"Holmes? What are you doing home? I thought you were out with Les… oh… hello Detective Inspector."

"Doctor Watson." Lestrade nodded at the doorway before turning back to Sherlock. "You'll let me know if anything comes up then yeah?" He received a grunt as a response, which seemed to be enough, and left the flat.

"You two come from the morgue then? Find anything interesting?"

Sherlock was laying on the sofa, staring up at the ceiling in his dressing gown, and entirely unresponsive.

"Is this the file?" Watson moved to the coffee table, picking up the file and fingering through it. "Christ… a dagger in the eye!"

"Mr Highmore reportedly grew increasingly anxious in the days leading up to his murder." Sherlock's low voice came from the sofa. "He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, who moved to London three months ago after being involved in a police report citing their physical abuse at the hands of our Mr Highmore. He was in the city all of a week in an attempt to retrieve them and bring them home. Things did not go well for him here."

"Well doesn't that sound familiar."

Sherlock's head snapped to look up at Watson. "Does it?"

"Yes of course it does. I thought we'd dealt with them." Watson tossed the file back onto the table.

"Dealt with who?"

"Are you… Holmes it's obviously them again! The Emelia Ricoletti lot!"

"Is it?"

"Yes of course! Are you… are you protecting them?"

At that moment, the door to the flat burst open, causing Sherlock to sit up right.

"Sherlock, it wasn't me! I promise you it wasn't us."

"Doctor Hooper." John crossed his arms and squared up to Molly. "A likely story. Forgive me if I don't believe you. You lot have gotten away with enough murders as it is." He pushed past her and down the stairs.

Sherlock called after him. "Watson do not go to the authorities!"

"The hell I won't!" Came Watson's answer before the door slammed below.

"Sherlock… I know what it looks like. I went over the body as soon as you left. I know all of the evidence points to us… to me. But we didn't do it. Highmore wasn't on our list. We didn't know about him. You have to believe me. I didn't trick you. Not this time." Molly looked up at Sherlock, desperate for some form of acceptance.

"If you didn't do it, perhaps one of yours did. A rogue agent as it were."

"That's possible… I suppose…" Molly hesitated a moment. "But I don't think that's what's going on here…"

"I suppose it has something to do with Moriarty?"

Molly spluttered in surprise. "I… wha… how do you know about him?"

Sherlock moved around her, closed the door to the flat and spoke into her ear.

"You've been holding the gun in your pocket all day in a vice like grip and keep checking over your shoulder even though you know nobody is there. There's only one person that scares you that much."

"But… I've never told you about him…"

"Molly…" She turned to look up at him as he grabbed hold of her shaking hand. "Did you really think I wouldn't look into why you've done what you've done? Everybody has a motivation, and he is your motivation."

"I thought you were cross with me because of all that."

Sherlock sighed heavily and let go of her hand. "I'm not mad because of what you've done. I'm mad because you kept it from me. You toyed with me and had me running around in circles like a common idiot. How's the case going Sherlock? You knew full well how it was going."

"I never meant to play with you Sherlock. I only meant to get away with it and you were standing in the way of that. I'm sorry." She grabbed for his hand again and squeezed it tight.

Sherlock leaned down and pressed his lips to her, pulling her into an embrace before releasing them. "Come on then Molly, we have a case."

"We do?" She asked, a little bemused as he let go over her and went over to his desk.

"Yes. We have to track down your husband. I'm afraid he's being rather naughty." He grinned over at her, the thrill of the chase written all over his face.

Molly on the other hand felt a shiver run through her spine at the mention of him. "Yes… I suppose we do…"

A/N: Surprise! There's another update for you lot. I hope you enjoy it. Sherlock actually talked about his feelings for once! Yay him! Proud parent over here. Anyways, let me know what you think! xxx