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Otstavnoy politseyskiy Lyuk Fitsvilyam sledoval poezdom v London. V doroge on razgovorilsya so svoey poputchitsey, pozhiloy damoy po familii Pinkerton, i vyyasnilos, chto ta edet v Skotland-YArd rasskazat o serii ubiystv, sovershennykh v ee gorodke Vichvud-ander-Esh. Lyuk, v glubine dushi posmeyavshis nad vpechatlitelnoy provintsialkoy, ne poveril ni odnomu ee slovu. Odnako emu prishlos rezko izmenit svoe mnenie, kogda cherez nekotoroe vremya on uznal, chto miss Pinkerton sbil avtomobil. I Lyuk poekhal v Vichvud, chtoby rassledovat eto delo. No vryad li u nego poluchilos by spravitsya etoy neprostoy zadachey, esli by k delu ne podklyuchilsya superintendant Battl