The Valley of Fear: Mr. Holmes the Detective

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Canon Story: The Valley of Fear, Pt. 1, Chaps. 4-7
Title: Mr. Holmes the Detective
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: ...the contentment of their family life. “I have worked with Mr. Holmes before,” said Inspector MacDonald. “He plays the game.” “My own idea of the game, at any rate,” said Holmes, with a smile.


“Take me through the deductions again,” said Watson.

Holmes sighed.

“Look at the child’s eyes. The chin! This isn’t the baker’s daughter. The surname is pure coincidence.”

“Astonishing.”

Watson plucked the card from Holmes’s fingers and laid Miss Bun beside Mr. Bun, Mrs. Bun and Master Bun.

He looked up.

“You’d do anything to stop me winning at Happy Families.”

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

At least Holmes hadn't tried hiding the card up his sleeve.

[debriswoman]

Nice try, Holmes:-p

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I think there's a "well then the rules are wrong" in the offing.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Holmes would be shocked at the suggestion. That would be cheating.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Give him his due - the man is inventive ^_^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah... I'd forgotten about that ^^"

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Holmes, Holmes! Never play cards with a man named Doc!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Holmes won't listen. He's been trying to get his own back since the Old Maid debacle of '82.

[grrlpup]

But what if Master Drip has a compelling resemblance to Mr. Bun instead of Mr. Drip? ...I think they'll be playing for awhile yet.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

And yet chins never lie... how else could we explain it?

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Once Holmes starts drawing up family trees Watson knows he's in for the long haul ^^"

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Holmes' very point!