The Poisoner

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Title:  The Poisoner
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD-Compliant Gaslight)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson
Summary: A murder investigation
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 15th prompt: That old saying

Mr Henry Barber-Jones suffered horribly if his contorted features were any indication.

‘Come away, Watson, there is nothing to be found here,’ said Sherlock Holmes.

‘I think that Barber-Jones was poisoned with the same alkaloid he used on his wife.’

‘No. Suicide seems more likely. Let it go.’

‘Suicide? Surely not. Yesterday he was so confident that he practically crowed; saying that you had no proof against him, that the poison was virtually untraceable.’

Holmes took Watson’s arm and drew him aside.

‘Then what of it? Justice has been served. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.’

.oOOo.

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Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Ah! This was the one I thought of too, but I had no idea how to work it. Well Done!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It is one of the more obvious goose-associated sayings.

[med_cat]

Indeed...

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised that people did not pick up on Holmes deflecting Watson from investigating too closely.
(Muahaha!)

[med_cat]

Holmes' own handiwork?

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

I will neither confirm or deny...

[med_cat]

Mhm

[methylviolet10b]

Haha! I had also considered "what's sauce for the goose", but I doubt I would have done as well with it as you have. Bravo!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

There are only so many goose-related sayings. I just had to find one to fit in a drabble.

[ancalime8301]

Heh. Very nice. :-)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!