Ever since Sherlock Holmes jumped from the top of London's Bart's Hospital, his best friend, John Watson, has been deeply depressed. Sherlock, (who had gone into hiding), has made no plans to come back. But a series of coded letters cause his whole world to come crashing down around him. Sherlock enlists two of his best friends--Molly Hooper and D.I. Greg Lestrade--to help in his most urgent rescue mission ever, saving John Watson. All rights to characters go to the writers of BBC Sherlock and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Finding out that your best friend has been kidnapped and tortured for 6 months is hard. Losing them again is extremely harsh. Lose them three times and it becomes unbearable. It's even worse if you're in love with them. ~*~ 'Don't move.' 'John, put the gun down.' 'I said, don't move.' ... 'I have to go.' 'Why?' 'Because people have died because of me!' ... 'SHERLOCK! I was too late. ... Oh God, it's happened again. *Extracts from Chapters 11 and 12* *WARNING!* This is a torture fic, it contains some graphic descriptions of violent acts that some readers may find upsetting. There's also quite a bit of swearing. Set 1 year after Sherlock's return from the dead. Does not contain Mary.