Detective Inspector Gregory Lestrade was stunned. In all the time he had known John Watson, he never expected to hear that. 'Why on earth would he want to see Sherlock Holmes' criminal record'? It was out of character for the good doctor.
"Look, John, you know I just can't hand that over it would be a serious breach. You know how it is important documents, data protection and all that. I'm sorry."
John had a crazy idea and it may just work, "Yeah Greg, I completely understand, it's a nightmare but would you be able to hand it over to some like, oh I don't know, Sherlock's GP?"
The detective was now definitely intrigued, "Well it would depend on why the GP would want them. I would need proof that the persons' welfare was at risk with regards to their criminal past before I even considered giving anyone a copy."
The ex-army doctor wasn't daft, he knew full well that he would need to give evidence to Greg, but this was Sherlock they were discussing. Would it be John's place to tell Lestrade about his concerns? Would it be a breach of Sherlock's privacy? On the other hand, Greg had known Sherlock for years so might be able to shed some light on the whole situation.
"I'm genuinely concerned for Sherlock, Greg he's not himself anymore, he's more withdrawn than usual and now he's really adamant he's going to visit his parents this weekend. Molly thinks it's due to last Christmas but I feel that its more than that." John felt like a huge wait had been lifted from his shoulders but now he had to wait for Greg's response, it felt like it was never coming.
"Come to the station, I know I'm not as smart as those Holmes brothers but I think I might know part of the issue". Now it was Johns turn to intrigued so he decided to head straight to the station to see Greg.
Little did the two men know that a third had been listening to their conversation. Mycroft Holmes was sitting in his study in his home, more like mansion, with the phone call being live streamed to his computer. He knew exactly what Greg was on about and hoped that John would be able to help his brother. Just as Mycroft ended the link he looked at a picture on his desk. It was Sherlock standing next to a woman who was holding a baby girl.
Sherlock's wife and Sherlock's daughter.