The Blood of Er

" Sir, what is the blood of Er? " asked Moriarty.

" It is the solution to the long time enemy of mankind, cancer. The blood of Er is similar to the immortal cells, but in Er's blood lays the secret to curing cancer "

" And it has been stolen, " said Watson.

" That it has " said Holme, with a sigh.

" Who took it? " asked Moriarty.

" My dear boy, you were at the hospital as well, I am sure that you made your own inquiries and observations "

Moriarty just smiled.

" Well, for starters, the blood of Er was in a laboratory which was only accessible to the two doctors; Dr Alexander Fleming and Dr. Hans Münch, but the two nurses; Florence Nightingale and Henrietta Lacks also had access to the laboratory "

" Go on " said Bell, as he listened intently.

" The laboratory is in the state of the arts, it has a door, which does not only require a code, but also a fingerprint. Inside the laboratory are sensors and security cameras, which are both observed 24 hours a day. There is ventilation system, but it is not large enough for any human to fit through, and lastly, the blood of Er was on a table in the middle of the room, but it had not been moved, since there was still dust around the glass which it was contained it, but the blood is missing "

" Now, my dear boy, the stage is set, who took the blood of Er? "

" A mosquito "

Watson burst out laughing, but he then saw the proud look on Holmes' face.

" Surely you jest? " exclaimed Watson.

" Nope " said Moriarty with a smile.

" The ventilation system was key. I whole heartly believe that it was neither the doctors nor the nurses, and I looked at the footage of the cameras, and no one but the doctors and nurses had entered the laboratory, so a mosquito must have had made its way to the blood through the ventilation system and then it drank the blood "

" But… where is this thieving insect? " asked Watson.

" I looked for it in the laboratory, but I could not find it… " said Moriarty, sounding defeated.

That was when Bell reached into his pocket and pulled out a glass containing the culprit.

" Sir! How did you do it?! " exclaimed Moriarty joyfully, as he looked at the mosquito.

" My dear boy, you have come a long way, but you still need more practice, for it seem that you forgot that mosquitoes like the warm and not the cold, which is way our little friend here was hiding within the lamp "

" But… I looked at the lamp? " said Moriarty, confused.

" Yes, but you did not look inside the lightbulb, " said Holmes with a smile.

" A rookie mistake… " uttered young Moriarty.

" Wait… how did it get inside the lightbulb? " uttered Watson, confused.

" This particular lightbulb had a small crack on it, which was small enough for the mosquito to enter. I found it while you were talking with the doctors and nurses " said Bell with a smile to Moriarty.

" So you took it, and left me at a disadvantage, " said Moriarty.

" I assure you, my dear boy, I did no such thing. The mosquito was still inside the lightbulb, while you were examining the room "

Moriarty now just smiled.

" It seems like I still have much to learn… " he said.

Holmes simply walked over, and placed his hand on Moriarty's shoulder.

" Do not be disheartened. One day soon, just like with Africanus, you will surpass your predecessor "

" Now Watson, Moriarty, I think that it is high time that we delivered this thief back to the doctors, so that they made retrieve the blood of Er "