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| and Prince Albert writes a letter congratulating the detective on his job, though lamenting that the criminal is still at large. 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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