SHERLOCK HOLMES: A CALL

                                   

Time: 3:55 pm

Mobile ringing..

Sherlock : It’s ma ex!

[Sherlock is lying on bed. Watson, who was writing something ceased his work and took his mobile]

Watson: Unknown number; 7 missed calls. The whole day you were sleeping and never took your mobile; then how could you end up with such a weird conclusion?

Sherlock: You noticed that pattern?

Watson: Pattern?? Its Samsung galaxy’s theme song, what is special with that?

Sherlock: The pattern of missed calls. First two was between 11am and 12.30 pm, another 5 miss calls between 2pm and 3pm. First miss call stopped in mid way and second one was perfect, which means he/she is hesitating to make a call first time. But by 2pm, he/she made his/her mind ready for making the call and 5 frequent miss calls. You see that number, 5!! It might be bit of childish/girlish stuff, J. So I assumed it would be my ex! I don’t have plenty of childish chara friends around, other than me. You know what Watson? It’s not always facts and data, sometimes intuitions too leads you into deductions!!

Watson: Sherlock your theory sucks. Ooh.. sorry, you got an appointment with detective Beckett at 4 pm today.

4.00 pm at cafeteria.

Beckett: Hi, I’m detective Beckett.

Sherlock: Holmes.. Sherlock Holmes.

Beckett: Well Holmes.. We have a situation here, and our counselor needs you to assist me. He believes your experience and inputs might be helpful.

Sherlock: He believes so?? What about you then?

Beckett: Well... As a matter of fact ..NO!! You are just another crap who thinks “I AM EVERYTHING”.

Sherlock: Well, that sounds impressive. Now tell me the story.

Beckett: My friend Maria, she lost her Samsung galaxy mobile during a train journey. She is my best friend, and we have reasons for not disclosing this with her parents or cyber cell. Will know, once you meet her.

Sherlock: Great! Then lets meet the victim straight away. Between, you see that girl sitting next to our table with an expression “I lost ma virginity last night” ??

Beckett: That’s Maria!

Sherlock: Oohps..!! Nowadays losing mobile is the reason behind this kind of expression?!

They moved to her table

Maria: Beckett? Are you sure he could help us?

Beckett: Hey, he is just assisting me. Don’t worry, we will sort it out.

Sherlock: Assisting you[In lower voice], well Ms.Maria nice to meet you and please tell me why this investigation is too private?

Maria: Because I went to ma home in sleeper compartment with ma boy friend and I don’t want ma parents to know about this somehow. I informed Beckett about this through ma iPhone, the mobile my boyfriend bought me last month, once I found ma mobile is gone somewhere. The lost one is Samsung galaxy.

Sherlock: Well then. Thanks for your time Maria. We got what we needed! Beckett , please stay for few more minutes?

Beckett: Sure!

Maria left the scene.

Beckett: So what you think?

Sherlock: It’s her bf.

Beckett: Excuse me. Mind your words, I know him for more than 3 years. He is not such a guy.

Sherlock: But he is the one we are looking for!

Getting closer to Beckett.

Sherlock: Just think lady, he is damn sure that she won’t complaint and he would be safe and clean. May be.. to check whether she is true to him. May be ..to get some private pics for blackmailing her in future; or just to sneek peak into her contact details. Several reasons, but that is the motive and objective. Trust me, you will find this mobile from campus within 2 days, if he is the one behind it. Because his mission is done with that and don’t have any robbery intention. It’s purely personal!

Beckett: I’m gonna kill you for this. You cross the limit, now excuse me. This case is done here. You are not going to associate with me any more.

Beckett left the screen with annoyance.

After 3 days.

A message from Beckett, “ I wanna meet u ASAP”.

Sherlock: What you got for me?

Beckett: Find your self, ( she passed a parcel) got it from a dustbin last day.

Sherlock: ALAS..Our Samsung galaxy..moby, I got YOU J.

Beckett: Great. Now we need to get him right? He is still home. I think he sends it through courier service and his friends might help him to set this scam or fraud.

Sherlock: Well Beckett, we can catch him once he landed. But before that we need to speak with Maria.

Maria joined the discussion.

Sherlock: Maria, I know well that you are the one who scripted this drama.

Maria: Are you in nuts? How dare you. Beckett lets go. He is making me crazy.

Beckett: Holmes ,what the hell are you talking... Will you please stop this crap.

Sherlock: Beckett, please check your mobile, the call she made during that day.

Beckett: Eeh..? what's with that? Well..eh… What?? You called from the lost mobile? (she got shocked).

Sherlock: No, she called from iPhone. I cross checked her alibis with her bf. Its true.

Beckett: Then how? [She is confused now].

Sherlock: She interchanged that sim with the commonly used one. You ever noticed that she called from her private number? No... Because you saved her both numbers under one contact name; so you never noticed it. Her parents never enquired about their daughter made me suspicious about her. Rest of the story you must complete Ms.Maria.

Maria(Sobbing): You are true Mr.Holmes.

Beckett: But why? [She is still confused].

Maria: Because he was cheating me Beckett..(Sobbing harder) I came to know, he got a gf other than me. I need to end this relation. If I scare or act against him, he gonna ruin ma future with the private pics I shared with that scoundrel. So I thought, keeping him as a suspect and staying away from him with a solid reason might be helpful.

Sherlock: Good thinking dear, thanks for not humiliating him in public and make the situation worse. We will work according to the game plan. No one gonna know this for sure. He broke the ethics in love, so that he deserves something like this. Eye for an eye. It’s all about Karma! We will make him the top suspect and we can create evidences worth for it.

Maria: Thank you Holmes, I owe you for this.

Sherlock: It’s my business to know, what others don’t know. Pleasure is mine J.

She left.

Beckett: So you got heart. [In a playful mood]

Sherlock: Well, I’m a jerk as always.

Beckett: You got any girl friend or had??

Sherlock: Me..come on.. you bet, it’s an impossible stuff.

Beckett: Hmm…good for you. Anyways thanks for saving ma friend and helping me to solve this case

Sherlock: Well I assisted you and honour is mine, J.

Beckett: Well Mr. Holmes, I am damn sure that people with experience in this kinda situations, can handle this properly. You done it perfectly, but how..

Sherlock: I appreciate your curiosity.. well..(Sherlock was about to take a class in relationships)

Before completing the dialogue ,Watson came to the screen. He was running towards him.

Watson: Holmes.. Holmes..

Sherlock: What is it, my friend?

Dr.Watson: I attended that unknown number, you were right! It’s your GIRL FRIEND!!!

Beckett and Sherlock together: WHAAAAATTTT???!!!

TO BE CONTINUED….