In this case, which is situate in the 20th century (Holmes called the police officers "of his" Majesty), runs the master on to old top form. From small traces and obtained from newspapers and information talks Holmes deduces clean the solution to this tricky and very thoughtful case.
A small highlight is the conversation with Holmes' genius magician ", in which they philosophize about that in the future the illusion will more important than reality, and it will possibly be an entertainment industry with electronic products.
In the end it turns out that the title is somewhat inaccurate, because, strictly speaking, there is in this case, two ingenious magician ...