[Sherlock Holmes] The Amateur Assassin

The case I am about to recount was the most astonishing and unbelievable adventure I experienced in my life. I think that even to the person whose name is familiar to us all, this case would rank among the more unusual of his many strange cases. Still, I must admit that I lack my dear friend Mr. Sherlock Holmes's absolute rationality when it comes to such matters. When the officers from Scotland Yard came to take him away, I even found myself thinking that my dear friend was far too coldhearted. The incident took place in the third year after I resumed my medical practice. [Canon-compliant] [No Pairings] [The Author's Intelligence Is Making a Forced Comeback] [Feel free to point out plot holes, because I'm sure there are plenty...]