How the Holmes stories typically play out.

Most of the time the entire story is summed up in one major sudden moment of revelation-usually provided by Holmes himself, this epiphany- and is then followed by a totally voluntary confession of the entire crime by an arrested party that played a major role in the perpetration of the murder/theft/whatever the crime may be. Watson's being a veteran does not really affect his POV much and serves mainly for plot development so we know where Watson was and how he came to be in London for the first time. He is rather protrayed simply as the perfect conduit for the story as he is loyal to Holmes, provides all the details, and is always in the thick of the sleuthing-always being challenged by Holmes to try and solve little mysteries along the waybefore he (Holmes) reveals their true nature. And about the questioning, Watson does ask! As a matter of fact, at one point he's so fed up of all the secrecy that he comes out and asks Holmes point-blank what the hell he is doing with his life. This is when Holmes elucidates on the whole crime-solving undercover master-sleuth thing. About the analyzing of people, Holmes quite enjoys the practice and frequently implores Watson to do the same, including making the same observations about him (Holmes). Holmes really has nothing to hide and would be more than happy to see someone else (even Watson) attempt to unravel the mystery that is him (Holmes) through the use of his own methods of deduction.