Part 4, in which the mystery deepens
[Editor's note: tenkte det var på tide med et bilde av major Whitcombe også!] The aftermath of our recent trials finds us convalescing within Edward's residence. Young Nash bears considerable injury, as does Mr. Beckett, though his wound proves more modest. I summoned Dr. Radcliffe to their aid, a gentleman who possesses both medical competence and the discretion to avoid pestering the Yard with tedious inquiries. Leslie's journal Whilst the others mended their wounds, I examined the late Dr. Benjamin Leslie's journal. A most disturbing document. Leslie conducted his experiments with a perverted scientific methodology, systematically applying that abominable black substance to his victims. Unethical? Monumentally so. Evil? Without question. The man pursued unending life itself, and had no qualms in ending the lives of a string of hapless victims in the process. What troubles me considerably is his repeated reference to "those he serves." Whether sponsors of a...