Disclaimer: I own nothing, and only borrowed these characters for a little while.
Eyes intent on the mutilated body before him, Sherlock reached into his pocket for his magnifying glass.
Bringing it forth, he blinked as he looked at the little yellow plastic figurine held between his fingers: his eyes swiftly took in the anatomically incorrect body holding something resembling a stick, attired in a white painted dress and outrageous double bun hair.
It took him a moment longer than it should have to realise that this was not the device that he was after. Slipping it back into his pocket, he found his magnifying glass and leaned down for a closer look at the murder victim's left eyeball.
If John was looking, he would have made a comment about hanging up his coat instead of throwing it on the nearest surface where a child could reach it.
But John wasn't looking, and the game was afoot!
Next Chapter: Gruffalo.