Barbara Wilshere

Violet Smith consults Sherlock Holmes over the mysterious cyclist who has been following her on a regular basis. Meanwhile, the efforts of three men, returned from South Africa to defraud her of her inheritance by forcing her to marry one of them, are thwarted by Holmes and Watson. Is there a connection, who is the solitary cyclist and is he really trying to protect her?

Greengrass finds his new career as a racehorse trainer threatened when the horse comes under attack, and Blaketon picks up the scent of council corruption.