The Dying Detective: Nothing New Under the Sun

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Canon Story: The Dying Detective
Rating: Gen
Warning: POSSIBLE SPOILER: Based on speculation about Season 4 of BBC Sherlock based on trailers.
“I think the steak and kidney pie. What say you, Watson?”
“I say that you go directly from ‘miraculous recovery from melodramatic wasting disease’ to ‘death by grievous gastrointestinal assault.’ For goodness sake, Holmes, start with a consommé!”
“I shan’t. The claret and biscuits had a negligible effect. And you’re wrong.”
“About?”
“It being melodramatic. Melodramatic would’ve been going blind.”