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In 1868, as Benjamin Disraeli becomes England's first Jewish-born prime minister, a terrified young girl arrives at Sherlock Holmes' door after midnight, claiming that Spring Heeled Jack, a character from penny dreadful novels, has abducted her friend. Sherlock disregards her story-until the attacks increase and all of London is in a panic over more than politics.
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In broad daylight, a high society girl vanishes on a crowded street. Days pass, then weeks; the daring abduction remains an impenetrable mystery, without a ransom note, a single clue, or even public information. The moment young Sherlock reads about it, he knows that it's the case that will make his name.
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Young Sherlock Holmes, committed to solving crimes after his mother's death, is visiting his father at work when an aerialist, practicing a high-trapeze performance at the legendary Crystal Palace, falls to the ground, landing at Holmes' feet, and uttering two cryptic last words that send the boy on a dangerous search for answers.