From Michael JG Meathook: Sherlock becomes obsessed with catching a master thief that seems able to outsmart the detective at every turn.
A drabble
Thief
Lestrade and Holmes in deep discussion;
One more necklace disappeared;
One fine ruby bracelet vanished;
Many new reports; more feared.
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Holmes is stumped, but won't admit it;
Has not eaten, has not slept.
Scoured the streets but found no answers;
Not a clue where hoard is kept.
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Jewels purloined from streets and houses;
No one glimpsed at scene of crime;
Thefts seem random, no set pattern;
Nothing pins the place and time.
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Holmes sets out once more, quite weary;
The game's still on; a long hard quest...
And on the roof in Baker Street,
A magpie lines her gaudy nest.
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