I’m still not over the fact that, even in his mind palace, when Mary takes John away:
Sherlock knows that Lestrade and Mycroft will stay:
And Lestrade will get into it with him, get his hands dirty, work just as hard as he is:
And Mycroft will shine a light on everything:
Because at the end of the day, while he wants John Watson, needs him. These two have always had his back and always will:
The men that know his demons – that have seen the worst of him and not turned away – that were there before he became The Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes© are the ones that can help him dig up the buried skeletons and face his ghosts.
Sherlock: Well, that’s a stupid house to rob.
Greg: Does anyone live up to your expectations? Maybe we should get the robber’s phone number so you can call and tell him how disappointed you are.
Lestrade’s passcode is totally “Greg” because the only person that would try to hack his phone is Sherlock and it’s the one thing Sherlock doesn’t know
I feel like Greg Lestrade is probably one of those really good bosses. Like, he’s patient, he listens, even if he doesn’t agree (arresting Sherlock). Other people respect his opinion if he goes to bat for someone (the hiker case). Even after everything that happened he still regularly meets up with Anderson to check on him, and we’ve seen he’ll drop everything if one of his people needs him. (Sherlock in HLV)