On a sweltering summer day, July 31st, at 24 hours and 07 minutes past midnight, Moriarty might have been feeling particularly playful. The clock striking that odd hour seems to signal a moment of mischief, a time when the norms of society are about to be gently twisted. It's as if Moriarty, in his lair, surrounded by his clever contraptions and schemes, decided to let his hair down and indulge in a bit of fun.