Sherlock fic - A Policeman's Lot

I wrote this today, then wandered through my flist and discovered that I *almost* answered a prompt that I didn't know had been given. In sherlockbbc, ladyprydian gave the prompt: "I pickpocket him when he's being annoying - one day Sherlock pickpockets something from Lestrade that he really shouldn't have."

Talk about a coincidence! My story is actually about the line Sherlock says in A Study in Pink. They've just stopped a cab containing a tourist, and Sherlock flashes a policeman's warrant card (ID) at him. It turns out to be Lestrade's, and Sherlock tells John: "I pickpocket him when he's annoying. You can keep that one, I've got plenty at the flat." I suddenly wondered what Lestrade thought about that. So...

Title: A Policeman's Lot (title from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance)
Author: Arnie
Rating: PG (swearing)
Genre: Humour
Characters: Greg Lestrade
Word count: 429 words
Disclaimer: Not mine. ::sniffle::
Summary: Lestrade's in his office and makes a discovery.

Author's note: Police IDs are referred to as warrant cards.

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