Sherlock fic: Confession (3/?)
Title: Confession (3/?)
Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG
Spoilers: The Reichenbach Fall
Characters (this chapter): Sally Donovan
Summary (this chapter): Sally knows the world is not drawn in black and white
A/N: A continuation that no one demanded, but I’m supplying anyway
Disclaimer: I do not own Sherlock or any of its characters.
1. Mycroft
2. Anderson
3. Sally
4. Molly
I know that I did the right thing. If not, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself. There was an injustice, and it was my duty to see that everything was put right, that the criminals got punished. Why has everything suddenly gotten so complicated?
The man who I always knew would lead to no good is dead. That should be the end of it, right? The bad man is gone and the heroes rejoice. But I threw a rock into a stream and did not foresee the ripples. The man I truly respect (who I would lay down my life for) is in disgrace. He says he doesn’t blame me, but I can see it in his eyes that I’ve lost his trust forever. The other officers whisper about me- the one who went over her DI’s head only to destroy his entire career. I suppose that’s just gossip playing its natural course: at first, I was ‘The Woman’, quickly rising in the ranks and proving my worth against any man; then I became ‘The Other Woman’, who ruined the marriage of a respected colleague; and now I’m finally ‘The Woman Who Caused the Fall’, and whether they mean the Freak or Lestrade, I’m still unsure.
I should have known by now to take everything into consideration, but I saw the evidence plainly laid about before me like the facts were just waiting for me to come along and piece them together. I thought I was doing good by exposing the evil, and I’m still not totally convinced otherwise despite everything that’s happened. Afterall, I was only doing my duty, and I dare any worthy officer to say they’d have done differently.
I’m well aware that the world isn’t drawn in only black and white, but in vast shades of gray; however, now there’s also a lot of red that’s suddenly been left unaccounted for.
I wish I knew where to go from here.
-Sgt. Sally Donovan