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The cold air of the morgue bit at the skin, thick with the scent of antiseptic and old blood. John Watson stood rigid, his knuckles white, rage still simmering in his veins. Below him, Sherlock Holmes lay broken on the steel slab—pale, trembling, blood trickling from his lips. He had offered no resistance, absorbing every blow born of grief and betrayal. Between them, Culverton Smith watched with feigned innocence. Sherlock’s eyes, dim and exhausted, sought only one thing: John’s presence. The silence was deafening. What happens next?