Astrid Wingham was just an echo, she no longer existed. In her place stood the new and not so improved Alexa Holton. Astrid finds herself caught up in the affairs of the greatest criminal minds in the world, and despite her memorable past with crime, she happily finds herself in the middle of the great game. With her criminal father still gone missing, and the greatest criminal mind as her boss, will she stay strong in this dangerous world? Or will her separate feelings for two men cloud her judgement? (A/N I am a huge fan of the Sherlock universe and I've always wanted to write about it. This fiction is set in the same time as the BBC Sherlock series, however it also has it's own story created by yours truly. I've kept everything in cannon as much as possible, the only exceptions being alterations to scenes to include Astrid. Also a quick mention to Ariane DeVere's transcripts on live journal, you're a lifesaver! I should probably also add that the only characters that I own are my original ones, the rest belong to the genius' Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat!!!)