The files were strewn on the floor like petals that fell from a flower
'Sherlock have you been up all night?' Watson asked as Sherlock sat cross-legged on the floor bent in deep thought over the files.
'pah,sleep is for hibernating animals Watson,I have already been very constructive this morning,rewiring my engine rotor for a previous concern,finished my smoke detector which by the way now detects several types of potentially harmful gases and oh yes I developed reasonable theories on this new case'
Watson gave him her questioning glare before she bounded up the stairs
'all this of course while you were wasting your brains useful resources on dreaming of a the man who called here earlier I presume'
Like a mother going to protect her offspring Watson raced down the stairs and stood in front of Sherlock half changed from her pyjamas.
'what time did he call at?'
'at an unreasonable time I suppose according to social norms'
'by your reaction I assume you are disappointed you missed him,you were expecting him no doubt?'
Absentmindedly 'yes Sherlock he said he might be down here on some work related business….'
'I mean we are not…he's an old friend'
Sherlock fixed Watson with a stare outside of normal standards,it had an loosening effect on her almost like he had shot her with truth serum.
'never mind Sherlock did he leave any address,a number…?'
'by the phone'
'oh and you should probably tell him to use gloves when handling luminal,could be quite dangerous later on,the colouring on his hands after years of absorbing the stuff is already starting to show'
Sherlock made a sound close to a laugh and added
'quite intriguing how a surgeon and a pathologist establish a relationship,it must have been an extraordinary meeting'
As he looked up all he saw was Watson's coat leaving through the front door behind her.
Her quick exit clarified for Sherlock the importance of such a man to had forgotten the daily routine of drug check and to finish momentary excitement followed almost immediately by anxiety led Sherlock to believe the separation was of her doing and the guilt that comes with such a appearance suggests her impact on him never educed and thus the hope of a reconciliation possibly?
Gregson would have to do as Sherlock's confidante for today.
Sherlock always approached Gregson's office like a boy awaiting his first glance at Father's study room while to Gregson it appeared as if Sherlock was waiting to see the principal.
'morning Captain Gregson'
'Sherlock what are you doing here you're not supposed to be here remember I still have two days with these agents and I don't need the extra questions believe me'
'oh I wouldn't worry about them arriving here anytime soon,I have a few friends around that delayed their limo for a while'
'what friends,what have you done Sherlock?'
'don't mention it,now as for the matter of the mysterious murder well I have gathered a few theories on that,impressive job I must say but to the trained eye quite noticeable in these crime scene photos'
'see in this one,the blood stain by the far right wall near the floorboard'
'we had forensics confirm it was the victims blood Sherlock what of it?'
'and you assumed it was what? A blood spatter perhaps'
'more likely that the body was moved actually from the wall to the middle of the room where he placed it in that position'
'what would be the point in that,there is no significance to the position of the body how she lays is how she was killed,no Captain the detail is in the wallpaper,the wall has been redone but when the victim tried to find the original wallpaper it had clearly gone out of circulation and why wouldn't it a horrible shade…
'Sherlock if you are suggesting that the victim had her wall done please remember there are no balconies and there never was an entrance way to that apartment behind that wall-
'yes but the wall has been done for some reason or other did the autopsy reveal anything interesting?'
Now that you mention the wall,there was plaster dust found in her hair and traces of it on her face'
'ah so I seem to be right…I think its about time to question the plasterer or whoever carried out the job on the wall'
Gregson looked at Sherlock expectantly..Sherlock finally heard what Gregson was silently saying
'well I had better be off then,please keep m-
'of course Sherlock I wouldn't keep you out of this,especially when you may just have found us a suspect'
