Sherlock shakes his head at Malcolm's reaction to the item.
"Do you truly believe I would have anthrax in my home?" He lifts the plastic-wrapped powder. "Baby laxative. Used by unscrupulous cocaine dealers and federal agents conducting test runs of biological warfare protocols."
He steps closer, lowering his voice slightly, his tone urgent.
"It would be easy enough to ignore a fire drill. And pulling an alarm will be useless if there is no actual fire." He holds up the "anthrax." "The physical presence of a white powder substance in a federal building will not be dismissed. Anthrax acts quickly and is one of the worst ways to die. What is more, it will take time to test the substance to determine it is not actually anthrax. How we proceed would depend on whether we want the building evacuated or want the occupants to shelter in place. If we arrange for a letter containing anthrax to be found in a mail room, the building would be evacuated, and we would monitor the exits. If there were to be an envelope accidentally ripped open in the lobby of the building, the occupants will shelter in place. Then you and I enter in hazmat suits and find Watson."
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"Do you truly believe I would have anthrax in my home?" He lifts the plastic-wrapped powder. "Baby laxative. Used by unscrupulous cocaine dealers and federal agents conducting test runs of biological warfare protocols."
He steps closer, lowering his voice slightly, his tone urgent.
"It would be easy enough to ignore a fire drill. And pulling an alarm will be useless if there is no actual fire." He holds up the "anthrax." "The physical presence of a white powder substance in a federal building will not be dismissed. Anthrax acts quickly and is one of the worst ways to die. What is more, it will take time to test the substance to determine it is not actually anthrax. How we proceed would depend on whether we want the building evacuated or want the occupants to shelter in place. If we arrange for a letter containing anthrax to be found in a mail room, the building would be evacuated, and we would monitor the exits. If there were to be an envelope accidentally ripped open in the lobby of the building, the occupants will shelter in place. Then you and I enter in hazmat suits and find Watson."