The novel The Hound of the Baskervilles follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they search to find the killer of Sir Charles Baskerville. The novel is set in London around the year of 1889. The author of the novel is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The novel was converted into a movie in 2002 and was directed by David Attwood. Allan Cubbit wrote the screenplay, and the producer was Christopher Hall. Both the movie and the novel do a good job of maintaining suspense throughout the story line. The story line focuses on Sherlock and Watson when they encounter a case involving the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Dr. Mortimer brings the case to them, and he informs the duo of a legend about a hound that supposedly haunts the Baskervilles. Dr. Mortimer also tells them that there were hound footprints found by the body of Sir Charles. Throughout the novel and the movie, Holmes and Watson search to find the killer of Sir Charles. Although the movie and novel have many differences, the main plot remains the same in both the movie and the novel. The duo encounters many suspicious characters throughout the story. However their main foe in the story is Mr. Stapleton. Stapleton starts out as a character who is presumed to be harmless, but as the story progresses the suspicion around Stapleton continues to grow. Even though Stapleton is the antagonist in the novel, he and Holmes share some similar characteristics while also working against each other.
One of the most obvious personality traits that Holmes and Stapleton share is intelligence. Holmes is able to use his unique skills of observation and strategy to figure out specific facts. In the novel, Holmes's observation skill is shown as he and Watson infer about the walking stick. Holmes asks Watson what he thinks about the cane. Watson then begins to note certain details about the walking stick. After Watson finishes inferring about the cane Holmes takes a moment to congratulate Watson.