Thank you so much to GeorgyannWayson for reviewing on the first chapter! I made some grammar mistakes and she helped me correct them. I am pretty sure I have done better in the grammar dept. in ch. 2 but if I missed something, let me know. Thank you for reading! :o)
P.S. - Buried takes place close to a year after John & Mary's wedding (way past Moriarty). That's probably about the only kind of spoiler of the show you may find.
Disclaimer: I do not own BBC's Sherlock. Write for pure enjoyment.
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Sherlock heard a tap on his front door. He knew the source without even opening his eyes.
"Go away." Sherlock said. He had just lay down on his couch, 5 nicotine patches on his right arm and was bored out of his mind. But no amount of boredom could make him want to see his brother.
"Well brother mine, you never return my phone calls." Mycroft said as he walked in.
"And you never seem to get the hint. My answer is no." Sherlock said.
Mycroft sat down in Sherlock's chair. He knew this would annoy his little brother. "But you haven't even heard what I am going to say."
"Fine. What do you want?" Sherlock asked.
"I have a job for you. An interesting one." Mycroft said.
"Oh not one more of your M16 cases!" Sherlock said.
"No," Mycroft smiled, "it is not. If it were, that would be so much better."
Sherlock rolled around the couch to face his brother but still didn't sit up.
"I knew I'd catch your interest." Mycroft said. "England has a new serial killer. He has killed 3 women; the 3rd just found this morning."
Sherlock looked through the folder Mycroft had given him. Christina Curry was the first victim; found buried alive in Manchester. She had been missing for 2 weeks when authorities stumbled upon a fresh grave in the woods. At first her boyfriend was suspected but the body of Celeste Waters was found in Leeds the same way. Celeste Waters missing for 1 week. Third body was Amy Duncan. Never declared missing; gone for only 4 days.
"Taking off was something Amy did." said Derrick, Amy's ex-boyfriend in an interview with the consulting detective. "With a history of drugs, Amy dropped our 2 year old daughter off and just said she had had enough and then just left."
"And you didn't bother stopping her?" Sherlock inquired.
"Why? Natalie is so much better off. I'm glad Amy is dead." Derrick replied.
Sherlock thought back to a time when he too had a "history of drugs". He had always been different, a higher IQ than the rest of his class. The kids had been mean to him growing up just because he was smarter than him. So he would show them up, point out their flaws to get even. Then college came and Sherlock tried for a better life. The use of marijuana dulled his senses but it made him friends. They were the wrong kind of friends he knew, but he counted on them to bring him what he needed. One day though, the marijuana wasn't enough and one of his "friends" brought him some great stuff called cocaine. Then cocaine lead to heroine which led to overdose after overdose until he was kicked out of college due to bad grades and not showing up to classes. One day he awoke up in a hospital bed but not a hospital. His arms were handcuffed to the rails and his brother was standing in the doorway.
"Hello brother mine." Mycroft solemnly greeted.
"Mycroft, what the hell?!" Sherlock pulled on the handcuffs but it was of no use.
"Mother and father send their wishes brother." Mycroft said.
"Yes, I am sure they do. You have never told them about my use so I doubt they know where I am." Sherlock said.
"Oh but they do now Sherlock." Mycroft said. "And if you do not agree to a rehab treatment of my choosing, they will be here tomorrow."
Sherlock thought back to that time in his life. If only Amy Duncan had that chance in her life before she was found murdered.
Body number 4 came five days later. Only thing that drew all of the victims together? They all had long brown hair.
"Tabitha Jones." said Lestrade when Sherlock and John arrived. They were in Brentwood, over 200 miles away from the first murder.
"Why so far away?" asked John.
"Anderson thinks this is a copycat." Lestrade said.
"Anderson is a moron." Sherlock said. "With the exception of the fact that no valid information has been leaked to a single newspaper, every detail is the same down to the same wood made for the coffin. We are dealing with the same killer."
After the four murders Lestrade was forced with no choice but to give an exclusive news conference.
"District Inspector Lestrade, what can you tell us about this new serial killer? How many bodies has there been and what is the motive?" The reporters were full of questions in the news conference.
"We believe that our killer is a male with the possibility of just recently, loosing someone very close to him. All of the victims have been white female with long brown hair." Lestrade answered.
"Is it true that all women have been found buried alive?"
"Yes," answered Sergent Donovan, "all appeared to have been buried alive. Any more questions before we close?"
"Sir, is it true that Sherlock Holmes is on this case?"
"Yes, that is true. Sherlock Holmes is working this case." answered Lestrade. He and Donovan stood up and left the news conference. The reporters still yelled out more questions but there were no more answers to give.
Two weeks later after the news conference came the 5th murder.
"Have Molly do an autopsy." Sherlock told Lestrade. This was the first victim found in the London area. Sherlock had noted something different with this body that hadn't been on the others.