The Secret Door (The Sherlock Holmes Advent Calendar: The Arrival of the Saviour, Episode 16)

At supper in the Abbey of the Redeemer, Watson apologises to the vicar – but Holmes immediately sparks the next debate on faith: why does the monastery own so many relics, yet not a single one of the Virgin Mary? Abbot Francis dismisses the idea of a bloodline of Mary as a conspiracy theory, and when asked about the arrival of the Saviour he answers only: “As soon as possible.” In the night Holmes tears Watson from his sleep: the culprit must know the abbey’s secret passages. While Lestrade snores, the two creep into the library with an oil lamp – and it is Watson’s mockery of adventure novels that puts Holmes on the decisive trail. What lies behind the secret door…? This radio play was produced with the help of Eleven Labs and using properly licensed voice clones, and was checked by human proofreaders.