"Cases where the faith of the deceased is unknown or absent," she says. "And cases where nobody knows the deceased well enough to know what they would have wanted said or done. You'd be surprised how often that happens. Usually due to an elderly relative who only has distant family left who may not have seen them in a while."

Sherlock nods. He's encountered cases like that before, and far too frequently.

"Will anybody be speaking at the service?" Susan asks. She doesn't ask Ted directly because she doesn't want to put him on the spot.