The setting for this drabble is explained at the end of Operating System and fleshed out in And So Hold On.


A Great Escape

"John wants to go outside."

"He can't. It's raining."

"He's a grown man; he can go out in the rain."

"Mr. Holmes, must I remind you, again, that we are professionals. We know what Mr. Watson…"

"Doctor."

"We know what Doctor Watson should or shouldn't be doing."

"A Spring shower…"

"Mr. Holmes, that is a thunderstorm. He'd be soaked to the bone."

Sherlock glared at the nurse, and then hissed to John.

"Medical professionals? If she weren't the director's niece… Anyway, here is the plan: After she leaves for what they dare to call tea, I'll…"

The game was on.