In the end, Lestrade keeps his job, and Prince Albert writes a letter congratulating the detective on his job, though lamenting that the criminal is still at large. |
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Sherry Vernet remains at large, his true identity unknown, as does his accomplice, tentatively identified as John (or James) Watson, another veteran of the Afghan war. |
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The narrator's shoulder continues to heal where the Queen touched it, and he comments that soon he shall be able to shoot once again. |
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