Shoscombe Old Place: Addiction

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: Shoscombe Old Place: Addiction
Author: gardnerhill              
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: It had nothing to do with justice.
                                                                                      
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“You should have exposed him, Holmes.”

“I am not retained by the police –“

Watson smacked his pen down so hard that a drop of ink fell on the paper. “Norbertson was foul – an amoral brute who hid his own sister’s death to avoid a well-deserved bankruptcy. Where was your sense of justice?”

That averted gaze… The puzzle, nothing more.

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

"In any case, my business is that of every other good citizen -- to uphold the law." *all readers of Dr. Watson's tales of Sherlock Holmes raise an eyebrow*

To be fair, Holmes does appear to alert the police at the end of the story after he's uncovered all the facts, and before the race is run. And he seems greatly disapproving of Sir Robert's actions. But I do wonder if he shouldn't have alerted the police as soon as he suspected Lady Falder was dead and that her body had been burnt in the furnace.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this smacked a bit too much of "deadline approaching" plotline for ACD.

[debriswoman]

Oh, that's intriguing...

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It does seem that way.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The truest, strongest addiction Holmes has - a criminal puzzle.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

How well put, this strong 60. Thank you.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The toughest addiction Holmes ever has is to crime and puzzles - one Watson will never cure.