The Lord is actually just concerned with who is going to pay for the private detective services.

Cyril had sent him a telegram explaining the situation.

Then Lord Mount-James barges in demanding answers.

Holmes is able to decipher an impression of the note that was left on some paper and finds out that it is a note begging someone to help 'us.'.They learn that Godfrey wrote a reply to the note but delivered it himself.They investigate Godfrey's room and talk to the night porter who delivered the note to Godfrey which freaked him out badly.Holmes and Watson saddle up and go to the hotel where the Cambridge team is staying.Cyril also reveals that Godfrey is the nephew of Lord Mount-James, one of the richest men in England.He then met downstairs in their hotel with an older guy, and they left together. Later, Cyril found out that Godfrey got a note and freaked out over it.Cyril checked on his teammates before bed and said Godfrey seemed pale and distracted, so he told him to get some rest.The team came up to London yesterday for their big match with Oxford.Cyril backtracks and gives a fuller explanation of himself.Holmes is still clueless, and Cyril can't believe that anyone can be this dumb about sports.Turns out, Cyril and Godfrey are star rugby players for Cambridge and that without Godfrey the team is sure to lose their match against Oxford tomorrow.Holmes has no idea what he's talking about, and Cyril is shocked.Overton jumps right into it: Godfrey Staunton is missing, and it's a huge disaster.Perhaps Hopkins is punking Holmes and Watson.He was sent to Baker Street by Stanley Hopkins, who felt that the case was more up Holmes's alley than his own. Overton soon shows up and introduces himself as Cyril Overton from Cambridge.They get a very mysterious telegram from a man named Overton.Watson can't remember the exact date and says it's seven or eight years ago.

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