简介：Soon-to-be-marriedHelenStonerconfidestoHolmesthatsheisinfearforherlife.Afewyearsearlierwhenhersisterwasengagedtothesameman,shediedundermysteriouscircumstanceswith"thespeckledband"beingherlastwords.Hebrutishstepfatherclaimsthatquestionablerenovationstoherroomforcehimtomoveherintoherdeadsister'sbedroom,andHelenseekstheaidoftheBakerStreetresident.AfterhervisitDr.GrimesbyRoylott,herbullyingstepfather,triestointimidateHolmesintorevealingthepurposeofhervisit,theGreatDetectiveismoredeterminedtoinvestigatethecase.Writtenbyduke1029@aol.com…