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“This answer has been a long time coming; I apologize for making you wait so long, Emi-kun. I\u2019ve given it a lot of thought and I must answer that my favorite passage is from the end of my favorite story,\u00a0The Boscombe Valley Mystery:<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWell, it is not for me to judge you,\u201d said Holmes as the old man signed the statement which had been drawn out. \u201cI pray that we may never be exposed to such a temptation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI pray not, sir. And what do you intend to do?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIn view of your health, nothing. You are yourself aware that you will soon have to answer for your deed at a higher court than the Assizes. I will keep your confession, and if McCarthy is condemned I shall be forced to use it. If not, it shall never be seen by mortal eye; and your secret, whether you be alive or dead, shall be safe with us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFarewell, then,\u201d said the old man solemnly. \u201cYour own deathbeds, when they come, will be the easier for the thought of the peace which you have given to mine.\u201d Tottering and shaking in all his giant frame, he stumbled slowly from the room.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cGod help us!\u201d said Holmes after a long silence. \u201cWhy does fate play such tricks with poor, helpless worms? I never hear of such a case as this that I do not think of Baxter\u2019s words, and say, \u2018There, but for the grace of God, goes Sherlock Holmes.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n "This was an instance in which Holmes refrained from following strict procedure in lieu of protecting someone (or in this case,\u00a0someones<\/em>).\u00a0<\/em>The law and its officers, I know, do all that they can to make things fair and just, but the law is not perfect. Judges, juries, lawyers, and so on are not perfect. No one is infallible. Because of this, there is a margin for error which is at times, unfortunately, enormous.<\/p>\n "Part of our duty as a detective is to not only examine the facts, but also the intention and motivation of the criminals and others involved to determine the true nature of the crime. Someone stealing a loaf of bread because their family is starving and they had no other choice is, of course, entirely different than someone who steals a loaf of bread in order to hurt the reputation of a business owner or commit tax fraud\u2026 both of which I have seen in the field in my years as a detective.<\/p>\n "Some have said that emotion really plays no part when discovering the truth, and in part, that is the case\u2026 You do have to lay aside biases and heart to get to the core of corruption, BUT, that said, your actions afterward must take that human element into account. After all, we detectives do plenty of things that are in a grey area as far as the law is concerned to get to that truth, but we allow ourselves certain leniency based on the premise that we are doing it for the greater good.\u00a0<\/p>\n "We\u2019re not the only ones who take the law into our own hands, so to speak; there are many who are in positions of power to do as they see fit, and we must trust that every person is doing what they truly believe is right, just, and correct in the sight of the Law and God for the benefit of man. Sadly, that is not always the case. Adding to this sadness is the desperation that it, at times, propagates; adding to the irrational passion that oft\u00a0creates further criminal activity.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n "Ahem, I\u2019m about to go onto a tangent and into\u00a0Utopia<\/em> if I\u2019m not careful, here. The point that I was trying to make is that, sometimes, we detectives (and other officers of the law) do not disclose all details according to procedure and protocol if it is in the best interests of those involved (innocent parties, typically), and at times alter the truth to further seal that protection. To be honest, I have done this on more than one occasion, but only with very careful, deliberate thought\u2026 and only after gathering hard evidence and materials necessary to\u00a0correct<\/em> the decision should it, in the end, have been made in error.<\/p>\n "Such as in this case, where Holmes asked the guilty party to pen and sign a confession and testimony, to be kept under lock and key in case it was needed. Why did he not turn the old man in? The culprit was already on his death bed and doing so would have destroyed two families in terms of reputation and emotional stability. The man confessed, evidence was gathered, and all arrangements made\u2026 but inevitably, was not punished for his crimes\u2026 at least as far as the courts would have preferred.\u00a0<\/p>\n "This principle is key to how I operate within my means. No, I\u2019m not perfect, nor do I claim to be, but I want to help people with the truth, not make them fearful of it.”<\/p>\n “As for portrayal of Holmes\u2026 there have been many, many wonderful actors over the years, and I am fond of many. Too many to really choose a "best,” as they each play up different aspects of his character. For this, however, I will give an honorable mention to actor Ben Syder in the 2010 The Asylum film,\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s Sherlock Holmes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Much like Holmes, Syder pulls off the role as a sort of diamond-in-the-rough, shining and brilliant despite the rest of the film\u2019s\u2026 ah\u2026 oddities.<\/p>\n “Regardless, I enjoyed it, mostly because of the Holmes and Watson that they chose, but it was certainly different! Who would have thought – dinosaurs and Sherlock Holmes?”<\/p>\n “This answer has been a long time coming; I apologize for making you wait so long, Emi-kun. 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