The Case of the Notary's Three Witnesses

A will leaves everything to a distant cousin. The widow swears she did not sign it. The notary's clerk has already confessed.

Section I

The Scene

Victorian newspaper-style illustration for The Case of the Notary's Three Witnesses, set at Pickering & Co., solicitors, Lincoln's Inn.

Hand-drawn case map for The Case of the Notary's Three Witnesses, showing Pickering & Co., solicitors, Lincoln's Inn. — The ground in question.

Setting: Pickering & Co., solicitors, Lincoln's Inn
Time: Monday morning, third week of January 1894
Weather: Crisp; a bright winter sun on the brick of the courts
Atmosphere: A panelled solicitor's chamber with three high windows; a partner's desk under a green-shaded lamp; the smell of leather-bindings and tobacco.

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