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Title: Coming Clean
Author: [personal profile] capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson
Summary: Looking for clues
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 26th 2018 prompt:A Logical Conclusion.

.oOOo.

‘It has to be here!’ said Sherlock Holmes in frustration. The detective needed the piece of evidence to prove to the police that Sullivan McNaulty had not been working alone. His accomplice had kept watch in the mews while McNaulty bludgeoned the unfortunate constable.

Holmes was on his hands and knees, frantically searching, and muttering, ‘I swear he smoked a cigarette.’

Dr Watson looked up at the shirts suspended from a clothesline and walked down the passage toward the street, examining the ground.

‘Here it is.’

‘Watson, how!?’

‘The laundress tossed out her wash water. The butt was carried downslope.’

.oOOo.

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Supplementary Notes: Holmes is usually the logic-driven character, but other characters can be logical too. Let someone other than Holmes be the logical one today. Bonus point if it’s Watson!
Logical Watson Bonus
Bonus point get!

Date: 2018-07-27 06:07 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] gardnerhill
I'll bet that, unlike Holmes, Watson has SEEN the wash being done.

Date: 2018-07-27 06:19 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Well done, Watson!
Mrs P

Date: 2018-07-28 12:18 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] bwblack
Well done Watson!

Date: 2018-08-07 09:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] med_cat
Hehe, good for Watson :)

Date: 2018-08-10 01:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] med_cat

Hee, yes, and it's a good trope ;)

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