Based on the 1899 stage play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Alice Faulkner is in possession of documents that could cause a devastating royal scandal. Unfortunately, she has fallen into the hands of a pair of unscrupulous people who wish to use her possessions for their own benefit. So now it is up to Sherlock Holmes, EnglandÕs most famous consulting detective with the help of his trusted friend Doctor Watson, to rescue this unfortunate young woman and advert an impending scandal. But unbeknownst to Holmes and Watson, someone else has also taken an interest in the case. Someone who could be Sherlock HolmesÕ most deadly adversary yet.
The special edition includes set and costume designs for two Sherlock Holmes stage plays, a pictorial tour of Gillette Castle and an unfinished Sherlock Holmes story illustrated by Bret M. Herholz just prior to the release of The Painful Predicament of Alice Faulkner. Which are not featured in the standard edition.