The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle
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The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle is a Sherlock Holmes mystery story by John Dickson Carr and Adrian Conan Doyle. The story was published in the 1954 collection, The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes.
The overbearing wife of James Cabpleasure demands that Holmes investigate the abnormal attachment her husband has to an ordinary umbrella. Gloria Cabpleasure has gone to the trouble of having a mechanic examine the umbrella for any secret compartment. Holmes and Watson discover that Mrs. Cabpleasure has even gone to the police, and Inspector Lestrade is investigating Mr. Cabpleasure also. While conducting surveillance on the Cabpleasure home, everyone observes James Cabpleasure emerge from his front door, go back for his umbrella, and then vanish completely, along with valuable diamonds from his company.