The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway

This series brings to life the many detectives of late Victorian London who were "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes," from R. Austin Freeman’s brilliant forensic expert Dr. John Thorndyke to Arthur Morrison’s notorious villain, private inquiry agent Horace Dorrington, William Hope Hodgson’s world-famous ghost hunter Carnacki and Baroness Orczy’s detective Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.

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The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway

Season 2 Episode 1 | 51m 49s | CC

In this mystery from Baroness Orczy, a beautiful girl lies dead on the seat of an underground train. Polly Burton, an ambitious young woman who wants to become a crime reporter, takes a ride on the same train. But Polly must beware that all the murderer wants to do is shake hands.

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes