It was the night before Christmas, and the streets were all vacant, for even the drug dealers and pimps thought it to cold to worry about payment.
The rest of the bad guys were all snug in their beds, thoughts of guns and anarchy dancing in their heads.
Fluffy stockings had been hung from chimneys with caution and care, all with the hope jolly Saint Nick would soon visit there.
Everything in Gotham was peaceful and quiet, except for in one two-story house, where a fella named Cratchit had been murdered by a louse.
The coppers suspected how Cratchit died, but found themselves perplexed by the icicle shaped ornament stuck in his side.
"What do you make of this?" one copper asked the shadow beside him. "It doesn't appear the murderer did this on a whim."
"This wasn't a crime of passion." There was a sigh. "He murdered Bob in grand fashion."
"He's been killed the same way as that stripper. Could be the work of the man calling himself the Gotham City Ripper."
"It's possible it's his handiwork," the grim man agreed. "However that ornament in his side is an unusual quirk."
"Hey, Jim," another copper named Bullock called. "We were just searching through the surrounding houses and flats and found one with a message that said Merry Christmas, Bats!"
A/N: Hello, all, and Happy Holidays!
So, the idea of this came from a from a fellow writer, zanganito (go read his Batman or Sherlock pieces!) who challenged me to write a Batman/Sherlock (ACD) crossover. This is what I came up with in response. There are four pieces in all and all are written as 221B drabbles in the theme of 'Twas The Night before Christmas byClement Clarke Moore.