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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Absent-Minded Coterie
Season 2
Episode 5
Fraud, forgery and murder all play a part in this mystery in which Robert Barr’s Monsieur Valmont, France’s greatest amateur detective, must face, with the addition of a pretty lady and some exceedingly delicious cakes.
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