Mickie James

April 3: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Amapola, Dalys & Tiffany d Kaho Kobayashi, La Vaquerita & Marcela

April 3: Smackdown Live (Nashville, TN) – Charlotte d Natalya

April 3: Mixed Match Challenge (Nashville, TN) – Asuka & The Miz d Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair

Upcoming (April 4th – December 24th)

April 4: International Wrestling Revolution Group (Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico) –Dulce Luna & Reina del Sur vs Galaxia & Lili Dark

April 5: Wildkat Sports (New Orleans, LA) – Rachael Ellering; Savannah Evans

April 5: WrestleCon SuperShow (New Orleans, LA)

April 5: Beyond Wrestling (Kenner, LA) – Thunder Rosa & Holidead vs Chris Dickinson & Jaka; Jordynne Grace & LuFisto vs EYFBO; Mia Yim vs Wheeler Yuta vs Tessa Blanchard vs Maxwell Jacob Friedman; Deonna Purrazzo vs Matt Riddle; Toni Storm vs Timothy Thatcher; Martina & Orange Cassidy vs Joey Janela & Penelope Ford; Jessicka Havok vs Jimmy Havoc

April 5: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Faye Jackson vs Roni Nicole

April 6: Impact Wrestling (New Orleans, LA) – Rosemary; Taya Valkyrie

April 6: H20 Wrestling (Williamstown, NJ) – Terra Calaway vs Mickie Knuckles vs Maria Manic

April 6: PROGRESS (Kenner, LA) – Toni Storm & Shazza McKenzie vs Jinny & Mercedes Martinez

April 6: WWN Live Super Show (New Orleans, LA) – LuFisto(c) vs TBD

April 6: The Crash (New Orleans, LA) – Black Danger & Lacey Lane vs Christi Jaynes & Oráculo, Barbie Hayden & Joey Ryan, Diamante & Douglas James

April 7: Pro Wrestling Revolver (Kenner, LA) – Meiko Satomura vs Jessicka Havok; Martina & Joey Ryan vs Colt Cabana & Marty DeRosa

April 7: Shropshire Wrestling Alliance (Telford, Shropshire) – Kat Von Kaige vs Candyfloss vs Jayde vs Xia Brookside vs Millie McKenzie

April 7: PROGRESS (Kenner, LA)

April 7: Tasmanian Championship Wrestling (Launceston, Tasmania) – Charlie vs Aria

April 7: Welcome to the Combat Zone (New Orleans, LA) – Laura James & Joey Ryan vs Penelope Ford & Joey Janela

April 7: ZERO 1 USA (Mattoon, IL) – Savanna Stone(c) vs Kara Noia

April 7: SHIMMER 100 (Kenner, LA) – LuFisto & Hudson Envy vs Leva Bates(c) & Delilah Doom(c); Mercedes Martinez vs Nicole Savoy(c); Shazza McKenzie(c) vs Tessa Blanchard; Deonna Purrazzo vs Madison Eagles; Toni Storm vs Nicole Matthews; Cheerleader Melissa vs Shotzi Blackheart; Zoe Lucas; Kimber Lee vs Samantha Heights

April 7: Ultimate Wrestling Corporation (Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire) – Bobbi Tyler

April 8: WrestleCircus (New Orleans, LA)

April 8: CMLL (Mexico City, Mexico) – Estrellita, Maligna & Princesa Sugehit vs Dalys, La Seductora & Metálica

April 9: CMLL (Puebla, Mexico) – Kaho Kobayashi & Princesa Sugehit vs Dalys & Zeuxis

April 12: Major League Wrestling (Orlando, FL) – Santana Garrett vs Aerial Monroe

April 13: AAW (Merrionette Park, IL) – Jessicka Havok & Su Yung vs Hudson Envy & Tenille Dashwood

April 13: RISE 7: Sensation (Berwyn, IL) – Britt Baker & Chelsea Green vs Charli Evans & Jessica Troy; Delilah Doom(c) vs Deonna Purrazzo; Nicole Savoy & Aerial Monroe vs Karen Q & Ray Lyn; Mercedes Martinez vs Taya Valkyrie; Shotzi Blackheart, Cheerleader Melissa & TBA vs Kris Wolf, Dynamite DiDi & Kikyo; Rosemary & Dust vs TBA; Kylie Rae & Miranda vs TBA; Thunder Rosa; Zoe Lucas; Saraya Knight vs Joey Ryan

April 14: Warriors Of Wrestling (Brooklyn, NY) – Tasha Steelz vs Riley Shepard; Nikki Addams(c) vs Christina Marie; Nyla Rose; Allie Recks; Katred & Thumper vs Jillian Hall & C-Bunny; Antionette Marie vs Faye Jackson; Ariela Nyx vs Corinne Mink

April 14: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London) – Xia Brookside vs Jinny

April 14: Adrenaline Professional Wrestling (Cranbourne, Victoria) – Aria; Erika Reid

April 14: Combat Zone Wrestling (Voorhees, NJ) – Tessa Blanchard vs David Starr vs Peter Avalon

April 14: SHIMMER 101-102 (Berwyn, IL)

April 14: Maverick Pro Wrestling (Burbank, CA) – Jordynne Grace vs Katarina Leigh(c)

April 15: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan) – Hanako Nakamori(c) vs Aoi Kizuki; Ayako Hamada vs Manami Katsu; Mari Manji vs Yako Fujigasaki

April 15: SMASH Wrestling (Toronto, Ontario) – Allie vs Joey Ryan vs Xandra Bale

April 15: SHIMMER 103-104 (Berwyn, IL)

April 15: OZ Academy (Tokyo, Japan)

– Dragon Pro Wrestling ©

April 15: Dragon Pro Wrestling (Newport, England) – Jetta(c) vs Sierra Loxton

April 18: PROGRESS / Explosive Pro Wrestling (Balcatta, Perth) – Allyson Cruz vs Toni Storm(c)

April 19: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Shazza McKenzie vs Rain; Hudson Envy vs Su Yung vs Shotzi Blackheart; Nevaeh vs Delilah Doom vs Christi Jaynes; FaceBrooke vs Amazing Maria vs Allie Kat; Kikyo vs Dementia D’Rose vs Raze

April 20: Atomic Championship Wrestling (Cocoa, FL) – Leva Bates(c) vs TBD

April 20: Pro Wrestling Explosion (Philadelphia, PA) – Jenny Rose vs Holidead

April 20: PROGRESS / Melbourne Championship Wrestling (Northcote, Melbourne) – Kellyanne vs Toni Storm(c)

April 20: Northeast Wrestling (Waterbury, CT) – Tenille Dashwood vs Mandy Leon

April 20: NOVA Pro Wrestling (Fairfax, VA) – Skylar vs Jordan Blade vs Veda Scott vs Facebrooke; Isla Dawn vs Angelus Layne; Jordynne Grace vs Shazza McKenzie

April 20: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Shotzi Blackheart & Kikyo vs TBA

April 21: Remix Pro Wrestling (Marietta, OH) – Roni Nicole vs Alexia Nicole; Tenille Dashwood vs Britt Baker

April 21: XWA Wrestling (Bethnal Green, London)

April 21: 3 Count Wrestling (Northallerton, North Yorkshire) – Jamie Hayter vs Erin Angel; Jetta vs Rhia O’Reilly

April 21: WrestleCircus (Austin, TX)

April 21: Adelaide Championship Wrestling (Prospect, Southern Australia) – Riley

April 21: Black Label Pro (Crown Point, IN) – Christi Jaynes vs FaceBrooke; Allie Kat vs Shazza McKenzie

April 23: PROGRESS / Pro Wrestling Australia (Pyrmont, Sydney) – Toni Storm(c) vs Jessica Troy

April 27: GRL Wrestling (Canterbury, Kent) – Xia Brookside(c); Livvii Grace; Ayesha Raymond

April 27: Freelance Wrestling (Chicago, IL) – Kylie Rae(c) & GPA(c) vs Thunder Rosa & Holidead

April 27: Kamikaze Pro Wrestling (Coventry, West Midlands) – Kris Wolf vs Shanna; Millie McKenzie vs Charli Evans

April 28: Revolution Championship Wrestling (Barcelona, Spain) – Bobbi Tyler vs Chakara; Viper vs Sammii Jayne(c); Jetta; Livvii Grace; Laura Di Matteo; Tracy; Kleo Mallette; Flo Riley; Killer Kelly; Kris Wolf

April 28: Pro Wrestling Chaos (Yate, South Gloucestershire) – Tenille Dashwood vs Jinny

April 28: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX) – Lacey Lane vs Isla Dawn; Alex Gracia vs Rockelle Vaughn vs Nikki Knight vs Hyan; Delilah Doom vs Erica Torres(c); Rachael Ellering vs Thunder Rosa; Baby D & Phoebe vs Myka & Rob Love; Leva Bates vs Angel Blue; J. Serious vs Robyn Reid

April 28: Wrestling GO (Marayoung, New South Wales) – Shazza McKenzie vs TBA; Lisa Marie Varon vs FaceBrooke

April 29: IPW United Kingdom (Rochester, Kent) – Xia Brookside vs Tenille Dashwood

April 29: Tidal Championship Wrestling (Leeds, West Yorkshire) – Little Miss Roxxy vs Chakara

April 30: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 3: Ice Ribbon (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 3: TNT Extreme Wrestling (Liverpool, England) – Lana Austin(c) vs TBA

May 3: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 3: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan)

May 3: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan)

May 3: Marvelous (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)

May 3: SEAdLINNNG (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 4: German Wrestling Federation (Berlin, Germany) – Katey Harvey(c); Blue Nikita; Wesna Busic; Valkyrie; Nicole Matthews; Killer Kelly; Laura Di Matteo

May 4: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)

May 4: The Resistance (Summitt, IL) – Roni Nicole vs Holidead

May 4: K-DOJO (Chiba, Japan)

May 4: Gatoh Move (Tokyo, Japan)

May 4: Pacific Coast Wrestling Ultra (Wilmington, CA) – Tessa Blanchard vs Chelsea Green

May 4: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan)

May 5: Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Oberhausen, Germany) – Tenille Dashwood vs Toni Storm

May 5: DIANA (Tokyo, Japan)

May 5: Newcastle Pro Wrestling (Charlestown, New South Wales) – Indi Hartwell vs Madison Eagles vs Shazza McKenzie vs Harley Wonderland

May 5: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan)

May 5: Marvelous (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 5: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London) – Kay Lee Ray vs Meiko Satomura; Charlie Morgan vs Sammii Jayne(c); Millie McKenzie vs Leah Owens vs Nina Samuels vs Kasey Owens vs Livvii Grace; Aja Kong vs Viper; Jetta vs Nicole Matthews; Erin Angel; Emi Sakura; Jamie Hayter; Laura Di Matteo; Rhia O’Reilly

May 5: Ice Ribbon (Kanagawa, Japan)

May 5: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 5: Tokyo Joshi Pro (Tokyo, Japan)

May 6: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 6: PURE-J (Tokyo, Japan)

May 6: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Shizuoka, Japan)

May 11: NOVA Pro Wrestling (Annandale, VA) – Shotzi Blackheart; Angelus Layne; Veda Scott; Allie Kat; Jordynne Grace; Penelope Ford

May 11: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Stevenage, Hertfordshire) – LuFisto vs Kasey Owens; Rosemary

May 12: Wrestling GO (Marayoung, New South Wales) – Facebrooke

May 12: Making Towns Classic (Nashville, TN) – Isla Dawn vs Harlow O’Hara; Savanna Stone vs Jordynne Grace; Layie Luck vs Aja Perera; Kylie Rae vs Veda Scott; Samantha Heights; Allie Kat; Faye Jackson vs Angelus Layne; Priscilla Kelly; Su Yung; Hudson Envy vs Penelope Ford

May 12: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

May 12: RISE/ International Wrestling Cartel (Pittsburgh, PA) – Mercedes Martinez vs Deonna Purrazzo; Delilah Doom(c) vs Jessicka Havok; Tessa Blanchard vs Britt Baker(c); Kimber Lee vs Shotzi Blackheart

May 12: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

May 13: Revolution Pro (London, England)

May 13: Ice Ribbon (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13: Marvelous (Tokyo, Japan)

May 13: SENDAI Girls (Osaka, Japan)

May 15: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)

May 16: SEAdLINNNG (Tokyo, Japan)

May 18-19: IWA Mid-South (Memphis, IN) – Amazing Maria

May 18: House Of Glory (Elmhurst, NY) – Santana Garrett vs TBA

May 19: Reality Of Wrestling (Texas City, TX)

May 19: WrestleCircus (Austin, TX)

May 19: Queens of Combat (Charlotte, NC)

May 19: Pro Wrestling Magic (Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Faye Jackson; Solo Darling; Terra Calaway; Maria Manic; Katred

May 19: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

– British Empire Wrestling ©

May 20: British Empire Wrestling (Mitcham, London) – KC Spinelli vs Jetta; Kirsty Love vs Shanna; Jayde vs Little Miss Roxxy; Laura Di Matteo; LuFisto; Kat Von Kaige

May 20: PROGRESS (Manchester, England) – Toni Storm(c) vs Jinny

May 20: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

May 25: New Horizons Pro Wrestling (Kwinana, Western Australia) – Madison Eagles; Lena Kross; Facebrooke; Azalea; Avary; Desi Derata

May 26: New Horizons Pro Wrestling (Byford, Western Australia) – Madison Eagles; Lena Kross; Facebrooke; Azalea; Avary; Desi Derata

May 26: SENDAI Girls (Sendai, Japan)

May 26: Battle Club Pro (Ridgefield Park, NJ) – Tessa Blanchard vs Mia Yim; Jessicka Havok vs Harlow O’Hara; Su Yung vs Diamante; Kiera Hogan vs Willow Nightingale; Jordynne Grace; Rachael Ellering; Leva Bates; Maria Manic; Aja Perera; Savannah Evans; Hellen Vale; Karen Q; Tasha Steelz

May 26: Ice Ribbon (Saitama, Japan)

May 26: Pro Wrestling WAVE (Tokyo, Japan)

May 28: Defiant Wrestling (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)

June 8: Prestige Wrestling (Hermiston, OR) – Leva Bates vs Kikyo

June 9: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

June 9: NOVA Pro Wrestling presents 2018 Women’s Commonwealth Cup (Annandale, VA)

June 9: DEFY Wrestling (Seattle, WA) – Kimber Lee

June 16: WrestleCircus (Austin, TX)

June 17: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

June 23: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) – Martina; Mia Yim; Xia Brookside; Katey Harvey; Sammii Jayne; Shanna; Charli Evans; Millie McKenzie; Kay Lee Ray; Kasey Owens

June 23: Southside Wrestling Entertainment (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) – Kasey Owens vs Mia Yim

June 24: Anarchy Championship Wrestling (Austin, TX) – Su Yung

– RISE Wrestling ©

June 29: RISE 8: Outback (South Gate, CA) – Madison Eagles & Nicole Matthews vs Kylie Rae & Miranda; Britt Baker vs Kris Wolf; Mia Yim vs Andrew Everett; Shazza McKenzie; Delilah Doom; Shotzi Blackheart; Taya Valkyrie & Rachael Ellering vs TBA; Laura James & Heather Monroe vs TBA; Jessica Troy & Charli Evans vs TBA

June 29: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

June 30: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA) – Mia Yim vs Nicole Savoy; Shotzi Blackheart vs Nicole Matthews; Jordynne Grace vs Willow Nightingale; Aerial Monroe vs Miranda; Shazza McKenzie vs Madison Eagles; Delilah Doom, Raze, Heather Monroe, Kylie Rae & TBA vs Suede Thompson, B.Boy, Douglas James, Eli Everfly & Andy Brown

July 8: Revolution Pro (London, England)

July 12: Wrestling GO! (Marayong, New South Wales) – Tenille Dashwood

July 14: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

July 16: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

July 21: Alternative Wrestling Show (South Gate, CA) – Jessicka Havok vs Raze

August 5: Revolution Pro (London, England)

August 11: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

August 12: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

August 25: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

September 1: Sabotage Wrestling (Las Vegas, NV)

September 2: Revolution Pro (London, England)

September 8: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

September 24: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

October 7: Revolution Pro (London, England)

October 13: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

October 13: German Wrestling Promotion (Schwabach, Germany) – Millie McKenzie

October 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

November 4: Revolution Pro (London, England)

November 10: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

November 10: Sabotage Wrestling (Austin, TX)

November 23: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

December 2: Revolution Pro (London, England)

December 8: Pro Wrestling: EVE (Bethnal Green, London)

December 24: STARDOM (Tokyo, Japan)

Data collected from but not limited to: Cagematch, Puroresu Spirit, Hashtag Wrestling, WrestleRopes UK, Battle-News, EnzuigiriPuro

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Letters From Watson Liveblog - Apr. 3

The Yellow Face, Part 1

I like how Watson immediately tells us that Sherlock makes a mistake in this story. It definitely prepares us for how surprising the truth may be and how Sherlock fails to be the one to uncover it.

They've reached the point in their relationship where they can just take pleasure in each other's existence, silent and sweet. It's a very nice image coupled with Watson's wonderful description of early spring.

The beginning of this story is full of charming moments. I like this one especially for just how familiar Sherlock and Watson are with one another. They've done this routine countless times, and clearly aren't tired of doing it again.

I like this juxtaposition here that reveals just how desperate Mr. Munro is. He's a reserved man, but then he "throws reserve to the winds." You expect one thing out of him, but then he does the opposite.

The titular "Yellow Face." The description reminds me somewhat of the way Mr. Hyde was described in his story, with the fact that there was something inhuman and unnatural about him, but people didn't know what. Here though the color plays a big part.

I think anyone would be feeling the same way if their partner were sneaking out in the middle of the night and was lying about it. It's the sort of thing there's rarely a good explanation for.

Honestly, Mr. Munro is being way more reasonable here than he has to be. Imagine literally being on the threshold of the secret your partner is keeping from you, something they will blatantly lie to your face about, and you acquiesce.

Oh, that is so suspicious. Especially since it's a photograph he requested, so it feels like even more of a betrayal.

This story is definitely another in the vein of ones where open and honest communication might have prevented any problems from occurring at all.

Also, I just realized that she's been calling him Jack the entire story even though his name is Grant Munro. I don't know why that is.

Part 1 - Part 2

[holmesillustrations]

Left: “He lifted the little child.” Yellow Face, Sidney Paget, The Strand Feb/Mar 1893 Characters: Effie Munro, Grant Munro, Lucy Hebron, Holmes

Right: “She raised her veil.” Speckled Band, Sidney Paget, The Strand Feb/Mar 1892 Characters: Helen Stoner, Holmes, Watson

[faithful-grigori]

“#within the context of the short stories this was a very special episode, #as we must expect from the victorians it's not perfect#but on this subject acd tried, #more than once even, #given the five orange pips”

Letters from Watson: The Adventure of the Yellow Face

Part 2: The Fun Bits - includes spoilers

Once again Holmes doing good detective work by looking into the wife's background and any possibility of her papers being available.

However both he and Munroe are jumping to conclusions due to their absolute lack of information about America: suffice to say that if, as I think, this takes place somewhere in 1883-1885, Mrs. Munroe has a perfect right to be frantic about the continued safety of her mixed-race child, especially if her husband did not actually die of yellow fever.

Not that she wouldn't have cause for concern at any other time, but a rich black man in the south in the late 1870's or early 1880's is going to have an extremely complicated life, due to the backlash against reconstruction and the ongoing virulent racism.

Illegal but worth it - this sentiment is going to come up again, but in a case where it will actually be warranted.

The language regarding little miss Lucy is rough and the actions of Holmes and Watson are hasty, but this actually is more heartwarming with context and a concrete date. Yes, the American civil war was over almost twenty years ago, but it, and the previous existence of slavery, would have shaped John Hebron's entire life whether he was born free or not.

Although Mrs Munroe expresses wishes that her daughter were less black, there is the fact that life might be easier for her if she was to mitigate it. Also, although at the time of publication it was surely easy to read Mrs. Munroe's wishes as focused on her daughter's future, there's definitely some unexamined racism in there too. After all, you can love someone and still have an unconscious bias against other members of their demographic.