Talk:The Ruby in the Smoke

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In the TV adaptation...

• Jim is considerably older than 13
• Major Marchbanks is stabbed by Mrs. Holland
• Mrs Holland's 'tame burglar' is killed by Mr Berry, her 'tame thug'
• Mrs Rees simply disbelieves Sally, rather than blaming her
• Trembler does not appear at all
• Sally's involvement in Frederick's business is barely covered at all
• The whole segment with a replacement pistol is not present
• Sally and Frederick buy some opium before rescuing Matthew Bedwell
• Matthew Bedwell has his throat cut by a tall man of European appearance in the grounds of the Oxford vicarage
• At this time, Sally is seen to be stalked by a mysterious Oriental
• Mrs Holland go to Swaleness to search for the ruby, when she ses the inn sign (The Turk's Head) and realises how to solve the cipher
• Mrs Holland seizes Adelaide herself, with Mr Berry's help
• After killing Mr Berry, Fred retrieves Sally's original pistol
• Mrs Holland vanishes wih Adelaide during the fight with Mr Berry
• Jim reveals that he has the gem, not Rosa
• Mrs Holland let the mutineers into the Maharajah's palace
• Ah Ling doesn't explicitely say that Sally would be his wife - the implication is slavery
• Sally shoots Ah Ling with her father's pistol
• Sally & Rosa return to the cartriage to find the body gone immediately, rather than reading about it the next day
• There is no mention of the photographic business being in financial trouble
• Sally is approached by the mysterious Oriental, who reveals himself as her father's aide, and gives her the message about 'under the clock'

I would like to include this list in the main body of the article, but, mindful that Wikipedia Is Not A List, I thought I'd stick it in the Talk page first for discussion If there is no dissent, I'll add it to the main body in ten days Thanx chrisboote (talk) 09:58, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]