Fake. Sherlock didn't recognize my status. At best, he deduced my role and made a conclusion based on it, but what's the point of doing that?
If it was Hastings writing down Poirot's results, then he couldn't go to visit a RESPECTED person, because he wouldn't receive any.
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Toxic, that year I might have had Belarus, at most.
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And he could have taken your status, let's say, based on an analysis of the second night, if you understand what I mean.
Where do we end up when we save the world?