This must take place well after the usual stories, since it appears that Mr Watson isn’t living with Holmes anymore, and there is a young page called Billy that lives with Holmes and serves him and knows him well by now.
Holmes is not eating, saying that digestion would trouble his brain functions or something, and is following a high profile case, the crown jewels have been stolen, a very precious stone must be found. At the point Watson comes in, Holmes already knows who did it, but doesn’t know where the stone is, so he lets the culprits into his house, then tells them he can have them arrested for a lot of crimes of he can let them go if they tell him where the stone is. He goes into his bedroom to play violin while the others talk about it, but he secretly took the place of a was statue of himself he had placed in the room so he can listen to everything they say. They are quite puzzled by the fact that they can still hear the music after he comes out and takes the stone, so he tells them:
“These modern gramophones are a remarkable invention.”
Watson already called the police, so the two are arrested, and when Lord Cantlemere comes to him, Holmes puts the stone in his pocket as a practical joke since the man never had any faith in his abilities. Strangely enough, while being told of the joke the lord does not get even more angry, but is instead in awe of his powers.
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