[John's seen the DVD, hasn't he? He must know what Sherlock is doing, Mary would know. He chooses not to answer that question; silence, after all, isn't a lie.]
I'm near the vet's office, heading towards the school.
[Will John come? Knowing where Sherlock will be, knowing who he's trying to track down, will it work?]
[Not again. Oh, god, not here, too. He jerks his head up to stare at Mary. This is her fault, but it's his fault, too. She keeps thinking he's some knight in shining armor, and Sherlock believes her.]
Sherlock, don't. Don't do this. I'm coming. Don't you dare get near him. He'll kill you. You don't need to do this again. Mary was wrong. She was wrong, all right? I'm not a hero. I'm not. That's you. It always has been. Don't do this, please. I'm not the man you think I am. I'm not the man she thinks I am.
Mary was always much cleverer than you or me, I think she knew what she was talking about.
[John is obviously wrong. Sherlock a hero, nothing could be further from the truth. It's evidenced that she is right, has always been right, when John says he's coming. He wouldn't be if the Joker wasn't involved, and that just spurs Sherlock further.]
Incorrect, John. But why break the habit of a lifetime?
[Incorrect on all counts, though mostly him not being a good man. He's done all he can do now, and the lack of an ability to lie makes this harder, so he'll go. John will come to the school, or he won't. Sherlock will save him, or he won't.]
[Sherlock's hung up. It's like the hospital too many years ago. Except this time he does for real and maybe doesn't come back. He beats the wall of the aquarium, keeping at it until his knuckles start to bleed.]
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On my way to the Joker.
[...Lying is so useful. He hates the truth sometimes.]
Find Solomons.
[He needs a friend, a real friend. Barnes is apparently a killer and AWOL, so Solomons it is.]
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[John needs to apologize to Alfie for being a brusque idiot, but that's to one side.]
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I'm near the vet's office, heading towards the school.
[Will John come? Knowing where Sherlock will be, knowing who he's trying to track down, will it work?]
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Sherlock, don't. Don't do this. I'm coming. Don't you dare get near him. He'll kill you. You don't need to do this again. Mary was wrong. She was wrong, all right? I'm not a hero. I'm not. That's you. It always has been. Don't do this, please. I'm not the man you think I am. I'm not the man she thinks I am.
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[John is obviously wrong. Sherlock a hero, nothing could be further from the truth. It's evidenced that she is right, has always been right, when John says he's coming. He wouldn't be if the Joker wasn't involved, and that just spurs Sherlock further.]
The school, John.
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[Tell him that you love him.]
Please don't do this. I'm not a good man. You don't need to kill yourself for me.
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[Incorrect on all counts, though mostly him not being a good man. He's done all he can do now, and the lack of an ability to lie makes this harder, so he'll go. John will come to the school, or he won't. Sherlock will save him, or he won't.]
Goodbye, John.
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[Sherlock's hung up. It's like the hospital too many years ago. Except this time he does for real and maybe doesn't come back. He beats the wall of the aquarium, keeping at it until his knuckles start to bleed.]