A Case of Identity: Failure

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Canon Story: IDEN
Title: Failure
Author: Chess Ka
Rating: G
A/N: I love this story, but I always feel so frustrated when Holmes and Watson leave Mary Sutherland with her parents who had behaved so appallingly towards her. I'm afraid I don't help Mary much myself...

Perusing The Times one morning, I read that James Windibank had been convicted of murder; he had fallen into a jealous, violent rage on finding that his step-daughter had become engaged, and had taken her life.

"A cold-blooded scoundrel,” Holmes said, lighting his pipe.

I gazed into the fire. We had clearly not done enough for poor Miss Sutherland.

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I guess it's apt to blame them for not interfering here. It's quite exactly what might happen.

[debriswoman]

Yes, they did not exactly leave Miss Sutherland in a safe situation. Really; why not confront har with the truth?

Nicely done:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Indeed, Holmes reasoning for not telling her seems very limited.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

I found myself pitying the girl and at the same time feeling a bit of disgust at her attitude and stubbornness sometimes - a strange ambivalence. Interesting thought on the future of Ms Mary Sutherland. Does make one feel a bit more sympathetic :-)

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