Following the death of the librarian, 24 monks remain – and every one of them must answer questions in the Abbot's office. Inspector Lestrade leads the interrogation, with Holmes and Watson at his side. But the very first witness throws Scotland Yard's strict questioning plan into disarray: Brother Paul, the portly cook, stays stubbornly silent, smiles pleasantly and has a sharp reply for every question the inspector asks. Brother Michael, by contrast, volunteers a polished statement about the vegetable garden, the laundry and his one and only alibi – God. And then Brother Gabriel appears, unsettled and consumed by dread of the end times: one among them, he insists, has made a pact with Satan. Is the monk simply mad – or is he right in his own way? Holmes, at any rate, is convinced: evil is at work in this abbey...
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