Author’s Note: Irene Adler is one of Sherlock Holmes’ pressure points. So, how would the scene in His Last Vow have played out if pressure had been applied to it? This is an alternative scene at Appledore featuring the Woman.

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"You’ve worked very hard, Mr. Holmes. I applaud you. But despite all the effort you’re still so tediously obvious." Magnussen’s sighing drawl was like cold breath on the back of Sherlock’s neck.

"Obvious?" Sherlock kept his voice casual, though he longed to slap the smirk off Magnussen’s thin face..

"Yes, well," Magnussen spread his arms out on the lounge and pressed a button. A screen appeared behind Sherlock and John, "Opium and John Watson are two pressure points of yours for sure, Mr. Holmes. But I find the most useful pressure points, the most effective, are the ones that people try to hide." Magnussen sneered as the screen flickered to life and Sherlock felt his heart drop into his stomach.

Irene Adler’s execution in Karachi played before their eyes in shaky, pixilated vision. Though, the picture quality wasn’t poor enough to hide her less than subtle escape from her death and, to Sherlock’s horror, the clear identity of her savior.

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