Panic rose up from John's stomach as he threw himself forward to get Sherlock out the way of danger. Colliding with Sherlock's body both flew across the room away from the window. Hitting the floor Sherlock wheezed as John landed across his chest, pushing all the air from his lungs in an instant.

"John what are you doing?" coughed Sherlock as he tried to right himself

"Saying your life you idiot. You missed it and it could have killed you. That section of floorboard has been electrified and you were about to step on it. Look the floor it looks like it's riddled with woodworm however when you step on it BOOM electric shock. Follow the buzzing noise back to its source and you will find the on switch for it" divulged John, gesturing towards the floor with a pointed finger.

Sherlock just stared at him wide eyed and shocked, John had once again saved his life. How could Sherlock of been so stupid. Missing the signs was a error that only a fool could make. Sherlock's face dropped into his cold hard mask, which he used in most situations. The case has not been fully solved. The Detective now needed to work out who was behind this and why. Sherlock swept out of the room leaving John still on the floor and without even saying thank you.

Sherlock rapidly stormed down the stairs in search of Irene. He found her in the reception area, 'servicing' one of her girls. Rolling his eyes, he made his presence in the room known.

"Irene we need to talk upstairs now" commanded Sherlock.

He gave her a moment to straighten herself up before he walked out, stopping for only a small second to make sure she was following.

They both stepped into the crime scene room to find John disabling the electrified floor.

"Have you had any work done here recently?" asked Sherlock

"Couple of weeks ago, we had the electrics sorted out. Why?" Irene inquired while staring at John.

"Whoever completed the work also electrified the flooring by the window. However I suspect the death trap may have been meant for you. Who did you get in to do the job?" replied Sherlock, pacing the room trying to fit the facts into place in his head.

"A local company I think. It was cash in hand, but I wasn't here when the guy came so I don't know who he was" Irene answered contemplating who would be trying to kill her... Again.

"Who knows you are alive?" John blurted out bitterly. This earned cold stares from both Sherlock and Irene. Turning back to the job at hand, John continued to disable the trap. Cutting wire though, John was certain the floor by the window was now safe. He pulled himself up on to his feet and walked over to Sherlock.

"I received something a couple of weeks; I thought nothing of it at the time, just someone trying to scare me. I'll just go get it" said Irene, stepping out of the room.

Irene handed Sherlock a A5 sheet of stationary paper with a message applied to it with a fine tip fountain pen.

'Vovxgirxrgb xzm yv z yrgxs nfxs orpv z dsliv rm z ivw wivhh. R droo hprm blf'

"It's in code. The letters have been reversed. The letter 'A' swapped for the letter 'Z' and so on. Pass me a pen and a piece of paper, please John" stated Sherlock while studying the writing style carefully.

John pulled a pen from his jacket and small notebook that he had taken to having with him on cases, and passed it to Sherlock.

Sherlock began to decrypt the message.

'Electricity can be a bitch much like a whore in a red dress. I will skin you' Sherlock read aloud.

All three adults whispered in unison;

"Moriarty"

Sorry for the long wait for the update. If there are any mistake, I'm sorry! Hope this created enough angst and tension for you. I also have to say I have loved reading your reviews for this story, you guys really do keep me going.

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