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I got my keys from my pocket, and clambered up the stairs to 221b, passing 'Mrs Hudson' on the way. I wasn't thinking as I walked up the stairs, I let my feet carry myself, and I thought over the strange events of the past day. How… peculiar. How… bizarre, even for a day when you live with Sherlock Holmes.

The door of 221b opened and I looked up to see Sherlock standing there staring at me.

"That wasn't Mycroft's car was it? It looked similar to his, but there wasn't as much mud on the wheels as you would expect if he was driving from Mycroft manor, and the number plates were all wrong…"

"No, Sherlock, it wasn't your brother. We'll talk about it some other time, but for now, we have more pressing manners" and I indicated to inside the flat to where I assumed Scarlett sat.

"Ah, yes, my dau- Scarlett" he said as he moved aside to let me in

"Hello John" smiled Scarlett as I walked into the room. "I'm sorry to have jumped you like that, I assure you it wasn't planned, he started to walk towards us, and I didn't think it would be appropriate to start fighting in the middle of the restaurant, so I didn't the only thing I could think, I'm sorry" and she genuinely did look sorry.

"It's okay, but please, never do that to me again"

"Deal" and she resumed her seat

"Ah ah ah, not just yet little lady, we have some things to talk about" said Sherlock, taking his role ass father "what is this case you are doing? Wait no, start with an easier question, what do you do? As in, for a living?"

"I accept the jobs which pay the most" and she picked up a 'Science Weekly' magazine.

Sherlock took it from her hands "and what exactly does that mean?"

"Deduct" she said simply and took it back

"I want you to tell me" and he snatched it once more from her hands and threw it out the open window. Sounds of a car suddenly breaking followed.

She sighed and sat up "it means exactly what I said. I take the jobs that offer me the most money. I'm used to a comfortable life style, and when mother kicked me out for a new boyfriend-"

"Irene did what?" he exclaimed standing up

"Do you want to here about what I do or not?" she asked, exasperated

"I'm sorry, do continue" and he sat back down

"where was I, ah yes, mother kicked me out, so I started moving from place to place, doing what I could, sometimes committing a crime, then helping the police to solve it, quite funny really, but anyway, so, recently, I get a phone call, not completely new for me, asking if I could get information, I said, yeah, sure, for a price, obviously. Then a few days later, I get another phone call, with an address I can stay while I get the information, so I end up here. I started looking through your papers, and see you are Holmes. I rang Irene and asked her if she knew where you were staying; she said last she heard was London, so voila here I am."

"And what was this information you needed to get? And who for?"

"Well that's the strange thing isn't it, I traced the phone calls back to mothers home, it was her new man candy, wanting information on you, through another source, whilst staying in your home"

"But that doesn't make sense" I said

"No John it doesn't… to the normal mind" said Sherlock "okay, who is this source you we getting information from?" she opened a rather large purse and pulled out a folder, ones police use on cases.

"Names Marcus Longbe, age 37, known drug dealer for the area, acquaintances, you, apparently"

"Yes, me and Marcus go way back… okay, so now we know why they wanted you to talk to him specifically, but why in general, do you have any idea who your mothers new man candy is?" Sherlock asked Scarlett

"James Isaac Marshall. Quite pretentious don't you think?"

"Not the point. I've never heard of him, so what does he want? Ah but wait…"

"What?" I asked

"Shush, I'm concentrating" and Sherlock began to pace the room "of course, That's it!"


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