"Best to let it go, then," he suggests firmly. "Honor the victims, but unless there's new data to theorize from, don't give him the endless pursuit and mysterious immortality he craved, don't go on resurrecting the fury and frustration he wanted from you. However regrettable that he was able to escape, it's highly unlikely that he's still alive; why collaborate in drawing out his legend."
"Because there's no such thing. Or, if you like, because normalcy involves weakness and uglinesses that the normal prefer not to show or to see."
He gives Holmes a slightly horrified look. "Whichever 'she' you mean, I highly doubt it." He glances at the clock again. "Ah. Just a few more moments now, I thi--"