John Douglas leaves a card at Oscar Wilde's Club accusing him of being a homosexual after discovering the affair between Wilde and his son Alfred. The card read: "For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite" This incident would lead to Wilde suing Douglas for criminal libel, thus beginning the legal proceedings that would tarnish Wilde's career and name. Douglas would soon be arrested for the case, though the trial would not begin until April 3rd of the same year.