It wasn't that John couldn't tell the story.
It wasn't that we didn't know the truth.
It was that nobody would believe us.
But we cannot keep Sherlock alive with silence.
The reader smiles when Moriarty appears on the page.
So does Moriarty.
And Sherlock Holmes follows him.
We smile because we recognise them.
Scarlett Vendalle is recognised by nobody, except for John Watson.
With no recollection of her own identity and a suspected criminal past, Scarlett is the perfect ca.