Catching a Spy

A Russian spy was known to be in London. Scotland Yard was beside itself, but couldn't find him. Eventually, they turned to Sherlock Holmes.

'How many public lavatories are there in London?' asked Sherlock Holmes.

'Five hundred,' he was told.

Then, give me five hundred detectives.'

He was given five hundred detectives.

Towards evening the spy was caught.

'How did you do it?' The police were astonished.

'Simple,' replied Sherlock Holmes. 'I put a detective outside every public lavatory and told them that if they saw a man coming out still doing up his fly, that would be him.'

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