a/n: Holmes and companions do not belong to me
Extra points if you spot a nod to Alfred Hitchcock:-)
Now, back to Baker Street...
A Study in Suspense:chapter 7
A blood stained note...
Holmes swiftly scans the writing;
The clumsy, blood stained scrawl,
The gilded edge and Governmental crest.
From childhood notes to Christmas cards,
This hand had penned them all;
"Tell Sherlock" was the simple, stark request.
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"Young Hopkins found this paper,
Knew, of course, who it was for,"
Lestrade described the scene an hour ago.
"An empty terraced house
Had seemed inhabited once more;
With furtive figures moving to and fro."
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"An injured factory worker
Had sent word to Scotland Yard;
He'd seen two men remove a third by force.
He'd watched from his rear window
As they'd dragged him, struggling hard,
And set off in a waiting cab and horse."
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"We checked the house most carefully,
Found embers in the grate,
Fresh ropes, some scraps of food, a brand new lock."
Was Mrs Hudson with them?
Would their actions be too late?
No answer; just an ever-ticking clock…
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