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[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7970217/1/A_Study_In_Regret '''''A Study in Regret'']''', by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3677015/Riandra Riandra], is an [[Alternate Universe|AU]] to the events of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] short story "The Final Problem". The [http://www.fanfiction.net FF.N] summary is as follows: ''Dedicated to [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1758544/Aleine_Skyfire Aleine Skyfire]. What if events had turned out for the worst after Moriarty's death at Reichenbach? Character death, drug and torture references.''
 
When the fic opens, Colonel Sebastian Moran has already [[Hero -Killer|murdered]] [[The Watson|Dr. Watson]] at the Reichenbach Falls. [[Sherlock Holmes]] is now Moran's prisoner, and is being constantly "punished" for the death of Professor Moriarty. Not all hope is lost, however, for [[Inspector Lestrade]] and Mary Watson are on the case, and they're determined not to fail.
 
The story is available as a published ebook.
Now has a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/AStudyInRegret character sheet] under construction.
 
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Moran ''knows'' Holmes's is Watson and banks on this.
* [[Big Bad]]: Who needs ''Moriarty''? His [[The Dragon|second-in-command]] is more than enough!
* [[Birth -Death Juxtaposition]]
* [[Choke Holds]]: As part of Moran's [[Villainous Breakdown]] (see below), he starts to throttle Holmes.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: There's not even any real point to Holmes's torture, other than [[Avenging the Villain]] and ''possibly'' [[Break the Haughty]].
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* [[Death Fic]]: Since Watson's death plays a very big part in this story... yeah, this is definitely a [[Death Fic]].
* [[Determinator]]: Lestrade and Mary.
* [[Distressed Dude in Distress]]: Poor, poor Holmes...
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Holmes asks if Moran would like to continue this, trying to stall him. It doesn't work.
* [[Flashback Nightmare]]: Used several times for poor Holmes.
* [[The Heart]]: Mary, oh so much!
* [[Homage]]: Not only to the [[Canon]] but to the ''[[Deliver Us From Evil Series (Fanfic)|Deliver Us Fromfrom Evil Series]]''.
* [[Inspector Lestrade]]: Inverted, actually, as he gets his chance to really shine as [[The Hero]].
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Lestrade and Mary.
** {{spoiler|And, gradually, Mary and Holmes - she just seems to have that effect on people.}}
* [[Locked in Thethe Dungeon]]
* [[Love Hurts]]
* [[Manly Tears]]: It's not just Holmes, either - in fact, he once weeps because he sees ''[[Not So Stoic|Lestrade]]'' weeping.
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* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Invoked by Holmes.
* [[Narrative Profanity Filter]]: Used on occasion, and once with ''Mary''!
{{quote| [[Moment of Awesome|Mary swiftly produces a revolver from somewhere,]] muttering something [[Foreign Cuss Word|decidedly ungenteel in French]] – where did she learn words like that?}}
* [[Not So Stoic]]: The author takes Holmes's infamous stoicism and hurls it out the window.
** Lestrade's emotions are fully realized, as well.
* [[Only Sane Man]]/[[Team Dad]]: Dear Lestrade.
* [[Rescue Arc]]: Ingeniously done through flashbacks.
* [[Revenge Byby Proxy]]: {{spoiler|Holmes realizes that this is how Moran means to get back at him - [[Complete Monster|by killing Mary and her baby.]]}}
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Very much in play here - however, with Mary Watson as an actual ''[[Action Girl]]'', it's worth it!
* [[Team Mom]]: The attitudes of the men around Mary make it pretty clear who's in charge, here!
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* [[Victorian Britain]]: Averted, making it one of the few period-Sherlockian fics to do so. And the author averts it ''brilliantly''.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Mary delivers a downright cringe-worthy one to Holmes... ironically, berating him for even ''considering'' the ''exact'' same vanishing act he performed in the original stories.
* [[With a Friend Andand Aa Stranger]]: Lestrade with Mary... and Marcel.
 
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