The Beekeeper's Apprentice (post 7)

Chapters 8-10
Holmes, Russell and Watson are targeted by a group of people. Holmes's and Watson's houses were bombed. There was also a bomb taped to the door of Russell's dorm. Holmes, Watson and Russell take refuge with Holmes's brother. Yes, Holmes actually has a brother. Though he's not as smart as him, but he does know Scotland Yard inside and out. His name is Mycroft Holmes, which is a strange name by the way. Furthermore, Russell discovers that Holmes is a master of disguise because he has many storage rooms all over London. Each one has food and clothes to change appearances.

To relate to the case, Holmes is like a superhero. He certainly has intelligence that is unnatural and he even admits that he has many enemies who try to take revenge on him. It doesn't help that Holmes is famous due to the published works of Watson. His relationship with Russell starts to reveal a lot of the humanness inside him. For example, he purposely dressed up as an old woman and convinced Russell that a burglar was inside her dorm. He did this to make sure that she could still pick up clues and make the right decisions in case of an emergency. I saw this as representative of a father who's looking out for the safety of his daughter. I guess he's also very overprotective and he even got into the room with back injuries. This is probably what would happen if Holmes ever had children. When Russell does find out that the old woman is Holmes, the roles switch. Holmes has Russell tend to the wounds in his back. Once she's finished, she orders Holmes to lie on the bed and not sleep in a chair. He gives in like a child to a mother. He even admires Russell's long hair, which is a first. He notes the "vestige of feminity." This is true of an apprenticeship.

In addition, from Russell's point of view, we see that Holmes wasn't fond of Watson. Russell acknowledges that Holmes is always deceiving Watson because Watson cannot lie when asked to.