Blessington offered Percy to finance his practice, on the condition that Percy would give three quarters of his earnings to him. It turned out to be profitable. One day, Blessington found out about some kind of robbery and Percy believed he was afraid of someone. Two Russian noblemen came as Percy's new patients and acted strangely while someone has entered into Blessington's room. Blessington asked Percy to get Holmes' help, but later he hanged himself... First published in the Strand Magazine, Aug. 1893, with 7 illustrations by Sidney Paget.