Day 23 - From W. Y. Traveller: Handshake
A/N: Another 100 word drabble. (This was a hard one lol, since I'm trying not to think about pandemics while I write).
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It was late one night, and the fire was dying down to a warm, comfortable glow while I perused my case notes and Holmes sedately smoked his pipe.
"And you knew he was lying about his profession from a simple handshake?" I asked, amazed.
"Yes Watson," Holmes replied, a smile playing about his lips. "Agricultural workers get very distinctive callouses on their hands. I noticed at once that Mr Whitmore's hands were smooth, realized that he had signed on recently, possibly secretly hired to murder. After that, it was a simple matter of paying close attention to all his actions."