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One rainy day, DR Watson and Sherlock Holmes went to shops to buy things for the New Year. While they were going to the shops, a client came to them, but they weren’t home. Holmes’ neighbor asked:
-Hello! Are you looking for Sherlock Holmes? He’s not home.
-Yes, could you tell me when he will be home?
-He will be here in no time.
-Okay, thanks.
The customer was waiting patiently and soon Sherlock and Watson arrived home.
-Umm… Hello Ma’am- asked Sherlock
-Hello! I was looking for you MR. Sherlock.
-And I am here! What’s the matter?
-Something happened that I didn’t think would happen in the closest future, my dear brother passed away.
-Oh I’m sorry. Well, tell me briefly what happened.
-Yesterday, when I was going home, I thought about going to my brother‘s house, but when I knocked on the door, no one answered. I thought that he wasn’t home and I would come back later, but something wasn’t right. I went to my husband and asked him to come with me, he did and after lots of knocking we broke in, I found my brother on the second floor laying in the sofa and not breathing, with his eyes open, not showing an sign of life, then I fainted and I don’t remember anything, I really need your help, because I think he was killed because of his money.
-And?
-Can you help me?
-Well, why not, in this winter time, there’s nothing to do, so I’m bored. It would be fun to investigate a murder. Call your husband and leave the address of your brother’s house. Meet us there in an hour.
-No problem, Mr. Sherlock. I’ll go home now.
-Watson, get your tools and we will leave now.
Sherlock and Watson arrived at the crime scene and began to investigate. Man was laying on the sofa with lifeless eyes. Hand on his chest, you could see the betrayal on his face, fear and confusion his eyes, there was stains of blood on his shirt and on the floor.
_Strange Sherlock said- There is no traces of battle. It means that murderer didn’t break into the house, so her brother knew who it was, confusion and sudden actions, he was already laying in the sofa, when the murderer came in and he didn’t even stand up so it was maybe a close friend or someone, who he knew for a long time. If we look close to the wounds, the murderer couldn’t be higher than 5.8 foot. Wrong the width of the wounds, it was a kitchen knife and the murderer wasn’t so strong. There’s a hair on his shirt, it’s the same color, but longer, maybe woman’s. Watson!
-yes Sherlock?!
-Where is “she” and her husband?
-downstairs…oh
-you think that…
– I don’t think Watson, I know.
-Hello, MRS. “she”
-Did you find anything Mr. Sherlock? Do you know who killed my brother sir?
-Oh yes, MRS. “she”, who do you think ho was his biggest enemy ma’am?!
– I don’t know sir, maybe his employees.
-well, I don’t know, maybe his employees.
-well I don’t know. It seems that he was close to murderer, maybe even cousin or…closer
-w-what do you mean sir
-well he didn’t stand up when she came in, and I’m saying she, because it was clearly a woman, from the height and everything, do you know that he was happy when she came in??
– I-I wouldn’t know s-sir…
-or did you know what was his last feelings that flew over his face??
-h-h-how would you know…
-Oh, I’m sorry, I’m asking stupid questions, of course you know, because you were the one who saw it, because you are the murderer Mrs. “she”…
-what…
-oh don’t deny it now, it wouldn’t be fun, would it Mrs. “she”
-police!! Arrest her, she is the murderer of her own brother.
-yes sir!
-remember Watson, sometimes who we trust the most betrays us more.
And like that famous Sherlock Holmes opened another murder case and sent this murderer to prison, that’s how we met New Year’s eve.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR Sherlock! It’s 1st January.
-Ohh happy new year Watson! Time has passed in this matter as well.
Author: Tekle Parpalia
