Gruszczynski 1 Observation Notes Sherlock: Season Three Figured world large social environment with its own set

t of actors, artifacts, rules, and conventions; it is the container for various discourse communities and provides structure for how actors engage with one another The figured world will !e o!serving is Season " of Sherlock, the #ritish #roadcasting $orporation %##$& T' adaptation of Sir (rthur $onan )oyle*s classic tales+ n this figured world, there is Sherlock ,olmes, a consulting detective renown for his eccentricity and deductive a!ilities+ ,olmes lives in a flat at --1# #aker Street in present.day /ondon+ ,is 0o!, along with his assistant and veteran )r+ 1ohn 2atson, is to solve seemingly difficult cases involving murder or high.profile criminal activity+ Together, they aid the #ritish government or their clients in resolving cases and undermining criminal networks+ Given the nature of ,olmes* profession, murder and missing persons3!elongings are not uncommon phenomena in this figured world+ n addition, the series esta!lishes that 2atson is perhaps the only individual deemed 4normal5 in the sense that there is nothing particularly uni6ue or weird a!out him as a person+ n contrast, those around 2atson are either e7tremely !right, neurotic, eccentric, and3or outright sociopathic+ (lso given ,olmes* methodology, it is commonplace to see ,olmes !reaking societal norms as he sees fit, whether it is disappearing for weeks at a time %undercover or as a recluse&, getting into dangerous situations while working on a case %,olmes risks his life constantly with little room for error& , and ignoring social cues+ Those familiar with ,olmes* demeanor know that he can !e cold, overly.critical %!ecause his deductions tend to get way too personal and almost sound derisive&, and that he rarely shows affection towards other people+ 8ost communication occurs in conte7t to a case, !ut when personal matters come up, there tends to !e awkwardness and discomfort from !oth parties+ 9ne e7pects wit and comple7 !ut logical reasoning for the actions and !ehavior of the actors in this figured world, and it would !e considered unusual if ,olmes were not acting logically, erratically, or aloof+ ,olmes* flat serves as a meeting place !etween clients as well as where ,olmes and 2atson work on various cases+ 9ther places include crime scenes, which !rings together ,olmes with nspector /estrade and allows ,olmes to formulate theories a!out how the murder occurred and who is responsi!le+ ,olmes* mind palace serves as way for him to retrieve relevant information a!out the case, see connections !etween seemingly unrelated events, and a way to compartmentalize his relationships and feelings+ (s for discourse communities, e7pect to see clients, Sherlock*s fan clu!, the homeless network, average folk, criminals, government officials3 law enforcement, close friends and family, love interests, and geniuses+ 8any of these categories overlap depending on if a given actor fits multiple roles %e7: 8oriarty !eing a criminal as well as a genius and rival to Sherlock*s intellect&, !ut together they holistically encompass this figured world+

Gruszczynski Actors the individuals in the figured world that undergo change, em!ody particular roles or archetypes, and engage in discourse and use artifacts (ctor /ist Sherlock Holmes the !rilliant, often.misunderstood inha!itant of --1# #aker Street; in this figured world, he is a consulting detective %the only one of his kind& renown for his deductive skills+ ,e has the a!ility to take in various details a!out an individual or situation and reach profoundly accurate conclusions+ ,e often aids nspector /estrade of the :ew Scotland ;ard on !izarre cases of national security and takes on private client<le+ ,owever, when ,olmes is not working on a case, he plays violin, da!!les with chemistry, or engages in risky !ehavior to alleviate his !oredom+ The pu!lic view him as an eccentric, aloof genius, and he even has a fan clu! to which he has risen to almost myth status+ ,owever, ,olmes views himself as a 4high.functioning sociopath5 who solves cases mostly !ecause of the intellectual stimulation it provides him+ ,is social circle is mainly limited to 8ycroft, 8s+ ,udson, nspector /estrade, 8olly ,ooper, and 1ohn 2atson+ ,olmes inadvertently !rings people together through his actions and does some good along the way+ ,e is also outwardly unpredicta!le+ Dr. John Watson former army doctor who moved in with ,olmes to transition !ack into civilian life; he suffers from post.traumatic stress disorder %=TS)& after serving in (fghanistan+ n this figured world, he is ,olmes* !est friend and assistant in the various cases+ ,e acts as the lens to which outsiders come to understand ,olmes* actions and intentions+ 2atson is also a capa!le individual, having saved many lives, whether it !e Sherlock*s or a victim during a case+ ,e comes across as modest and caring in comparison to ,olmes+ 2atson is loyal to ,olmes !ut their friendship involves not many admissions of personal feelings and in fact, ,olmes avoids all use of the word 4friend5 when descri!ing 1ohn to others+ n a sense, 1ohn seems drawn to the action and intrigue ,olmes* lifestyle provides and that*s where their mutual understanding lies+ M cro!t Holmes Sherlock*s older !rother+ n this figured world, 8ycroft acts a mastermind !ehind certain operations within the #ritish government+ 2hereas Sherlock is ostensi!ly eccentric, 8ycroft is more reserved and prefers to keep his 6uirks %and affection for his younger !rother& masked !y a cold, !ureaucratic demeanor+ Sherlock often looks to 8ycroft for guidance or assistance on a case when he needs his high.level connections or insight and 8ycroft delivers it with condescension and slight apathy+ Jim Moriart " Sherlock*s arch.nemesis+ n this figured world, 8oriarty is a criminal mastermind %criminal consultant& with a syndicate at his fingertips+ ,e is a manipulative sociopath who also gets 0oy out of intellectual stimulation and mind games+ ,e represents what Sherlock isn*t a murderer, someone lacking all sense of empathy, truly alone+ 8oriarty is like the devil on Sherlock*s shoulder, knowing e7actly what antagonizes him, and he is willing to make the world !urn if it means !esting the great Sherlock ,olmes+ Their ver!al e7changes and various confrontations are like a !attle of wit that esta!lishes superiority+

Gruszczynski " #ns$ector %estrade works for the :ew Scotland ;ard; has a working relationship with ,olmes doesn*t really think outside of the !o7 !ut has a good heart and takes his 0o! seriously Mrs. Hudson landlord of #aker Street; acts as a motherly3housekeeper figure for !oth ,olmes and 2atson !y tidying messes and serving tea3food had a trou!led marriage with a drug dealer3 murderer that makes her cautionary towards others* marriages Moll Hoo$er crime la! scientist; aids Sherlock in his ela!orate schemes is romantically interested in ,olmes and su!consciously finds guys who look like him; Sherlock trusts her and often asks for his help e7ecuting schemes for cases %such as faking his death& &hili$ Anderson forensic scientist for the :ew Scotland ;ard; he works for /estrade and has a Sherlock ,olmes fan clu! he is a driving force !ehind the alternate theories regarding Sherlock*s fall Mar Morstan 'Mrs. Watson( " 2atson*s love interest; her past is a mystery and she seems unusually accepting of ,olmes* antics which suggests that she might know more than what she lets on; Sherlock is suspicious of her and feels threatened !y her presence !ecause of how close she has gotten to 2atson 2e eventually find out that she was an intelligence spy3assassin who wants to put the past !ehind her )harles Augustus Magnussen foreign national, owns a news company, and person with e7treme influence over the #ritish government; a creepy sociopath; the one man Sherlock hates finds people*s pressure points and e7ploits them, asserting dominance over them !y su!0ecting them to ver!al and !odily harassment; also uses a mind palace

Gruszczynski > Arti!acts physical items or ideas3 emotions with a socially agreed meaning; they have ma0or significance to the actors that use them+ n specific cases, people may even em!ody artifacts (rtifact /ist Sherlock*s hat+ coat This represents his identity as a detective; it is part of his pu!lic persona since this is what he is known for wearing Sherlock*s violin This represents Sherlock*s creative side; he is often reserved a!out others hearing his compositions as they show his sentimental side; he is a skillful classical musician Mind $alace This represents how Sherlock remem!ers and makes sure of the world around him; shows how comple7 his mind truly is where he stores artifacts of the people he knows to help him through situations %8agnussen*s is used to store information for !lackmail; it*s a form of power& ,high-!unctioning socio$ath. This represents how ,olmes chooses to view himself to live up to his standards as a !rilliant detective; he !elieves that having a sharp, analytical mind and !eing sentimental3compassionate are mutually e7clusive while on the 0o!, yet he shows compassion more than he would like to admit+ /hought bubbles " provides insight into how Sherlock arrives at initial impressions and deductions 0012 2aker Street Sherlock*s residence; where friends, clients, and enemies come to meet ,olmes; where ,olmes and 2atson research and solve cases ,# believe in Sherlock. " shows who supports Sherlock and perpetuates the myths !ehind his identity Sherlock Holmes " ,olmes em!odies a grandiose representation of himself that acts as the lens to which his fans view him; it is the ideal that Sherlock aspires to Homeless network how Sherlock collects information a!out the streets and discovers suspicious activity; the group functions as a tool in this case /he media 'the $ress( This represents how the pu!lic perceives ,olmes and the cases he solves John*s blog " how 1ohn perceives ,olmes and reflects upon his adventures John*s mustache " represents 1ohn*s mourning during the two years Sherlock faked his death Marriage " represents 1ohn settling down, choosing a 4normal life5 over a life of danger and adventure /heories on Sherlock*s death hoa3 how others have come to rationalize that event and e7plain his disappearance )ases !rings the actors of this figured world together; it*s how they work out their issues and how 1ohn and Sherlock show their friendship

Gruszczynski ? Discourse communities groups with a similar way of communicating and interacting )iscourse $ommunity /ist )riminals coarse language and use the threat of violence; usually united !y goal to make money and cause havoc %aw 4n!orcement + 5overnment " follows protocol when investigating cases; united !y goal to catch criminals, make /ondon safer, and protect the interests of the #ritish government )lients turn to ,olmes in times of distress in the hopes that he will investigate their case; they usually sit in a specific chair when they come to #aker Street Sherlock*s Famil " have nicknames and more informal ways of addressing each other in !etween their outwardly serious demeanor %ove interests " united !y their physical affections %kissing, etc& and intimacy; many love interests in this figured world are covers for ulterior motives though Masterminds " united !y their high level of skill and intelligence; they need interaction with other masterminds to feel alive and engage in high.stakes !attle of wit #n!ormants 'hel$ers( " united !y how they discreetly aid Sherlock on various cases Homeless network a su!set of the informant community; they are the people on the streets of /ondon who go unnoticed !ecause of their poverty and appearance and thus are the ones most knowledgea!le a!out criminal activity 2elievers united !y how they place faith in Sherlock*s a!ilities to save the day; 4 !elieve in Sherlock5

Gruszczynski @ %iterar &ractices how actors communicate with each other, whether it !e ver!al, written, or gestured /iterary =ractices /ist #nsults+ 6ui$s This esta!lishes who is intellectually superior and thus in control of a situation /erms o! 4ndearment+ Nicknames This esta!lishes familiarity among actors; 8ycroft uses them to !oth show affection and irritate his !rother Jokes They relieve tension after an otherwise awkward situation or indirectly reveal thoughts held+ /e3ting + instant messaging This esta!lishes how actors 6uickly alert one another; Sherlock te7ts during cases to coordinate plans %$ode /azarus& or to interview people like in 4The Sign of Three5 %ies This esta!lishes how actors mask ulterior motives or shield people from unfortunate truths 5uesses This esta!lishes in6uiry+ Sherlock uses guesses to solve crimes, !ut also in less dire situations such as how he tries to guess 2atson*s middle name and /estrade*s first name 4 e contact This esta!lishes a discreet way of acknowledgement a!out a situation 7iddles+ codes This provides a challenge to ,olmes and guarantees that others cannot intercept the message, only the intended recipient &h sical con!rontations This settles matters of aggression and conflict+ 2atson punching Sherlock multiple times e7pressed his anger for Sherlock*s insensitivity Disguises " This allows Sherlock and his informants to retrieve information from others unnoticed+ They remain in the !ackground !y !lending into their surroundings and eavesdrop on persons of interest+

Gruszczynski A Note8 # will use two di!!erent conventions !or recording the time o! events. /he !irst will match the number o! minutes into the e$isode 'e38 98:; meaning nine minutes and thirt !ive seconds in( and the second will use relative time based on the amount o! time ela$sed since the $revious event 'based on the !igured world*s internal logic( !ollowed b the a$$ro3imate time o! da < i! $ossible. Becap of Season Two Cinale Sherlock ,olmes and 1im 8oriarty are standing on top of a !uilding+ 8oriarty has successfully ruined ,olmes* reputation as a renown detective !y deceiving the pu!lic to think that ,olmes is nothing more than a fraud+ 8oriarty sees ,olmes as an e6ual, and 8oriarty threatens ,olmes to commit suicide or else he would call the hit that kills 1ohn 2atson, 8rs+ ,udson, and /estrade+ Sherlock !elieves that 8oriarty can call the killings off, !ut in an une7pected turn of events, 8oriarty points a gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger+ =resumed dead, Sherlock sees no other way out !ut to 0ump off of the roof+ 2ith 1ohn standing near the intersection !elow, Sherlock tells 1ohn not to come any closer and 0umps+ $onfusion ensues as 1ohn falls from a collision with a !icyclist and only catches a glimpse of Sherlock*s descent+ ( truck further o!scures the view+ 1ohn gets !ack up slightly dazed and pushes !ack the crowd to see a !ody and a pool of !lood+ ,e checks for a pulse and !elieves Sherlock to !e dead 0ust !efore medics take this !ody away+ Some time later, a funeral is held and 1ohn stands !y ,olmes* tom!stone sullenly+ Dn!eknown to him, ,olmes is watching from afar, alive+

Episode 1 4The Empty ,earse5 Note8 This episode has different 4theories5 on how Sherlock faked his death+ noted each one as they are e7plained+ They are more telling a!out the people who say them than what actually happened+ ':80=( /wo ears a!ter Sherlock*s !all near a co!!ee stand8 (nderson %forensic scientist for the :ew Scotland ;ard& tells /estrade a possi!le theory as to how Sherlock would*ve faked his death+ 8olly and (nderson !oth !elieve that Sherlock is still alive %(nderson: 4 !elieve in Sherlock ,olmes5 & , whereas /estrade is incredulous and tells (nderson to let it go+ /estrade feels that they are partially responsi!le for driving Sherlock to suicide+ /heor 18 Anderson $ro$osing a theor to %estrade 'includes elements o! Moll *s !antas ( n this theory, Sherlock had 8olly and the homeless network used 8oriarty*s !ody to stage Sherlock*s death !y putting a life.like mask on him while Sherlock !ungee 0umped onto a ledge and came in through a near!y window to safety+ The homeless network staged the collision with 1ohn and removed 8oriarty*s !ody dressed as medics+ ;ou can tell this is 8olly*s theory !ecause Sherlock kisses her !efore his e7aggerated e7it this is out of character for Sherlock !ut highlights 8olly*s romantic interest in him+ '>81;( %ive re$orting< in !ront o! a government building8 The press uncovers that 8oriarty did defame Sherlock ,olmes in an ela!orate ruse+

Gruszczynski F ';8==( Same time< but at the cemeter 8 1ohn has a mustache now+ ,e*s staring solemnly at the grave of ,olmes+ ,e is holding hands with a woman !ut you can*t tell who it is+ 1ohn is still devastated !y the loss+ ';8:=( )oncurrentl < somewhere in 4astern 4uro$e8 ( chase in the woods is occurring+ ( man is trying to escape foreign military forces !ut gets captured+ The man is getting tortured and interrogated for information+ The torturer repeats the deductions the man is making a!out the torturer*s personal life and gets him to leave the room+ The other man in the room tells the captive that there is an underground terrorist network forming in /ondon, and that 4the holiday is over, dear !rother5 the captive is Sherlock ,olmes and the other man is 8ycroft+ 8ycroft has come to get his !rother !ack to /ondon for another mission, unconcerned a!out Sherlock*s wounds from torture+ '1=80=( A !ew da s later< arriving to 2aker Street8 1ohn rides the /ondon Dnderground and returns to --1# #aker Street+ ,e has flash!acks of the past+ ,e greets 8rs+ ,udson+ '1=8;;( Simultaneousl < M cro!t*s o!!ice8 Sherlock is getting freshened up+ 8ycroft is amused that Sherlock spent his two years in hiding infiltrating a Ser!ian crime network+ 8ycroft tells Sherlock to !e grateful that 8ycroft went undercover to rescue Sherlock as 4fieldwork is not my milieu5+ Sherlock is upset that 8ycroft simply watched as he was getting !eaten; he didn*t want or need 8ycroft*s help+ The !rotherly e7change continues as 8ycroft claims it was to keep his cover and that he learned Ser!ian 4in a few hours5+ They are hostile in words !ut seem to care a!out each other, even if they don*t admit it+ '1080=( )ontinuing back< 2aker Street8 8rs+ ,udson slams the tea cup and plate of cookies on the ta!le, clearly upset+ 1ohn sits there awkwardly+ She passive aggressively talks a!out forgetting things and openly disapproves of the mustache+ She then mentions the heart of the matter: 1ohn never called or visited 8s+ ,udson since the incident+ 1ohn remarks that he had meant to call, !ut it got harder to do so due to his grief+ They share a moment of solace !oth of them unaware that Sherlock is alive+ '1:8>=( Same time< M cro!t*s $lace8 Sherlock agrees to find the underground network forming in /ondon and in6uires a!out 1ohn+ ,e looks visi!ly appalled !y 2atson*s mustache in a photograph taken of him in his dossier %to keep ta!s on him since 8ycroft works for the government&+ '1>8:;( Moments later< 2aker Street8 Sherlock*s flat is untouched+ 2atson came !ack to put his past !ehind him !ecause he is getting married+ 8rs+ ,udson initially thinks it*s to a man, suggesting that 2atson*s relationship with ,olmes might have given the wrong impression to others+ 8rs+ ,udson seems surprised !ut happy nonetheless+ 2atson is irritated !y the initial insinuation+ '1;8>;( Same time< M cro!t*s $lace8 Sherlock wants to surprise 2atson that he is alive+ 8ycroft is taken a!ack at how delusional Sherlock is for not realizing that 2atson has moved on and plans on settling down %Sherlock: 42hat lifeG *ve !een away5&+ 8ycroft reluctantly tells Sherlock which restaurant 2atson will !e dining at with his fiancHe and warns him that 2atson may not !e happy to see him+ Sherlock gets his signature coat !ack and heads off+ The assistant says, 42elcome #ack, 8r+ ,olmes5+

Gruszczynski I '1?81=( /hat night< at the %andmark 7estaurant in %ondon8 Sherlock enters the !uilding and scans the place+ ,e improvises and disguises himself as a waiter+ ,e reaches 2atson*s ta!le and tries to cleverly reveal his true identity !ut 2atson is unaware, never looking away from the menu+ ,olmes is annoyed and leaves for the wine+ 2atson takes out a ring+ '1980=( A !ew moments later8 2atson*s fiancHe 8ary arrives+ 1ohn*s eyes are glowing and is incredi!ly nervous+ ,e is trying to propose to her !ut Sherlock interrupts+ 2atson finally looks up and looks like he*s 0ust seen a ghost+ ,e stands up+ Sherlock doesn*t seem to understand the pain he has put 2atson through and thinks it*s still 4fun and games5+ 2atson is appearing more furious and shaken+ Sherlock removes his painted mustache, asking 4)oes yours ru! off tooG5+ ,olmes finally gets his inconsideration and tries to apologize+ 2atson slams his fist on the ta!le+ 2atson demands an e7planation+ Sherlock makes another 0oke a!out 2atson*s mustache and 2atson gra!s ,olmes and knocks him down+ They all get kicked out of the restaurant+ '008;;( A !ew minutes later in a nearb deli8 Sherlock wants to unveil how he pulled off faking his death %Sherlock: 4There were 1" possi!ilities+++5& !ut 2atson wants to know why ,olmes didn*t tell 2atson that he was alive+ Sherlock claims it was 8ycroft*s idea+ 8ary adds, 42ell, he needed a confidant+5 8olly and the homeless network also knew a!out Sherlock*s plan+ 2atson attacks ,olmes again+ ,olmes really dislikes 2atson*s mustache, and 8ary agrees+ 2atson feels ganged up upon+ ,e asks,42hy am the only one acting like a human !eingGJ5 Sherlock asks for 2atson*s assistance again and says that 2atson must*ve missed the thrill+ 2atson head.!utts Sherlock+ '0@8==( Outside the deli8 8ary remarks on how o!livious ,olmes is a!out 2atson*s feelings, !ut says she*ll turn him around+ Sherlock is surprised and 4scans5 8ary for deductions+ $lever, liar, secret tattoo pop up+ 2atson and 8ary take a ca! home+ Sherlock is perple7ed !y what he deduces+ '0?81;( )rime lab< $arking lot8 Sherlock goes to 8olly and then /estrade to prepare them for another mission+ ,olmes incorrectly guesses /estrade*s first name % nitial G&+ /estrade hugs Sherlock, happy that he is alive+ '0A8:=( %ater that night< 2aker Street8 8rs+ ,udson screams upon the return of Sherlock+ ':=8==( /he ne3t da < Anderson*s !lat8 The Sherlock fan clu! appears as organized !y fan (nderson+ %named The Empty ,earse& ,e gathered people who still !elieve ,olmes is alive in hopes to uncover the truth and discuss theories+ They find out he is alive via the press+ /heor 08 )ree$ !an theor +!antas Sherlock and 8oriarty are !oth alive on the roof and play a gag on 2atson+ The !ody that falls is a dummy+ Sherlock and 8oriarty kiss+ This theory annoys (nderson as he truly wants to uncover what transpired3 ':=8>=( Same time< Mar *s $lace8 8ary mockingly reads 1ohn*s !log a!out the return of ,olmes+ 2atson is shaving his mustache off+ She then mocks him for shaving it off now that Sherlock is !ack+

Gruszczynski 1K ':080=( A !ew hours later< 2aker Street8 8ycroft and Sherlock are playing chess and 9peration %showing their !rotherly competitiveness& while discussing if there has !een any suspicious activity+ 8ycroft !rings up the past to get under Sherlock*s skin and motivate him to step up his skill !ecause he*s lost his edge after two years+ They practice their deductions+ Sherlock claims that 8ycroft is lonely and 8ycroft leaves+ ':>8==( Same time< alternates between Sherlock and Watson 'who is working as a doctor(8 They are not talking to each other+ 8olly comes to #aker Street mistaking it as a personal %romantic& invite rather than a re6uest to !ecome Sherlock*s new assistant for cases+ 1ohn and Sherlock are seeing their respective clients and seem unchallenged+ 1ohn mistakes a weird patient as Sherlock in disguise+ '>18==( A crime scene8 /estrade invites 8olly and Sherlock to investigate a case+ Sherlock hears 2atson*s voice as he investigates, distracting him from his work+ ,e solves the case effortlessly !ut accidentally calls 8olly 41ohn5+ Everyone sees that Sherlock and 1ohn need each other+ '>>8==( Shortl a!ter< client*s house8 The client works on trains for a living and shows Sherlock and 8olly video footage showing a man entering a train car in the tu!e %su!way& !ut never e7iting at a station+ The train driver is also missing+ There is no e7planation as to where he could*ve gone !etween stops+ Sherlock recognizes the man %who we find out is /ord 8oran, a known dou!le agent& '>?8==( Same time< outside 2aker Street8 Two men in !lack kidnap 1ohn+ '>A81;( )lient*s house8 Sherlock e7presses his gratitude for 8olly %something he rarely does&+ ,e knows that she can*t !e his ne7t assistant permanently though, and must convince 1ohn to work alongside him again+ Sherlock notices that 8olly is engaged+ Sherlock kisses her on the cheek and tells her that she deserves to !e happy and walks out %again, something he has never done !efore&+ ';=8:=( 4vening< 2aker Street8 8ary receives a strange te7t and shows Sherlock, thinking that 1ohn is in danger+ She somehow realizes that the te7t is a code+ Sherlock cracks the code and they steal a motor !ike and head to St+ 1ohn the /ess monument to rescue 1ohn+ ';08:=( Night< St. James the %ess8 1ohn is trapped under ru!!le+ ( crowd has gathered around to !urn the ru!!le as part of a political protest against an anti.terrorism !ill+ %2e now realize the date is :ovem!er > aka eve of Guy Cawkes day allusion to ' for 'endetta& Sherlock rescues 1ohn in the nick of time+ ';@8==( /he ne3t morning< 2aker Street8 Sherlock*s parents are in town visiting+ Sherlock is lost in thought+ 1ohn arrives and Sherlock tries to kick his parents out+ ,is parents are relieved that all is well again+ They apparently seem 4normal5 to 2atson+ ,is parents also knew that he was still alive+ Sherlock realizes that the message 8ycroft*s agent relayed to him was in regards to the /ondon Dnderground %the 4underground network5& and that 1ohn*s kidnapping must !e related to this as well as /ord 8oran*s disappearance+ 9ne less train car is seen at the final station, thus the car must still !e underground somewhere+ They video call the train client and realize that a sealed off station is !etween the route the train would*ve made+ (nd it happens to !e under parliament %4Bemem!er, remem!er the fifth of :ovem!er5& they plan on !om!ing parliament+

Gruszczynski 11 '18=;8==( %ater that da < in the tunnels8 Sherlock and 1ohn find the missing train car rigged with e7plosives+ '18=A8:=( Same time< hotel room8 /ord 8oran activates the !om!+ '18=A8>;( Same time< in the train car8 1ohn panics+ The timer is counting down+ ,e urges Sherlock to enter his mind palace to figure out how to diffuse the !om!+ 1ohn sees that it didn*t work+ Sherlock is claiming that he doesn*t know to diffuse the !om! and apologizes to 1ohn asking for his forgiveness+ 1ohn doesn*t !elieve Sherlock, thinking that it*s a ruse to get him to say something nice so that they can !e on good terms again+ ,owever, 1ohn admits that he was glad that Sherlock wasn*t dead and that he*s the !est3wisest man he had ever known+ ,e forgives Sherlock+ /heor :8 /he ,O!!icial. /heor 'as Sherlock e3$lained it to Anderson( Sherlock let 8oriarty destroy his reputation+ ,e had thirteen plans of escape from the rooftop and he contacted his !rother with codename 4/azarus5 %!i!lical allusion&+ 4 t*s 0ust a magic trick5 he tells 1ohn+ The homeless network had the street closed off, acting as plants+ Sherlock 0umps onto a giant air!ag+ The plants remove the air!ag and 8olly throws a corpse of a man who looked 0ust like Sherlock to hit the ground+ The !icyclist %another plant& !umps into 2atson and Sherlock switches places with the corpse+ The plants create a pool of !lood and makeup+ Sherlock places a ru!!er !all under his scarf and applies pressure to remove his pulse temporarily+ 1ohn checks his pulse, assumes the worst, and the 4medics5 carry Sherlock off+ 8ycroft dealt with the snipers+ 2e are left unsure as to whether or not Sherlock was telling the truth to (nderson+ '180=8==( Moments later8 2atson opens his eyes after a flash!ack+ Sherlock is laughing hysterically at the fact that he had already turned off the !om!, thus ruining the sweet moment prior+ ,e had also called the police after leading 1ohn to !elieve that he hadn*t+ %Sherlock: 4Beally, are you going to kill meG That*s so two years ago+5& They e7change a smirk+ '18018==( Same time< hotel room8 /ord 8oran is caught !y the authorities+ '18018>=( Ne3t morning< 2aker Street8 8ycroft calls Sherlock pleading to deal with their parents as he is stuck watching /es 8isera!les with them+ Sherlock hangs up+ 8ary, 1ohn, 8olly, and /estrade are there+ 8olly !rought her fiancH who appears similar in style to Sherlock+ They still don*t know why 1ohn was kidnapped+ Things are !ack to normal and Sherlock is loving it+ 1ohn and Sherlock share one more !rief sentimental moment !efore Sherlock puts on his famous hat and goes to address the press outside+ '180;8==( Same time8 $ut scene to a man with glasses watching the footage of Sherlock rescuing 1ohn+ ,e appears to !e the mastermind !ehind the kidnapping, !ut his criminal intentions are unclear+

Gruszczynski 1Episode - 4The Sign of Three5 '=8==( Flashbacks going !rom 1A months ago to the $resent8 ( series of crimes occur !ut /estrade and law enforcement are always one step !ehind the criminals+ /estrade shows anger !ut determination to finally !est the criminals+ ;esterday, /estrade and his team are a!out to apprehend !ank ro!!ers dressed as clowns until /estrade gets a te7t from Sherlock 4,elp+ #aker Street+5 /estrade leaves the crime scene and even though he risks not getting credit for the arrest thinking that Sherlock is in serious trou!le %he even calls !ack up&+++only to find out that Sherlock is 0ust writing a speech for 1ohn*s wedding+ /estrade !arely contains his composure+ ,e is winded, angry, and dismayed that Sherlock would waste his time for something non life.threatening as he normally gets into dangerous situations+ '>8:=( Morning " Wedding da < 2aker Street8 8rs+ ,udson walks up the stairs to !ring morning tea to Sherlock %as is her usual ha!it as a mother.like figure&+ She hears a violin playing and smiles+ She opens the door to his room and Sherlock is pantomiming a waltz to the tune of a violin recording+ ,e is composing a piece for 1ohn*s wedding+ 8rs+ ,udson is en0oying this side of Sherlock, !ut Sherlock seemed annoyed %and may!e em!arrassed& that he was interrupted+ They sit down and talk as Sherlock drinks the tea+ 8rs+ ,udson !rings up the wedding and Sherlock gets defensive, resorting to his cold and sarcastic retorts+ Sherlock clearly wants to change the su!0ect !ut 8rs+ ,udson goes on a!out how marriage changes people+ Sherlock yells for !iscuits and dismisses 8rs+ ,udson from his room+ She clearly hit a sore spot+ Sherlock gra!s his tu7edo and murmurs 4(ll right+ nto !attle+5 '?8:=( Same time< bedroom o! unknown residence8 ( military man puts on his !elt and !eret+ ,e is fully decorated and packed for some occasion+ 'A81;( %ater that da < at a )ha$el8 2edding !ells are playing+ 1ohn and 8ary are officially married and walking out of the chapel, leading the line+ #ehind them are the !est man %Sherlock& and chief !ridesmaid %1anine& and the pastor+ 1ohn and 8ary pose for pictures first, followed !y everyone else+ 1anine 0okingly flirts with Sherlock, !ut Sherlock fails to get the humor+ '98:=( Some time later< outside the )ha$el8 1ohn and 8ary thank the guests for coming as they walk past them %Sherlock standing ne7t to them& + 9ne such guest is 8ary*s e7.!oyfriend )avid+ )avid is acting weird and uncomforta!le, and we find out that is !ecause Sherlock vetted him !efore the wedding and threatened him to not make any advances toward 8ary %to protect 1ohn&+ The ring !earer %a small !oy& runs up and hugs Sherlock+ 2e find out that is !ecause Sherlock showed him the gory pictures from previous cases %not really considering the appropriateness of that action& when he was e7plaining to the !oy his 0o!+ '1081;( #nside the rece$tion area8 The photographer is taking more pictures of everyone+ 1anine continues her game of asking Sherlock to scan the male guests for her to possi!ly hook up with+ 8a0or Scholto %the military man from !efore& arrives and 1ohn looks pleasantly happy to see him+ They salute+ Sherlock appears 0ealous that there*s another guy who 1ohn is friends with+ 1ohn and Scholto catch up since Scholto had dropped of the radar since returning from service+ 8ary and Sherlock watch from afar+ 8ary says 4,e*s the most unsocia!le man he knows5+ Sherlock answers, 4BeallyG HimG5 8ary finds it amusing that Sherlock is 0ealous+

Gruszczynski 1" '1>8>;( Same time< M cro!t*s house8 Sherlock calls 8ycroft for a favor+ They make slight 0a!s at each other, 8ycroft glad that he didn*t attend as he prefers to !e alone anyway+ 8ycroft gets under Sherlock*s skin !y remarking that Sherlock will start !othering him more again now that 1ohn will !e preoccupied with married life+ 8ycroft says 4red !eard5 in reference to Sherlock*s childhood dog+ This suggests that Sherlock was fond of pirates as a child+ rritated, Sherlock hangs up+ '1?8:=( Moments later< rece$tion8 Sherlock stands up to give his speech+ ,e is !om!ing the delivery+ ,is speech segways into a flash!ack+ '1?8;;( Flashback8 8olly and /estrade wonder what will happen if Sherlock has to give a speech in front of people %Sherlock isn*t good at personal, heartfelt speeches in front of people&+ 8olly fears disaster and calls 8rs+ ,udson, who uses a ruse to have 1ohn give su!tle reminders to Sherlock in case he starts to choke+ '1981=( )ontinuing< rece$tion8 Sherlock starts reading the telegrams+ (fter the first few cutesy messages, Sherlock gets annoyed and starts skipping through them 4/ove+ /ove+ /ove+ ;ou get the general theme of this5+ ,e continues his speech, openly referring to 1ohn as a friend %shockingJ&+ ,e retells the event of when 1ohn asked him to !e !est man+ '0=8>=( Flashback continued< 2aker Street8 Sherlock is e7perimenting with some chemistry+ 1ohn sits down and says 4#est man+++what do you thinkG5+ $ompletely missing the cue, Sherlock !egins a list of other people he thinks are suita!le as 1ohn*s !est man+ 1ohn stops him+ Sherlock seems confused+ 1ohn finally spells it out that Sherlock is his !est friend and that he wants him to !e the !est man+ Sherlock is completely silent+ (ll the while Sherlock is retelling the tale in a very matter.of.fact way, void of sentimentality %4 was almost moved !y it5&+ 1ohn says 49f course, you*re my !est friend+5 Sherlock is lost in thought and sips his coffee with little to say+ ,e is in shock+ '0:8;=( /he $resent< rece$tion8 Sherlock takes out cue cards to get his place+ Sherlock resorts to an epic chastising of weddings and how it*s antithetical to pure logical reasoning+ The crowd gasps and seems taken a!ack !y the inappropriateness of such pessimism+ Sherlock stops+ ,e !egins to talk a!out 1ohn*s fine 6ualities in a !ackhanded way %still making it a!out himself&+ ,e goes on to insult the !ridesmaids and the a!surdity of God+ ,owever, he tries to fi7 it and even shows an unusual amount of self awareness with what came ne7t+ '0;8=;( His s$eech continues8 42hat am trying to say is that am the most unpleasant, rude, ignorant, and all around o!no7ious asshole that anyone can have the misfortune to meet+ am dismissive of the virtuous %referring to the pastor&, unaware of the !eautiful %referring to the 1anine&, and uncomprehending in the face of the happy %referring to 1ohn and 8ary&+5 ,e continues !y saying that he is unworthy of !eing the !est friend of someone so loyal and !rave+ ,e finally gives his approval of their marriage and ends on a heartfelt moment so uncharacteristic of Sherlock that everyone is emotional and taken a!ack !y the sweet sincerity of his words+ Sherlock is confused as to why everyone is so sappy in an almost naive, childlike in6uiry+ 1ohn and Sherlock hug+ '0?8:=( Moments later8 Sherlock takes out his phone to pull up 1ohn*s !log and retells some cases they had solved together+

Gruszczynski 1> '0981=( Flashback to the case o! the 2lood 5uardsman< 2aker Street " two weeks ago8 Sherlock is staring at the wall where he keeps case information+ 8ary and 1ohn are organizing invites for the wedding+ 8ary can tell that Sherlock is terrified a!out the wedding !y the way he is over.preparing+ 1ohn and 8ary head into the other room to discuss+ 1ohn doesn*t see why Sherlock would worry 1ohn !elieves nothing will change and that they will still solve cases together+ 8ary urges 1ohn to prove it to Sherlock !y going on a case+ 1ohn reenters the room and goads Sherlock into taking a case %the pretense !eing that he needs an escape from wedding planning&+ Sherlock is none the wiser+ ':081;( )ontinued8 Sherlock takes 1ohn*s phone to read the case+ #ain!ridge, a royal guardsman, !elieves that he has a male stalker+ Someone has !een constantly taking pictures of him while on duty and has emailed Sherlock urging him to investigate+ They come up with an e7cuse to leave, 8ary essentially duping !oth of them into !elieving that they are taking the case to help the other+ The shot of 8ary shows her head underneath the mounted horns %making her look devilish, a schemer&+ ':>8==( Flashback continues< that a!ternoon8 1ohn and Sherlock sit on park !ench across the street from #ain!ridge*s active guard post+ Sherlock awkwardly in6uires a!out Scholto, to which 1ohn tells him that Scholto led a failed mission that resulted in the deaths of his new recruits+ ,e nows receives death threats from those who !elieve he is personally responsi!le+ 1ohn reassures Sherlock on where he stands and is a!out to open up again !ut Sherlock is nowhere to !e found, making 1ohn feel stupid+ ':@8>;( #nside a government building8 Sherlock sneaks in to pry around+ 8eanwhile 1ohn goes the orthodo7 method and tries to get permission to investigate from #ain!ridge*s commanding officer+ ,owever, the man seems completely unreceptive+ ( messenger !arges in to announce that #ain!ridge is dead+ They run out+ ':98=;( #nside the shower room8 #ain!ridge*s !ody is lying on the ground in his own !lood+ The officer tries to arrest ,olmes and 2atson !ut Sherlock thinks 6uickly and runs through the logical impossi!ility of himself !eing the murderer+ 1ohn shows his courage and insists to inspect the !ody since he is a doctor+ The officer finally concedes+ 1ohn notes that there is a sta! wound to the a!domen !ut there is no murder weapon and the shower was locked from the inside out when #ain!ridge was discovered dead inside the shower+ :ot more than five minutes passed since him leaving guard duty to when he went to shower that the murder could have taken place, let alone that it would have had to have happened inside the shower+ 1ohn realizes that #ain!ridge is not dead, !ut he is in critical condition and that rush to save him+ '>180=( 7ece$tion room< $resent time8 Sherlock pauses his retelling to ask others how the crime occurred %again, Sherlock doesn*t really see the inappropriateness of asking such a 6uestion on a wedding day&+ #ut he does go on to talk a!out 1ohn*s keen a!ility to save lives in a moment of distress+ 2hen /estrade interrupts to ask how it was done, Sherlock admits that he hasn*t solved it yet he*s really disappointed !y that admission+ ,e goes on to say another story+ '>:8:=( Flashback to the case o! the Ma !l Man< Moll Bs lab8 Sherlock is planning a 4!achelorLs party5 for 2atson in which they have a drink on every street where they found a corpse+ ,e has come to ask 8olly to help him plan the timing of the night so that he doesnLt get drunk+ The e7change is awkward and 8olly takes SherlockLs words the wrong way+ To recover, Sherlock asks a!out Tom+ ,owever, the mention of 8ollyLs se7 life with Tom %her fiancH& makes Sherlock uncomforta!le and he changes the topic+

Gruszczynski 1? '>>8>;( 4arl evening< various $ubs throughout %ondon8 Sherlock has the amount of li6uor intake calculated e7actly thanks to 8olly+ 2atson seems perple7ed that they would drink !eer out of !eakers !ut goes along with it %Sherlock is using it to measure the amount&+ /ater in the night, 2atson goes off schedule and gives himself and 2atson way more alcohol than planned+ Sherlock is drunk and almost gets into a !ar fight+ '>@8:=( /wo hours later< 2aker Street8 1ohn is also drunk+ 1ohn and Sherlock place a card of a personLs name on their heads and try to guess who they are supposed to !e+ Sherlock coincidentally has 4Sherlock ,olmes5 on his forehead+ ,e asks various 6uestions leading to humorous yet honest responses from 1ohn+ %e7: 4 Sherlock: (m humanG5 1ohn: 4Sometimes5 Sherlock: 4)o people like meG5 1ohn: 4Erhm, no they donLt+ ;ou tend to ru! them up the wrong way+5 & Sherlock guesses the Ming of England, clearly unaware that there is no current Ming and dou!ly unaware of how others view him+ ,e guesses again in a drunken laugh and says 1ohn+ '>981=( Short while later: ( female client comes in asking which one of them is Sherlock+ 2atson points to the card %Sherlock again missing the 0oke&+ The client sits down in the famous chair and talks a!out her date+ 1ohn and Sherlock struggle to stay awake, and Sherlock is unusually affected !y the lady !eing re0ected !y the man %pro!a!ly !ecause he is drunk&+ She says there was no trace of the man since then, almost as if he were a ghost+ Sherlock and 1ohn wake up+ The man who owned the flat died !efore their date so who was the guy she metG The lady then mentions a site a!out women who think theyLve also dated ghosts+ ';18>;( Some time later< m ster !lat8 Sherlock canLt make any deductions a!out the flat in his ine!riated state+ ,is thought !u!!les are !lurred and unimportant+ ,olmes passes out on the rug+ The new landlord wants to call the police, !ut the client insists that they stay+ Dnusually, she knows 1ohnLs middle name, !ut 1ohn and Sherlock are too drunk to notice this detail+ ,olmes throws up+ ';:8>;( Ne3t morning< in a holding cell8 1ohn and Sherlock are hung over+ /estrade !ailed them out+ ';;8==( Ma be an hour later< 2aker Street8 8rs+ ,udson makes 1ohn !reakfast+ She remarks a!out how marriage changes people %again&+ 1ohn in6uires a!out 8rs+ ,udsonL past marriage+ ,er hus!and ran a drug cartel, had women on the side, and got locked up for murder+ She says it so nonchalantly that 1ohn is shocked and slightly distur!ed+ ,e finds an e7cuse to go upstairs to see Sherlock investigating+ ';?8==( )ourtroom scene '!igment o! SherlockBs mind(8 The various women from the ghost site are standing in the room+ n reality, Sherlock is instant messaging all of them from his room, !ut he is imagining them in a way to discover the commonality !etween their stories+ ,e starts narrowing down the women+ %4:ot you5& Cour women remain+ They all met at 4his place5 !ut say different addresses and different names for the guy+ Sherlock deduces that the same man is stealing the identities of dead, single men %from the o!ituary& and using their empty flats for dates with different women !ut to what endG ,e asks if they have secrets+ They 6uickly reply no and Sherlock tries to in6uire further as if heLs on to something, !ut they all leave the chat+ The woman from !efore %the client& says 4En0oy the wedding5+ 1ohn thinks thereLs nothing more to the case than the guy is 0ust trying to play the field+

Gruszczynski 1@ '18=08:=( 7ece$tion room< $resent time8 Sherlock almost goes off on a derailment against marriage !ut reels it !ack in to compliment 1ohn+ ,e ends the speech on a solid note and starts a toast !ut suddenly freezes and drops his glass+ '18=>8==( )ourtroom< $resent time8 ,e recalls that the client knew 1ohnLs middle name although he doesnLt mention it to anyone !ut Sherlock and rene (dler %whom Sherlock refers to as 4the woman5&+ ,owever, the wedding invitations did have his full name on it+ She had also said 4En0oy the wedding+5 ,e thinks it could !e a coincidence that he saw the invitation that not more than a 1KK people should have seen+ 8ycroft appears at the 0udgeLs podium to guide SherlockLs thinking+ Sherlock concludes that the man mustLve targeted these women to find out a!out the wedding, and his methods suggest criminal intent and that the 8ayfly man must !e at the wedding+ '18=@8:=( )uts between the rece$tion room and SherlockBs mind8 8ycroft directs him on what to do given that he has the people all gathered there+ Sherlock talks to keep the people seated and starts pacing to narrow down suspects+ The crowd has no idea what is going on+ ThereLs too many thought !u!!les+ 1ohn realizes that something is wrong+ Sherlock accidentally utters 48urder5+ ,e makes another distraction to te7t /estrade and says a code phrase to alert 1ohn that someone is going to die+ 8ycroft is telling Sherlock to narrow it down+ Sherlock has a eureka moment and gets more serious !y posing a hypothetical game of 48urder5, still thinking out loud+ ,e realizes that the target is 8a0or Scholto given that he never makes a pu!lic appearance and there is a clear motive+ The women had all worked for the 8a0or at some point doing housework and all signed confidentiality agreements a!out the arrangement+ Sherlock discreetly passes a note to the 8a0or warning him+ The ring !earer remarks a!out the invisi!le man and Sherlock makes the connection !etween the two seemingly unrelated cases+ ,e realizes that #ain!ridge was the test murder for Scholto+ '18108>=( MaCor ScholtoBs guest room u$stairs8 Scholto takes a gun from his suitcase+ 8ary tells Sherlock and 1ohn the room num!er and they rush upstairs+ The door is locked+ Scholto wonLt open the door until Sherlock solves the case of the #loody Guardsman+ 8ary tells Sherlock to solve it then+ 1ohn yells at Sherlock to solve the case and to stop !eing such a drama 6ueen on how he canLt solve it+ Sherlock pauses, thinks, and realizes that the knife was inside his !elt so that when it was taken off, there would !e a delayed.action sta!!ing+ Scholto considers em!racing death now, !ut Sherlock urges him not to die today on 1ohnLs wedding+ Scholto concedes and opens the door for medical attention+ '181@8;=( /hat night< ballroom8 Sherlock and 1anine practice dancing+ Sherlock admits that he likes dancing and 1anine remarks that she wishes that he werenLt soNSherlock %implying that there couldLve !een something more !etween them&+ 1ohn walks in+ /estrade pulls in the cameraman+ Sherlock e7plains that the cameraman is the 8ayfly man+ ,is ali!i is that he can go anywhere during the wedding and not !e in a single photograph+ ,is !rother was a victim of 8a0or ScholtoLs mission and sought revenge+ 2hen he went to position the group for photographs, he sta!!ed Scholto through the !elt, the !elt was tight enough to !ind the wound, and he would !e nowhere in sight when the 8a0or would later take off his !elt and !leed to death+

Gruszczynski 1A '180=8==( Some time later< ball room8 The !ride and groom have their first dance to SherlockLs piece+ The crowd watches and smiles+ They kiss+ Sherlock apologizes for the crisis earlier and makes his first and last vow: to always !e there for the threeO of them %deducing that a !a!y is on the way given 8aryLs early pregnancy !ehavior&+ ,e corrects himself realizing that no one else knows, not even 1ohn and 8ary+ The sign of three+ 1ohn and 8ary are panicking+ Sherlock calms them down with a 0oke and they all smile+ Sherlock feels awkward afterwards and gets them to dance+ 8ary gives a nod of approval to Sherlock+ Sherlock pauses, and realizes that he is out of place in a room filled with happy, dancing people+ 1anine smiles at him+ Sherlock tries to advance !ut she is dancing with someone else+ Sherlock looks down+ ,e takes his sheet music, places it in an envelope addressed to the 2atsons, and walks solemnly out of the room+ 8olly notices him leaving and looks displeased for him, !ut continues dancing+ Sherlock puts on his coat and heads home+

Gruszczynski 1F Episode " 4,is /ast 'ow5 A month a!ter the the wedding '=8==( Morning< 5overnment )on!erence 7oom8 ( panel of high government officials are interrogating $harles (ugustus 8agnussen a!out his influence over the #ritish =rime 8inister and the DM Government+ ,e sits nonchalantly, glasses on the ta!le and answers slyly to esta!lish his power and dominance over the current situation+ 2hen the 6uestioning continues, 8agnussen puts on his glasses+ nformation a!out the person of 6uestion appears, almost like a digital dossier %or Sherlock*s scans& revealing secrets and 4pressure points5+ The officials can*t pin anything incriminating on 8agnussen+ '18:=( Night< Magnussen*s Mansion8 8agnussen returns to his large home after the interrogation+ ,e pulls up a file on /ady Smallwood %the woman from the in6uiry3interrogation&+ ,e puts a woman*s photo on the pro0ector in his !asement presuma!ly relating to Smallwood and smirks creepily+ ,e was the man shown in 4The Empty ,earse5, the mastermind !ehind 1ohn*s attack+ '08>=( Some time later< %ad Smallwood*s O!!ice8 8agnussen arrives+ /ady Smallwood is visi!ly intimidated !y his presence and says that they can*t have contact outside of the in6uiry+ ,e gets close and holds her hand+ ,e mentions her hus!and*s past relationship with an underage girl %in the photo&+ She defends her hus!and and retells what actually happened+ %Smallwood: 4Those are the facts+5 8agnussen: 4Cacts are for history !ooks+ work in news+5& ,e is clearly !lackmailing her+ ,e smells her arm and remarks a!out the perfume+ She insults him, !ut he turns it into a creepy compliment+ ,e mocks her age+ She is losing her cool, avoiding eye contact and almost ready to strike+ ,e pulls her arm and forces her to look at him+ ,e states that he owns her and licks her face+ ,e wipes his tongue off on a handkerchief and walks away+ She is shaken and repulsed and trying to stay strong she gets indignant of everyone !eing su!servient to 8agnussen+ She gets in a limousine and tells the driver to head to #aker Street+ '@8>=( Ne3t morning< the Watsons* residence8 1ohn is having flash!acks of the war+ Sherlock*s voice rings, implying that despite the horrors he*s witnessed, 1ohn still misses the action+ The neigh!or !angs on the door+ ,er son ssac is missing again+ ssac is a 0unkie+ 1ohn asks the lady where their %the 0unkies& hangout is, and he storms off+ t*s !een a month since he*s worked on a case and seems thrilled to have some e7citement again+ ,e uses the pretense of !eing neigh!orly to get in the car, !ut 8ary in6uires+ She tries to stop him, !ut ends up going up with him+ 'A8>;( Shortl later< Junkie hangout8 1ohn takes out a tire lever as a precaution+ 1ohn is particularly confident today+ ,e !arges into the !uilding and a 0unkie tries to kick him out+ 1ohn asks where saac is+ The 0unkie pulls out a knife and threatens him to leave+ 1ohn comes closer and disarms the 0unkie swiftly+ The 0unkie*s arm is sprained and tells him he might !e upstairs+ 1ohn finds saac dazed and strung out in a room of 0unkies+ Suddenly, the man ne7t to him turns and it*s Sherlock in a hoodie+ %Sherlock: 4,ave you come for me tooG5& %118==( Outside< the $arked car8 saac heads !ack to the car+ Sherlock and 1ohn are arguing like children+ Sherlock claims that he was undercover for the month, !ut 1ohn thinks he*s gone off the deep end and turned to drugs+ They get in the car+ The 0unkie with the sprained arm also gets in+

Gruszczynski 1I '108==( Some time later< Moll *s %ab8 8ary is tending to wrapping up the 0unkie*s arm while 8olly drug tests Sherlock+ She slaps him repeatedly+ %,e apparently was doing heroin& Sherlock insists it was all for a case+ ,e remarks that 8olly is no longer engaged since there*s no ring now+ 8ary asks who sprained the 0unkie*s arm+ Sherlock knows it was 2atson, !ut 2atson !lames another 0unkie who was 4in need of a fi75+ Sherlock answers 4;es, think in a way it was5, clearly hinting at 2atson*s need for danger3e7citement+ The 0unkie says his name is #ill 2iggins, and apparently shows promise in deductive reasoning and o!servation skills+ ,e resem!les Sherlock in connecting small details together to reach certain conclusions+ Sherlock receives a te7t+ ,is drug ha!it may reach the press+ ,e is thrilled, answers the phone and leaves+ '1>80=( A bit later< #n a )ab8 Sherlock and 1ohn are heading to #aker Street while 8ary heads home+ '1>8>=( 2aker Street8 Sherlock sees the door knocker straightened and deduces that 8ycroft is there %!ecause of his 9$)&+ 1ohn phoned him to come+ 8ycroft insults him 4#ack on the sauce againG5 and says 4$ross.dressing would*ve !een a !etter ha!it5+ (nderson is also there to clean out the apartment+ 8ycroft says that Sherlock is a cele!rity and can*t afford a drug ha!it+ 8ycroft notices that the door to Sherlock*s !edroom is locked, and figures that is where he is hiding his stash+ Sherlock yells !ut concedes+ (pparently, this isn*t the first time this scenario occurred, 8ycroft !ringing up their parents+ 8ycroft asks what case could possi!ly re6uire drug use+ Sherlock responds 48agnussen+5 8ycroft gives a serious stare+ ,e turns around and dismisses (nderson from the flat+ 8ycroft seems intimidated !y 8agnussen and suggests Sherlock to !ack off %4#rother 9 8ine5&+ Sherlock doesn*t care and kicks him out+ 2atson realizes that there is indeed a case and seems slightly e7cited+ Sherlock heads into his !athroom+ Dne7pectedly, 1anine comes out of the !edroom in nothing !ut a shirt+ 1ohn is confused and shocked+ 1anine appears to !e seeing Sherlock now, referring to him as 4Sher5+ 1anine heads into a the !athroom and 1ohn hears certain noises+ ,e is still shocked that Sherlock would even have a girlfriend+ '198:=( Minutes later< 2aker Street8 Sherlock is dressed and cleaned up+ ,e wants to talk a!out 8agnussen+ 4 *ve dealt with murderers, psychopaths, terrorists, serial killers+ :one of them can turn my stomach like $harles (ugustus 8agnussen+5 #ut 1ohn is still stuck on the girlfriend part, incredulous+ 1anine enters %dressed as well& and sits on Sherlock*s lap+ She has to go work+ Sherlock and 1anine kiss and 1ohn is even more shocked and thrown off !y Sherlock*s !ehavior+ ,owever, when Sherlock closes the door, he lets out a !rief frown, seemingly relieved that she is gone+ Sherlock continues on a!out 8agnussen, calling him the :apoleon of !lackmail+ ,e !elieves that 8agnussen has a wealth of secret knowledge in his mansion called (ppledor+ 1ohn goes !ack to the prospect of a dinner dou!le date+ Sherlock is annoyed that 1ohn doesn*t seem to care a!out the case+ 8rs+ ,udson comes in announcing that there is a visitor+ '0:80=( )ontinued8 8agnussen walks in with his !odyguards+ They search Sherlock and 2atson+ 8agnussen tries to make himself comforta!le and get under Sherlock*s skin+ Sherlock says that he wants the letters !ack that 8agnussen was using to !lackmail /ady Smallwood+ 8agnussen is showing !latant inattention and disrespect+ ,e scans Sherlock*s pressure points+ ,e urinates in the fireplace+ ,e shows letters underneath his coat and walks out+ Sherlock sees that as a good sign that 8agnussen doesn*t view Sherlock as a real threat+ ,is plan worked 8agnussen thinks he*s a druggie+ Sherlock plans on !reaking in 8agnussen*s office to steal the letters while 8agnussen is at dinner+ ,e assumes 1ohn will !ecoming along !ecause there*s finally a case, !ut at the moment, 1ohn stays !ehind while Sherlock goes off in a ca!+

Gruszczynski -K '0A81=( /hat night< )M 5lobal News 2uilding 'Magnussen*s com$an (8 1ohn arrives+ Sherlock e7plains that they are going to !reak in via 8agnussen*s private lift and runs through the scenario+ Sherlock nicked a key card yesterday and placed it ne7t to a cell phone to corrupt the magnetic strip+ This will prevent the scanner from reading 4wrong card5 and alerting security+ Bather, it will relay a camera feed at eye level to a computer where only trusted people of 8agnussen %his personal assistant& can determine if the people at the door should !e allowed in+ (s it so happens, the =+(+ is none other than 1anine+ Sherlock pulls out a ring, pretending that he is going to propose to her so that she would let him in+ 1ohn thinks it*s messed up for Sherlock to play with her emotions for a case+ %2atson: 4#ut she loves you+5 Sherlock: 4 know+ ,uman error+5& ':18;=( A little later< Magnussen*s $rivate o!!ice8 1ohn finds 1anine unconscious+ Someone knocked her out as well as the guard+ 1ohn tends to her while Sherlock investigates+ 8agnussen must still !e around+ Sherlock smells perfume, the same kind /ady Smallwood wears+ 1ohn says 8ary wears that, !ut Sherlock dismisses it+ Sherlock runs upstairs+ Through the crack of the door he sees a gunman holding 8agnussen captive+ Sherlock walks in+ ,e thinks it*s /ady Smallwood, !ut 8agnussen corrects him+ The gunman turns around+ t*s 8ary+ She asks if 1ohn is here+ Sherlock says he*s downstairs+ Sherlock is not threatened !y the gun pointing at him+ She warns him not to take a step further+ ,e does anyway and she shoots him+ ':>8>=( 4nter Sherlock*s mind+ mind $alace8 ,e imagines 8olly slapping him and telling him to focus+ ,e stays perfectly still+ ,e needs a plan and only has three seconds+ ,e needs to stop the !lood loss !efore it kills him+ ,e needs to decide to fall forward or !ackwards, !ut that depends on if the !ullet left his !ody+ Sherlock tries to remem!er the gun type+ 8ycroft appears to chastise him and Sherlock reverts into his younger self+ ,e calls Sherlock stupid and says that the gun is irrelevant+ Sherlock remem!ers the mirror !ehind him+ The mirror did not shatter, thus the !ullet is still inside of him+ 8olly reappears+ She tells him to fall !ackwards !ecause the !ullet is cutting !lood flow and gravity will work to his advantage+ Sherlock falls !ackwards+ ':@8;;( Dee$er into the mind $alace8 Sherlock*s !ody is going into shock+ ,e is in the morgue and sees his dead !ody+ 8olly reappears+ She tells him the shock will kill him+ ,e has to calm down+ 8ycroft tells him to find the thing that will calm him+ Sherlock remem!ers his childhood dog+ ,is !ody is in intense pain and he is having convulsions+ Sherlock runs up the stairs of his mind palace into a room of solitary confinement where 8oriarty is locked up+ 8oriarty says 4;ou*ll always feel pain, !ut you don*t have to fear it+5 ':98==( #n the real world8 1ohn finds Sherlock on the floor+ 8agnussen is still alive+ 1ohn calls for an am!ulance and they take Sherlock away to a hospital+ ':981=( Mind $alace8 8oriarty taunts Sherlock and wishes for his death+ ':98;=( At the Hos$ital8 Sherlock flat lines+ '>=8==( Mind $alace8 8oriarty continues !y talking a!out how his inner circle will miss him, and how 2atson will !e lost without him %and possi!ly in danger&+ This triggers Sherlock+ ,e struggles to leave the padded room and continue up the stair case of his mind palace towards consciousness+

Gruszczynski -1 '>18>;( Ne3t morning< St. 2artholomew*s Hos$ital8 2atson spent the night in the hospital+ 8ary arrives and feigns ignorance of the situation+ Sherlock*s first word waking up was 48ary5+ The 2atsons hug outside of the room+ '>08==( Same time< Magnussen*s $lace8 ,e descends down a spiral staircase resem!ling Sherlock*s mind palace into the li!rary from !efore to retrieve something: the dossier on 8ary+ '>08>=( Some time later< the Hos$ital8 8ary paid a visit in Sherlock*s delirious state to threaten Sherlock not to mention what happened+ 1anine stops !y to show Sherlock the ta!loids of them+ They !anter+ She seems hurts that Sherlock manipulated her and wished that he hadn*t gone through such lengths their friendship seemed severed at this point+ She kisses him on the forehead and leaves+ ,e reduces the morphine levels and enters his mind palace+ '>>8;=( Mind $alace8 Thought !u!!les of 4liar5 reappear around 8ary+ ,e can*t figure out who she is or her true motive+ '>;8:=( 4vening< Hos$ital8 1ohn shows /estrade to Sherlock*s room, !ut Sherlock escaped through the window+ 1ohn phones 8ary to tell her+ She is worried that he might ruin her cover+ They all go on a hunt to find possi!le hide out locations, !ut everyone tells them a different possi!le spot+ '>@80=( Night< 2aker Street8 /estrade, 1ohn and 8rs+ ,udson are standing around+ 1ohn is trying to piece together what happened and who Sherlock is trying to protect+ /estrade leaves+ 1ohn sits down in his chair, the one that was moved %earlier in the episode&+ The perfume !ottle is on the night stand+ Sherlock is calling and 8rs+ ,udson is urging him to pick up+ '>?80=( Same time< on a %einster 5ardens< %ondon8 8ary passes !y a !eggar+ The !eggar is #illy+ #illy gives 8ary a cell phone and Sherlock calls+ ,e instructs her to find the right house to confirm his suspicions+ She does+ The houses are a facade to cover up the /ondon underground passing underneath+ 8ary*s wedding picture is pro0ected onto the front of the !uilding+ Sherlock tells her to come in+ She sees a figure sitting at the end of the hallway and thinks it*s him !ecause of the trench coat+ ,owever, it is too dark to tell+ Sherlock rattles off her past how she adopted the name 8ary 8orstan+ ,e appears from the shadows, standing a few feet !ehind 8ary+ ,e pieces together her !ehavior to figure out that she is spy and that her shot was intentionally nonlethal+ 8ary says she didn*t approach Sherlock !ecause she wanted 1ohn to find out she lied a!out her identity+ ,owever, that was 1ohn sitting there+ 8ary and 1ohn 0ust stand and stare at each other+ ';080:( )hristmas da < Sherlock*s $arents* home8 8ycroft complains a!out the festivities+ ,e clearly doesn*t want to !e home+ Sherlock is sitting in his chair+ Their mother is getting things ready+ Cor some reason Sherlock invited #illy+ Sherlock looks at his watch+ ,e has a countdown going+ Seven and a half minutes to go+ n the other room Sherlock*s dad is standing and 8ary is looking at a mathematics !ook Sherlock*s mother wrote+ (pparently, she is a genius of sorts+ 1ohn arrives and Sherlock*s dad leaves the room to give them space+

Gruszczynski -';;8==( Flashback to the night o! Mar *s ousting< 2aker Street8 Sherlock is cranky and demands morphine from 8rs+ ,udson+ Sherlock wants 1ohn and 8ary to 6uickly resolve things so that they can move on with the case+ 1ohn flips out+ ,e demands answers from 8ary+ %42hat have done to deserve youG5 Sherlock: 4Everything5& Sherlock gives 1ohn a dose of reality+ %4;ou*re a!normally attracted to dangerous situations and people5& 1ohn cannot !ear a life in the su!ur!s and chooses to associate with people with different standards of accepta!le !ehavior+ 1ohn chose 8ary knowing su!conscious that wasn*t truly normal like he claimed he wanted+ 1ohn responds !y yelling and kicking the furniture+ %42hy is everything 8; faultG5& Sherlock tries to get him under control !y channeling his anger, confusion, and hurt feelings into the case+ To gain control over the situation, 1ohn relegates 8ary to a client role, demoted of the status of wife and future mother of their child+ Sherlock and 1ohn take their seats+ 8ary concedes+ ';A8:=( &resent da < Sherlock*s $arents* living room8 2e learn that it is months later since that incident and they hadn*t !een talking to each other+ 1ohn is ready to confront her now+ ';98==( Flashback continues8 8ary gives 1ohn a flash drive containing the only remaining information a!out her past operations as an intelligence agent3 assassin+ 1ohn puts it in his pocket+ Sherlock deduces that she was on the run and 8agnussen knows her secret and hence, she planned on getting rid of him+ ,owever, !ecause Sherlock and 1ohn were there on the night she planned to kill 8agnussen, the plan changed+ She couldn*t kill Sherlock out of sentiment, so she incapacitated him+ She couldn*t kill 8agnussen !ecause 1ohn would take the !lame when the police would investigate+ So she left and called the am!ulance !efore 1ohn came upstairs+ Sherlock urges 1ohn to trust 8ary !ecause she essentially saved his life+ Sherlock is in severe pain and needs morphine+ ,e left the hospital !efore he was supposed to and may have internal !leeding+ 8edics tend to him %he called earlier&+ '18=:8==( &resent da 8 1ohn has mostly come to terms with everything and throws the flash drive into the fireplace+ They hug+ 8eanwhile, 8ycroft and Sherlock are in the front yard smoking+ 8ycroft asks why he hates 8agnussen so much %4#ecause he attacks people who are different and preys on their secrets5&+ 8ycroft tolerates him !ecause 4he never causes too much damage to anyone important+ ,e*s far too intelligent for that+ ,e*s a !usinessman that all, and occasionally useful5+ 8ycroft mentions that 8 @ wants Sherlock to go undercover in Eastern Europe !ut that he would pro!a!ly die in @ months, so decline+ Sherlock looks puzzled at the kindness+ 8ycroft 6ualifies the sentiment !y saying Sherlock is more useful domestically+ %4(lso, your loss would !reak my heart+5& Sherlock chokes on cigarette smoke in response+ (n unusual admission+ 8ycroft heads inside+ '18=@8>=( %iving room8 8ary passes out+ So do Sherlock*s parents and 8ycroft+ 2iggins spiked the punch and tea for Sherlock+ '18=?8:=( Flashback< a!ter Sherlock esca$ed !rom the hos$ital8 Sherlock is eating at a small restaurant %the one from 4The Empty ,earse5& and 8agnussen arrives+ They stare intensely+ Sherlock wants to know where the secrets are+ ,e !elieves (ppledor is inside his glasses+ ,owever, Sherlock is mistaken and looks shocked and disappointed at his wrong con0ecture+ 8agnussen has the upper hand again+ Sherlock offers to give 8ycroft up to see (ppledor+ '181=8==( &resent da < the !ront ard8 Sherlock nicks 8ycroft*s laptop %want 8agnussen actually wants& and waits for 8agnussen*s helicopter to arrive+ 1ohn and Sherlock get in+

Gruszczynski -" '18118==( Magnussen*s mansion8 8agnussen is watching old footage of Sherlock saving 1ohn from the fire+ Sherlock acknowledges that 8agnussen was the mastermind !ehind 1ohn*s a!duction+ 1ohn is Sherlock*s pressure point+ Sherlock gives him the laptop+ Sherlock will give him the password in e7change for the files that would incriminate 8ary+ 8agnussen laughs at the !oredom+ ,e knows that there*s a G=S locater on the laptop that will lead law enforcement to this house+ (nd since he has 8ycroft*s laptop, there will !e pro!a!le cause to search the mansion, find (ppledor, imprison him, and e7onerate ,olmes+ 8agnussen claims ,olmes made a mistake somewhere+ ,e gets up and shows 4(ppledor5, an empty room+ (ppledor is 8agnussen*s mind palace+ 8agnussen is ecstatic and wants them to follow him outside+ Sherlock and 1ohn will !e arrested for trying to sell state secrets+ Sherlock is unresponsive+ '181A8>;( Dusk< Outside the mansion8 1ohn doesn*t understand the usefulness of 0ust remem!ering everyone*s secrets+ 8agnussen*s antagonizes him+ ,e flicks 1ohn*s face and e7plains how he could ruin 1ohn and 8ary*s life+ 1ohn is visi!ly irritated and withholding anger+ 8agnussen wants to flick 1ohn*s eye for amusement now+ Sherlock tells 1ohn to let him+ ,e is !iding time+ '18018==( A bit later8 8ycroft arrives with !ack up to tell Sherlock to !ack away from 8agnussen+ Sherlock realizes that there*s no clever way to take 8agnussen down+ 8agnussen has no master plan or anything to incriminate himself+ Sherlock and 1ohn are a!out to !e taken into custody+ Sherlock calculates, taps into his 4sociopath5 role, takes 1ohn*s gun and kills 8agnussen point !lank+ Sherlock takes the wrath to free everyone from 8agnussen*s e7tortion+ '180:8==( Da s later< 5overnment con!erence room8 8ycroft makes the case to keep Sherlock alive+ ,e wants Sherlock to accept the 8 @ role with /ady Smallwood*s approval+ She o!liges+ '180:8>;( %ater< a $rivate air$ort takeo!! stri$8 1ohn and 8ary come to say their good!yes to Sherlock+ 1ohn says it*s a girl %the !a!y&+ 1ohn and Sherlock is at a loss of words+ This might !e the last time they will see each other+ Sherlock ends on a 0oke and a handshake+ The plane takes off with Sherlock in it+ '180?81;( Same time< televisions across the DE8 8oriarty*s face is !eing !roadcasted with the words 48iss meG5 ne7t to it+ 8ycroft calls Sherlock and the plane returns+ Sherlock is needed in /ondon once more+

Gruszczynski -> #nterview with Sherlock Holmes Note8 /his interview is $urel !ictitious. had the rare opportunity to interview the infamous detective of --1# #aker Street, Sherlock ,olmes+ Dnfortunately, his assistant )r+ 2atson could not make it today+ 8arried life and a !a!y on the life is keeping him !usy as of late+ :onetheless, this shall !e an interesting and once in a lifetime e7perience, so let*s get startedJ Sherlock Holmes8 1ust have a seat over there, haven*t much time+ (appears preoccupied) Me8 Dh, sure thing+ Sherlock8 ;ou should consider yourself lucky+ don*t normally do private interviews, and don*t like the press+ They*re all sensationalist parasites+ Me8 9kay, so first 6uestion+ ;ou appear much more open a!out your feelings towards other people lately+ ,ow has recent circumstances, such as !eing !est man, changed you, and should we e7pect this new Sherlock to stayG Sherlock8 (scoffs) BeallyG ;ou have a uni6ue opportunity to interview someone like me, who has solved the world*s most challenging cases, and you*re going to ask me a!out my interpersonal relationshipsG Me8 #ased on that response, would say not much has changed then+ ,owever, you do seem to !e slipping up a !it+++ Sherlock8 Slipping upG (suddenly paying more attention than before) grant you an interview and you insult meG 2ell, this is a first+ Cine, *ll answer your ridiculous 6uestion+ suppose that am more transparent a!out my feelings+ #eing !est man tested my a!ilities in a completely different way+ !ecame more aware of how my words and actions affect others, and was a!le to e7press how much of a valua!le friend and assistant 1ohn has !een+ ,e and 8ary deserve all of the happiness in the world+ don*t think they*re going to name their daughter.to.!e Sherlock though+ Me8 SeeG This is the lighthearted, caring side of you that you seemingly masked !efore all of this+ Sherlock8 wouldn*t say that *m lighthearted, and still think of myself as a high.functioning sociopath, !ut perhaps *m not as much of a sociopath as imagined+ Me8 )escri!e how you felt when 8ycroft admitted that he would miss you dearly if something were to happen to you+ Sherlock8 )id 8ycroft put you up to thisG swear that *m going to kill him+ Me8 can*t reveal my sources+ #ut do have a responseG Sherlock8 2ell, was shocked to say the least+ think the punch was too strong for him+

Gruszczynski -? Me8 (smirks) So you don*t think that your !rother truly cares a!out your well.!eingG Sherlock8 =erhaps in some sadistic way+ ,e watched me get tortured !efore intervening in my rescue+ 2hat do you think that says a!out his feelings towards his 4#rother 9 8ine5G (mockingly) ,e always needs to esta!lish his self.proclaimed superiority !efore !eing of use to anyone+ Me8 t sounds like a classic case of si!ling rivalry+ Sherlock8 ,as your !rother ever try to have you killedG Me8 *m an only child+ Sherlock8 know+ deduced that the moment you walked in+ was !eing rhetorical+ Me8 think 8rs+ ,udson was right+ ;ou two secretly care a!out each other+ Sherlock8 2hat has she told youG (beginning to get annoyed) Me8 2e*re getting off.topic here+ )escri!e your mind palace+ ,ow did you first create one, and is there a limit on the things you can recall or scenarios you can foretellG Sherlock8 Cinally, a decent 6uestion+ was !eginning to think that you*re 0ust an idiot+ 8y mind palace is !ased off a psychological techni6ue called the method.of.loci+ Me8 *m aware+ Sherlock8 9h, so you*re not a complete idiot+ 8y mind palace is an ela!orate mansion used to neatly organize the contents of my mind+ use it to recall things from dates, people*s appearances, specific facts, past cases and memories, you get the idea+ imagine distinct locations and associate them with something uni6ue+ 2hen my !ody went into shock, used my mind palace to con0ure a!stractions of 8olly, 8ycroft Pamong othersQ who then spoke to me and guided me through the process of staying alive+ 8y mind palace is invalua!le during cases and coupled with my attention to detail, now have an e7tensive li!rary of knowledge+ Me8 #ut how did you start creating oneG Sherlock8 started it as a child as a result of my daily logic e7ercises+ 8ycroft also has a mind palace, !ut dou!t that his is as ornate and grandiose as mine+ ,e*s not as !right as he would like people to think+ needed a method to easily recall information and make the most efficient use of my mental activity+ /ike a li!rary+ needed to !e a!le to learn something, catalog the information, and !e a!le to call upon it months or years later+ (nd 0ust happened to read something from a psychology !ook that mentioned this techni6ue, and so used it+ Me8 So is there a limit, or can you make the palace as large as you wantG

Gruszczynski -@ Sherlock8 9f course there*s a limit, *m not an R.men character+ Sometimes have to forget something from my short term memory to make space for something more important+ ,owever, tend to keep most of what o!serve+ The more connections make, the easier it !ecomes to remem!er+ also keep other mnemonic devices at hand that make sense only to me+ Me8 That*s remarka!le+ ;ou*ll have to teach me how to make a mind palace+ Sherlock8 *d rather not+ Me8 So uh++tell me a!out your drug ha!its+ Sherlock8 don*t have a drug ha!it (murmurs I'm really going to kill Mycroft)+ Me8 So you don*t smoke, drink, (pulls out a newspaper) use opiumG Sherlock8 use nicotine patches and caffeine to keep me alert when *m working for days on end+ avoid getting drunk whenever possi!le+ did get drunk once thanks to 1ohn and the hangover was awful+ (lcohol has the side effect of making my o!servations utterly useless+ (nd would descri!e myself as a casual opium user+ Me8 $asualG Dh+++ Sherlock8 8ycroft tends to e7aggerate it, really+ The last time used opium was when was undercover+ #ut never let myself get psychologically dependent on the drug, and *m used to the physical withdrawal+ t*s a good way to pass the time+ Me8 9kay, moving on then+ ;ou don*t seem to show any interest in romantic relationships+ ,ow difficult was it to pretend to !e 1anine*s !oyfriendG (nd how would you descri!e your feelings towards Sthe womanSG Sherlock8 (re we !ack to thisG 8ay!e should take some morphine+ t wasn*t difficult to pretend+ t was 0ust another role had to take to work on a case+ Me8 #ut don*t recall you doing this for other cases+ Sherlock8 :ot to this e7tent, no+ Me8 #ut didn*t you think that you went a little too farG Sherlock8 =erhaps+ She is an attractive woman and it*s unfortunate that she had fallen for my charms+ 0ust don*t see the need for silly, romantic arrangements+ Me8 So where does 4the woman5 come into thisG Sherlock8 She 0ust happens to !e the only woman who has ever challenged me+ 8ost women, and men, !ore me to tears, !ut have grown to tolerate it+ The woman has left a permanent impression on me for that alone+

Gruszczynski -A Me8 Speaking of women, you were shocked to discover that 8ary was the gunman+ 2hat happenedG )id you simply overlook the warning signsG Sherlock8 em!arrassingly attri!ute that to human error+ saw the signs !ut didn*t think that 8ary was an enemy+ was right a!out that, !ut suppose that didn*t want 8ary to !e a spy for 1ohn*s sake+ got complacent and it put my life at risk+ Me8 ;ou constantly risk your life, and sometimes the lives of others, to !est your adversaries+ ,ow do you cope with the possi!ility that some day, things might go irreversi!ly wrongG Sherlock8 don*t+ simply refuse to make a life.threatening error+ may !e a little more cautious a!out putting 1ohn*s life at risk for now on, !ut wouldn*t !e Sherlock ,olmes if stopped making !old and calculated decisions with some degree of risk+ Me8 So *ve always wondered, why do you hate $harles (ugustus 8agnussen !ut not your nemesis 1im 8oriartyG Sherlock8 #ecause 8agnussen was a parasite and little more than a !ully who e7ploited the vulnera!le+ have no intellectual respect for a man like that+ ,e was a repulsive human !eing and *m glad that he is dead+ %8ay!e should ask a!out what it was like to take someone*s life+ )id it change him or make him more like 8oriarty, etc+ suspect that he would say no though& Me8 Those are some strong words+ So is part of you thrilled that 8oriarty is !ackG Sherlock8 missed the challenge, !ut *m apprehensive a!out the effect his return will have Pon /ondonQ+ ( man like 8oriarty doesn*t 0ust die, and shouldn*t !e surprised that he would come !ack from the grave 0ust as had+ Things are going to get interesting soon+ Me8 So last 6uestion, how do you think he survivedG Sherlock8 (long pause) don*t know+ hate not knowing+ Me8 Thank you for your time+ Sherlock8 (lost in thought, unsettled after his last response but hidden by a serious, e pressionless ga!e)

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