Three days earlier
"Hello?"
"Mr Holmes." American.
"Yes"
"We have heard that you have some involvement with a woman named Irene Adler"
"An anonymous phone call about that woman, this can't be good. What has she done and why should I care about it"
"She is in Karachi."
"And…?"
"She will be executed in two days' time"
Sherlock was taken aback. "Two days?"
"Yes."
He composed himself. "And why, does this concern me"
"Our organisation is interested in her for reasons we… well we can't exactly explain over the phone. But we need your help to recover her from the situation"
"So you can kill her?"
"No Mr Holmes. We will offer her protection and eventually… immunity from any harm that certain people believe should come to her. Think of it as an offer of redemption for Miss Adler."
"The term redemption means she's in more trouble than I expected"
"Well she is to be beheaded before the week's end… So do we have a deal?"
"No."
"I'm sorry. What is your reasoning?"
"I don't care for her. I thought I had made that clear."
"Yet your reaction says otherwise"
"My reaction?"
"I'll admit I thought better of you Mr Holmes. I had heard you were a genius"
"Your point?"
"Did you not think that we would have you under observation? We wanted to be sure you were alone. Your reaction shows you do care. My agent says you seemed… shocked Mr Holmes"
"Fine, fine. What do you want?"
"To fly you to Karachi and play a major part in our mission. She knows and trusts you. You will take her from the place that she is being executed in and deliver her to us."
"Fine yes okay."
"Also, you will deliver her to our British operatives – or least anyone who can pull off the accent. "
"So basically she will have no knowledge of her destination."
"Until the morning, no."
"Agreed. So when is this?"
"We will send a car-"
"No Mycroft will notice. Tell me the airport and I will be there."
"Heathrow. 7 Am. Don't be late."
"Of course."
He hung up the phone. Execution. What on Earth had she done? And why did I agree? You know what? I don't care. I'll just get this over with… it's better than nothing. Besides, I haven't got a case... and John took my gun.
(A/N) Whoa! 2 updates in a week I am on a roll! And thank you so much for those of you who favourite, follow and review… THANKS! You make my day! ~ astudyinredbeard
