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Smoke caught in his throat, a raw cough tearing loose as he fumbled his pipe. 'What the hell are you doing here?' he rasped, his glare fixed on the figure before him. This was his ground. He had chosen this case, meant to dissect its secrets alone, and now that meddling bastard had arrived. England, that so-called consulting detective, treated murder like a game. Scotland's teeth clenched. He despised the praise the man received while treating the Yard with utter disdain. Tonight, Scotland would put the upstart in his place. He had to solve this first.