4. Lamp
John, could you switch the lamp on? - SH
What? What lamp? Is this some kind of code? - JW
No code. The lamp, John, beside you. - SH
Sherlock, there is no lamp in my office... - JW
...Oh. When did you leave for work? - SH
At about 8:00 this morning. Nice to see that I've been gone for 5 hours and you haven't noticed till now. Switch the bloody lamp on yourself. - JW
Tough day? No surprise, it must be terrible. Having to deal with real-life idiots every day. - SH
Sherlock, they're my patients. Ad they're often ill. Cut them some slack. - JW
I don't cut things unless they're needed for a experiment or a case. Slack is something I rarely go near with a knife. - SH
Right. Well, was that all? Just the lamp? - JW
I think so. If there was anything else it's escaped me. - SH
That was the only reason you were texting me? Why couldn't you turn it on yourself, Sherlock? - JW
Can't move. My feet are currently encased in a cubic concrete mould. I've been stood in the kitchen for a while. - SH
Concrete mould? What are you testing for? - JW
How painful recirculation of blood is once a limb has been subjected to loss of it for a significant and sustained period of time. I need to see if a criminal could have escaped after being compressed in a small space or whether it would have been too painful to walk. - SH
Right. Well to be quite honest you lost me at 'significant and sustained'. One question, what will you do if your feet do grow painful after this? - JW
Sit down. - SH
Right. Very well then. I'll be home by 5 today. Shorter shift, Sarah's letting me off early. - JW
Good. You can tend to my aching feet should my experiment result as such. - SH
A massage will be enough to get the blood flowing again. I'll warn you though, it will make them ache more. - JW
It's fine. I trust you, John. - SH