The Nobility of Bachelors Part 2
Who: John & Sherlock
When: The day after Lord St. Simon comes to Sherlock about recovering his missing bride. Things prove more complex - and sinister - than originally thought.
John had not been idle in his time away from Sherlock's side. If anything, he had been very productive for an "assistant".
Last night while Sherlock was out another note was brought to 221B. One by a woman wearing a veil, Mrs. Hudson had told him. "She was obviously a lady, you could tell just by her voice. But still, to wear a veil at night? Isn't that a bit strange? Eccentric? But very compelling all the same. She was very compelling." John found it strange as well but after some of the cases he'd done with Sherlock, strange things (and happenings) were becoming more of a regular occurrence.
The note was very short but cryptic: "What of Ladies Maud and Helena?"
John hadn't known what to make of it at first until he thought about the present case with Lord St. Simon and how there had been two previous wives (but he never mentioned their names, just how they had ended). He then spent some time online looking up what he could of the Lord's two previous marriages. Most of the information that could be found was by a reporter - the same reporter who had written the recent article on the third wedding and disappearance of Lord Robert's young American bride. Bernard Lanham was his name. Further research of him showed that St. Simon had tried to take him to court over one of his earlier articles implying that the annulment of Lord Robert's second marriage didn't seem very justified (or lacking in the facts/reasons for an annulment). The case was thrown out but the fact that such a thing had happened - and to a reporter known for his investigative abilities - made John want to go talk to this reporter.
John ended up taking some sleeping pills so he could go to sleep but kept the door locked (although he still hid his laptop, it was a habit by now). Sherlock needed to work on the Ripper case. John, without saying a word to the other man, was taking up slack on the St. Simon case. He didn't tell Sherlock about the note or that he was going out to research on it. Just made it look like he was heading off to work the next morning.
When: The day after Lord St. Simon comes to Sherlock about recovering his missing bride. Things prove more complex - and sinister - than originally thought.
John had not been idle in his time away from Sherlock's side. If anything, he had been very productive for an "assistant".
Last night while Sherlock was out another note was brought to 221B. One by a woman wearing a veil, Mrs. Hudson had told him. "She was obviously a lady, you could tell just by her voice. But still, to wear a veil at night? Isn't that a bit strange? Eccentric? But very compelling all the same. She was very compelling." John found it strange as well but after some of the cases he'd done with Sherlock, strange things (and happenings) were becoming more of a regular occurrence.
The note was very short but cryptic: "What of Ladies Maud and Helena?"
John hadn't known what to make of it at first until he thought about the present case with Lord St. Simon and how there had been two previous wives (but he never mentioned their names, just how they had ended). He then spent some time online looking up what he could of the Lord's two previous marriages. Most of the information that could be found was by a reporter - the same reporter who had written the recent article on the third wedding and disappearance of Lord Robert's young American bride. Bernard Lanham was his name. Further research of him showed that St. Simon had tried to take him to court over one of his earlier articles implying that the annulment of Lord Robert's second marriage didn't seem very justified (or lacking in the facts/reasons for an annulment). The case was thrown out but the fact that such a thing had happened - and to a reporter known for his investigative abilities - made John want to go talk to this reporter.
John ended up taking some sleeping pills so he could go to sleep but kept the door locked (although he still hid his laptop, it was a habit by now). Sherlock needed to work on the Ripper case. John, without saying a word to the other man, was taking up slack on the St. Simon case. He didn't tell Sherlock about the note or that he was going out to research on it. Just made it look like he was heading off to work the next morning.