1 00:00:29,541 --> 00:00:32,333 Daddy, Sherlock won't play with me. 2 00:00:34,041 --> 00:00:35,750 Get up, you idiot. 3 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:37,666 Play with her. 4 00:00:37,750 --> 00:00:40,166 Bea? Bea! 5 00:00:40,250 --> 00:00:41,541 Where is she? 6 00:00:41,625 --> 00:00:43,166 Cordelia? Beatrice! 7 00:00:43,250 --> 00:00:45,208 -Beatrice! - Help your mother! 8 00:00:45,291 --> 00:00:46,291 Find her! 9 00:01:04,875 --> 00:01:05,958 Find her! 10 00:01:30,625 --> 00:01:32,166 I don't know why you're getting so agitated. 11 00:01:32,250 --> 00:01:34,083 I just said you have a rather large cranium. 12 00:01:37,375 --> 00:01:38,375 Mr Holmes. 13 00:01:40,208 --> 00:01:42,541 You'll have to be quicker than that, Barney. 14 00:01:42,625 --> 00:01:45,458 - Saw that one coming a mile off. 15 00:01:46,458 --> 00:01:48,458 You need to hide your intent more, Barney. 16 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,500 Break it up. Break it up! 17 00:02:04,583 --> 00:02:07,708 Is that you, brother dear? 18 00:02:07,791 --> 00:02:08,916 'Tis, brother dear. 19 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,500 Put him down, Barney. Easy. 20 00:02:15,916 --> 00:02:17,250 Nice of you to pop by. 21 00:02:17,333 --> 00:02:19,791 Holiday is over. Follow me, Sherlock. 22 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:26,000 Really, I meant no offence, Barney. 23 00:02:27,416 --> 00:02:28,875 Captain. Bob. Mr Dickie. 24 00:02:28,958 --> 00:02:31,041 Sherlock, your brother couldn't get us out, could he? 25 00:02:31,125 --> 00:02:32,500 Mycroft, you heard the question. 26 00:02:32,583 --> 00:02:35,166 I have one card to play, Sherlock. It's either you or him. 27 00:02:37,083 --> 00:02:38,833 Two years will fly by, Mr Dickie. 28 00:02:39,791 --> 00:02:41,833 What exactly landed you in prison this time? 29 00:02:42,916 --> 00:02:43,916 Reading. 30 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,875 Reading doesn't get you arrested. So, what did? 31 00:02:46,958 --> 00:02:49,208 -Oliver Twist. - 32 00:02:49,291 --> 00:02:51,250 I rather took a shine to the Artful Dodger. 33 00:02:51,333 --> 00:02:52,791 I'm so sorry, sir. 34 00:02:52,875 --> 00:02:54,000 A pickpocket by trade. 35 00:02:54,083 --> 00:02:56,250 I thought to myself, "I wonder if I could do that?" 36 00:02:56,333 --> 00:02:57,583 Allow me, sir. 37 00:02:59,125 --> 00:03:00,458 This fell out of your pocket. 38 00:03:00,541 --> 00:03:02,625 The problem is, extracting a gentlemen's wallet 39 00:03:02,708 --> 00:03:04,375 isn't as challenging as returning it. 40 00:03:04,458 --> 00:03:05,541 -Thief! -No, no. 41 00:03:06,791 --> 00:03:09,416 Why would you be returning the wallet with its contents intact? 42 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:11,500 It's the extraction that is the attraction. 43 00:03:12,500 --> 00:03:15,208 That explains the first three months but you were sent down for six. 44 00:03:15,291 --> 00:03:18,541 I am considering transportation to Australia. 45 00:03:18,625 --> 00:03:20,416 I'm afraid that won't be possible, Your Honour. 46 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,458 -Excuse me? 47 00:03:22,541 --> 00:03:24,625 1857. The Penal Servitude Act. 48 00:03:24,708 --> 00:03:25,916 According to precedent, 49 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,333 a court is either bound by the decisions of the court above it 50 00:03:28,416 --> 00:03:30,458 or the decisions of a court of equivalent standing 51 00:03:30,541 --> 00:03:33,208 thus, in this case making it conspicuously impossible 52 00:03:33,291 --> 00:03:34,666 to send a man to Australia-- 53 00:03:34,750 --> 00:03:35,916 -Two months for contempt. -Oh! 54 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,666 As you could be in breach of the Act. 55 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:39,416 -Three months. -And in an ironic turn of fate, 56 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:42,083 could subsequently find yourself stood in this very dock. 57 00:03:42,166 --> 00:03:43,750 -Six months! 58 00:03:43,833 --> 00:03:47,125 I find it astonishing that the judge didn't see your point of view. 59 00:03:47,208 --> 00:03:48,875 My point exactly. 60 00:03:50,166 --> 00:03:51,833 You could have got me out sooner. 61 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,541 ♪ Hey, son I'm looking forwards ♪ 62 00:04:00,625 --> 00:04:05,416 ♪ You're aiming backwards Of this I'm sure ♪ 63 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:10,041 ♪ Have you had enough? Are you feeling rough? ♪ 64 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:14,625 ♪ Does your skull hurt? Well, if it's war ♪ 65 00:04:18,916 --> 00:04:19,957 ♪ I'm waiting ♪ 66 00:04:22,332 --> 00:04:24,500 ♪ Right here now I'm waiting ♪ 67 00:04:25,707 --> 00:04:29,791 ♪ For someone or something ♪ 68 00:04:30,291 --> 00:04:33,457 ♪ To take me To take me over ♪ 69 00:04:33,541 --> 00:04:36,832 ♪ Days ♪ 70 00:04:36,916 --> 00:04:41,457 ♪ Days are forgotten ♪ 71 00:04:41,541 --> 00:04:45,707 ♪ Now it's all over ♪ 72 00:04:45,791 --> 00:04:51,750 ♪ You've simply forgotten How to disappear ♪ 73 00:04:57,291 --> 00:04:58,541 Ah. 74 00:04:59,041 --> 00:05:03,291 There it is. I knew there was a face underneath that nest of crows. 75 00:05:03,375 --> 00:05:05,833 So, how was the food? 76 00:05:05,916 --> 00:05:09,125 The chef was often a little heavy with the weevils in the gruel 77 00:05:09,208 --> 00:05:12,958 but the claret was excellent. You should try it sometime. 78 00:05:13,041 --> 00:05:16,707 Guess I'm quite happy where I am. Respectable job in the civil service. 79 00:05:16,791 --> 00:05:18,916 Respectable or conventional? 80 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,125 -Secure. -Predictable? 81 00:05:20,207 --> 00:05:21,500 -Influential. -Tedious. 82 00:05:21,582 --> 00:05:25,500 Reliable, consistent, stable and responsible. 83 00:05:25,582 --> 00:05:27,250 You should try it sometime. 84 00:05:27,332 --> 00:05:31,541 And on that note, prepare yourself. I come bearing a gift. 85 00:05:32,125 --> 00:05:33,125 Apprehensive. 86 00:05:33,207 --> 00:05:35,250 I've secured you a place at Oxford. 87 00:05:35,332 --> 00:05:37,666 Arguably the greatest university in the world. 88 00:05:37,750 --> 00:05:40,250 -You have, brother dear? -I have, brother dear. 89 00:05:40,332 --> 00:05:42,707 Well, I'm surprised. Grateful. 90 00:05:42,791 --> 00:05:43,791 Aw. 91 00:05:44,791 --> 00:05:46,375 I've always been rather fascinated 92 00:05:46,457 --> 00:05:48,416 by a life dedicated to the pursuit of learning. 93 00:05:48,500 --> 00:05:52,041 And I'll be there on government business. So, I'll be able to keep an eye on you. 94 00:05:52,125 --> 00:05:54,957 Make sure your hair is brushed, your teeth are clean, shoes are shiny. 95 00:05:55,041 --> 00:05:56,375 -When do we go? -Imminently. 96 00:05:56,457 --> 00:05:58,457 I'm touched. Moved. 97 00:05:58,541 --> 00:05:59,582 Get dressed. 98 00:06:00,208 --> 00:06:01,958 We're going to pay our respects to Mummy. 99 00:06:10,541 --> 00:06:14,041 Mr Holmes. We've moved your mother to a bigger room. 100 00:06:27,125 --> 00:06:28,125 Sherlock. 101 00:06:28,207 --> 00:06:30,041 Hello, Mother. Please don't stand. 102 00:06:30,125 --> 00:06:31,541 My darling. 103 00:06:32,666 --> 00:06:35,332 -Were the three months hard, my darling? 104 00:06:35,832 --> 00:06:37,707 It was quite an education, really. 105 00:06:37,791 --> 00:06:39,582 Oof. Does that hurt? 106 00:06:39,666 --> 00:06:42,541 Oh. Only when I laugh. 107 00:06:43,291 --> 00:06:46,875 Father wrote to me. He's in Vienna. Sounds well. 108 00:06:50,082 --> 00:06:51,541 They're listening to me. 109 00:06:54,582 --> 00:06:55,582 A whirring. 110 00:06:56,875 --> 00:06:58,457 All the time. 111 00:06:59,875 --> 00:07:02,125 They can hear everything I say. 112 00:07:02,208 --> 00:07:04,916 And there's a man with a bird claw. 113 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,583 And he's coming back for me. 114 00:07:11,333 --> 00:07:14,333 I'm sorry I haven't been able to visit much recently, Mother. 115 00:07:14,833 --> 00:07:16,082 It's not your fault. 116 00:07:16,166 --> 00:07:19,582 But I'm in Oxford now. I'll be close by. 117 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:22,125 And I can visit much more often. 118 00:07:24,457 --> 00:07:26,041 You have to promise me something. 119 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,000 Anything. 120 00:07:28,082 --> 00:07:30,832 You must stay out of trouble. 121 00:07:31,457 --> 00:07:35,207 Understood. I will. No more trouble. 122 00:07:35,791 --> 00:07:37,041 I won't lose you too. 123 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:51,125 University College was founded in 1249, making it the oldest college in Oxford. 124 00:07:51,207 --> 00:07:52,916 I did try to get you into there. 125 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:57,582 I tried Balliol College too, in 1263. And Merton, 1264. 126 00:07:58,166 --> 00:08:01,958 Sadly, none of the founding colleges would take you. So-- 127 00:08:02,041 --> 00:08:05,500 I suppose I'll have to put up with the clumsy modernity of 1458 then? 128 00:08:07,875 --> 00:08:10,083 Now, I got your foot in the door. 129 00:08:10,166 --> 00:08:12,625 Time to start taking advantage of your advantage. 130 00:08:15,958 --> 00:08:17,916 There's something you're not telling me, isn't there? 131 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,332 You'll thank me for it. One day. 132 00:08:21,416 --> 00:08:22,666 Ah, Smudger. 133 00:08:22,750 --> 00:08:23,750 Mr Holmes. 134 00:08:24,541 --> 00:08:25,541 Sherlock Holmes? 135 00:08:25,625 --> 00:08:26,625 That'll be me, sir. 136 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:29,207 This is yours, sir. 137 00:08:31,291 --> 00:08:32,290 Mmm, come on. 138 00:08:33,665 --> 00:08:35,957 -Mycroft. -Yes? 139 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,207 Why is the head porter proffering an apron? 140 00:08:38,290 --> 00:08:41,040 You're a smart boy. Work it out. 141 00:08:41,832 --> 00:08:43,750 I'm to be a porter, not a student? 142 00:08:44,250 --> 00:08:47,000 Oh, no. You've got to work your way up to be a porter. 143 00:08:47,083 --> 00:08:49,333 -You're a scout. -I'm a scout? 144 00:08:49,415 --> 00:08:51,708 -And a scout does? -Whatever I tell him to do. 145 00:08:54,290 --> 00:08:56,290 I'm here to serve and not to learn? 146 00:08:56,375 --> 00:08:58,583 Oh, no, no. You'll learn, all right. 147 00:08:58,665 --> 00:09:01,875 Come along, son. The shitters aren't gonna clean themselves, are they? 148 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:04,125 Mycroft? 149 00:09:04,666 --> 00:09:06,000 Bon appétit, hmm? 150 00:09:07,041 --> 00:09:08,208 Mycroft. 151 00:09:12,458 --> 00:09:13,833 The shitters, sir? 152 00:09:22,916 --> 00:09:24,250 -Hyah! 153 00:09:25,583 --> 00:09:29,166 Mr Chen and I appreciate your government sending you 154 00:09:29,250 --> 00:09:33,250 to escort us from London to Oxford, but it wasn't necessary. 155 00:09:33,333 --> 00:09:36,708 Princess, I can assure you the honour is all mine. 156 00:09:37,750 --> 00:09:41,625 My government values our relationship with China very highly. 157 00:09:42,208 --> 00:09:44,583 -We wouldn't want anything to go wrong. - 158 00:09:45,290 --> 00:09:48,415 Is that why you've arranged an armed escort? 159 00:09:49,290 --> 00:09:50,290 Hyah! 160 00:10:03,125 --> 00:10:04,750 Hyah! Hyah! 161 00:10:07,041 --> 00:10:08,791 Whoa! Whoa! 162 00:10:15,416 --> 00:10:17,041 Are we all having a lovely day? 163 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:20,625 -I said, "Are we all having a lovely day?" 164 00:10:20,708 --> 00:10:21,958 Yes, yes. 165 00:10:22,041 --> 00:10:23,083 Good. 166 00:10:24,875 --> 00:10:26,333 I won't hold you up for long. 167 00:10:27,291 --> 00:10:28,916 I'm just here for the scrolls. 168 00:10:40,583 --> 00:10:41,583 Thank you, darling. 169 00:10:42,708 --> 00:10:43,708 What about her? 170 00:10:46,125 --> 00:10:48,540 What about her? Our job is to take the scrolls. 171 00:10:48,625 --> 00:10:50,790 She's a princess. Think of the ransom. 172 00:10:58,583 --> 00:11:00,583 -You're coming with us, Princess. -No! 173 00:11:01,958 --> 00:11:03,000 Let's go. 174 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:18,750 Princess? 175 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:31,083 More tea, scout! 176 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,833 Right away, Professor. 177 00:12:53,165 --> 00:12:55,208 What are you doing with those? 178 00:12:55,290 --> 00:12:58,415 Tidying, sir. I do apologise, Professor Thompson. 179 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:03,500 No good ever comes poking your nose into business that does not concern you. 180 00:13:04,125 --> 00:13:05,125 I apologise, sir. 181 00:13:07,083 --> 00:13:09,208 -Did you write this? -Yes, I did. 182 00:13:09,291 --> 00:13:12,666 Recently published. Rather well received, if I may say so. 183 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,250 -May I? -Yes, of course. 184 00:13:19,416 --> 00:13:22,041 A scout interested in mathematics? 185 00:13:22,125 --> 00:13:26,500 My father always instilled in me the love for reading. Taught me to be curious. 186 00:13:26,583 --> 00:13:28,000 Ah, curiosity. 187 00:13:28,083 --> 00:13:29,541 The greatest virtue. 188 00:13:30,041 --> 00:13:31,416 But not if you're a cat. 189 00:13:33,125 --> 00:13:35,000 Would you mind if I borrowed this? 190 00:13:35,625 --> 00:13:37,540 Um, not at all, um… 191 00:13:37,625 --> 00:13:39,458 Sherlock Holmes, sir. 192 00:13:39,540 --> 00:13:42,125 Sherlock? It's an unusual name. 193 00:14:01,291 --> 00:14:03,291 This is for the Chinese princess. 194 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:04,500 Just arrived. 195 00:14:04,583 --> 00:14:06,333 Old Court, room 2B. 196 00:14:07,958 --> 00:14:09,916 At your service, Mr Smudger. 197 00:14:10,916 --> 00:14:12,041 Good lad. 198 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:28,916 Scout. 199 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,000 Your luggage, ma'am. 200 00:14:36,540 --> 00:14:38,083 Please, place it on the desk. 201 00:14:40,458 --> 00:14:42,500 You want me to clear it? 202 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:46,208 I can do it myself. 203 00:14:47,540 --> 00:14:51,333 How does a college porter end up speaking Mandarin from the Gansu province? 204 00:14:52,750 --> 00:14:57,125 I worked in Whitechapel for a shoemaker. 205 00:14:57,583 --> 00:14:58,915 He was from Dunhuang. 206 00:14:59,875 --> 00:15:01,250 Your pronunciation… 207 00:15:01,791 --> 00:15:03,208 …is terrible. 208 00:15:03,750 --> 00:15:05,041 But just about intelligible. 209 00:15:05,125 --> 00:15:07,208 The shoemaker had a dependency. 210 00:15:07,291 --> 00:15:10,291 -Do you mean he was a drunk? -That was his poison of choice, yes. 211 00:15:10,375 --> 00:15:12,291 Which explained your slurred delivery. 212 00:15:15,958 --> 00:15:16,958 Your Highness. 213 00:15:18,958 --> 00:15:21,375 Pray, silence for Sir Bucephalus Hodge. 214 00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:28,708 While visiting my, uh, not inconsiderable business interests 215 00:15:28,791 --> 00:15:30,833 in this glorious empire of ours, 216 00:15:31,666 --> 00:15:36,583 it struck me that it was time to give back. 217 00:15:37,165 --> 00:15:40,750 So, it is, uh, with great delight that I announce this term 218 00:15:40,833 --> 00:15:43,415 the opening of my new science building. 219 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:47,125 A brilliant addition to this glittering university. 220 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:50,958 Now, scholars. On your feet. 221 00:15:55,165 --> 00:15:58,875 I present to you my Hodge scholars. 222 00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:03,541 Take a good look. 223 00:16:03,625 --> 00:16:07,625 These students will be generals, prime ministers, 224 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:12,375 leaders who will guide our world into the 20th century. 225 00:16:12,458 --> 00:16:16,583 Enjoy learning. Enjoy your youth. Welcome! 226 00:16:21,333 --> 00:16:23,375 I came up in '23. 227 00:16:23,458 --> 00:16:26,125 Itchy feet, though. Didn't stay long. 228 00:16:26,208 --> 00:16:29,333 And may I say, sir, no one has had a greater impact 229 00:16:29,416 --> 00:16:31,208 on expanding the British Empire than you. 230 00:16:31,291 --> 00:16:33,583 Everything to your satisfaction, sirs? 231 00:16:33,665 --> 00:16:35,250 Yes, uh, thank you. Thank you. 232 00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:36,333 Oh. 233 00:16:37,290 --> 00:16:39,250 -You quite sure? -Yes, fine. Thank you. 234 00:16:39,333 --> 00:16:41,875 Nothing else I can get you? I am, of course, at your service. 235 00:16:41,958 --> 00:16:43,875 At your beck and call, as you well know, sir. 236 00:16:43,958 --> 00:16:45,290 I said I'm fine, thank you. 237 00:16:45,375 --> 00:16:47,915 -You know this young man? -Yes he does, sir. Very well, sir. 238 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,290 -How so? -I'm his lowly brother, sir. 239 00:16:50,375 --> 00:16:52,958 What? Brother? No. 240 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:54,125 Is this true, Mycroft? 241 00:16:54,208 --> 00:16:56,290 Uh, it's not a very interesting story, sir. 242 00:16:56,375 --> 00:16:57,540 But is it true? 243 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:01,833 Yes, indeed, he is my brother. 244 00:17:01,916 --> 00:17:04,500 -So how did he end up serving here? -Redemption, sir. 245 00:17:04,583 --> 00:17:05,625 From what? 246 00:17:05,708 --> 00:17:08,500 Prison. Her Majesty's pleasure. 247 00:17:08,583 --> 00:17:11,208 How could you say this wasn't interesting, Mycroft? 248 00:17:11,290 --> 00:17:12,375 Do carry on, young man. 249 00:17:12,458 --> 00:17:15,708 Well, my magnanimous brother here 250 00:17:15,790 --> 00:17:17,458 took pity on the black sheep of the family, 251 00:17:17,540 --> 00:17:19,540 for which I am eternally grateful. 252 00:17:19,625 --> 00:17:20,915 More wine, your lordship? 253 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,290 So, tell me… …you have the same parents? 254 00:17:24,375 --> 00:17:25,375 Yes we do, sir. 255 00:17:25,915 --> 00:17:29,500 Although, sadly, we only really get to see each other at, uh, family funerals, 256 00:17:29,583 --> 00:17:30,875 court hearings, the like. 257 00:17:32,333 --> 00:17:34,500 -Sir, today… -Oh, that's quite enough. 258 00:17:34,583 --> 00:17:36,375 …is your special day. 259 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,833 Your scholars are an inspiration to us all. 260 00:17:39,916 --> 00:17:42,041 So, um, tell me, young man… 261 00:17:42,125 --> 00:17:43,541 …what was your crime? 262 00:17:43,625 --> 00:17:46,833 Larceny. Thieving. Theft. Petty theft. 263 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,708 Although those days are well and truly behind me, 264 00:17:50,791 --> 00:17:53,958 spiritually and permanently. 265 00:17:54,041 --> 00:17:55,791 There we are. Reformed. 266 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:59,375 Was a taker, now a giver. Reborn to serve, sir. 267 00:17:59,875 --> 00:18:03,375 Thank you, I'm sure we can take care of ourselves from now on, brother dearest. 268 00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:04,458 Very well, sirs. 269 00:18:07,041 --> 00:18:08,416 I'm so sorry, sir. 270 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:10,500 Oh, no need to apologise, Mycroft. 271 00:18:10,583 --> 00:18:12,666 Your brother's the most interesting thing about you. 272 00:18:16,125 --> 00:18:19,375 One should assume here that x is greater than y, 273 00:18:19,458 --> 00:18:21,750 and define the powers of x and y 274 00:18:21,833 --> 00:18:24,833 using a holomorphic branch of log, 275 00:18:24,916 --> 00:18:30,000 defined on an open disk of radius centred at x. 276 00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:34,625 Y. 277 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:39,458 Why? Why, because that is how it works. 278 00:18:41,416 --> 00:18:46,416 An open disk of radius centred at y, not x, Professor Thompson, sir. 279 00:18:49,958 --> 00:18:51,333 My apologies. 280 00:18:52,208 --> 00:18:53,208 Y. 281 00:18:53,916 --> 00:18:56,541 Who so generously thought to correct me? 282 00:18:59,916 --> 00:19:04,916 Ah, Mr Holmes the scout. I see you've read my book. 283 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:07,125 I did, Professor Thompson. 284 00:19:07,208 --> 00:19:11,208 Which is more than I can say for some of my students. 285 00:19:13,375 --> 00:19:15,291 Saved by the bell. 286 00:19:15,916 --> 00:19:16,916 Homework. 287 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,375 Find me all the solutions of this quintic. 288 00:19:43,833 --> 00:19:45,833 You're having trouble finding the solutions? 289 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,291 Don't worry about that. 290 00:19:50,750 --> 00:19:54,208 You just have to get yourself some new numbers. 291 00:19:54,791 --> 00:19:58,833 These solutions, they're not real. They're imaginary. 292 00:20:01,083 --> 00:20:04,458 That means even if you can't see the target, you can still shoot for it. 293 00:20:05,833 --> 00:20:07,416 So you're a mathematician now. 294 00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:12,375 A porter, a waiter, a candlestick maker, and a kleptomaniac. 295 00:20:12,458 --> 00:20:16,333 Was a taker, now a giver. 296 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:18,458 Does Hodge's pocket watch keep good time? 297 00:20:18,541 --> 00:20:22,125 They say that it's the unconscious desire of every thief to be caught. 298 00:20:22,208 --> 00:20:25,208 That it's the fear of incarceration that gives freedom its currency. 299 00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:29,208 The fundamental fault of man is to think the enemy is external, not internal. 300 00:20:29,291 --> 00:20:30,875 Prison is in here, not out there. 301 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,250 Look at you with your Art of War. 302 00:20:40,708 --> 00:20:41,750 James Moriarty. 303 00:20:45,833 --> 00:20:46,833 Sherlock Holmes. 304 00:20:51,958 --> 00:20:53,208 It's a long line. 305 00:20:53,791 --> 00:20:55,750 And I'm not a great one for waiting. 306 00:20:55,833 --> 00:20:57,125 Waiting for what? 307 00:20:57,708 --> 00:20:59,041 We're going to a party. 308 00:21:00,041 --> 00:21:02,083 We're not quite dressed for this. Are you even invited? 309 00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:04,375 I don't think you need to worry about that. 310 00:21:04,458 --> 00:21:06,166 You just follow my lead. 311 00:21:06,250 --> 00:21:09,875 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. May I see your invitations, please? 312 00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:14,041 Sirs, madams, please stand tight to the wall 313 00:21:14,125 --> 00:21:16,416 to keep the path clear for the other students. 314 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:18,625 This is marvellous. Uh, I won't be a moment. 315 00:21:18,708 --> 00:21:19,958 Wonderful dress, madam. 316 00:21:24,333 --> 00:21:26,208 Excuse me. Excuse me. 317 00:21:27,791 --> 00:21:29,375 Leave this with me. 318 00:21:29,458 --> 00:21:33,791 Sir. You have a dramatic split in the back of your jacket. 319 00:21:40,291 --> 00:21:42,875 Two Sazeracs. There you go. 320 00:21:42,958 --> 00:21:44,625 -Thank you. -My pleasure. 321 00:21:47,041 --> 00:21:49,250 Excuse me, sir. You cannot take that. 322 00:21:49,333 --> 00:21:50,916 You're absolutely right, sir. 323 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,291 But I can borrow it, and I shall return it to its cradle un moment. 324 00:21:56,708 --> 00:22:00,041 Now, look to this day, for it is life. 325 00:22:06,833 --> 00:22:08,541 -You're the scout. -Indeed. 326 00:22:08,625 --> 00:22:10,750 -How did you get in here? -I invited him. 327 00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:11,833 And who invited you? 328 00:22:11,916 --> 00:22:14,541 No one. And yet, here I am. 329 00:22:15,458 --> 00:22:17,500 If I wish to socialise with a cleaner, 330 00:22:18,166 --> 00:22:20,666 I'd have a party in the servants' quarters. 331 00:22:21,333 --> 00:22:24,458 So if you wouldn't mind, I'd ask you to leave. 332 00:22:24,541 --> 00:22:27,083 He might be a cleaner, but he's a very clever cleaner. 333 00:22:27,166 --> 00:22:30,916 Oh, such fun. At last we have characters at one of your parties, Peregrine. 334 00:22:31,666 --> 00:22:32,708 I have an idea. 335 00:22:33,958 --> 00:22:38,000 You outsmart the scout, and he'll leave without further protest. 336 00:22:38,083 --> 00:22:42,041 You take a good, long look at him, and you tell us what you can glean. 337 00:22:42,125 --> 00:22:45,625 -And then he'll do the same to you. -And then I'll be the judge of who wins. 338 00:22:45,708 --> 00:22:47,166 Very well. 339 00:22:48,250 --> 00:22:49,375 Show me your hand. 340 00:22:51,041 --> 00:22:52,541 Interesting signet ring. 341 00:22:52,625 --> 00:22:55,083 I notice an absence of any type of ring. 342 00:22:55,791 --> 00:22:57,125 And no callouses. 343 00:22:57,208 --> 00:23:01,250 He's clearly not intimately acquainted with anything approaching hard labour. 344 00:23:01,333 --> 00:23:04,208 So not just a servant, a lazy one too. 345 00:23:04,708 --> 00:23:08,291 Had you not considered that he wears gloves? So what else? 346 00:23:10,625 --> 00:23:13,750 Oh, that's it? Well, you had a promising start, 347 00:23:13,833 --> 00:23:15,208 but you'd no follow through. 348 00:23:15,291 --> 00:23:17,708 What you made was an observation, not a deduction. 349 00:23:18,541 --> 00:23:21,541 No callouses, so how does he find himself in this position? 350 00:23:22,708 --> 00:23:25,500 Well, I'd say he got into a spot of bother along the way. 351 00:23:25,583 --> 00:23:28,541 He got kicked out of school, so he brought shame upon his parents, 352 00:23:28,625 --> 00:23:32,000 and then his father made him take this position to teach him a lesson. 353 00:23:32,083 --> 00:23:33,708 -Not quite. -Brother. 354 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:37,000 A high achiever. Am I correct? 355 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:38,541 Spot on. 356 00:23:39,041 --> 00:23:41,291 Oh. Wasn't so hard, was it? 357 00:23:41,375 --> 00:23:42,375 My turn. 358 00:23:44,125 --> 00:23:46,541 Your signet ring? The crest? 359 00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,875 Your ancestor was the Count of Boulogne. 360 00:23:48,958 --> 00:23:50,333 Fought at the Battle of Hastings. 361 00:23:50,416 --> 00:23:54,125 He was 5'2" and he had a face like a cow's udder, but he fought like a titan. 362 00:23:54,208 --> 00:23:56,833 So, ugly, yes, but magnificent nonetheless. 363 00:23:56,916 --> 00:24:00,458 Now, as is consistent with custom, a man knows he must wear his signet ring 364 00:24:00,541 --> 00:24:04,791 facing inward to represent content, not outward to represent form. 365 00:24:05,541 --> 00:24:09,000 Inward for noble lion, outward for tabby cat. 366 00:24:09,083 --> 00:24:12,041 Tell me. Which direction does your ring point? 367 00:24:13,291 --> 00:24:17,041 Oh, Peregrine, that must hurt. 368 00:24:17,125 --> 00:24:19,208 Not as much as this is going to hurt. 369 00:24:30,833 --> 00:24:32,208 Your Ladyship. 370 00:24:33,833 --> 00:24:35,833 -Until next time. -I look forward to that. 371 00:24:36,458 --> 00:24:37,416 Whiskey. 372 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:38,958 - Yes, of course. -Hey! 373 00:24:40,916 --> 00:24:46,458 ♪ A distant man can't sympathise He can't uphold his distant laws ♪ 374 00:24:46,541 --> 00:24:49,000 ♪ Due to form on that today ♪ 375 00:24:50,166 --> 00:24:51,375 ♪ I got a feeling then I hear this call ♪ 376 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:54,000 ♪ I said, neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon ♪ 377 00:24:54,083 --> 00:24:56,833 ♪ Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all ♪ 378 00:24:56,916 --> 00:24:59,750 ♪ Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon ♪ 379 00:25:03,833 --> 00:25:09,250 At least you can run 'cause you definitely can't fight. 380 00:25:11,166 --> 00:25:16,083 Yes, well, I've always been more of a thinker than a fighter. 381 00:25:16,166 --> 00:25:17,875 Upstairs for thinking, 382 00:25:17,958 --> 00:25:19,666 -downstairs for dancing. - 383 00:25:20,375 --> 00:25:23,125 You might want to re-strategize that philosophy. 384 00:25:23,208 --> 00:25:24,833 The two aren't mutually exclusive. 385 00:25:24,916 --> 00:25:27,208 Why do you think an emperor employs a general? 386 00:25:29,583 --> 00:25:33,125 The hand of mercy means nothing without the hand of judgement. 387 00:25:33,791 --> 00:25:35,791 Slap needs a tickle, tickle needs a slap. 388 00:25:36,500 --> 00:25:37,958 There's an art to fighting. 389 00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:41,166 There's an art to war. 390 00:25:42,333 --> 00:25:45,541 These belonged to the father of Princess Shou'an. 391 00:25:45,625 --> 00:25:46,916 The Art of War. 392 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,416 Part of the original scrolls. Fifth century BC. 393 00:25:52,791 --> 00:25:56,250 "In order to know your enemy, you must become your enemy." 394 00:25:58,333 --> 00:26:00,000 My father had a copy of this. 395 00:26:01,791 --> 00:26:03,583 Didn't do him much good, though. 396 00:26:04,583 --> 00:26:06,291 I'd say it's worth a pound or two. 397 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:08,708 Let's steal it. 398 00:26:09,625 --> 00:26:12,875 Or better still, you're the expert. You steal it. 399 00:26:13,541 --> 00:26:15,791 I don't think that's a very good idea. 400 00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:19,250 Oh, that's a shame. 401 00:26:20,625 --> 00:26:23,541 -You could do a lot with the money. -Could do more with my freedom. 402 00:26:47,250 --> 00:26:48,916 Tell me it wasn't you. 403 00:26:49,625 --> 00:26:52,958 -What wasn't me, sir? -The police are on their way. 404 00:26:53,791 --> 00:26:54,958 Not quite sure I'm following. 405 00:26:55,041 --> 00:26:58,000 The robbery last night. The library. You had keys. 406 00:26:58,083 --> 00:27:01,875 The scrolls have been stolen, and you was the last one seen going in. 407 00:27:03,458 --> 00:27:06,125 Oh, I hope for your sake it wasn't you, my boy. 408 00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:07,708 Excuse me, Mr Smudger. 409 00:27:18,250 --> 00:27:21,708 Just for clarity's sake, we didn't take those scrolls last night, did we? 410 00:27:21,791 --> 00:27:22,750 No, we didn't. 411 00:27:27,750 --> 00:27:30,375 -Hodge thinks we did. He was just in here. 412 00:27:30,458 --> 00:27:31,958 What did he say? 413 00:27:32,041 --> 00:27:33,125 He took my scholarship. 414 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:35,541 Oh, dear. 415 00:27:35,625 --> 00:27:38,041 Yeah, so without that, I can't stay here. 416 00:27:40,916 --> 00:27:41,916 Lucky you. 417 00:27:44,291 --> 00:27:45,333 Gets better. 418 00:27:45,416 --> 00:27:48,083 Go on. I can hardly wait. 419 00:27:49,458 --> 00:27:51,541 Well, you'll be going back to prison. 420 00:27:52,083 --> 00:27:53,083 Lucky me! 421 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,458 I'm going to find my brother. 422 00:27:59,750 --> 00:28:01,625 Get dressed. Meet me in the library. 423 00:28:05,625 --> 00:28:06,708 Mycroft. 424 00:28:08,708 --> 00:28:12,791 Stay out of trouble. One simple request. 425 00:28:13,416 --> 00:28:15,291 Is there any point protesting my innocence? 426 00:28:15,375 --> 00:28:16,708 Sherlock Holmes. 427 00:28:16,791 --> 00:28:20,416 What is that? You need my help, don't you? 428 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:22,208 -No. - Sherlock Holmes, 429 00:28:22,291 --> 00:28:24,416 I am arresting you in suspicion of theft. 430 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:27,625 -Uh, you won't need those. -Sir, stop. I am a constable. 431 00:28:27,708 --> 00:28:29,291 Yes, the clue is in the uniform. 432 00:28:29,875 --> 00:28:32,291 Constable Lestrade of Oxford City Police Force. 433 00:28:32,375 --> 00:28:35,166 And I am Mycroft Holmes of Her Majesty's Foreign Office. 434 00:28:35,750 --> 00:28:38,166 I'm in Oxford to assist Sir Bucephalus Hodge 435 00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:40,166 with the opening of his new science building. 436 00:28:40,250 --> 00:28:42,791 Surely this is more detective's work? 437 00:28:42,875 --> 00:28:46,416 I thought I'd make initial enquiries. Early worm catches the bird. 438 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:47,916 Could be in trouble here. 439 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,041 I'm trying to prevent you professional embarrassment 440 00:28:50,125 --> 00:28:51,833 of being reprimanded by your chief officer, 441 00:28:51,916 --> 00:28:54,708 who happens to be my bridge partner and is, as you know, 442 00:28:54,791 --> 00:28:57,083 a stickler for due process. 443 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:59,833 Yes, sir. Quite. 444 00:29:02,333 --> 00:29:03,416 -Thank you, sir. -Good man. 445 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:05,041 Sir. Come on. 446 00:29:07,666 --> 00:29:09,500 I need you to get me into the library. 447 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:13,375 You got ten minutes. Don't embarrass me again. 448 00:29:13,875 --> 00:29:16,458 -You know what we're looking for? -Not really, no. 449 00:29:16,541 --> 00:29:18,583 I thank you for keeping me updated, 450 00:29:18,666 --> 00:29:21,291 but I would like to see the crime scene for myself. 451 00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:26,791 A hole in the window. Wonder what that's for? 452 00:29:28,041 --> 00:29:29,041 You should be a detective. 453 00:29:29,125 --> 00:29:32,250 Hard to escape my powers of observation. 454 00:29:32,333 --> 00:29:34,875 What are these powers of observation telling you now? 455 00:29:34,958 --> 00:29:38,125 There has been, wait for it, a break-in. 456 00:29:39,166 --> 00:29:40,166 Astounding. 457 00:29:41,333 --> 00:29:44,000 How did you develop these skills of penetrating deduction? 458 00:29:44,083 --> 00:29:46,291 We've been gifted a couple of paw prints. 459 00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:48,541 There's a hook there, who's missing his guest. 460 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,375 Think I've clocked the guest. 461 00:29:51,458 --> 00:29:53,041 Your ten minutes are up. 462 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:58,041 Mycroft, would you mind telling me why your brother, the prime suspect, 463 00:29:58,125 --> 00:29:59,833 is standing at the scene of the crime? 464 00:29:59,916 --> 00:30:02,625 I think it only fair he has a chance to defend himself, sir. 465 00:30:02,708 --> 00:30:05,708 No, he doesn't. Not here. He has a chance to defend himself in a court of law. 466 00:30:05,791 --> 00:30:07,833 -Constables, remove him. -Right away, sir. 467 00:30:12,958 --> 00:30:14,208 Do you know each other? 468 00:30:14,291 --> 00:30:16,083 Never seen him before, sir. 469 00:30:17,625 --> 00:30:18,958 Leave him. 470 00:30:19,916 --> 00:30:21,208 Did you do it? 471 00:30:21,291 --> 00:30:22,583 Of course not. 472 00:30:22,666 --> 00:30:25,583 What is his theory, that I broke in through the window? 473 00:30:26,083 --> 00:30:27,166 I believe so. 474 00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:29,791 Why would I do that if I had a key? 475 00:30:29,875 --> 00:30:32,833 Mycroft, what the bloody hell is going on? This brother of yours. 476 00:30:32,916 --> 00:30:35,166 -Yes sir. -One minute he's a redeemed felon, 477 00:30:35,250 --> 00:30:37,416 then he's servant, then he's a felon again, 478 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:39,958 and now apparently he's a linguist. 479 00:30:40,041 --> 00:30:42,791 Again, it's not a very interesting story, sir. 480 00:30:42,875 --> 00:30:45,416 The thief was here at six minutes past 10:00. 481 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:46,666 How can you possibly know that? 482 00:30:46,750 --> 00:30:50,500 Because when he climbed down from the window, he knocked this off. 483 00:30:51,708 --> 00:30:53,250 The clue is in the clock. 484 00:30:53,333 --> 00:30:55,166 And you didn't notice this, Constable? 485 00:30:55,250 --> 00:30:57,000 I can help you find your father's scrolls. 486 00:30:57,083 --> 00:30:59,750 There's a very good reason why you can help find them. You stole them. 487 00:30:59,833 --> 00:31:01,791 This is not proper procedure. 488 00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:05,291 Sir, I represent the law. I will do the investigation. 489 00:31:05,375 --> 00:31:07,375 And they're my father's scrolls. 490 00:31:07,458 --> 00:31:10,750 Need I remind you, sir, how much of your trade with China 491 00:31:10,833 --> 00:31:12,458 relies on my father's goodwill. 492 00:31:13,250 --> 00:31:15,541 We are running late for your appointment with the dean, sir. 493 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:16,666 Indeed. 494 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:19,083 Uh, perhaps we should give the princess a chance 495 00:31:19,166 --> 00:31:21,291 to conduct this investigation as she sees fit. 496 00:31:21,375 --> 00:31:23,291 -I must protest. -Oh, really? Must you? 497 00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:26,375 Thank you, Constable, we'll take it from here. 498 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,541 According to Lestrade, the thief scaled down the side of the building 499 00:31:31,625 --> 00:31:32,625 and into a boat. 500 00:31:32,708 --> 00:31:34,791 Lestrade told me there's a river in the woods 501 00:31:34,875 --> 00:31:37,083 where the thief rowed from Candlin College. 502 00:31:37,166 --> 00:31:39,958 The thief rowed out from Candlin College, then got out here with the scrolls. 503 00:31:40,041 --> 00:31:41,791 -And then? -Disappeared. 504 00:31:41,875 --> 00:31:42,875 Disappeared? 505 00:31:42,958 --> 00:31:44,583 We have no idea where they went, sir. 506 00:31:44,666 --> 00:31:45,750 Footprints? 507 00:31:46,333 --> 00:31:49,458 Only one set of tracks, only one thief. 508 00:31:49,541 --> 00:31:50,708 Headed off this way. 509 00:31:52,625 --> 00:31:53,625 Footprints end here. 510 00:31:55,166 --> 00:31:56,750 Thief got into a carriage. 511 00:31:56,833 --> 00:31:57,833 Aye, aye. 512 00:31:58,875 --> 00:32:01,458 Looks like one of them wheels was a little drunk. 513 00:32:01,541 --> 00:32:04,250 And a drunk wheel would need to sober up. 514 00:32:04,333 --> 00:32:06,833 Oh, hello. A coaching inn? 515 00:32:07,375 --> 00:32:09,125 Where one might get a wheel fixed. 516 00:32:09,750 --> 00:32:12,541 I wanted to ask. Were you trying to impress me? 517 00:32:14,458 --> 00:32:15,583 Impress you? 518 00:32:15,666 --> 00:32:16,916 At the Maths lecture. 519 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,333 Y. 520 00:32:18,416 --> 00:32:21,375 -When you corrected Professor Thompson. -Y. 521 00:32:21,458 --> 00:32:24,583 The professor's calculations were incorrect. That was all. 522 00:32:25,083 --> 00:32:26,083 Disappointing. 523 00:32:26,166 --> 00:32:28,500 Well, frankly, I don't know what you see in him. 524 00:32:28,583 --> 00:32:33,125 I mean, yes, he is some way handsome in a sort of obvious, clumsy kind of way, 525 00:32:33,208 --> 00:32:36,416 but if you were ever looking for something a bit more niche, 526 00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:38,666 a bit more bespoke, more mysterious, well-- 527 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,833 Where might the princess find a man like that? 528 00:32:40,916 --> 00:32:43,166 -As stimulating as this is, chaps, 529 00:32:43,250 --> 00:32:44,958 I need to return to my carriage. 530 00:32:45,041 --> 00:32:46,916 -Why? -The gala opening. 531 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,375 Hodge's new science building. I promised him I would be there. 532 00:32:51,041 --> 00:32:52,708 Thank you. For your help. 533 00:32:55,416 --> 00:32:56,666 Your Royal Highness. 534 00:32:57,166 --> 00:33:01,958 A welcomed oasis in the parched deserts of this rural wasteland. 535 00:33:07,625 --> 00:33:09,250 What can I do for you, gentlemen? 536 00:33:09,333 --> 00:33:11,000 Two whiskeys, my good lady, 537 00:33:11,083 --> 00:33:12,875 and whatever you'd like for your fine self. 538 00:33:12,958 --> 00:33:13,958 Thank you. 539 00:33:14,458 --> 00:33:17,166 Aye now, I'm getting this. Your money's no good here. 540 00:33:17,250 --> 00:33:19,958 I'll get the drinks, you get the tip. 541 00:33:21,875 --> 00:33:24,625 "And out of his pocket, he pulled the sovereigns bright…" 542 00:33:24,708 --> 00:33:29,125 "…and the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight." 543 00:33:29,625 --> 00:33:33,000 Excuse me. Our carriage is in need of a bit of repair. 544 00:33:33,083 --> 00:33:35,708 Is the wheelwright around, and might we have a word with him? 545 00:33:36,208 --> 00:33:39,041 He's down at the village, but he'll be back shortly. 546 00:33:40,541 --> 00:33:41,541 We can wait. 547 00:33:53,875 --> 00:33:56,250 Are we playing the game of getting another, 548 00:33:56,333 --> 00:33:58,291 or are we playing follow the fiddler? 549 00:33:58,375 --> 00:34:01,541 Well… …I'll take care of the former if you take care of the latter. 550 00:34:02,333 --> 00:34:03,333 It is your round. 551 00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:40,875 Hey, Sherlock! 552 00:34:48,125 --> 00:34:52,166 He has the scrolls. He's got the scrolls. 553 00:35:05,416 --> 00:35:08,125 When are you going to stop blocking people's fists with your nose? 554 00:35:08,208 --> 00:35:10,166 -It wasn't his fists. It was his forehead. -Yes. 555 00:35:10,250 --> 00:35:12,708 When you're engaged in combat, it actually helps to throw a punch 556 00:35:12,791 --> 00:35:13,916 from time to time. 557 00:35:20,708 --> 00:35:22,208 He pulled his punch. 558 00:35:31,666 --> 00:35:32,750 What is this place? 559 00:35:33,458 --> 00:35:35,708 Ah, you're here too. 560 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:38,583 Welcome to my over active imagination. 561 00:35:39,416 --> 00:35:40,666 Why pull your punch? 562 00:35:40,750 --> 00:35:42,416 -He can hear you? -Yes. 563 00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:44,125 -But he can't answer you? -No. 564 00:35:44,875 --> 00:35:46,541 Those are the rules I didn't make them. 565 00:35:46,625 --> 00:35:48,291 -Now he's paused. -Yes. 566 00:35:48,375 --> 00:35:50,791 Waiting for something. What's he waiting for? 567 00:35:52,333 --> 00:35:53,958 He's waiting for me to come out. 568 00:35:55,916 --> 00:35:57,000 Hey, Sherlock! 569 00:35:59,041 --> 00:36:01,416 -Ah, lovely tackle. 570 00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:03,041 Why wait for you to come out? 571 00:36:06,958 --> 00:36:08,166 Why don't you ask him? 572 00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:31,958 You can put them canons down. 573 00:36:35,750 --> 00:36:39,250 Now, I don't know if whether I should split your swede 574 00:36:40,666 --> 00:36:42,000 or smash your caps? 575 00:36:43,083 --> 00:36:44,208 What do you reckon? 576 00:36:44,291 --> 00:36:46,791 Hmm. Decisions, decisions. 577 00:36:48,416 --> 00:36:51,000 -Why don't you ask my chum? -Oh, I think the swede. 578 00:36:58,458 --> 00:37:02,083 Ah, that's interesting. Not exactly brimming with scrolls. 579 00:37:04,666 --> 00:37:05,958 I smell a rat? 580 00:37:06,041 --> 00:37:08,500 What if he pulled his punch because he wanted to lure us away? 581 00:37:08,583 --> 00:37:10,583 Well, then someone doesn't want us in Oxford. 582 00:37:11,916 --> 00:37:13,333 It's not even the same tube. 583 00:37:16,750 --> 00:37:18,791 We've been gifted a couple of paw prints. 584 00:37:18,875 --> 00:37:22,416 How did you develop these skills of penetrating deduction? 585 00:37:24,333 --> 00:37:27,208 There are hand prints on either side of the window. 586 00:37:27,291 --> 00:37:28,916 So he couldn't have been holding the scrolls. 587 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,166 What happens if he has them strapped to his back? 588 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,083 No, that's too big a cork for too small a bottle. 589 00:37:34,166 --> 00:37:36,000 So he hands them to an accomplice? 590 00:37:37,125 --> 00:37:41,000 Only one set of tracks. Only one thief. 591 00:37:41,083 --> 00:37:44,041 So he leaves them on the inside ledge and he reaches back for them? 592 00:37:44,125 --> 00:37:45,708 Wouldn't put him down as a gymnast. 593 00:37:45,791 --> 00:37:48,875 what if they never left? 594 00:37:49,916 --> 00:37:52,083 What if the scrolls are still in the library? 595 00:37:53,333 --> 00:37:55,291 -That's one hypothesis. -You have a better one? 596 00:37:55,875 --> 00:37:57,750 In the unlikely event that you are right… 597 00:37:57,833 --> 00:38:00,708 -Why make it look like there was a theft… -…if there was no theft? 598 00:38:00,791 --> 00:38:01,791 That's the question. 599 00:38:03,666 --> 00:38:04,958 You ever use one of these? 600 00:38:05,458 --> 00:38:06,500 Indeed I have. 601 00:38:06,583 --> 00:38:08,875 -The devil do they think they're doing? - 602 00:38:10,125 --> 00:38:11,333 Get back here! 603 00:38:12,083 --> 00:38:16,625 There is a special place in hell for penny farthing thieves! 604 00:38:16,708 --> 00:38:19,083 -We're pedalling there as fast as we can. 605 00:38:21,916 --> 00:38:23,583 Hold on, this doesn't make sense. 606 00:38:25,083 --> 00:38:27,458 The lead is cracked. Stress fracture. 607 00:38:27,541 --> 00:38:30,916 -It's not been pushed from the outside in… -It's been pushed from the inside out. 608 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,625 And then back in again, to make it look like it was pushed in from the outside. 609 00:38:36,208 --> 00:38:37,666 Well, this wasn't a break in, 610 00:38:38,291 --> 00:38:40,375 but it's been made to look like it was a break in. 611 00:38:45,750 --> 00:38:48,500 -Is that where my statue's going to go? - I believe so, sir. 612 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:53,333 Ah. I feel it needs to be… um… 613 00:38:53,833 --> 00:38:56,541 -Bigger? -Bigger, Mycroft. Yes, bigger. 614 00:38:56,625 --> 00:39:01,416 Just higher than all those kings and queens and saints and whatnot. 615 00:39:02,500 --> 00:39:07,166 Hmm. Princess, so generous of you to find time for my humble little shindig. 616 00:39:07,916 --> 00:39:09,125 The pleasure is mine. 617 00:39:10,333 --> 00:39:12,416 So the scrolls should be in here somewhere. 618 00:39:12,500 --> 00:39:14,333 There's a thousand places to hide them. 619 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,875 Yes, that does provide a challenge. 620 00:39:26,666 --> 00:39:27,958 Well, maybe you were wrong. 621 00:39:28,625 --> 00:39:29,833 -I was wrong? -Yes. 622 00:39:29,916 --> 00:39:31,916 About the scrolls being here, that was all you. 623 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,833 -Remind me, what was your theory? 624 00:39:33,916 --> 00:39:36,000 You can't rush genius. 625 00:39:36,083 --> 00:39:39,500 No, you take your time. It's not you who's going back to prison. 626 00:39:39,583 --> 00:39:41,541 Well, maybe if you were a more accomplished pickpocket, 627 00:39:41,625 --> 00:39:44,708 then you wouldn't be going there in the first place. Would you? 628 00:39:49,416 --> 00:39:51,208 We've been looking for a something. 629 00:39:51,291 --> 00:39:54,416 When we should've been looking for a someone. Walker. 630 00:39:55,625 --> 00:39:57,458 -Who? -Walker the porter. 631 00:39:58,541 --> 00:40:00,125 The porter who tidies the room. 632 00:40:01,041 --> 00:40:03,458 He suffers from chronic scrupulosity. 633 00:40:03,541 --> 00:40:04,791 Every night he walks around 634 00:40:04,875 --> 00:40:08,333 and makes sure everything in here is in order, everything is straight. 635 00:40:08,416 --> 00:40:11,291 Not just straight, as an arrow straight. 636 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:14,083 Cushion. He hasn't been here since the crime. 637 00:40:14,166 --> 00:40:17,750 So, something or someone is not straight. 638 00:40:17,833 --> 00:40:18,833 John Donne. 639 00:40:21,875 --> 00:40:23,166 He's been to the pub. 640 00:40:23,250 --> 00:40:24,333 He's had a drink. 641 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,958 -A drink or two. -He could have another. 642 00:40:27,041 --> 00:40:28,041 He should go home… 643 00:40:28,125 --> 00:40:30,500 -But he doesn't know when to stop. - 644 00:40:35,916 --> 00:40:37,041 That's beginner's luck. 645 00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:43,458 Our secret lies in confusing the enemy so he cannot fathom our true intent. 646 00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:45,291 What if it was a diversion? 647 00:40:45,375 --> 00:40:47,541 The library is the busiest room in college. 648 00:40:47,625 --> 00:40:50,541 Even at night, porters check on the place every 30 minutes. 649 00:40:50,625 --> 00:40:53,333 The thief makes it seem as though the scrolls were stolen 650 00:40:53,416 --> 00:40:56,125 to ensure the library is sealed off as a crime scene. 651 00:40:56,208 --> 00:41:00,791 He then squirrels himself away in here and waits for all to be quiet and clear. 652 00:41:00,875 --> 00:41:03,083 He needs to be undisturbed. He needs time. 653 00:41:03,166 --> 00:41:04,625 Time? Time for what? 654 00:41:10,625 --> 00:41:16,333 This is the case that held the scrolls. Our whiskey has made its mark. 655 00:41:16,416 --> 00:41:20,375 Now, before the scrolls were stolen, this case sat atop a cabinet. 656 00:41:20,458 --> 00:41:25,291 The cabinet which is now missing. Why was it taken and what was inside it? 657 00:41:25,375 --> 00:41:27,000 Let's focus on the how 658 00:41:27,083 --> 00:41:29,041 and that will give us the what and the why. 659 00:41:29,125 --> 00:41:34,625 Now, how does a cabinet disappear when the police are at the only door? 660 00:41:36,166 --> 00:41:40,083 Through the walls. In its original incarnation 400 years ago, 661 00:41:40,166 --> 00:41:42,500 before this was a library, what was this room? 662 00:41:42,583 --> 00:41:43,833 A medieval banqueting hall. 663 00:41:43,916 --> 00:41:46,083 So there would've been five corridors. 664 00:41:46,166 --> 00:41:48,375 -One for the Norman aristocracy. -Two for the masses. 665 00:41:48,458 --> 00:41:50,875 And two for the servants coming in and out from the kitchen. 666 00:41:50,958 --> 00:41:52,625 All bricked up and panelled over. 667 00:41:54,375 --> 00:41:56,416 -Rat-a-ta-tat. 668 00:41:56,500 --> 00:41:58,125 Rat-a-ta-tat. 669 00:42:08,166 --> 00:42:09,166 Cat follows rat? 670 00:42:10,708 --> 00:42:11,750 Cat follows rat. 671 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:25,250 Well, we've found our cabinet. 672 00:42:28,166 --> 00:42:32,166 Now we know how it got here, shall we address the what? 673 00:42:32,833 --> 00:42:34,250 Door number one, 674 00:42:35,791 --> 00:42:39,666 we have some kind of mechanical activator. 675 00:42:40,166 --> 00:42:41,166 Door number two… 676 00:42:45,625 --> 00:42:48,416 The mechanism, it's activating. Door number three… 677 00:42:49,833 --> 00:42:51,125 A timing device. 678 00:42:51,208 --> 00:42:53,291 Door number four… Hazard a guess? 679 00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:59,208 Oh, dear. 680 00:42:59,291 --> 00:43:00,500 Well, now we know the what. 681 00:43:00,583 --> 00:43:01,666 So, what's the why? 682 00:43:04,291 --> 00:43:09,250 Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate. 683 00:43:09,333 --> 00:43:11,708 - To investigate is to wonder. -Hodge's gala. 684 00:43:11,791 --> 00:43:13,500 Do you know how to defuse one of these? 685 00:43:14,333 --> 00:43:15,791 No. Do you? 686 00:43:15,875 --> 00:43:16,875 Can we move it? 687 00:43:18,125 --> 00:43:19,375 - I wouldn't. -Solution? 688 00:43:19,458 --> 00:43:21,458 Well, we've only got 90 seconds according to that clock. 689 00:43:21,541 --> 00:43:24,333 This building will be a cathedral to science. 690 00:43:24,416 --> 00:43:26,416 The stone and mortar that surround us… 691 00:43:27,125 --> 00:43:29,750 …a cathedral to science. 692 00:43:29,833 --> 00:43:33,208 I must now make mention of our brilliant mathematician, 693 00:43:33,291 --> 00:43:36,166 Professor Charles Thompson for his invaluable contribution. 694 00:43:36,250 --> 00:43:38,083 Lords… 695 00:43:38,166 --> 00:43:40,666 …Ladies and Gentlemen, I invite you to charge your glasses. 696 00:43:52,666 --> 00:43:54,875 Holmes, what the devil are you doing in my chimney? 697 00:43:54,958 --> 00:43:57,375 Sorry to bother you, sir. Uh, a rather pressing issue. 698 00:43:57,458 --> 00:43:59,708 -I hope it is for your sake. What is it? -A bomb. 699 00:43:59,791 --> 00:44:02,291 -What do you mean a bomb? -A bomb is an incendiary device-- 700 00:44:02,375 --> 00:44:04,583 I know what a bloody bomb is, Holmes, 701 00:44:04,666 --> 00:44:07,666 what does that got to do with interrupting my speech and destroying my chimney? 702 00:44:07,750 --> 00:44:10,833 Proximity, sir. It's likely to go off in the next 30 seconds, 703 00:44:10,916 --> 00:44:12,708 killing anyone within the blast radius, 704 00:44:12,791 --> 00:44:15,500 which I would assume is likely to be pretty much this whole room, sir. 705 00:44:15,583 --> 00:44:17,916 I see. Well, that does seem to be a sound reason. 706 00:44:18,583 --> 00:44:22,208 For God's sake, would you stop being so English? There's a bomb! 707 00:44:22,291 --> 00:44:24,708 - A bomb! 708 00:44:58,666 --> 00:45:00,708 Whoever's behind this, I'm going to string them up, 709 00:45:00,791 --> 00:45:02,416 cut them down while they're still alive, 710 00:45:02,500 --> 00:45:04,833 disembowel them and burn their entrails before their eyes. 711 00:45:05,750 --> 00:45:07,041 Entrails. Very good, sir. 712 00:45:36,208 --> 00:45:39,458 So what exactly are we celebrating? We haven't solved anything. 713 00:45:39,541 --> 00:45:41,500 We don't know who planted the bomb. Or why. 714 00:45:43,833 --> 00:45:45,000 And that is not our concern. 715 00:45:45,083 --> 00:45:46,375 That's not our concern? 716 00:45:46,458 --> 00:45:48,791 We set out to find the scrolls. We found them. 717 00:45:48,875 --> 00:45:51,666 I'm not losing my scholarship and you're not going to prison. 718 00:45:52,916 --> 00:45:54,916 So I think that's worth raising a glass to. 719 00:46:02,916 --> 00:46:04,125 Why aren't you drinking? 720 00:46:04,916 --> 00:46:05,916 Not thirsty. 721 00:46:09,291 --> 00:46:10,291 Come in. 722 00:46:12,208 --> 00:46:14,291 Oh. Another survivor? 723 00:46:14,375 --> 00:46:18,916 Yes, but I can't pretend I'm not shaken. Please sit. 724 00:46:22,791 --> 00:46:24,041 Can I have one of those? 725 00:46:25,208 --> 00:46:26,583 Yes, of course. 726 00:46:26,666 --> 00:46:28,166 Please come in. Close the door. 727 00:46:37,708 --> 00:46:39,208 Well, at least someone's thirsty. 728 00:46:39,875 --> 00:46:44,375 I wanted to thank you, Sherlock, for finding my father's scrolls. 729 00:46:45,500 --> 00:46:49,500 Well, don't mind me, I'm just an Ashkenazi side dish. 730 00:46:52,125 --> 00:46:54,166 Besides, I have a previous arrangement. 731 00:46:55,250 --> 00:46:56,250 Do you? 732 00:46:56,333 --> 00:46:58,625 You're much more than chopped liver my friend, 733 00:46:58,708 --> 00:47:00,416 you must stay, you're the main course. 734 00:47:00,500 --> 00:47:01,708 No. No, no, no, no. 735 00:47:02,208 --> 00:47:07,125 So… Romeo. Juliet. Goodnight, goodnight. 736 00:47:07,208 --> 00:47:10,958 Parting is such sweet sorrow that I should say goodnight… 737 00:47:13,541 --> 00:47:15,166 'cause I'm off to the pub. 738 00:47:21,958 --> 00:47:24,541 Now, how should I reward you? 739 00:47:24,625 --> 00:47:26,916 Oh, no, that's not necessary. 740 00:47:27,583 --> 00:47:29,166 At least let me top you up. 741 00:47:33,708 --> 00:47:34,708 Thank you. 742 00:47:36,875 --> 00:47:40,791 Your companion, James Moriarty, is quite brilliant. 743 00:47:40,875 --> 00:47:43,208 -But not as brilliant as you. 744 00:47:49,708 --> 00:47:51,958 Here's to your extraordinary future. 745 00:48:01,583 --> 00:48:02,750 You missed a bit. 746 00:48:08,916 --> 00:48:11,500 Why don't you sit down over there and I'll clean you up? 747 00:48:14,416 --> 00:48:15,958 I'm not quite sure this is all, uh… 748 00:48:16,041 --> 00:48:17,375 I insist. 749 00:48:30,583 --> 00:48:33,583 Tick… tock. 750 00:48:34,166 --> 00:48:36,000 Come play with me, Sherlock. 751 00:48:37,083 --> 00:48:38,250 Play with her. 752 00:48:38,333 --> 00:48:41,375 Sherlock, why don't you play with your sister? Go on. 753 00:48:42,375 --> 00:48:43,708 Get up you idiot. 754 00:48:46,291 --> 00:48:47,666 Play with her. 755 00:48:50,291 --> 00:48:51,291 Bea? 756 00:48:52,041 --> 00:48:54,000 -Where is she? - Cordelia? 757 00:48:54,083 --> 00:48:55,958 -Beatrice! - Beatrice! 758 00:48:56,041 --> 00:48:58,208 Bea! Beatrice! 759 00:49:04,750 --> 00:49:06,250 Oh, my God! 760 00:49:06,333 --> 00:49:07,416 Your fault. 761 00:49:07,500 --> 00:49:09,208 - Open up! 762 00:49:14,708 --> 00:49:16,791 - Police! Open up! 763 00:49:18,166 --> 00:49:20,458 That's him. Get him on his feet, lads. 764 00:49:24,416 --> 00:49:25,791 Sherlock Holmes. 765 00:49:27,625 --> 00:49:30,458 I'm arresting you for the murder of Professor Charles Thompson. 766 00:49:31,625 --> 00:49:32,750 Take him away. 767 00:49:45,375 --> 00:49:50,666 ♪ I'll shine so hard I'll stand up high ♪ 768 00:49:50,750 --> 00:49:55,541 ♪ These foolish ways I know my place ♪ 769 00:49:55,625 --> 00:50:00,916 ♪ My time is now My time is now ♪ 770 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:04,208 ♪ Although we're tongue-tied And breathless ♪ 771 00:50:04,291 --> 00:50:10,375 ♪ We won't let our worries Dictate who we are ♪ 772 00:50:12,250 --> 00:50:16,958 ♪ Throw out the old doubts We won't let our worries ♪ 773 00:50:17,041 --> 00:50:21,125 ♪ Dictate who we are ♪ 774 00:50:21,750 --> 00:50:26,500 ♪ La-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la ♪ 775 00:50:26,583 --> 00:50:30,083 ♪ Don't forget who you are ♪ 776 00:50:31,333 --> 00:50:37,333 ♪ Darling Close your eyes and wish for more ♪ 777 00:50:37,416 --> 00:50:39,750 ♪ Away in our dreams ♪ 778 00:50:39,833 --> 00:50:44,666 ♪ Till we're ready for more ♪ 779 00:50:45,958 --> 00:50:48,916 ♪ When we're tongue-tied and breathless ♪ 780 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:55,041 ♪ We won't let our worries Dictate who we are ♪