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Case Report: "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" " The Adventure of the Resident Patient " is a classic Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , first published in The Strand Magazine in 1893 and later collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes .

Blessington sets up Trevelyan in a Brook Street practice, taking residency to monitor his "investment".

Two men posing as a Russian Count (suffering from catalepsy) and his son visit the doctor. While the son "waits," he explores Blessington’s private rooms upstairs. The Resident Patient

The following morning, Blessington is found hanging in his room. The police initially believe it is suicide due to his recent paranoia. Holmes’s Investigation & Resolution

The "resident patient" and former member of the Worthingdon Bank Gang who lives in terror of his former associates. Case Report: "The Adventure of the Resident Patient"

The Resident Patient by Arthur Conan Doyle - short-stories.co

Accomplices and former gang members who use a medical ruse to infiltrate Blessington’s quarters. Incident Timeline While the son "waits," he explores Blessington’s private

Holmes’s loyal companion and the story's narrator.