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"Holmes."

"Mmm?"

"Please put your violin down and listen to this."

"Later, Watson. I'll listen later."

"But, this is important. It's a report from The Daily News."

"Hmm…"

"Its about a commotion at wedding yesterday. Listen…"

"Rich people with too much to drink and more then enough idle time, I'll wager."

" ' At Lord Simon's wedding yesterday to his fiancé, Ms.Hatterton, the only daughter of the American millionaire. Donald Hatterton, a commotion by several of the distinguished guests who were said to be intoxicated-"

" I was right after all. They will never learn, after Lord Simon-"

"under the influence of strong alcohol, overturned chairs and 'frightened half the ladies out of there wits.'"

"- got his fortune, in which, if I may add, I was instrumental,-"

"It is questionable if His Lordship was in a sober state himself. Some of the guests at the wedding were-"

"-and of course I wonder how many times his uncles have died to leave him such a –"

" – Hislordship's close friends, Lord Dunhill, Lady Mackerton, and of course-"

"- vast fortune. That boy has absolutely no subtlety, I tell you, Watson,-"

"- the notorious adventuress, Irene Adler, who recently had an estrangement from her husband, Gordon Norton- "

"- and…What!!"

"- and was accompanied by celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft Holmes-"

" What!!!!!"

"- and people must surely question if a blossoming romance is not taking place between Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Adler-"

"Give that here!"

……

"Should I drop a line to Mycroft?"

"Yes. Please. And tell him that he has signed his death warrant."

I'm Evil. Hee Hee.