Blessington finds footprints in his room and appeals to Holmes for protection, though he remains untruthful about his past.
Two men posing as a Russian Count (suffering from catalepsy) and his son visit the doctor. While the son "waits," he explores Blessington’s private rooms upstairs. The Resident Patient
After years of stability, Blessington becomes a nervous wreck upon reading news of the early release of his former gang associates. Blessington finds footprints in his room and appeals
Blessington sets up Trevelyan in a Brook Street practice, taking residency to monitor his "investment". The Resident Patient
The "resident patient" and former member of the Worthingdon Bank Gang who lives in terror of his former associates.