The Threat Against Henry

This thread follows the increasingly direct attempts to frighten, track, and kill Sir Henry Baskerville after he inherits the estate.

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The Anonymous Warning

The Anonymous Warning A cutout message Sir Henry receives a warning to keep away from the moor, assembled from words in The Times. Protection or threat Holmes sees signs of an educated sender disguising their identity, but cannot yet know the motive. The warning confirms that someone is watching Henry.

The Missing Boots

The Missing Boots A peculiar theft A new brown boot disappears, then an old black one vanishes as well. A scent sought Holmes recognizes that the old boot may matter because a tracker needs Henry’s smell. An apparently trivial loss points toward the hound.

The Heir Reaches Home

The Heir Reaches Home Inheritance becomes place Sir Henry arrives at Baskerville Hall, encountering the moor, the family house, and the story attached to both. A firm decision He refuses to be driven away by rumors or threats. His courage puts him within the killer’s reach.

A Convict in His Clothes

A Convict in His Clothes A mistaken target Selden wears clothes passed on from Sir Henry and is pursued by the hound. The wrong death Holmes and Watson find Selden dead after his fall; the missing scent-bearing clothing explains the animal’s pursuit. Henry survives, but the danger is confirmed.

The Hound’s Attack

The Hound’s Attack The exposed walk Sir Henry leaves Merripit House alone along the route Holmes selected for the trap. Rescue at the last moment The blazing hound knocks him down, but Holmes and his companions shoot it before it can kill him. The heir survives, though the shock leaves him ill.

Sir Henry’s first morning in London

During Henry’s stay at the Northumberland Hotel

The journey west and first evening at the Hall

During the first major night pursuit

The final night on the moor