Wow...This is really great! Can you write more awesome stories like this/do you write other stories?

How you delight in vexing us! Very well written, though, I must say. Do please have the final one out before too terribly long. I desire resolution quickly! :)

Wow, this is still amazing. And I seriously felt like I was going to cry, like Sherlock held on for John and when John got there he let go...:,( So beautiful! Can't wait for the next chapter!

Nooo! You cannot leave us hanging like that! (well, clearly you can and just did but STILL!) Please update soon!

Brilliant... Yep, it's just like Moriarty to have led them on a wild goose chase while hiding Sherlock right under their noses.

Yes, you are evil. But then if we were not on the edge of our sets, then I don't really think you would be doing a good job. )

That being said, you have a great story! Very believable and well done. Can't wait to see how you end it!

wow i can't wait to read more!

Wow, this chapter was worth the wait! Please update soon, don't leave us hanging too long! (And PLEASE don't kill Sherlock!)

Another fantastic chapter!

I'm relieved they found Sherlock, and I'm looking forward to what happens next.

Oh you devil, Red! ;-) Keeping us on tender hooks for another week!

This story has as many twists, turns and moments of breath-holding as you could wish for in a Sherlock yarn. It does demand another week of angst, rightly so. John's never better than when he's worrying about Sherlock.

Loving the little details with the soot in para 2; really adds some colour.

Good twist with where Sherlock is being held - like that.

The moments where John is remembering things about Sherlock are well done and there are nice moments when he talks to himself; e.g where he says that he's a doctor and can do what he wants.

Also very good to keep us on the edge of our seats and monitoring how Sherlock is doing from going back to him and seeing what he's doing and what stage he's got to. Good idea to get trying to work out how much time he has left and losing his usual sharpness over time.

I was too gripped to note much feedback otherwise. I'd not change your style nor the plot and character development, so everything else is just nitpicking anyway.

This time I think I could have done without the descriptions of rotting fish odors. :-)

What a horrid sight for John and Lestrade to find in the warehouse. To find a man drained of his blood, in the same manner as Sherlock is currently facing, is the ultimate taunt by Moriarty. I sympathize with John’s hatred toward their nemesis (and I’m sure it would have felt great to shoot the TV screen!), but I’m glad that he was able to maintain control of his emotions and spot Sherlock’s warning. Even under the most dire of circumstances, they make a great team.

"I’m coming for you."

"Hold on."

Watch your back, Moriarty, John Watson is coming for you! Bring on the next chapter! :-)

Your descriptions are magnificent – full of vivid and chilling imagery. The best example is the disturbing photograph sent to John’s phone. I love the comparison to Hitchcock. It’s funny you mentioned the tea cup from “Notorious” in your author’s note as that was exactly what I was envisioning with the hourglass.

I also like the details John observes upon entering the building undergoing renovations. Everything from the smell of the paint and cleaners to the crinkling of the plastic beneath his feet felt so real, so tangible.

Ah, but my absolute favorite passage was Sherlock’s musings about regarding normal people:

“His mind felt heavy and sluggish, a fact which Sherlock found both disconcerting and extremely annoying. A thought flittered briefly through his mind as to whether this was how normal people felt all of the time; if so it was no wonder that Anderson was continually sour. It must be truly frustrating to have such a dull mind. A thin smile twitched at the corners of his mouth. If by some small miracle he did manage to survive this ordeal, he must remember to inquire how Anderson managed it.”

Simply perfect and so very, very Sherlock!

Please tell me you're writing chapter 5! Write fast, write well, your readers need to be put out of their misery! ;-)

Your characters are true to the series, the action is suspenseful and generally a very good read.

Really good that you use Watson's medical knowledge in this and previous chapter - it gives an authenticity and more details than we'd get from a plain description.

Also the updating of the story is very convincing - using video links is a nice touch.

Enjoying Author's Notes too. I'd not known that about Notorious - one of my favourite films of all time.

The plot thickens are we're transported to Scotland for an entire adventure in a few choice sentences and then back to London where danger lurks for our heroes.

Well loved characters are reintroduced: Moriarty (did I say loved!), Mrs Hudson, Lestrade and Dr Watson's future wife Mary.

As Sherlock might say himself - the Game's afoot!

Well written with enough suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat - I'm turning the TV off, putting down my book of original Holmes adventures and clicking on chapter 3 ...