He doesn't respond to Sherlock's first question. Pickpocketing isn't a path to a better life, it's a way to keep yourself around the same status you've fallen to. Howard's glance flicks up to see if Sherlock got anything he didn't. Just the credit card, so Howard figures maybe the wallets are standard.
"I maxed mine out." He doesn't mention that you get extra money for each kill - Howard had about $100, it seemed like. He doesn't think it's a fair exchange, because even if $100 for a few moments of physical labor doesn't seem like a bad bargain, he would, personally, bill all the nightmares and sleepless evenings he had over it too. $1000, maybe. $100 doesn't cover the way you feel afterwards.
But maybe it gets easier. It's strange that that thought is both comforting and deeply unsettling.
"No one told me these things max out," he adds, pulling his own from his pocket.
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"I maxed mine out." He doesn't mention that you get extra money for each kill - Howard had about $100, it seemed like. He doesn't think it's a fair exchange, because even if $100 for a few moments of physical labor doesn't seem like a bad bargain, he would, personally, bill all the nightmares and sleepless evenings he had over it too. $1000, maybe. $100 doesn't cover the way you feel afterwards.
But maybe it gets easier. It's strange that that thought is both comforting and deeply unsettling.
"No one told me these things max out," he adds, pulling his own from his pocket.