"Of course I know the reason why." Mycroft replied in a tone that told John that he was stupid for saying so.
"If we could get a message to one of his... homeless friends, telling them that you are back, and have them relate it to Sherlock, there is a chance that it would...entice him to come back to 221B." He took a deep breath, and continued.
"So far, my efforts to find him this second time have been... fruitless. This may be the best chance we have, if we don't want to find a homeless John Doe overdosed in a random hospital in the greater London area."
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"If we could get a message to one of his... homeless friends, telling them that you are back, and have them relate it to Sherlock, there is a chance that it would...entice him to come back to 221B." He took a deep breath, and continued.
"So far, my efforts to find him this second time have been... fruitless. This may be the best chance we have, if we don't want to find a homeless John Doe overdosed in a random hospital in the greater London area."