"You don't mind if I steal my son for just a minute, do you?" Violet asks smilingly.

The courteous thing to do, of course, would be to flag down a staff member to get Sherlock a cup of coffee while he waits.

Violet very deliberately does no such thing before she leads Cal into the parlor, closing the door securely behind them.

The ensuing lecture is brief, low-voiced and vicious on Violet's part and nothing but silence from Cal.