Watson is taken to the criminal's lair
There he is beaten to the greatest extent
But he won't betray Holmes
No matter what torture they invent
Holmes meanwhile is clearly sick
But no other doctor will do
He also lacks an appetite
And coughs the night through
Nightmares plague both that night
Both are woken by their screams
Watson is beaten once again
Holmes imagines the criminal's schemes
(Now dear reader, you can imagine
Some of this has been done before
But you cannot even guess
What I have lying in store)
The next day Holmes has an epiphany
And he knows where to go
He grabs Lestrade for assistance
The poor inspector is tired though
They find the hideout and create a distraction
Holmes finds Watson half-dead
The criminals shoot at the detective
But Lestrade takes the bullets instead
Holmes and the PC's go to a hospital
Baring poor Lestrade and Watson
(By this point in the case
Holmes is wishing it had never begun)
TBC