After TGG, Lestrade shows up at 221b every few days, to check on a convalescing Sherlock and John and to bring some entertainment in the form of case files. Soon, it becomes a routine, and Greg finds himself just hanging out at Baker Street, observing John and Sherlock's relationship and finding himself with two new friends.

The two working in tandem, silently anticipating each other’s needs, is not unfamiliar to Greg, as they have become something of a smoothly oiled machine at crime scenes, but their easy comfort in such a domestic setting still surprises him.