In a lonely cabin on the edge of the woods, a retired sea captain lies dead, pinned to the wall by his own harpoon. But no one weeps for Peter Carey—a violent drunk who terrorised his family, neighbours, and colleagues. With a list of enemies that stretches from the Arctic Seas to the Sussex countryside, the question Holmes faces is not why someone would want to kill the old seaman… but which one of his victims finally took revenge?

A Noiser podcast production.

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville 

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Produced by Katrina Hughes and Duncan Barrett

Script Supervisor: Addison Nugent

Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Pitman Latham

Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines

Mix & Mastering: Josh Latham

Series Consultant: Dan Smith

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