cccKnowingthatheisabouttobearrestedformurder,JohnHectorMcFarlaneasksforSherlockHolmes'assistanceinestablishinghisinnocence.McFarlaneisasolicitorwhowasvisitedthepreviousdaybyJonasOldacrewhowantedtodrawupawill.McFarlanewasastonishedtolearnthatOldacrewasnaminghimasthebeneficiaryofhisfortune.McFarlanehadnevermetthemanwhoclaimedtohaveknownhisparentslongagoandhavingnoissueofhisown,wantedtoleaveeverythingtohim.McFarlanedrewupthepapersandcalledatOldacre'shomethateveningtohaveeverythingsignedbutsometimeinthenightthemanwaskilledandthebodyburnedbeyondallrecognition.InspectorLestradeofScotlandYardthinkshehasanopenandshutcasebutafterHolmesinterviewsMcFarlane'smother,hethinksthereissomethingelseafoot.Writtenbygarykmcd