To Dye For

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Title: To Dye For
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson, Inspector Hopkins
Summary: Murder
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 9th 2018 prompt: The colour purple

.oOOo.

‘Holmes, you better look at this,’ said Dr Watson as he pulled back the shroud.

‘Indeed! Too bad we did not see this earlier.’

‘What is it?’ asked Inspector Hopkins.

‘The blueness we attributed to cyanosis at the riverbank looks different under the mortuary lighting.’

‘It seemed reasonable at the time. That water was positively frigid.’

‘That’s true, Inspector, but take a closer look. Cyanosis does not affect fingernails or hair, and yet every bit of her is a light shade of purple.’

‘We can rule out accidental drowning. This girl was first killed, and dumped, in a dying vat.’

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Supplementary Notes: Straight-forward; no cheating.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Hurrah for the pun!

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks!
It's July. I'm busy. Puns happen.
:-D

[gardnerhill]

Color me shocked.

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! I resisted the idea of using purple prose due to the wordcount.

[bwblack]

Miss Violet turned Violet. And as always you've found a fan of your puns. Only vaguely related but I was truly disappointed when I first learned that cyanosis was not a side effect of cyanide poisoning.

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! Yeah, cyanosis is usually a sign of inadequate oxygenated blood flow. It is a symptom of many conditions from hypothermia to cardiac arrest. (And puns happen around me when I'm stressed.)

[mafief]

Glad they figured it out.

P.s. hopefully the stress will reduce soon. In the mean time, I've been enjoying your puns.

[capt_facepalm]

Thank you so much! My stress is more melodrama than actual drama. Things should settle down in a couple of months.

[med_cat]

I'd love to see that casefic...

[capt_facepalm]

Thanks! Another plot bunny relegated to the pasture to fatten up.