Everybody's mobile phone trills a text alert simultaneously. As they look at their phones, each message reads:
*
Wrong!
*
"How does he do that?" Sally asked.
"I don't know to this day how Sherlock does anything really." Lestrade answers.
Donovan looks at the same message on her own phone.
DONOVAN: If you've all got texts, please ignore them.
REPORTER 1: Just says, 'Wrong'.
Sally starts murmuring, "He's the wrong one, such a freak."
DONOVAN: Yeah, well, just ignore that. Okay, if there are no more questions for Detective Inspector Lestrade, I'm going to bring this session to an end.
REPORTER 2: But if they're suicides, what are you investigating?
LESTRADE: As I say, these ... these suicides are clearly linked. Um, it's an ... it's an unusual situation. We've got our best people investigating ...
Everybody's mobile trills another text alert and again each message reads:
*
Wrong!
*
REPORTER 1: Says, 'Wrong' again.
Lestrade looks despairingly at Sally.
DONOVAN (to the reporters): One more question.
REPORTER 3: Is there any chance that these are murders, and if they are, is this the work of a serial killer?
LESTRADE: I ... I know that you like writing about these, but these do appear to be suicides. We know the difference. The, um, the poison was clearly self-administered.
REPORTER 3: Yes, but if they are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?
LESTRADE: Well, don't commit suicide.
The reporter looks at him in shock. Donovan covers her mouth and murmurs a warning.
"That was definitely not the right thing to say Detective!"
"I know Molly! I was frustrated on this case, and Sherlock wasn't helping at that moment!" He said aggressively.
"I thought it was quite funny.." Sherlocks words gained a chuckle from the room.
DONOVAN: "Daily Mail."
Lestrade grimaces and looks at the reporters again.
LESTRADE: Obviously this is a frightening time for people, but all anyone has to do is exercise reasonable precautions. We are all as safe as we want to be.
Again, the mobiles trill their text alerts, and once more each message reads:
*
Wrong!
*
But Lestrade's phone takes a moment longer to alert him to a text and when he looks at it, the message reads:
*
You know where
to find me.
SH
"You should have just came to the flat sooner, would have saved us some time."
Lestrade just sighs because Sherlock is right, but he wanted it to be just suicides.
Looking exasperated, he puts the phone into his pocket and looks at the reporters as he stands up.
LESTRADE: Thank you.
*
Shortly afterwards, he and Donovan are walking through the offices of New Scotland Yard.
DONOVAN: You've got to stop him doing that. He's making us look like idiots.
LESTRADE: Well, if you can tell me how he does it, I'll stop him.
"Sherlock how do you do it?" Lestrade asks curiously.
Sherlock sits up uncomfortably, "If I tell you know you will stop it and I can't have that."
"Bullocks!"
RUSSELL SQUARE PARK.
John is limping briskly through the park, leaning heavily on his cane. As he walks past a man sitting on the bench, the man stares after him, clearly recognizing him. He calls out.
MIKE: John! John Watson!
"Mike! We haven't seen him in years, Sherlock when did we last see him?"
"I believe once he introduced you and I we didn't hear from him, probably went to get fatter."
"Sherlock!" Mrs. Hudson looks at him with a disapproving glare. "No way to speak about an old friend."
"Yes, fine Mrs.Hudsom."
John turns back to Mike as he stands up and hurries towards him, smiling.
MIKE: Stamford. Mike Stamford. We were at Bart's together.
JOHN: Yes, sorry, yes, Mike. (He takes Mike's offered hand and shakes it.) Hello, hi.
MIKE (grinning and gesturing to himself): Yeah, I know. I got fat!
JOHN (trying to sound convincing): No.
"You are bloody terrible at lying." Almost everyone pips in to say.
MIKE: I heard you were abroad somewhere, getting shot at. What happened?
JOHN (awkwardly): I got shot.
They both look embarrassed.
"Well that made things awkward fast." Lestrade tells John.
"Yeah, he's a bit dense."
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I'm so sorry this took forever, it's short but I really hope to keep going. I've seen people comment and vote this to I'm trying to continue! 😅
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Into The Near Future
FanfictionAfter Sherlock's supposed 'death' his friends all come together to watch Sherlock Holmes and John Watson's incredible life story.... they all soon realize the secrets Sherlock has kept and get to talk to Sherlock themselves.
