A drabble

[wellinghall]

A Scandal in Baker Street

He straightened up, stripping off his fouled gloves and apron as he did so, then putting them in his leather bag. He left the narrow alley, heading for the high road where he could find a hansom, or at least an omnibus.

Alighting at Regent's Park, he turned into his own street and headed home. Opening the door, he headed up the stairs, took off his hat and coat, and went into the sitting room.

A familiar voice spoke. "Whitechapel again, Doctor?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so. You have your cocaine, and I have ... this."

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

And that's why Holmes never solved those murders. He didn't want to betray his own. It all makes sense, now.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

[muninnhuginn]

Splendid.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! I never imagined for a moment... (dazed by shock revelations)

(There's something particularly chilling about the Doctor jolting home in an ordinary omnibus, alongside all the other unsuspecting passengers.)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Brrr - that's a shiver up my spine!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you ;-)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Very chilling and clever.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

[colinbj.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

There's famously no mention of cocaine in the later stories. Presumably they made an abstinence pact, explaining why the murders stopped even though the perpetrator was never caught?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-)

And yes, you may have hit on something there.

[colinbj.livejournal.com]

There's a nice piece on the evolution of Sherlock Holmes on the BBC website today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30932322

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I was reading that less than five minutes before I saw your comment!