A young woman named 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 ill benefit. So it is up to England's most famous consulting detective, along with the help of his trusted friend, Doctor Watson, to rescue this unfortunate young woman and avert the impending scandal. But, unbeknownst to Holmes and Watson, someone else has also taken an interest in this case. Someone who could be Sherlock Holmes' most deadly adversary yet.