An old friend of Sherlock's somehow gets wrapped up in his and John's adventures...yes, a FRIEND. See what happens when everybody's favorite sociopath reacquaints with this old friend, and what will John and the others think about it?

If you had never known love, would you trust a stranger? Would you tell the stranger about your past? Would you listen to his? When Cynthia is found, alone on the streets, beaten within an inch of death, will she be able to learn to trust Severus Snape? Will she find her real family? Will she learn what love is? Or will she forever be afraid to become close to the people she needs the most?