Molly zips up the body bag containing "Sherlock Holmes" and takes a moment to double-check the death certificate. (Date and place of birth: January 6, 1977, Royal London Hospital. Date and place of death: June 16, 2012, St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Cause of death: I. (a) Massive bodily trauma due to jumping off a 4-story building. (b) Suicide.)
The pathologist takes a ragged breath and signs the death certificate, then tells her assistant that she may release the body to Sherlock's next of kin. Mycroft will be here any moment, and while she's reasonably certain the body will fool him, her face probably won't. She sneaks out the rear entrance, and later learns that Mycroft briefly examined the body, then gave the name of a funeral home and left without another word.
(We did it.)
Molly Hooper is no longer afraid.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who's reviewed, followed, or favorited this story! All the feedback has been wonderful, and I'm sorry I haven't been better about responding over the last few weeks. This is likely the last greatest fears story I'll do, but never fear, there are other stories in the pipeline...