"Ah, Lestrade.
Your sergeant refused to let me in."
[ hence the cloud of smoke outside the office. admittedly, smoking until the noxious fumes sent the officer coughing away and then picking the lock on the office door may not be the best way to handle such a situation, but time is of the essence in this particular case.
beginning with a certain rodential inspector, the application of pressure through the proper legal channels could help drive his lion from its den with the promptness required. ]







