He sighs, irritated, and glares at the soup instead of at Watson. "You recall the case I was working on? I solved it, but I lost to the blackguard in the scuffle, and he escaped before I could repay him the favor of the present he gave me." He viciously takes a spoonful of soup. "He's gone now, with the necklace, and more, actually." He huffs a breath and prods at the soup before he sets his spoon down and looks away.

"That's really all I'd like to say on the matter."