[Those threads - he had entangled the other man intensely, over and over. The destruction would be complete and total, dangling helplessly in his web. After all, even today, the police were beginning to prepare for the raid, for the arrests, getting the nooses ready -

He nods, slowly.]

..Yes.

We can no longer continue like this - not if we want London - no, England - to keep standing.

One of us - cannot be in this world anymore, Sherlock. You should know that.