When Inspector Lestrade brings news of a vandal destroying plaster busts of Napoleon Bonaparte across London, Holmes initially dismisses the case as mere mischief. But when the strange obsession turns deadly and a man is found murdered, the detective's interest is thoroughly piqued. What could possibly connect these shattered images of the French emperor? And why would someone risk everything to destroy seemingly worthless plaster casts?  

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: The Soundhouse Studios 

Series Consultant: Dan Smith 

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