When Tom woke up, he saw beside him, reading a newspaper, a familiar face.

"Ben ?" He asked.

"I'm afraid not. Sherlock Holmes. I think she said you weren't supposed to see me, but anyway, someone had to be there when you wake up."

"Where... what ?"

"I imagine this might be confusing to you, but really, it's simple. You are currently in the « hospital wing » of a place called the Manor. Mia brought you here in quite a bad shape, and we have placed you in a quite clever machine called Regina, and then when Regina was done fixing you, we transferred you to the waking room. You had several broken bones, and we found traces of something they call fear venom in your blood. It should have cleared out by now, but you might experience some panic attack in the next few days. And yes, I am Sherlock Holmes. Mia brought me here as well. She offered to make me disappear and stay with her, just as we wait for things to calm down a bit. I kind of betrayed my country."

"Yeah, I know about that. People went crazy about the end of this episode."

"Quite..."

"Where is she ? This... Mia ?"

"Out there, on the beach. She's a bit... perturbed."

He nodded to show something behind Tom. The actor looked behind him, and saw the shape of two bodies, covered by a sheet. His heart skipped a beat when he noticed one of the body was of a child. His reaction might have been clearly visible, because Sherlock gave him a piece of advice.

"Don't pity her too much."

"Why ?" He asked quite sharply. "Are you saying she deserved it ?"

"Absolutely not. I'm just saying she hates that."

Tom immediately calmed down, and felt silly for overreacting. A second man entered the room.

"You should go and see her. She will talk to you."

"What makes you say that ? She doesn't know me."

"She brought you here. She's involved, now. I'm sure you have many questions. She'll answer you. Besides, you could really do with some fresh air."

"Who are you ?"

"Antonio, at your service. I'm an inventor, a kind of doctor, and many thing more. Above all, I'm her oldest friend."

"Don't try his food, though." Sherlock added. "It might poison you."

"What ? That's an outrageous lie, and an insult to my person ! I'm the best cook in the manor."

"The kid cooks better than you."

"You didn't even taste my food !"

"I've watched you cook. You put more salt in your starter than all the salt from the tears John cried at my funeral, and that is already a tremendous amount."

Antonio had a shocked look, and then decided to leave the room.

"Philistine !" He muttered.

Sherlock had a victorious smile, and winked at tom. He waited some time, and then added.

"he's right, though, you should go to her."

And that's how, a few minutes later, he was filling his lungs with fresh marine air, on a long and deserted beach. He saw her, sitting by the water, but did not dare to approach her. She turned her face to him, saw him, and invited him to come. He came closer to her, and sat by her side.

"How are you feeling, Tom ?"

"Better. Far better. This place is beautiful."

"I'm glad you like it. It was my Master's holiday home, he donated it to me. I'm sure you have many questions."

"How did you find me ?"

"Honestly ? Coincidence. Several people had been approached to murder my son, and your kidnapper was on the list. We caught him, and we questioned him. We were in quite a hurry, because we were looking for Sherlock. I suppose you've met him ? Anyway, we found your phone, and I saw the pictures. John Watson made him tell us were you were, and we used the Weeping Angel protocol and sent him to Hiroshima, on the day of the bombing."

"Why did he take on me ?"

"I'm not sure. I have a theory, but I need to check it."

"How ? "

She smiled and tried to take his hand. He flinched.

"Don't worry. I'm not gonna hurt you."

He hence let her take his hand, and she gently took it to the water, until both of their hands were immersed up to the wrist. He was surprised by the coldness of the water. Then, slowly, they both got on their feet, and he thought he could still feel the water beneath his hand.

"Don't move." she said.

She let his hand go, took a step back, and had a tired smile.

"Hidden in plain sight. You have no idea how long I've been looking for you. But it's quite hard to find something when you don't know what you are looking for, isn't it ?"

He looked at his hand, and saw a water column had formed beneath it.

"What's happening to me ?" He asked, frightened.

"Well, apparently you're not 100% human."

"What are you talking about ? That's ridiculous, my parents are humans !" He reacted, on defense.

"Your parents are, yes. Have you ever taken any interest in your ancestors ?"

"Yes, and they are ALL humans."

"How far did you go on your father's side ?"

"1739. The first of my name was an orphan. How do I stop that ?"

"Just close your hand."

He closed his hand, and the column collapsed.

"He wasn't an orphan." she said. "He was hidden. Stolen to his father and put away from him. Your own name bares that trace, although it's a wrong translation. You're the hidden jewel. The hidden stone."

"Who would do such a thing ? Who would be cruel enough to kidnap a child and just... drop him in a shabby orphanage ?"

"The baby was stolen by the nurse, and she acted on request of the baby's mother. She's a hero, and she hid him well. I've been trying to find him, and you, for years, and I never could find a single trace after his kidnapping. I can only guess that she thought the baby would be safer there than anywhere else."

"Safer in a rotten building with no one to care for him than in the arms of a loving father ?"

"Loving father ? It's because of his « loving father » that you were kidnapped. A loving father that didn't even give a look to his son when he was born. The same man who was gonna kill you, who share his blood, just to get his revenge on me and those who brought him down. The same man who manipulated my son's father to get him murdered. The same who carelessly took so many lives, and I mean literally stole them from his people, just to live longer himself and have a chance to take control of this planet. What does it tell you about this man ? Wasn't the child safer away from him ?"

"I don't believe you ! That's impossible."

"She's lying!" said a masculine voice. "It's been long since he didn't have to manipulate me."