Note from Sherlock Holmes:
In the author's overly-enthusiastic endeavor to showcase my relationship with Molly Hooper, she failed to wrap up a loose end. Honestly, how none of you people could have noticed such a thing…
The case of Hilton Cubitt:
If you are wondering, which I'm sure you are—why are you?- Molly Hooper did assist me with this case. Since the initial contact with the client, many months elapsed before a new message was discovered. As I suspected, he left a note in the garden where this time he knew, only Mrs. Cubitt would be able to see it.
Perhaps he did not count on her sharing it with her husband. You see, Mrs. Cubitt lead a rather...shady lifestyle back in the states. Of such, she became involved with a man having connections to organized crime.
That's where the code comes in. At first glance, it appears to only be a crude drawing—a proper advantage if you're avoiding detection.
Now, you might be wondering how exactly I broke the code, but God knows you people are only interested in my personal affairs with Miss Hooper (hereby referred to as soon-to-be Mrs. Holmes). She did assist me in breaking the code; once I explained the general principles involved, she picked up on it rather quickly—quite like her dancing.
From the content within the messages, I was able to glean that she had been engaged to a Mr. Crane in the states—the same Mr. Crane being involved in organized crime.
Because of such, and her previous relationship to him (which she broke off after having met Mr. Cubitt while he was on holiday in the states) she panicked.
The messages themselves were pleas for her to return to America with her former paramour. When confronted by myself and soon-to-be Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Cubitt gave the story from her side (and she confirmed my at the time shot-in-the-dark [I never guess] about the organized crime).
Consequently, the authorities were alerted. A few officers stood outside the following night (at my suggestion, of course), and were able to apprehend Mr. Crane. Currently, the only charges pressed are for trespassing, but I find it unlikely that he will return to their house anytime soon, as they have purchased two full-grown German Shepherds.
As for me and soon-to-be Mrs. Holmes, that is none of your business, and I've already gotten John to delete most of his sentimental writings about us in his blog. However, a few seemed to have escaped into the hands of some silly writer girl. Can't any of you do something about that?
-SH