Sherlock Holmes Behind the Scenes, pt. 5 (Patreon)

The second panel, which I turned into a full-width image and went full Don Martin on the stabbery, was based off a famous drawing used in one of the very early Holmes books. Kathy provided me with several such pictures that she'd found online, as well as basing several of her own sketches on them.

Was kind of hoping more people would notice. :)

Also, the 'space' between the two final panels was one of those cases that Kathy left it up to me- the actual conversation was more or less irrelevant. 

"Kitty Winters", which was of course an ideal nickname for a snow leopard, of course comes from the original Dolye story Adventure of the Illustrious Client.

And, of course, regular readers will recognize "Winterkitty" as Frosty's screen name when talking to SSDD's Anne. :) Al needed a screen name for the conversation, and as I was working on these early strips, it was obvious. :)

Dialogue:

Holmes: All the same, Lestrade, I should like to step round to the Yard to have a look at the victim.

Lestrade, bowing deferentially: Of course, Mr. Holmes! We know how much you like to keep your hand in!

Narration: Soon--

Holmes, bending over corpse with daggers and garrotes sticking out of it: Mm. Yes, definitely murder. *

Lestrade: Would you like to interview the witness, Mr. Holmes? We have her in here...for her protection, you know.

Holmes: Certainly.

Lestrade (peering in through the grille of a cell door at a buxom, fuming Snow Leopard <Pirta>) Her name is Kitty Winters.

Holmes (beside him in the grille) Mm. Yes. I can see why she'd need "protecting."

(We could put a strip of Holmes talking to Kitty Winters in between the panels of the third strip on this page. I haven't come up with dialog for it yet.)

Watson: Holmes--I'd like to stay out here. You know how "those kind" of women upset me.

Holmes: Of course, of course...

(several minutes later)

Watson: Well? What do you think, Holmes?

Holmes (looking agog): I believe Miss Winters' involvement in the case is a mere distraction.

Doc.