BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Sherlock Holmes Riddle

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 10:27 am

Errr, No.
I probably should...

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 10:31 am

Hmm, yes, try. I don't know how exactly you're supposed to replace the number in the Caesarian shift with z. Unless you mean using 26. But that would be redundant. Also, there's the matter of the keyword. I mean, what are you supposed to do with that. But you try your idea. Maybe I'm just overthinking things.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 10:46 am

Bogtkxgvd
Nope.

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 10:50 am

I didn't think so. The only one I know that uses everythig we have is the Keyed Vigenere cipher. But I just couldn't get that to work.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 10:59 am

How do you know it's a cipher?

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 11:01 am

Well, what else would it be? I tried anagraming it, but nothing came up. What do you think it is?

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 11:03 am

Yeah, there's not really much else it could be...

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 11:08 am

It's killing me. I have to finish it, I just have to.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 11:14 am

Yeah, it's seriously anoying. And there's no-one to get hints from!

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 11:17 am

I know. is there anyone here who has actually solved this?

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 11:19 am

Kazza has solved quite a few but she hasn't been on here for ages. Apart from that I can't think of anyone...

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 12:33 pm

I don't know who Kazza is. Well, I know she's a modertor, but that's about it. So she doesn't frequent the board anymore?

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 1:12 pm

She hasn't been on for ages and she was a bit of a wizz at these riddle-things.

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 1:16 pm

I see. I keep thinking. And the most obvious one would be a Caesar shift. I mean... the inscription is in Latin and it's probably the best known cipher there is. But I have turned those letters in every way I could think of using every kind of Caesar shift I could think of and nothing seems to work.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 1:28 pm

Yeah, I have no idea what to try. I'm really not very good when it comes to ciphers!

**Posted by Lily** February 24, 2013 1:31 pm

Is the magnifier that thing on the desk in chapter three?

**Posted by Molly Hooper** February 24, 2013 1:38 pm

I think for that you have to look outside the book.

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 3:04 pm

Lily wrote:
Is the magnifier that thing on the desk in chapter three?

No, did you zoom in on chapter four?

**Posted by Lily** February 24, 2013 3:28 pm

Yes but I couldn't find it there, so I thought it might be on another page...

**Posted by Sparrow** February 24, 2013 3:31 pm

Oh no, you're not going to see it in the picture. Just look around for something that is extra, unlike on the usual pages. (hint: what you're looking for is not in the actual picture)