It's easy to pick up the gossip at Willy's Place if you have nerves of steel, a good ear, and a tolerance for dubious beverages. The absence of cautious vampires still leaves a sizeable population. Sherlock asks questions only obliquely; he is very good at the discreet conversational nudge, when the situation calls for it.

With that plus the rumours about Reed's psychotic murder spree and/or latest seductions (depending on the witness) that he picked up earlier at the Bronze, he returns home at ten after six and has a productive consultation with Jarvis.