Challenges of December

by cmee57

Responses to prompts from Hades Lord of the Dead's 2012 December Calendar Challenge of Awesomeness. Rated T to be safe. My humble apologies for the delay in posting chapters.

14. Chapter 14

DECEMBER 14

Prompt- From I'm Nova - The swan clue

The only thing found on the calling card was a picture of two swans. One of these cards had been left at every major burglary in London for the last six months. There were no other clues to the identity of the person responsible for the robberies.

Lestrade was certain that it was a group doing the burglaries.. Holmes, however, had another idea.

"Inspector, when the perpetrators are apprehended, it will be a couple; a man and wife," the consulting detective informed him.

"Why do you say that, Mr. Holmes?" Lestrade was baffled.

Holmes held up the calling card. "Do you not know that swans mate for life?"

A week later, a husband and wife were caught breaking into the American ambassador's residence. Their greatest regret was not being caught, but the realization that once they were sent to prison, that they would be apart from each other for a very long time.

I do not feel I rose to the challenge of this prompt very well. However, I am still glad I made the effort.

Thanks for reading.