Well, the short version... not dead.
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Dr. John Watson: Clients?Sherlock Holmes: Just my parents.Dr. John Watson: Your parents?Sherlock Holmes: In town for a few days.Dr. John Watson: Your parents?Sherlock Holmes: Mycroft promised to take them to a matinee of Les Mis. Tried to talk me into doing it.Dr. John Watson: Those were your parents?Sherlock Holmes: Yes.Dr. John Watson: Well. That is not what I...Sherlock Holmes: What?Dr. John Watson: I-I mean, they're... just... so... ordinary.Sherlock Holmes: It's a cross I have to bear.
That name you think you may have just heard, you were mistaken. If you ever mention hearing that name in this room, in this context, I guarantee you, on behalf of the British Security Services, that materials will be found on your computer hard-drives resulting in your immediate incarceration. Don't reply, just look frightened and scuttle.
Don't you dare. You made a vow. You swore it.