21: Security Status

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"Sir?" said Andrea. Mycroft Holmes turned to see Andrea having opened the car door open for him.

"Interesting, that woman. Along with that soldier fellow, they could be the making of my brother. Or make him worse than ever. Either way, we'd better upgrade their surveillance status. Grade 3 active," he said. Andrea looked up from her blackberry, confused.

"Sorry, sir, whose status?" she asked apologetically.

"Sherlock Holmes, Alexandria Novak and John Watson."

He turned and stepped into the car, wondering about Alex Novak, of the threat she posed, and of the asset he could make of her. Sherlock's interest in her was unusual, and Alex hiding secrets even he didn't know proved problematic. Recovering her as a government asset was imperative, but her guard needs to be lowered before the relevant authorities swooped in.

He knew she was a psychopath in the making, as well as a ticking time bomb ready to go off at the slightest provocation.

He pondered this thoughtfully wondering what he could do to trigger her, but in the end, he decided to let her self-detonation unfold in its due course.

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