An Intercontinuity Crossover between Sherlock Holmes and the Cthulhu Mythos, "Quiet Desperation" was inspired by Neil Gaiman's "A Study in Emerald" and tells the other side of that story. Dr. Watson has found himself trapped in a mind-fraying hell. After a terrifying ordeal in Afghanistan, he was honourably discharged from service as a surgeon in Albion's army, only to be assigned as a physician for a member of Albion's Royal family. But just as he is on the brink of despair, he is found by a man who offers him hope for salvation - not only for himself, but perhaps all of humanity. A man named Sherlock Holmes.