An Analysis Of Conversational Implicature In A Bbc One Television Series: Sherlock – A Study In Pink

APPENDICES

Therapist
John
Therapist
John
Therapist

John

: How's your blog going?
(1)
: Yeah, good. Very good.
(2)
: You haven't written a word, have you?
(3)
: You just wrote "still has trust issues".
(4)
: And you read my writing upside down. You see what I mean? John,
you're a soldier, and it's going to take you a while to adjust to
civilian life, and writing a blog about everything that happens to

you will honestly help you.
(5)
: Nothing happens to me.
(6)

*
Jeffrey
Woman 1
Jeffrey
Woman 1
Jeffrey
Woman 1

: What do you mean, there's no ruddy car?
: He went to Waterloo, I'm sorry. Get a cab!
: I never get cabs!
: I love you.
: When?
: Get a cab!

(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)

*
Man 1’s wife: My husband... was a happy man who lived life to the full. He loved
his family and his work, and that he should have taken his own life
in this way is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him.
(13)
*
James
James
James’ mate
James
James’ mate
James

: Yes, yes! Taxi! Aargh!
: I'll be back in two minutes, mate.
: What?
: I'm just going home to get my umbrella.
: You can share mine.
: Two minutes, all right?

(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)

*
Man 1
Woman 2
Man 1
Woman 2
Man 1

: She still dancing?
: Yeah, if you can call it that.
: Did you get the car keys off her?
: Got them out of her bag.
: Where is she?

(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)

*
Donovan

: The body of Beth Davenport, Junior Minister for Transport, was
found late last night on a building site in Greater London.
Preliminary investigations suggest that this was suicide. We can
confirm that this apparent suicide closely resembles those of Sir

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Jeffrey Patterson and James Phillimore. In the light of this, these
incidents are now being treated as linked. The investigation is on
going, but Detective Inspector Lestrade will take questions now.
(25)
Reporter 1 : Detective Inspector, how can suicides be linked?
(26)
Lestrade
: Well, they all took the same poison. They were all found in places
they had no reason to be. None of them had shown any prior
indication.
(27)
Reporter 1 : But you can't have serial suicides.
(28)
Lestrade
: Well, apparently you can.
(29)
Reporter 2 : These three people, there's nothing that links them?

(30)
Lestrade
: There's no link we've found yet, but we're looking for it, there has
to be one.
(31)
[Text message alerts. They all get a text]
Donovan
: If you've all got texts, please ignore them.
(32)
Reporter 1 : It just says "wrong".
(33)
Donovan
: Well, just ignore that. If there are no more questions for Detective
Inspector Lestrade, I'm going to bring this session to an end. (34)
Reporter 2 : If they're suicides, what are you investigating?
(35)
Lestrade
: As I say, these suicides are clearly linked. It's an unusual situation.
We've got our best people investigating.
(36)

[Text message alerts]
Reporter 1 : Says "wrong" again.
(37)
Donovan
: One more question.
(38)
Reporter 3 : Is there any chance that these are murders? And if they are, is this
the work of a serial killer?
(39)
Lestrade
: I know that you like writing about these, but these do appear to be
suicides. We know the difference. The poison was clearly selfadministered.
(40)
Reporter 3 : Yes, but if they are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?
(41)
Lestrade
: Well, don't commit suicide.
(42)
Donovan
: Daily Mail.

(43)
Lestrade
: Obviously, this is a frightening time for people, but all anyone has
to do is exercise reasonable precautions. We are all as safe as we
want to be.
(44)
[Text message alerts]
Lestrade
: Thank you.
(45)
[Lestrade and Donovan go out of the room]
*
Donovan
Lestrade

: You've got to stop him doing that. He's making us look like idiots.
(46)
: If you can tell me how he does it, I'll stop him.
(47)

*

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Mike

: John! John Watson! Stamford, Mike Stamford. We were at Barts
together. (48)
John
: Yes, sorry, yes, Mike, hello.
(49)
Mike
: Yeah, I know, I got fat.
(50)
John
: No, no.
(51)
Mike
: I heard you were abroad somewhere getting shot at. What
happened?

(52)
John
: I got shot.
(53)
[Both sit on a bench and drink coffee]
John
: Are you still at Barts, then?
(54)
Mike
: Teaching now, yeah. Bright young things like we used to be. God,
I hate them. What about you? Just staying in town till you get
yourself sorted?
(55)
John
: I can't afford London on an Army pension.
(56)
Mike
: You couldn't bear to be anywhere else. That's not the John Watson I
know.(57)
John

: Yeah, I'm not the John Watson...
(58)
Mike
: Couldn't Harry help?
(59)
John
: Yeah, like that's going to happen.
(60)
Mike
: I don't know, get a flat share or something?
(61)
John
: Come on, who'd want me for a flatmate?
(62)
Mike
: [Laugh]
John
: What?
(63)
Mike
: You're the second person to say that to me today.
(64)
John
: Who was the first?
(65)
*
Sherlock
Molly

: How fresh?
(66)
: Just in. 67. Natural causes. Used to work here. I knew him, he was
nice.
(67)
Sherlock
: Fine. We'll start with the riding crop.
(68)
[after Sherlock whips]
Molly
: So, bad day, was it?
(69)
Sherlock
: I need to know what bruises form in the next 20 minutes. A man's
alibi depends on it. Text me.
(70)
Molly
: Listen, I was wondering. Maybe later, when you're finished... (71)
Sherlock
: You're wearing lipstick. You weren't wearing lipstick before. (72)
Molly
: I, er... I refreshed it a bit.
(73)
Sherlock
: Sorry, you were saying?
(74)
Molly
: I was wondering if you'd like to have coffee.
(75)
Sherlock
: Black, two sugars, please. I'll be upstairs.
(76)
Molly
: Okay.
(77)
*
[in a laboratory, upstairs]
John
: Bit different from my day.

(78)

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Mike
Sherlock
Mike
Sherlock
Mike
John
Sherlock
Mike
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
Molly
Sherlock
Molly
Sherlock
John
Sherlock

John
Mike
John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock

: You've no idea!
(79)
: Mike, can I borrow your phone? There's no signal on mine. (80)
: And what's wrong with the landline?
(81)
: I prefer to text.
(82)
: Sorry, it's in my coat.
(83)
: Er, here... use mine.
(84)
: Oh, thank you.
(85)
: This is an old friend of mine, John Watson.
(86)
: Afghanistan or Iraq?
(87)
: Sorry?
(88)
: Which was it, in Afghanistan or Iraq?
(89)
: Afghanistan. Sorry, how did you...?
(90)
: Ah, Molly, coffee, thank you. What happened to the lipstick? (91)
: It wasn't working for me.
(92)
: Really? I thought it was a big improvement. Your mouth's too
small now.
(93)
: Okay.
(94)
: How do you feel about the violin?
(95)
: I'm sorry, what?
(96)
: I play the violin when I'm thinking and sometimes I don't talk for
days on end. Would that bother you? Potential flatmates should
know the worst about each other.
(97)
: You told him about me?
(98)
: Not a word.
(99)
: Then who said anything about flatmates?
(100)
: I did. Told Mike this morning I must be a difficult man to find a
flatmate for. Now here he is, just after lunch, with an old friend
clearly just home from military service in Afghanistan. Wasn't a
difficult leap.
(101)
: How did you know about Afghanistan?
(102)
: Got my eye on a nice little place in central London. We ought to be
able to afford it. We'll meet there tomorrow evening, seven o'clock.
Sorry, got to dash. I think I left my riding crop in the mortuary.
(103)
: Is that it?
(104)
: Is that what?
(105)
: We've only just met and we're going to go and look at a flat? (106)
: Problem?
(107)
: We don't know a thing about each other. I don't know where we're
meeting. I don't even know your name.
(108)
: I know you're an Army doctor and you've been invalided home
from Afghanistan. You've got a brother worried about you, but you
won't go to him for help because you don't approve of him,
possibly because he's an alcoholic, more likely because he recently
walked out on his wife. And I know your therapist thinks your
limp's psychosomatic, quite correctly, I'm afraid. That's enough to

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John
Mike

be going on with, don't you think? [Sherlock opens the door and
goes out] The name's Sherlock Holmes, and the address is 221B
Baker Street. Afternoon.
(109)
: [looks at Mike]
: Ya. He's always like that.
(110)

*
[at 221B Baker Street]
Sherlock
: Hello.
(111)
John
: Ah, Mr Holmes.
(112)
Sherlock
: Sherlock, please.
(113)
John
: Well, this is a prime spot. Must be expensive.
(114)
Sherlock
: Mrs Hudson, the landlady she's given me a special deal. Owes me a
favour. A few years back, her husband got himself sentenced to
death in Florida. I was able to help out.
(115)
John
: Sorry, you stopped her husband being executed?
(116)
Sherlock
: Oh, no, I ensured it.
(117)
Mrs Hudson : Sherlock!
(118)
Sherlock
: Mrs Hudson, Dr John Watson.
(119)
Mrs Hudson : Hello. Come in.
(120)
John
: Thank you.
(121)
Sherlock
: Shall we...?
(122)
[they go in to the flat]
John
: Well, this could be very nice. Very nice indeed.
(123)
Sherlock
: Yes. Yes, I think so, my thoughts precisely.
(124)
Sherlock
: So I went straight ahead and moved in.
(125)
John
: Soon as we get all this rubbish cleaned up. Oh. So this is all... (126)
Sherlock
: Well, obviously I can straighten things up, a bit.
(127)
John
: That's a skull.
(128)
Sherlock
: Friend of mine. When I say friend...
(129)
Mrs Hudson : What do you think, then, Dr Watson? There's another bedroom
upstairs, if you'll be needing two bedrooms.
(130)
John
: Of course we'll be needing two.
(131)
Mrs Hudson : Oh, don't worry, there's all sorts round here. Mrs Turner next door's
got married ones. [walks to the kitchen] Oh... Sherlock! The mess
you've made.
(132)
John
: I looked you up on the internet last night.
(133)
Sherlock
: Anything interesting?
(134)
John
: Found your website. The Science Of Deduction.
(135)
Sherlock
: What did you think?
(136)
John
: You said you could identify a software designer by his tie and an
airline pilot by his left thumb.
(137)
Sherlock
: Yes. And I can read your military career in your face and your
leg,and your brother's drinking habits in your mobile phone. (138)
John
: How?
(139)
Mrs Hudson : [reads newspaper] What about these suicides, then, Sherlock? I

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Sherlock
Mrs Hudson
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Mrs Hudson
Sherlock
Mrs Hudson

John
Mrs Hudson
John
Mrs Hudson
John
Mrs Hudson
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John

thought that'd be right up your street. Three exactly the same. (140)
: Four. There's been a fourth. And there's something different this
time.
(141)
: A fourth?
(142)
: [goes in to the flat]
: Where?
(143)
: Brixton, Lauriston Gardens.
(144)
: What's new about this one? You wouldn't have come to me if there
wasn’t something different.
(145)
: You know how they never leave notes?
(146)
: Yeah.
(147)
: This one did. Will you come?
(148)
: Who's on forensics?
(149)
: Anderson.
(150)
: He doesn't work well with me.
(151)
: Well, he won't be your assistant.
(152)
: I need an assistant.
(153)
: Will you come?
(154)
: Not in a police car, I'll be right behind.
(155)
: Thank you. [goes out]
(156)
: Brilliant! Yes! Four serial suicides and now a note. Oh, it's
Christmas. Mrs Hudson, I'll be late. Might need some food. (157)
: I'm your landlady, dear, not your housekeeper.
(158)
: Something cold will do. John, have a cup of tea, make yourself at
home. Don't wait up! [goes out]
(159)
: Look at him, dashing about... My husband was just the same. But
you're more the sitting-down type, I can tell. I'll make you that
cuppa, you rest your leg.
(160)
: Damn my leg! Sorry, I'm so sorry. It's just sometimes this bloody
thing...
(161)
: I understand, dear, I've got a hip.
(162)
: Cup of tea'd be lovely. Thank you.
(163)
: Just this once, dear, I'm not your housekeeper.
(164)
: [reads newspaper] Couple of biscuits too, if you've got 'em. (165)
: Not your housekeeper!
(166)
: [comes in again] You're a doctor. In fact, you're an Army doctor.
(167)
: Yes.
(168)
: Any good?
(169)
:Very good.
(170)
: Seen a lot of injuries, then. Violent deaths.
(171)
: Well, yes.
(172)
: Bit of trouble too, I bet?
(173)
: Of course. Yes. Enough for a lifetime, far too much.
(174)
: Want to see some more?
(175)
: Oh, God, yes.
(176)

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[Sherlock and John walk out]
John
: Sorry, Mrs Hudson, I'll skip the tea. Off out.
(177)
Mrs Hudson : Both of you?
(178)
Sherlock
: Impossible suicides? Four of them? No point sitting at home when
there's finally something fun going on!
(179)
Mrs Hudson : Look at you, all happy. It's not decent.
(180)
Sherlock
: Who cares about decent? The game, Mrs Hudson, is on!
(181)
[outside the flat]
Sherlock
: Taxi!
(182)
*
[In the taxi]
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
(John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock

: [glances at John] Okay, you've got questions...
(183)
: Yeah, where are we going?
(184)
: Crime scene. Next?
(185)
: Who are you? What do you do?
(186)
: What do you think?
(187)
: I'd say... private detective.
(188)
: But...?
(189)
: But the police don't go to private detectives.
(190)
: I'm a consulting detective. Only one in the world. I invented the
job.
(191)
: What does that mean?
(192)
: It means when the police are out of their depth, which is always,
they consult me.
(193)
: The police don't consult amateurs.
(194)
: When I met you for the first time yesterday, I said Afghanistan or
Iraq. You looked surprised.
(195)
: Yes, how did you know?
(196)
: I didn't know, I saw. Your haircut, the way you hold yourself says
military. But your conversation...
(197)
: Bit different from my day.)
(198)
: ...said trained at Barts so Army doctor, obvious. Your face is
tanned... but no tan above the wrists. You've been abroad, but not
sunbathing. Your limp's bad when you walk, but you don't ask for a
chair when you stand, like you've forgotten about it, so it's at least
partly psychosomatic. That says the original circumstances of the
injury were traumatic. Wounded in action, then. Wounded in
action, suntan ... Afghanistan or Iraq.
(199)
: You said I had a therapist.
(200)
: You've got a psychosomatic limp, of course you've got a therapist.
Then there's your brother.
(201)
: Hm?
(202)
: Your phone. It's expensive, e-mail enabled, MP player. You're
looking for a flat share. You wouldn't buy this it's a gift, then.
Scratches. Not one, many over time it's been in the same pocket as

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John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock

keys and coins. You wouldn't treat your one luxury item like this,
so it's had a previous owner. Next bit's easy. You know it already.
(203)
: The engraving?
(204)
: Harry Watson. Clearly a family member who's given you his old
phone. Not your father, this is a young man's gadget. Could be a
cousin, but you're a war hero who can't find a place to live.
Unlikely you've got an extended family, not one you're close to. So
brother it is. Now, who's Clara? Three kisses says it's a romantic
attachment. The expense of the phone says wife, not girlfriend.
Must have given it to him recently, the model's only six months
old. Marriage in trouble, then six months on he's given it away. If
she'd left him, he would have kept it. Sentiment. No, he wanted rid
of it. He left her. He gave the phone to you, so he wants you to stay
in touch. You're looking for cheap accommodation, but not going
to your brother for help. That says you've got problems with him.
Maybe you liked his wife or don't like his drinking.
(205)
: How can you possibly know about the drinking?
(206)
: Shot in the dark. Good one, though. Power connection tiny little
scuff marks round the edge. Every night he plugs it in to charge,
but his hands are shaking. You never see those marks on a sober
man's phone, never see a drunk's without them. There you go, you
were right.
(207)
: I was right? Right about what?
(208)
: The police don't consult amateurs.
(209)
: That... was amazing.
(210)
: Do you think so?
(211)
: Of course it was. It was extraordinary, quite extraordinary. (212)
: That's not what people normally say.
(213)
: What do people normally say?
(214)
: Piss off!
(215)

*
[they get off the taxi]
Sherlock
: Did I get anything wrong?
(216)
John
: Harry and me don't get on, never have. Clara and Harry split up
three months ago and they're getting a divorce. And Harry is a
drinker.
(217)
Sherlock
: Spot on, then. I didn't expect to be right about everything.
(218)
John
: Harry's short for Harriet.
(219)
Sherlock
: Harry's your sister.
(220)
John
: Look, what exactly am I supposed to be doing here?
(221)
Sherlock
: Sister!
(222)
John
: No, seriously, what am I doing here?
(223)
Sherlock
: There's always something.
(224)
Donovan
: Hello, freak!
(225)

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Sherlock
Donovan
Sherlock
Donovan
Sherlock
Donovan
Sherlock

: I'm here to see Detective Inspector Lestrade.
: Why?
: I was invited.
: Why?
: I think he wants me to take a look.
: You know what I think, don't you?
: Always, Sally. I even know you didn't make it home last

(226)
(227)
(228)
(229)
(230)
(231)
night.
(232)
Donovan
: I dont.. Er... who's this?
(233)
Sherlock
: Colleague of mine, Dr Watson. Dr Watson, Sergeant Sally
Donovan. Old friend.
(234)
Donovan
: A colleague? How do you get a colleague? Did he follow you
home?
(235)
John
: Would it be better if I just waited...?
(236)
Sherlock
: No.
(237)
Donovan
: Freak's here. Bringing him in.
(238)
Sherlock
: Ah, Anderson. Here we are again.
(239)
Anderson : It's a crime scene. I don't want it contaminated. Are we clear on
that?
(240)
Sherlock
: Quite clear. And is your wife away for long?
(241)
Anderson : Oh, don't pretend you worked that out. Somebody told you that.
(242)
Sherlock
: Your deodorant told me that.
(243)
Anderson : My deodorant?
(244)
Sherlock
: It's for men.
(245)
Anderson : Well, of course it's for men. I'm wearing it.
(246)
Sherlock
: So's Sergeant Donovan. Ooh.... I think it just vaporised. May I go
in?
(247)
Anderson : Whatever you're trying to imply...
(248)
Sherlock
: I'm not implying anything. I'm sure Sally came round for a nice
little chat and just happened to stay over. And I assume she
scrubbed your floors, going by the state of her knees.
(249)
[go in to the crime scene]
Sherlock
: You'll need to wear one of these.
(250)
Lestrade
: Who's this?
(251)
Sherlock
: He's with me.
(252)
Lestrade
: But who is he?
(253)
Sherlock
: I said he's with me.
(254)
John
: Aren't you going to put one on?
(255)
Sherlock
: So where are we?
(256)
Lestrade
: Upstairs.
(257)
[they go up the stairs]
Lestrade
: I can give you two minutes.
(258)
Sherlock
: May need longer.
(259)
Lestrade
: Her name's Jennifer Wilson, according to her credit cards. We're
running them now for contact details. Hasn't been here long. Some

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kids found her.

(260)

*
[they get in to the room where there is a woman dead body facing the floor]
Sherlock
: Shut up.
(261)
Lestrade
: I didn't say anything.
(262)
Sherlock
: You were thinking. It's annoying.
(263)
Lestrade
: Got anything?
(264)
Sherlock
: Not much.
(265)
Anderson : She's German. Ache. It's German for revenge. She could be trying
to tell us...
(266)
Sherlock
: Yes, thank you for your input. [closes the door in order to face
Andreson to come in]
(267)
Lestrade
: So she's German?
(268)
Sherlock
: Of course she's not. She's from out of town, though. Intended to
stay in London for one night before returning home to Cardiff so
far, so obvious.
(269)
John
: Sorry, obvious?
(270)
Lestrade
: What about the message, though?
(271)
Sherlock
: Dr Watson, what do you think?
(272)
John
: Of the message?
(273)
Sherlock
: Of the body. You're a medical man.
(274)
Lestrade
: We have a whole team outside.
(275)
Sherlock
: They won't work with me.
(276)
Lestrade
: I'm breaking every rule letting you in here...
(277)
Sherlock
: Yes, because you need me.
(278)
Lestrade
: Yes, I do. God help me.
(279)
Sherlock
: Dr Watson!
(280)
John
: Hm? [looks at Lestrade]
(281)
Lestrade
: Oh, do as he says. Help yourself. [opens the door and goes out]
Anderson, keep everyone out for a couple of minutes...
(282)
Sherlock
: Well?
(283)
John
: What am I doing here?
(284)
Sherlock
: Helping me make a point.
(285)
John
: I'm supposed to help you pay the rent.
(286)
Sherlock
: This is more fun.
(287)
John
: Fun? There's a woman lying dead.
(288)
Sherlock
: Perfectly sound analysis, but I was hoping you'd go deeper. (289)
John
: Yeah... Asphyxiation... probably. Passed out, choked on her own
vomit. Can't smell any alcohol on her. It could have been a seizure.
Possibly drugs.
(290)
Sherlock
: You know what it was, you've read the papers.
(291)
John
: Well, she's one of the suicides. The fourth...?
(292)
Lestrade
: [comes in again] Sherlock, two minutes, I said. I need anything
you've got.
(293)
Sherlock
: Victim is in her late s. Professional person, going by her clothes.

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Lestrade
Sherlock

Lestrade
Sherlock

John
Sherlock
John
Lestrade
Sherlock
John
Sherlock

John
Sherlock
John
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock
Lestrade
Sherlock

Lestrade
Sherlock

I'm guessing the media, going by the frankly alarming shade of
pink. Travelled from Cardiff today, intending to stay in London for
one night from the size of her suitcase.
(294)
: Suitcase?
(295)
: Yes. She's been married at least ten years, but not happily. She's
had a string of lovers, but none of them knew she was married.
(296)
: Oh, for God's sake, if you're just making this up...
(297)
: Her wedding ring. Ten years old at least. The rest of her jewellery
has been regularly cleaned, but not her wedding ring. State of her
marriage right there. The inside is shinier than the outside, so it's
regularly removed. The only polishing it gets is when she works it
off her finger. It's not for work, look at her nails. She doesn't work
with her hands so what or who does she remove her rings for? Not
one lover, she'd never sustain the fiction of being single for that
long, so more likely a string of them. Simple.
(298)
: Brilliant.
(299)
: [looks at John]
: Sorry.
(300)
: Cardiff?
(301)
: It's obvious, isn't it?
(302)
: It's not obvious to me.
(303)
: Dear God, what is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so
boring. Her coat, it's slightly damp, she's been in heavy rain in the
last few hours, no rain anywhere in London in that time. Under her
coat collar is damp too. She's turned it up against the wind. She's
got an umbrella in her pocket, but it's dry and unused. Not just
wind, strong wind too strong to use her umbrella. We know from
her suitcase that she was intending to stay overnight, but she can't
have travelled more than two or three hours, because her coat still
hasn't dried. So, where has there been heavy rain and strong wind
within the radius of that travel time? Cardiff.
(304)
: Fantastic.
(305)
: Do you know you do that out loud?
(306)
: Sorry, I'll shut up.
(307)
: No, it's fine.
(308)
: Why do you keep saying suitcase?
(309)
: Yes, where is it? She must have had a phone or an organiser. Find
out who Rachel is.
(310)
: She was writing Rachel?
(311)
: No, she was leaving an angry note in German! Of course she was
writing Rachel, no other word it can be. But why did she wait until
she was dying to write it?
(312)
: How do you know she had a suitcase?
(313)
: Look at the right leg. Tiny splash marks on her right heel and calf
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her with her right hand. Don't get that splash pattern any other way.
Smallish case, going by the spread Case that size, woman this
clothes-conscious - could only be an overnight bag so we know she
was staying one night. Where is it? What have you done with it?
(314)
: There wasn't a case.
(315)
: Say that again.
(316)
: There wasn't a case. There was never any suitcase.
(317)
: Suitcase! Did anyone find a suitcase? Was there a suitcase in this
house?
(318)
: Sherlock, there was no case!
(319)
: But they take the poison themselves, they choose to swallow the
pills themselves. There are clear signs, even you lot couldn't miss
them.
(320)
: Right, thanks. And...?
(321)
: It's murder, all of them. I don't know how. But they're not suicides,
they're serial killings. We've got a serial killer. Love those. There's
always something to look forward to.
(322)
: Why are you saying that?
(323)
: Her case! Come on, where is her case? Did she eat it? Someone
else was here and they took her case. So the killer must have driven
here. Forgot the case was in the car.
(324)
: She could have checked into a hotel, left it there.
(325)
: No, she never got to the hotel. Look at her hair. She colourcoordinates her lipstick and shoes. She'd never have left any hotel
with her hair still looking... Oh... Oh!
(326)
: Sherlock?
(327)
: What is it, what?
(328)
: Serial killers, always hard. You have to wait for them to make a
mistake.
(329)
: We can't just wait!
(330)
: Oh, we're done waiting. Look at her, really look! Houston, we have
a mistake. Get on to Cardiff. Find out who Jennifer Wilson's family
and friends were. Find Rachel!
(331)
: Of course, yeah... but what mistake?!
(332)
: Pink!
(333)
: Let's get on with it...
(334)

*
[John goes out]
Donovan
: He's gone.
John
: Who, Sherlock Holmes?
Donovan
: Yeah, he just took off. He does that.
John
: Is he coming back?
Donovan
: Didn't look like it.
John
: Right. Right... Yes. Sorry, where am I?

(335)
(336)
(337)
(338)
(339)
(340)

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: Brixton.
(341)
: Do you know where I could get a cab? It's just, er... well... my leg.
(342)
: Er... ...Try the main road.
(343)
: Thanks.
(344)
: But you're not his friend. He doesn't have friends. So who are you?
(345)
: I'm... I'm nobody. I just met him.
(346)
: Okay, bit of advice, then. Stay away from that guy.
(347)
: Why?
(348)
: You know why he's here? He's not paid or anything. He likes it. He
gets off on it. The weirder the crime, the more he gets off. And you
know what...? One day just showing up won't be enough. One day
we'll be standing round a body, and he'll be the one that put it there.
(349)
: Why would he do that?
(350)
: Because he's a psychopath. Psychopaths get bored.
(351)
: Donovan!
(352)
: Coming. Stay away from Sherlock Holmes.
(353)

*
[John walks to the main road]
John
: Taxi! Taxi...
(354)
[phone rings]
John
: [get in to the telephone box] Hello?
(355)
Phone
: There is a security camera on the building to your left. Do you see
it?
(356)
John
: Who's this? Who's speaking?
(357)
Phone
: Do you see the camera, Dr Watson?
(358)
John
: Yeah, I see it.
(359)
Phone
: Watch... There is another camera on the building opposite you. Do
you see it?
(360)
John
: Mm-hm.
(361)
Phone
: And finally, at the top of the building on your right.
(362)
John
: How are you doing this?
(363)
Phone
: Get into the car, Dr Watson. I would make some sort of threat, but
I'm sure your situation is quite clear to you.
(364)
[In the car]
John
: Hello.
(365)
Woman 3 : Hi.
(366)
John
: What's your name, then?
(367)
Woman 3 : Er... Anthea.
(368)
John
: Is that your real name?
(369)
Woman 3 : No.
(370)
John
: I'm John.
(371)
Woman 3 : Yes. I know.
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: Any point in asking... where I'm going?
: None at all... John.
: Okay.

(373)
(374)
(375)

*
[they arrive in a strage place]
Mycroft
: Have a seat, John.
(376)
John
: You know, I've got a phone. I mean, very clever and all that, but,
er... you could just phone me. On my phone.
(377)
Mycroft
: When one is avoiding the attention of Sherlock Holmes, one learns
to be discreet, hence this place. Your leg must be hurting you. Sit
down.
(378)
John
: I don't want to sit down.
(379)
Mycroft
: You don't seem very afraid.
(380)
John
: You don't seem very frightening.
(381)
Mycroft
: Yes... The bravery of the soldier. Bravery is by far the kindest word
for stupidity, don't you think? What is your connection to Sherlock
Holmes?
(382)
John
: I don't have one. I barely know him. I met him... yesterday. (383)
Mycroft
: Mmm, and since yesterday, you've moved in with him and now
you're solving crimes together. Might we expect a happy
announcement by the end of the week?
(384)
John
: Who are you?
(385)
Mycroft
: An interested party.
(386)
John
: Interested in Sherlock? Why? I'm guessing you're not friends. (387)
Mycroft
: You've met him. How many friends do you imagine he has? I am
the closest thing to a friend that Sherlock Holmes is capable of
having.
(388)
John
: And what's that?
(389)
Mycroft
: An enemy.
(390)
John
: An enemy?
(391)
Mycroft
: In his mind, certainly. If you were to ask him, he'd probably
say his arch-enemy. He does love to be dramatic.
(392)
John
: Well, thank God you're above all that
(393)
[Text message alerts. John gets a text]
Mycroft
: I hope I'm not distracting you.
(394)
John
: Not distracting me at all.
(395)
Mycroft
: Do you plan to continue your association with Sherlock Holmes?
(396)
John
: I could be wrong... but I think that's none of your business. (397)
Mycroft
: It could be.
(398)
John
: It really couldn't.
(399)
Mycroft
: If you do move into, um... 221B Baker Street, I'd be happy to pay
you a meaningful sum of money on a regular basis to ease your
way.
(400)
John
: Why?
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: Because you're not a wealthy man.
(402)
: In exchange for what?
(403)
: Information. Nothing indiscreet. Nothing you'd feel...
uncomfortable with. Just tell me what he's up to.
(404)
John
: Why?
(405)
Mycroft
: I worry about him. Constantly.
(406)
John
: That's nice of you.
(407)
Mycroft
: But I would prefer for various reasons that my concern go
unmentioned. We have what you might call a... difficult
relationship.
(408)
[Text message alerts. John gets a text]
John
: No.
(409)
Mycroft
: But I haven't mentioned a figure.
(410)
John
: Don't bother.
(411)
Mycroft
: You're very loyal very quickly.
(412)
John
: No, I'm not, I'm just not interested.
(413)
Mycroft
: "Trust issues", it says here.
(414)
John
: What's that?
(415)
Mycroft
: Could it be that you've decided to trust Sherlock Holmes of all
people?
(416)
John
: Who says I trust him?
(417)
Mycroft
: You don't seem the kind to make friends easily.
(418)
John
: Are we done?
(419)
Mycroft
: You tell me.
(420)
John
: [turns around to leave]
Mycroft
: I imagine people have already warned you to stay away from him,
but I can see from your left hand that's not going to happen. (421)
John
: My what?
(422)
Mycroft
: Show me.
(423)
John
: [shows his left hand]
Mycroft
: [tries to touch John’s left hand]
John
: Don't...
(424)
Mycroft
: Remarkable.
(425)
John
: What is?
(426)
Mycroft
: Most people blunder round this city and all they see are streets and
shops and cars. When you walk with Sherlock Holmes, you see the
battlefield. You've seen it already, haven't you?
(427)
John
: What's wrong with my hand?
(428)
Mycroft
: You have an intermittent tremor in your left hand. Your therapist
thinks it's post-traumatic stress disorder. She thinks you're haunted
by memories of your military service.
(429)
John
: Who the hell are you? How do you know that?
(430)
Mycroft
: Fire her. She's got it the wrong way round. You're under stress right
now, and your hand is perfectly steady. You're not haunted by the
war, Dr Watson... You miss it. Welcome back. [walks away] Time
to choose a side, Dr Watson.
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: I'm to take you home. Address?
(432)
: Er, Baker Street. 221B Baker Street. But I need to stop off
somewhere first.
(433)

*
[the car arrives in 221b baker street]
John
: Listen, your boss, any chance you could not tell him this is where I
went?
(434)
Woman 4 : Sure.
(435)
John
: You've told him already, haven't you?
(436)
Woman 4 : Yeah.
(437)
John
: Hey, um... do you ever get any free time?
(438)
Woman 4 : Oh, yeah. Lots. Bye.
(439)
John
: Okay.
(440)
*
[John goes in to the flat]
(441)
John
: What are you doing?
(442)
Sherlock
: Nicotine patch. Helps me think. Impossible to sustain a smoking
habit in London these days. Bad news for brain work.
(443)
John
: It's good news for breathing.
(444)
Sherlock
: Oh, breathing! Breathing's boring.
(445)
John
: Is that... three patches?
(446)
Sherlock
: It's a three-patch problem.
(447)
John
: Well...? You asked me to come, I'm assuming it's important. (448)
Sherlock
: Oh, yeah, of course. Can I borrow your phone?
(449)
John
: My phone?
(450)
Sherlock
: Always a chance that my number will be recognised. It's on the
website.
(451)
John
: Mrs Hudson's got a phone.
(452)
Sherlock
: She's downstairs. I shouted, but she didn't hear.
(453)
John
: I was the other side of London...
(454)
Sherlock
: There was no hurry.
(455)
John
: Here... [gives the phone to Sherlock] So what's this about the case?
(456)
Sherlock
: Her case...
(457)
John
: Her case?
(458)
Sherlock
: Her suitcase, yes, obviously. The murderer took her suitcase, first
big mistake.
(459)
John
: Okay, he took her case. So?
(460)
Sherlock
: It's no use, there's no other way. We'll have to risk it. On my desk
there's a number. I want you to send a text. [returns the phone to
John]
(461)
John
: You've brought me here... to send a text. [looks out from the
window]
(462)
Sherlock
: Text, yes. The number on my desk. What's wrong?
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: Just met a friend of yours.
(464)
: A friend?
(465)
: An enemy.
(466)
: Oh. Which one?
(467)
: Well, your arch-enemy, according to him. Do people have
arch-enemies?
(468)
: Did he offer you money to spy on me?
(469)
: Yes.
(470)
: Did you take it?
(471)
: No.
(472)
: Pity, we could have split the fee. Think it through next time. (473)
: Who is he?
(474)
: The most dangerous man you've ever met and not my problem right
now. On my desk, the number!
(475)
: Jennifer Wilson. That was... Hang on. Wasn't that the dead woman?
(476)
: Yes. That's not important. Just enter the number. Are you doing it?
(477)
: Yes.
(478)
: Have you done it?
(479)
: Yet, hang on!
(480)
: These words exactly. "What happened at Lauriston Gardens? I
must have blacked out. 22 Northumberland Street, please come. "
(481)
: You blacked out?
(482)
: What? No... No! Type and send it. Quickly. [takes a pink suitcase]
Have you sent it?
(483)
: What's the address?
(484)
: 22 Northumberland Street. Hurry up!
(485)
: That's... That's the pink lady's case, that's Jennifer Wilson's case.
(486)
: Yes, obviously. Oh, perhaps I should mention I didn't kill her. (487)
: I never said you did.
(488)
: Why not? Given that text and the fact I have her case, it's a
perfectly logical assumption.
(489)
: Do people usually assume you're the murderer?
(490)
: Now and then, yes.
(491)
: Okay... How did you get this?
(492)
: By looking.
(493)
: Where?
(494)
: The killer must have driven her to Lauriston Gardens. He could
only keep her case by accident if it was in a car. Nobody could be
seen with this case without drawing attention, particularly a man,
which is statistically more likely. So obviously he'd feel compelled
to get rid of it. Wouldn't have taken him more than five minutes to
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car five minutes from Lauriston Gardensand anywhere you could
dispose of a bulky object without being observed. Took me less
than an hour to find the right skip.
(495)
: Pink. You got all that because you realised the case would be pink?
(496)
: It had to be pink, obviously.
(497)
: Why didn't I think of that
(498)
: Because you're an idiot. No, no, don't look like that. Practically
everyoneis. Now, look. Do you see what's missing?
(499)
: From the case? How could I?
(500)
: Her phone. Where's her mobile phone? There was no phone on the
body, there's no phone in the case. We know she had one. You just
texted it.
(501)
: Maybe she left it at home.
(502)
: She has a string of lovers and she's careful about it. She never
leaves her phone at home.
(503)
: Er... Why did I just send that text?
(504)
: Well, the question is where is her phone now?
(505)
: She could have lost it.
(506)
: Yes, or?
(507)
: The murderer... You think the murderer has the phone?
(508)
: Maybe she... left it when she left her case. Maybe he took it from
her for some reason. Either way, the balance of probability is the
murderer has her phone.
(509)
: Sorry... what are we doing? Did I just text a murderer? What good
will that do?
(510)
: A few hours after his last victim, and now he receives a text that
can only be from her. If somebody had just found that phone,
they'd ignore a text like that, but the murderer... would panic. (511)
: Have you talked to the police?
(512)
: Four people are dead, there isn't time.
(513)
: So why are you talking to me?
(514)
: Mrs Hudson took my skull.
(515)
: So I'm basically filling in for your skull?
(516)
: Relax, you're doing fine. Well?
(517)
: Well, what?
(518)
: Well... you could just sit there and... watch telly.
(519)
: You want me to come with you?
(520)
: I like company when I go out and I think better when I talk
aloud. The skull just attracts attention, so... Problem?
(521)
: Yeah, Sergeant Donovan.
(522)
: What about her?
(523)
: She said you get off on this, you enjoy it.
(524)
: And I said "dangerous", and here you are. [goes out]
(525)
: Damn it! [goes out]
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[both walk in the street]
John
: Where are we going?
(527)
Sherlock
: Northumberland Street's a five-minute walk from here.
(528)
John
: You think he's stupid enough to go there?
(529)
Sherlock
: No, I think he's brilliant enough. I love the brilliant ones. They're
all so desperate to get caught.
(530)
John
: Why?
(531)
Sherlock
: Appreciation! Applause! At long last the spotlight. That's the frailty
of genius, John, it needs an audience.
(532)
John
: Yeah.
(533)
Sherlock
: This is his hunting ground. Right here in the heart of the city. Now
that we know his victims were abducted, that changes everything.
Because all of his victims disappeared from busy streets, crowded
places, but nobody saw them go. Think! Who do we trust, even
though we don't know them? Who passes unnoticed wherever they
go? Who hunts in the middle of a crowd?
(534)
John
: Don't know. Who?
(535)
Sherlock
: Haven't the faintest. Hungry?
(536)
*
[go in to a cafe]
Sherlock
: Thank you, Billy. 22 Northumberland Street. Keep your eyes on it.
(537)
John
: He's not just going to ring the doorbell. He'd need to be mad. (538)
Sherlock
: He has killed four people.
(539)
John
: Okay.
(540)
Angelo
: Sherlock! Anything on the menu, whatever you want, free. On the
house, for you and for your date.
(541)
Sherlock
: Do you want to eat?
(542)
John
: I'm not his date.
(543)
Angelo
: This man got me off a murder charge.
(544)
Sherlock
: This is Angelo. Three years ago, I proved to Lestrade, at the time of
a particularly vicious triple murder, that Angelo was in a different
part of town, house-breaking.
(545)
Angelo
: He cleared my name.
(546)
Sherlock
: I cleared it a bit. Anything happening opposite?
(547)
Angelo
: Nothing. But for this man, I'd have gone to prison.
(548)
Sherlock
: You did go to prison.
(549)
Angelo
: I'll get a candle for the table. It's more romantic.
(550)
John
: I'm not his date!
(551)
Sherlock
: You may as well eat. We might have a long wait.
(552)
: [puts a candle on the table]
Angelo
John
: Thanks. [looks at Sherlock] People don't have arch-enemies. (553)
Sherlock
: I'm sorry?
(554)
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: Doesn't it? Sounds a bit dull.
(556)
: So who did I meet?
(557)
: What do real people have, then, in their... "real lives"?
(558)
: Friends? People they know, people they like, people they don't
like... Girlfriends, boyfriends.
(559)
Sherlock
: Yes, well, as I was saying, dull.
(560)
John
: You don't have a girlfriend, then?
(561)
Sherlock
: Girlfriend? No, not really my area.
(562)
John
: Mm. Oh, right. Do you have a boyfriend? Which is fine, by the
way.
(563)
Sherlock
: I know it's fine.
(564)
John
: So you've got a boyfriend, then.
(565)
Sherlock
: No.
(566)
John
: Right. Okay. You're unattached. Like me. Fine. Good.
(567)
Sherlock
: John, um... I think you should know I consider myself married to
my work and while I'm flattered, I'm really not looking for any...
(568)
John
: No, I'm... not asking. No. I'm just saying, it's all fine.
(569)
Sherlock
: Good. Thank you. [looks out from the window] Look across the
street. Taxi. It's stopped. Nobody getting in and nobody getting out.
Why a taxi? Oh, that's clever. Is it clever? Why is it clever? (570)
John
: That's him.
(571)
Sherlock
: Don't stare.
(572)
John
: You're staring.
(573)
Sherlock
: We can't both stare.
(574)
[both go out from the cafe]
Sherlock
: [hits on to a car]
John
: [talks to the car driver] Sorry...
(575)
John
: [talks to sherlock] I've got the cab number.
(576)
Sherlock
: Good for you. Right turn, one way, road works, traffic lights, bus
lane, pedestrian crossing, left turn only, traffic lights.
(577)
[both run]
Man 3
: Hey!
(578)
John
: Sorry.
(579)
Sherlock
: Come on, John... Come on, John. We're losing him!
(580)
[Run again]
Sherlock
: This way. No, this way!
(581)
John
: Sorry...
(582)
Sherlock
: [stops the taxi] Police! Open her up. [opens the taxi’s door] No...
Teeth, tan. What, Californian? LA, Santa Monica. Just arrived.
(583)
John
: How could you possibly know that?
(584)
Sherlock
: The luggage.
(585)
Sherlock
: [talks to taxi’s passenger] First trip to London, right? Going by
your final destination and the cabbie's route.
(586)

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: Sorry, are you guys the police?
(587)
: Yeah. Everything all right?
(588)
: Yeah.
(589)
: Welcome to London.
(590)
: Er, any problems, just let us know. [closes the taxi’s door]
(591)
: [talks to Sherlock] Basically just a cab that happened to slow down.
(592)
: Basically.
(593)
: Not the murderer.
(594)
: Not the murderer, no.
(595)
: Wrong country, good alibi.
(596)
: As they go.
(597)
: Hey, where did you get this? [takes police ID from Sherlock]
Detective Inspector Lestrade?
(598)
: Yeah. I pickpocket him when he's annoying. You can keep that one,
I've got plenty at the flat.
(599)
: [laughs]
: What?
(600)
: Nothing, just... "Welcome to London. "
(601)
: Got your breath back?
(602)
: Ready when you are.
(603)

*
[both arrive in 221B Baker Street]
John
: Okay. That was ridiculous. That was the most ridiculous thing...
I've ever done.
(604)
Sherlock
: And you invaded Afghanistan. [laugh]
(605)
John
: That wasn't just me. Why aren't we back at the restaurant?
(606)
Sherlock
: They can keep an eye out. It was a long shot anyway.
(607)
John
: So what were we doing there?
(608)
Sherlock
: Oh, just passing the time. And proving a point.
(609)
John
: What point?
(610)
Sherlock
: You. Mrs Hudson! Dr Watson will take the room upstairs.
(611)
John
: Says who?
(612)
Sherlock
: Says the man at the door.
(613)
[knock knock]
John
: [opens the door]
Angelo
: Sherlock texted me. He said you forgot this. [give John’s stick]
(614)
John
: Ah... Er, thank you. Thank you.
(615)
Mrs Hudson : Sherlock, what have you done?
(616)
Sherlock
: Mrs Hudson?
(617)
Mrs Hudson : Upstairs.
(618)
[they go up the stairs]
Sherlock
: What are you doing?
(619)
Lestrade
: I knew you'd find the case, I'm not stupid.
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John
Sherlock
Lestrade
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Anderson
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Donovan
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Donovan
Sherlock
Lestrade
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Lestrade
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Anderson

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Lestrade
Sherlock

: You can't just break into my flat.
(621)
: You can't withhold evidence and I didn't break in.
(622)
: What do you call this, then?
(623)
: It's a drugs bust.
(624)
: Seriously? This guy a junkie? Have you met him?
(625)
: John...
(626)
: I pretty sure, you could search this flat all day, you wouldn't find
anything you could call recreational.
(627)
: John, you probably want to shut up now.
(628)
: But come on... No...
(629)
: What?
(630)
: You?
(631)
: Shut up! I'm not your sniffer dog.
(632)
: No, Anderson's my sniffer dog.
(633)
: Anderson, what are you doing here on a drugs bust?
(634)
: Oh, I volunteered.
(635)
: They all did. They're not strictly speaking on the drug squad, but
they're very keen.
(636)
: Are these human eyes?
(637)
: Put those back!
(638)
: They were in the microwave.
(639)
: It's an experiment.
(640)
: Keep looking, guys. Or you could help us properly, and I'll stand
them down.
(641)
: This is childish.
(642)
: Well, I'm dealing with a child. Sherlock, this is our case. I'm letting
you in, but you do not go off on your own. Clear?
(643)
: So you set up a pretend drugs bust to bully me?
(644)
: It stops being pretend if we find anything.
(645)
: I am clean!
(646)
: Is your flat? All of it?
(647)
: I don't even smoke.
(648)
: Neither do I. So let's work together. We've found Rachel.
(649)
: Who is she?
(650)
: Jennifer Wilson's only daughter.
(651)
: Her daughter? Why would she write her daughter's name? Why?
(652)
: Never mind that, we found the case. According to someone, the
murderer has the case, and we found it in the hands of our favourite
psychopath.
(653)
: Not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your
research. You need to bring Rachel in to question her. I need to
question her.
(654)
: She's dead.
(655)
: Excellent. How, when and why? Is there a connection? There has to
be.
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John

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John
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John
Sherlock

Mrs Hudson
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Lestrade
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Sherlock

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Sherlock

: Well, I doubt it, since she's been dead for 14 years. Technically, she
was never alive. Rachel was Jennifer Wilson's stillborn daughter,
14 years ago.
(657)
: Oh, that's... ...that's not right. How... Why would she do that? Why?
(658)
: Why would she think of her daughter in her last moments? Yep
sociopath, I'm seeing it now.
(659)
: She didn't think about her daughter. She scratched her name on the
floor with her fingernails. She was dying. It took effort, it would
have hurt.
(660)
: You said that the victims all took the poison themselves, that he
makes them take it. Well, maybe he... I don't know, talks to them.
Maybe he used the death of her daughter somehow.
(661)
: But that was ages ago. Why would she still be upset? Not good?
(662)
: Bit not good, yeah.
(663)
: If you were dying, if you'd been murdered, in your very last few
seconds, what would you say?
(664)
: "Please, God, let me live. "
(665)
: Use your imagination!
(666)
: I don't have to.
(667)
: Yeah, but if you were clever, really clever. Jennifer Wilson running
all those lovers she was clever. She's trying to tell us something.
(668)
: Isn't the doorbell working? Your taxi's here, Sherlock.
(669)
: I didn't order a taxi. Go away.
(670)
: Oh, dear. They're making such a mess. What are they looking for?
(671)
: It's a drugs bust, Mrs Hudson.
(672)
: But they're just for my hip. They're herbal soothers...
(673)
: Shut up, everybody! Shut up! Don't move, don't speak, don't
breathe. I'm trying to think. Anderson, face the other way. You're
putting me off.
(674)
: What? My face is...?
(675)
: Everybody quiet and still. Anderson, turn your back.
(676)
: Oh, for God's sake!
(677)
: Your back, now, please!
(678)
: Come on, think. Quick!
(679)
: What about your taxi?
(680)
: Mrs Hudson! Oh... Ah! She was clever. Clever, yes! She's cleverer
than you lot and she's dead. Do you see? Do you get it? She didn't
lose her phone, she never lost it. She planted it on him. When she
got out of the car, she knew that she was going to her death. She
left the phone in order to lead us to her killer.
(681)
: But how?
(682)
: What do you mean, how? Rachel! Don't you see? Rachel! Oh...

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Look at you lot. You're all so vacant. Is it nice not being me? It
must be so relaxing. Rachel is not a name.
(683)
John
: Then what is it?
(684)
Sherlock
: John, on the luggage, there's a label. Email address.
(685)
John
: [looks at the pink suitcase] jennie.pink@mephone.org.uk
(686)
Sherlock
: She didn't have a laptop, which means she did her business on her
phone. So it's a smartphone, it's e-mail enabled. So there was a
website for her account. The username is her e-mail address, and
all together now, the password is...?
(687)
John
: Rachel.
(688)
Anderson : So we can read her e-mails. So what?
(689)
Sherlock
: Anderson, don't talk out loud. You lower the IQ of the whole street.
We can do much more than that. It's a smartphone, it's got GPS.
Which means if you lose it, you can locate it online. She's leading
us to the man who killed her.
(690)
Lestrade
: Unless he got rid of it.
(691)
John
: We know he didn't.
(692)
Sherlock
: Come on, come on. Quickly!
(693)
Mrs Hudson : Sherlock, dear. This taxi driver...
(694)
Sherlock
: Mrs Hudson, isn't it time for your evening soother? Get vehicles,
get a helicopter. This phone battery won't last forever.
(695)
Lestrade
: We'll just have a map reference, not a name. It's a start!
(696)
John
: Sherlock...
(697)
Sherlock
: Narrows it down from just anyone in London. It's the first proper
lead we've had.
(698)
John
: Sherlock...
(699)
Sherlock
: Where is it? Quickly, where?
(700)
John
: Here. It's... in 221B Baker Street.
(701)
Sherlock
: How can it be here? How?
(702)
Lestrade
: well Maybe it was in the case when you brought it back and it fell
out somewhere