My years project slowly continues...

The protesting Chinaman was led away with Watson, as usual, shaking his head in confusion at the situation.
"I don't know how you do it Mr. Holmes" said the inspector, "We'd never have managed to piece together those pieces of evidence you found. It's quite amazing; almost like you plucked them from thin air."
Holmes gave the inspector a thin superior smile, "It's all quite elementary when one considers it."
"Well you've done it again." said Watson quietly as the police left the building "I'm amazed."
"They'll never catch me." replied Holmes, filling his pipe. Englands greatest detective, and murderer.

Actually...

I hereby claim to have invaded the Roman empire.

On a roll today...

Goldie was dizzy. Swimming in endless circles, he'd been dizzy for as long as he could remember.
Which as he was a goldfish was around five seconds.
Suddenly he felt a jolt in the water as the invisible prison that held him was lifted up. Moments later he was being sloshed all over the place, carried away somewhere.
A ring of a bell and a bump.
"You made me drop my bag!" a voice shouted as his little world exploded and he fell into a stream from a bridge. A splosh and he was free!
No more circles for Goldie.