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The frigid air of the morgue stung the skin, heavy with the smell of antiseptic and old blood. John Watson stood frozen, his knuckles bone-white, fury still boiling beneath his surface. Beneath him, Sherlock Holmes lay shattered on the steel table—pale and trembling, a thin trail of blood escaping his lips. He had offered no resistance, absorbing each blow born from grief and betrayal. Between them, Culverton Smith watched with a mask of feigned innocence. Sherlock's eyes, dull and exhausted, sought only one thing: John's presence. The silence was overwhelming. What happens now?