The Case of the Darlington Substitution Scandal
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional case.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
Untold Story
- Sherlock Holmes mentioned the case of the Darlington Substitution Scandal where a married woman grabs at her baby to explain the Irene Adler reflex in grabbing what values most for her (i.e. the photo). (SCAN, 530)
- « It is a perfectly overpowering impulse, and I have more than once taken advantage of it. In the case of the Darlington Substitution Scandal it was of use to me, and also in the Arnsworth Castle business. A married woman grabs at her baby - an unmarried one reaches for her jewel box. » — Sherlock Holmes.
Adaptation
Pastiche
- The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers, short story by Adrian Conan Doyle & John Dickson Carr.
