[Aren't they always just in agreement? He remembers sitting in 221B after finding out that Mary was an assassin, the way they'd smirked at each other, and he'd lashed out, angry, telling them they should have got married.
To be fair, you and Sherlock were always a bit of a package deal once he turned back up, Mary points out. Plus, psychopaths. John shoots a Look at her and she goes quiet.]
I knew. Mary kept telling me not to do it. I knew and I didn't listen to her. How is that not my fault?
[Fine. He knows about Mary. Fine.
Why did you call him?
Because he needed to confess to someone.
No. Why did you call him?
Because there's no one else. He's pushed everyone else away. He's been trying to push everyone to arms-length, even and especially Sherlock.
John.]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't be telling you this. It's not your concern.
[John Watson, if you hang up on him, I swear to God...]
It shouldn't be your concern. I blamed you for something that wasn't your fault, Sherlock. This? This is my fault. Everything's been my fault. Everything.
You didn't kill Mary. Mary died saving you... same as I would've done if I'd got there first. I should've been there first.
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To be fair, you and Sherlock were always a bit of a package deal once he turned back up, Mary points out. Plus, psychopaths. John shoots a Look at her and she goes quiet.]
I knew. Mary kept telling me not to do it. I knew and I didn't listen to her. How is that not my fault?
[Fine. He knows about Mary. Fine.
Why did you call him?
Because he needed to confess to someone.
No. Why did you call him?
Because there's no one else. He's pushed everyone else away. He's been trying to push everyone to arms-length, even and especially Sherlock.
John.]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't be telling you this. It's not your concern.
[John Watson, if you hang up on him, I swear to God...]
It shouldn't be your concern. I blamed you for something that wasn't your fault, Sherlock. This? This is my fault. Everything's been my fault. Everything.
You didn't kill Mary. Mary died saving you... same as I would've done if I'd got there first. I should've been there first.