WATSON: The year was 1891
Storm clouds were brewing over Europe
France and Germany were at each others throats
The result of a series of bombings.
Some said it was nationalists.
Others the anarchists.
But as usual...
My friend Sherlock Holmes
Had a different theory entirely.
PAPER BOY:Bombing in Strasbourg!! Read all about it!
Anarchists suspected in Strasbourg bombing.
(whistling)
When did you start working for the postal service?
That was you back there?
Shame your activities have landed you in the gutter.
A curious parcel. Who's the intended recipient?
Why don't we discuss that over dinner tonight?
I'm free for lunch.
Hmm... I'm not.
How about the Savoy... Eight o'clock?
-Splendid! -Hmm...
And will you becoming as yourself?
Most likely.
Three men have been following you for the last half mile
Their motives... highly unsavory.
No.
Oh... And by the way, they're not pursuing me
They're escorting me and instead of three
There seems to be...
Four
Steady hands with that Irene.
Oh... I don't think it's my hands you've to worry about.
Now be careful with the face, boys. We do have a dinner date tonight.
Don't fill up on bread.
(whistling)
I've got the rest of it--
Uhh... It's coming back now.
Peters!
(whistles)
Your payment, Doctor. He sends his thanks.
Please give this to him, he's expecting it.
Tell him our friend thinks I delivered it to his sister.
Ah... Stay
While I check the contents.
I was assured full payment would be there.
Yes, but assured by whom?
Have you ever met him in person?
Nor like me have you--
Hold it, Hold it, Hold it... Don't move it
Judging from its size and weight its not the payment you were expecting.
I'd wager the contents are rather more incendiary.
Who is this?
It's...
Hello, darling.
Oh dear... I told you not to move it.
It seems a secondary charge has been activated.
Sweet thing, I might need your help in the disposal of this parcel.
AUCTIONEER:1600!...1700!...1800!
Well, good luck!
One million pounds!
Oh, and by the way, fire
FIRE!!!
Leave my side and you could be dead within an hour.
And don't be late for dinner.
I expect that my schedule be quite tight
because of these activities here.
I've never been late in my life, only early
Fashionably
Very witty.
So confident even in retreat.
I'll hold on to that.
We'll read it together during an aperitif.
Fine
Dinner and a show.
Stay.. Trust me.
This is what I do for living.
Herr Hoffmanstahl, You should count yourself lucky.
This faceless man with whom you find yourself
in business is no ordinary criminal.
He's the Napoleon of crime.
Fortunately, You now have me as an ally.
I'm a consulting detective of some repute
Perhaps you've heard of me.
My name is Sherlock Hol..
(coughing) ...Holmes
A... fresh pot of tea, Thank you George.
Yes, Miss Adler.
Fine choice, This place.
MORIARTY:Do you have the letter?
It was taken
Taken...? Now that is unfortunate.
During the chaos created by your package.
Thank you
Perhaps
If you had shared your plans.
You wish to know my plans now, do you?
Did you imagine Miss Adler, that something would happen to you?
Is that why you chose to meet here, in a public place?
Your favorite restaurant.
(clang)
I don't blame you
I blame myself
It's been apparent me for some time that you had succumbed
to your feelings for him.
And this isn't the first occasion Mister Holmes
has inconvenienced me in recent months.
Question is...
What to do about it?
But...
That's my problem to solve now.
I no longer require your services.
(plates crashing)
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Misses Hudson?
Oooh... Misses Hudson?
Holmes, you in there?
Your hedge needs trimming.
Where am I?
I don't care where you are
as long as you're ready.
I'm waiting
I'm not gonna play this game
Remember, I have to catch the last--
-train.
Uh-oh, that's you dead, I'm afraid
You win...
I lose.
Game over.
Still don't see me?
(laughing)
Garrison queers
I'm not going out with you dressed like that.
Would you prefer I joined you in the fashion faux pas of wearing
fine military dress with that heinous hand-made scarf,
clearly one of your fiance's early efforts?
Oh how I've missed you, Holmes.
Have you?
Why...
I've barely of noticed your absence
Then again I'm knee deep in research
extracting fluids from the adrenal glands of sheep
and designing my own urban camouflage
all the while verging on a decisive breakthrough
in the single most important case of my career
perhaps of all time!
Misses Hudson, How are you?
Oh... I'm so pleased to see you Doctor.
Thank you for inviting me tomorrow.
And thank you for looking after Gladstone.
Dear...dear... simply sweet nanny.
Might I have a word?
Yummy.
Feed the snake, woman.
You feed it!
Touchy, touchy.
Doctor, you must get him to a sanitarium.
He's been on a diet of coffee, tobacco, and coca leaves.
He never sleeps.
I hear multiple voices as if he's rehearsing a play.
Leave him to me.
Don't you have a goat that needs... worming?
Oh how kind of you to remind me.
So much to look forward to.
What would I do without you?
Good luck with your patient, doctor.
Why are you here?
I'm getting married...tomorrow?
Oh! Embrace me!
Watson's getting married.
-You lost a few pounds, -As...
...you've picked them up
Gnoshing on Mary's muffins no doubt.
Pour us a brandy.
The stag party has begun.
It is our...last adventure, Watson.
I intend to make the most of it.
I see you've made good use of my old office.
Do you like my spider's web?
Is that what you call it?
Follow that strand.
Question...
What do a scandal involving an Indian cotton tycoon,
The overdose of a Chinese opium trader,
Bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna,
And the death of a steel magnate in America...
...all have in common?
Well, according to your diorama...
Professor James Moriarty.
Indeed
Mathematical genius
Celebrated author and lecturer.
Boxing champion at Cambridge-
-where he made friends with our current Prime Minister
Do you have any evidence to substantiate your claim?
This
Now do you see?
Dr. Hoffmanstahl's Death?
Yes, I've heard you speak of him.
-Extolling his virtues. -Oh, Hoffmanstahl was at the forefront of...
medical innovations, A true pioneer.
Just the other day, I averted an explosion that was intended for him.
It says here he died of heart attack.
Has all my instuction been for naught?
You still read the official statment and believe it?
It's a game, dear man. A shadowy game.
We're playing cat and mouse, the professor and I.
Cloak and dagger.
I heard it was spider and fly.
I'm not a fly, I'm a cat.
Not a mouse, but a dagger.
You're drinking embalming fluid.
Yes, care for a drop?
You do seem...
-Excited? -Manic
-I am -Verging on...
-Ecstatic? -Psychotic
I should've brought you a sedative.
I'll give my life to see his demise.
He must be stopped before his
evil machinations come to a crescendo
And how will he do all this?
Don't be a dingy bird
Bad people do bad things because they can
No one...
...not the victims, the police the governments, not anyone
Except the great Sherlock Holmes
-Correct! -And this diet...
...will work it all out?
Right
-Or thereabouts -Thereabouts.
Not quite there
Here's to your good health.
Dingy bird
(thud)
Oh what have you done to Gladstone now?!
veritinus communus
The fruit is highly toxic
He's barely breathing.
What an excellent opportunity
This may be just the thing.
(Gladstone whimpers) So do you mind terribly if I...
tried my adrenal extract?
How many times are you going to kill my dog, Holmes?
Took off like a monkey from a box!
I may need one of those in a few hours.
Consider it a wedding gift.
Watson...
Might we use an alternative exit?
Is there something different about you?
I'm under observation.
As you should be.
You drive
Will your beard be with us...all night?
I'll remove it once we're south of Trafalgar Square.
If you believe Moriarty has you under observation,
Isn't this a bit conspicuous?
It's so overt, it's covert.
Trafalgar Square
We must be safe by now.
Why are you looking at me with such concern?
I'm so very worried.
Your vitality's been drained from you!
Marriage!
-It's the end I tell you. -I think of it as the beginning.
-Armageddon! -Rebirth
-Restriction! -Structure
Answering to a woman?
Being in a relationship.
A life in matrimony, The possibility of a family...
Who wants to die alone?
So we'll have a good old fashioned romp tonight
You'll settle down and have a family and I'll...
Die alone.
Yes, that's about it.
Perhaps it's better for one to die alone than to...
...live life in eternal purgatory.
Anyway
Not bad, huh?
So
Where are we going?
MYCROFT:In the future, There'll be one of those machines-
in every town in Europe.
Loitering in the woodshed again are we, Mykie?
Good evening, Sherly
I see your bootmaker is ill, dear brother.
As I detect that you've recently changed the brand of soap with which you shave.
May I point out that the chimney in the front room of Baker Street,
is still in need of a damn good sweeping out?
Are you aware that the hackney carriage, by which you arrived, had a damaged wheel?
Yes, the left.
And it's plain to the meanest intelligence...
...that you have recently acquired a new...
...bow for your violin. -Same bow. New strings.
And may I deduce, Mycroft.
Good evening by the way.
No
He doesn't.
May I deduce that you, who rarely strays from the path
that runs from your home to the Diogenes Club,
And never on a Monday,
-when they serve your favorite potted shrimps,-
must be here for some far more important reason than my...
...stag party.
You know he's nothing like as slow-witted
as you've been leading me to believe, Sherly.
Well, you're quite right Dr. Watson.
But with all the conflict in Europe at the moment,
the whole situation could...
-excuse me- ...suddenly erupt.
I am here to avoid a dire catastrophe.
If the concerns of two nations...
...which shall remain nameless...
- But I can tell you they speak french
and german -
...are not dealt with tonight I shall be forced to go to Switzerland.
To attend a ghastly peace summit in Reichenbach.
The worst thing about Switzerland is the altitude...
(sigh)
I'm so glad you invited your brother.
(music playing) (people cheering)
This looks promising
And your poison of choice, gentlemen?
We'll start with the champagne We may need several more chairs.
Perhaps a good cigar
And um...don't bother with the chairs
What is it your brother does exactly?
He's the...keeper of the Broom cupboard of state
No ambition, no energy yet I'm repeatedly told,
That he's indispensable to the British government.
Particularly the foreign office.
I would like to propose a toast.
Really?
To my dear friend...Doctor...
...John...
...um...Hamish...
Watson...
I'm right here.
On the eve...
...of his wedding...
...he...
...has been the best of companions
Shouldn't we be waiting?
For the boys from my rugby club?
He has always kept us...
They couldn't attend.
...flat footed on the ground...
All of them?
Hmmm...what about the chaps from my medical school?
I attempted, they declined
And the lads from the re--
There's no man better...
Who is it your looking for?
...worth having at your side...
I don't know a single damn person here, do I?
There's no need for hysterics. You know me,
-and you know Mycroft. Don't be a ponce, Watson
A ponce?
You completely forgot about my stag party didn't you?
Why are we here? -- You're in very good health, doctor
A shame none of your friends could make it
I'm going to the gaming tables
I refuse for this night to be a total loss, Give me my money
Happily.
Give me the wedding ring
Oh...Now you are interested in being the best man.
You're suppose to keep the ring anyway.
Just as your supposed to organize my stag party
You don't want to lose it on a bet, John.
And invite my friends, of which by the way
there are many.
You're the one with no friends
Sherly no mates
He's all me me me isn't he?
Please sit
Put your money on the table, and we will begin.
Welcome
I'm Madame Simza.
Cards can illuminate your past
Clarify your present
And show you the future
If you have a specific question
hold it in your mind.
Um...
Holding.
Let me know when you're ready.
Actually, I prefer to read...
...your fortune.
Temperance.
Inverted.
Indicative of volatility
A woman who has recently taken a comforting drink
From what does she seek solace? What does she not wish to see?
A fool embarassing himself?
Oh yes...the fool.
Someone has been led astray.
Involved in something without their knowledge
Not bad, but um...
You have to make me believe you
I have to see it in your eyes
I can do better.
The two of cups. A powerful bond.
But between whom?
A brother and a sister perhaps?
And I see a name. Yes, it's...
Rene
What do you want?
The devil.
Why are we playing this game?
Where did you get this?
I stole it from a woman in an auction room.
But I believe It was intended for you.
Found my purpose in life
So, the question I've been holding is
what purpose is Rene fulfilling?
Time is up
I have other clients.
Though you may not have detected the wisp of
Astrakhan fur snagged on a nail from my left shoulder
You couldn't have failed to notice
the overpowering aroma of herring pickled in vodka.
In tandem with a truly unfortunate body odor
There's a man concealed in the rafters above us.
A Corsac, renowned for their infeasible acrobatic abilities
And are notorious for moonlighting...as assassins
So it's safe to presume that your next client...
...is here to kill you.
Anything else? No?
First...
Pillage the nest.
Clip wings.
Now...
Blunt his beak.
Crack eggs.
Scramble.
Pinch of salt.
Touch of pepper.
Flip the omelet.
Additional seasoning required.
Breakfast...
...is served.
Come with me
I need you alive
Now!
Didn't see that in the cards, did you?
Come on down folks.. Come on down
Looks like we've got ourselves...
...our next cockfight! (cheers)
5...4...3...
2...1...
Let 'em go!
Get after him!
All mine?
Now, wait a minute.
You're right
He does stink. Hey!
Where is he?
I just had a fight!
-I just had a fight. -Yes
Where were you?
I'm glad to see you're taking your best man duties so seriously, Sherlock.
You're all gonna get my moneys!
She was biting my leg!
I'll have Carruthers put some fuel into that motor carriage of yours.
You do have a wedding to attend.
Ooh, I'll drive.
Hmm...
Honk! Honk!
-Another drink! -No, no. I think you've had quite enough.
(bagpipes playing)
I've been to a wedding here before
A funeral too.
The Professor wants to meet.
I've expected to hear from him sooner.
In light of recent events.
He was wondering if it'd be convenient for you to come by the college.
This afternoon.
His lecture concludes at four.
Looking forward to it.
One side, Chumley. (horn honks)
(Schubert music is playing)
Fischerweise.
Schubert, 1826
Gib auf nur deine Tücke
Den Fisch betrügst du nicht
-Keep up your foolish trickery -This fish you cannot cheat
I hope I'm not intruding
Excuse me. Matthew, please take these up to Mr. Williams a nd make sure
-he packs my white tie and tails. - I'll take care of it professor.
I do apologize, I'm off on a blasted lecture tour.
-Would you care for some tea or coffee? -Neither.
Something stronger, perhaps?
No, but...might I trouble you for an inscription?
I read that the good doctor was to be married today.
How was the service?
Definitive.
He'll no longer be party to my investigations,
He's out of the equation, I....
...trust you'll take this into consideration?
And what considerations will you grant me?
Have you actually read the book?
I found it compelling.
Though I'm primarily interested in your
more recent endeavors.
I take that as a compliment.
I have the utmost regard for your talents.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you
Officially
Are you familiar with the study of graphology?
I've never given it any serious thought, no.
Psychological analysis of handwriting.
The upward strokes on the P, the J and the M
Indicate a genius level intellect.
While the flourishes on the lower zone, denote a highly creative yet
meticulous nature.
But, if one observes the overall slant and the pressure of the writing
There's a suggestion of acute narcissism,
a complete lack of empathy,
and a pronounced inclination toward
No!
moral insanity.
In answer to your
previous request regarding Doctor Watson not being involved
the answer is...
no.
The laws of celestrial mechanics dictate
that when two objects collide,
there is always damage
of a collateral nature.
Exempli gratia
Two gentlemen
find themselves at cross purposes.
A young woman
torn between them.
The strain proves too much for her
and she suddenly falls ill,
with tragic consequences.
A rare form of tuberculosis.
She succumbed in a matter of seconds.
Now...
Are you sure you want to play this game?
I'm afraid you'd lose.
Rest assured,
if you attempt to bring destruction down upon me,
I shall do the same to you.
My respect for you, Mister Holmes,
is the only reason you're still alive.
You've paid me several compliments.
Let me pay you one in return.
When I said if I were assured of the former eventuality...
I will cheerfully accept the latter.
(Kids, that basically means "I'll gladly die if that's the price for you to die." - \m/)
I'll be sure to send my regards to the happy couple.
Another time then?
(train whistle blowing) (steam hissing)
All aboard!
Which coach are we?
We should be just here.
(gasps) Ooh...
First class!
Hurry up Doctor Watson, your wife needs you.
Coming, Mrs. Watson.
Ohh...first class champagne?
You do know how to spoil a girl, Mister Watson.
You're not just any girl.
(knocking) I'm sorry madam, but you can't use the lavatory
while the train's in the station.
You're Misses Watson.
Give me that bottle.
John, there is nowhere else in the world I would rather be.
There's no one I'd rather be with.
Why do you have a gun stuffed down the back of your trousers?
Old habits.
(knocking)
(clears throat) Come in!
- Oh yes please! - We didn't order that.
With our compliments sir.
Thank you. Put it there.
Open the door, John.
I think it's time for you to leave.
Sit down.
I agree it's not my best disguise but
I had to make do.
My God!
They'll be back.
Ohh...John, shut the door.
They'll only shoot through it, my lovely
He's right!
Oh my god! -Reload! Reload!
Hmph! I understand.
Do you?
Terribly inconvenient.
We don't have much time!
(\m/ Let's all play "What would it take for the train conductor to pull the emergency brakes?" \m/)
How many are we expecting?
Half a dozen!
Who are they?
A wedding present from Moriarty.
Lovely ceremony by the way, many a tears shed in joy.
Oh.. John!
Ge--just a minute, darling!
Do you trust me?
No!
Well, then I shall have to...
...do something about that.
No!!
(Wow...oh sure...she'll be FINE.)
Who's up to bat next, you bastards!
Send out the fastballer!
John, do shut the door.
It had to be done.
She's safe now!
In my own defense... I timed it perfectly.
Did you kill my wife?!
Did you...
...just...
...kill...
...my...
...new...
...wife?!!
Of course not!
What did you mean?
How do you know that when you just threw her off a train?
I told you I'd timed it perfectly!
What does that mean?
Calm do--
Explain!!
By the time I'd explain we'd both be dead!
(guns clicking)
Oh no sorry, madame. You can't use the lavatory
while the train's in station.
(coughing)
That was no accident.
It was by design!
(\m/ Wow...no SHIT, Sherlock. \m/)
SHERLI: Now...
Do you need me to elaborate?
Or can we just crack on?
Come on!
Don't worry, old boy.
She's as safe as houses, she's with my brother.
I'm on my honeymoon!
Why did you lead them here?
Why did you involve us?
They're not here for me, they're here for you!
Fortunately...
So am I.
Now mind the door!
Good evening.
(gasps)
I think you'll find that second class is more comforable.
The coast is clear!
To the south! Quick march!
Lie down with me, Watson.
Why?
I insist.
You--
What are we doing down here?
We are waiting...
...I...
...am...
...smoking.
(\m/"What would it take for the train conductor to pull the emergency brakes?" our "\m/)
Patiently waiting.
For what?
Your window of opportunity.
Make it count!
I said make it count!
How many windows must I provide?
( emergency brakes on )
( emergency brakes off )
Who'd have known that honeymooning in Brighton
was such a dangerous notion?
Is that what this is about?
By your own admission, you've never enjoyed it there.
I've never been to Brighton!
Or... you're just to fragile to remember at present.
Oh, shut up!
Tell me my wife's safe.
I can't do both.
I promise.
As I said, I timed it perfectly.
MYCROFT: Over here, madame!
I believe congratulations are in order, Misses Watson
I'm the other "Holmes".
(gasping)
You mean there's two of you?
Oh, how marvelous! Could this evening get any better?
Why were Mary and I targeted at all?
Excellent question!
The answer is two-fold...
He's after us... because of you?
I'm afraid...you must bear half the responsibility.
Here it comes.
Had you and Mary...
-...had not been so hellbent on your wedding, -So unbelievable.
-We could've already solved this case. -There it is.
-All I'm saying... -Oh, it's my fault now?
...is the argument could be made...
No, it couldn't.
...that your nuptials were rather poorly timed!
Thus our relationship...
Relationship?
Very well--partnership...
...has not yet run its course.
My dear fellow, if you could be bothered to see this through to the end,
I shall never again ask you to assist me.
Once more unto the bridge.
That's the spirit!
Now, to the question.
-this is so deliciously complicated-
You may be asking yourself
"What does a criminal mastermind want with a simple gypsy fortune teller?"
It's her brother, I tell you!
When we find him, and we must...
After you find my luggage!
Go on.
Wait...
Where is it we're going?
Paris!
The most sensible homeymoon destination of all.
So why Paris?
Peaches.
Outside the city of Montroy is a gypsy camp
Famous for its dried fruit.
Especially peaches.
From there we shall find...
...our fortune teller.
We'll return her bag.
Do you think my high heels are too much?
Not at all!
May I nibble your toes, Bon Iver?
Sure go ahead.
And um...my ticket?
-Hare Krishna -Hare Rama
Unfortunately, you won't be needing those
It's a shame, professor.
I was looking forward to Don Giovanni
- Baba Booey - Baba Booey
Follow Meinhardt
Whoa...stop.
(whistles)
Wake up. We're here.
Brace yourself, were about to be violated.
Don't be so cynical!
What's up?
Um...lady named Simza?
Sure, mister.
I think she's by the pool!
Perfect.
They're taking my luggage!
Laugh them away, Watson, I have her bag.
Hold this, Lurch.
You had her bag.
Now they have my coat.
Where is Madame Simza?
Where is Simze?
(giggles)
This is Simza.
(giggles)
Ha ha ha ha
Sim is a goose.
(giggles)
I'm Sim.
Nice scarf.
I like!
(giggles)
You hungry?
Famished.
Madame, this is a glorious hedgehog goulash.
I can't remember ever having had better.
Do tell me...
when was the last time you had a hedgehog goulash?
I told you, Watson I can't remember.
(whispering) Perhaps you've oppressed it.
That's where we differ, unlike you I repress nothing.
Perfectly normal.
How dare you be rude to this woman who has invited us into her tent.
Offered us a hedgehog.
Says the man who throws women from trains.
Who are you two?
Concerned citizens
Why did someone try to kill me?
Your brother has become involved
with a very dangerous man.
who clearly believes that Rene
has told you something you shouldn't know.
I don't know anything.
I've been looking for him for over a year.
That was why I was in London.
It's the last place anyone saw him.
It's clear that your brother loves you
so he would never send you a message that would put you in harms way.
Any information therefore, would be by default
Unintentional.
Has he sent you anything else?
Just a few drawings.
We'll just see what they have to tell us.
Unusual choice of paper.
Thicker gauge designed for a printing press.
It's the same stock as the letter.
Hmm...
They smell musty.
Must have been stored somewhere
cold...and damp.
What's that?
Blood?
Wine. So...
a wine cellar located near a printing press
That should narrow it down
There's a wine cellar
used by the anarchist group La Pervert
Rene was close to their leader
Claude Ravache
The bombmaker
I've sampled some of his work last week
I was a part of the movement
So was Rene
Until it became too extreme for us
Ravache knows me
If my brother's back there
he will see us
We'll send a message
Whatever you do
-don't let these gypsies make you drink -Of course
You dance?
For god's sake, don't dance!
It will be the death of you
( music playing )
You know what happens when you dance?
( music tempo speeds up)
(gasps)
Oh good morning, Misses Watson.
Have you had breakfast?
I...
Stanley here does a wonderful deviled kidney.
Carruthers
Morning, sir.
Telegram for Misses Watson.
What the...?
It doesn't make any sense.
Allow me...
Oh yes.
"My most loathed Mary, I do not love you...
...I never wish to see you again...
...every moment I count away from you is a blessing."
Fret not. It's a double encryption, my dear.
Sherly and I have used this since we were boys.
If the first letter of the message is a consonant
then what follows is the mirrored truth.
I see.
Stanley!
You know, although our time together has been but a brief interlude
I'm beginning to understand
how a man of particular disposition,
under the circumstances
extreme ones, perhaps
might grow to enjoy the company of a...
um...a person of-of...
...of your...
gender.
Thank you so much.
Most charming.
Terribly sorry. Thank you.
Where are you going, Stanley?
( Tray rattling )
Still hiding in basements?
I'm not here to see you
with your english friends?
1789
A seminal vintage
The year of our glorious revolution
Is he here?
When freedom triumphed over tyranny
Is my brother here?
Haven't seen him
for a long time
You're lying
Sit
Please
A letter was received from Rene
using this same paper
Of course
He took it with him wherever he went
He's telling the truth Rene isn't here
He was given another assignment
By an anonymous benefactor
Another englishman
with money, power
who supported our cause
And now
he dictates our every move
Demanding I take
responsibility for his acts of terror
I made a deal with the devil
But after tonight
it will be over
My job is almost done
He's had you plant another bomb hasn't he?
Claude, please
These men can help you
I wish they could
You see, gentlemen
he has my wife and children
If you tell where the bomb is, I'll...
find a way to help your fa--
That's already taken cared of
We have a deal
He and I
No loose ends
There's only one thing I can do
to keep my family safe
You have less than ten minutes
Don't!
He has no further need of that pistol
Why don't you take it and cover the stairs
WATSON: There's only one way out of this place
Right, you are
Ah!
Ingenius
That's the one.
Quickly as we can!
You know what to do with that sandbag, Watson
Doctor, Could you secure that lever
He could've told me
SIMZA: Ravache was strong,
He lived for liberty He would never take his own life
Calm yourself.
My brother, he's weak
Sim!
I need you to take a deep breath
and follow us
To the opera!
I was mistaken
- What? - I made a mistake
He took the shot from here
using a tripod
- And a shooting stick - And realized
there was a better position
There's a faint scrape
where he dragged his tripod and set it up...
here
- Six hundred yards? - Six hundred and fifty
Not to mention the seven or eight mile an hour wind
He would've needed a wind guage
which he placed here
and put a cigarette down here
Can anyone shoot that far?
Not more than half a dozen men in all of Europe
And how many of those men served in Afghanistan?
Why?
prosperum with a touch of tekrum
Must've fallen out when he was rolling up
Wasn't it the blend you all smoked?
You didn't tell me about a Colonel
Sebastian Moran
best marksman in the british army
Dishonorable discharge
He's likely now a gun for hire
This is the second victim of his that I've encountered
What better way to conceal a killing
no one looks for a bullet hole in a bomb blast
He's twenty minutes late
He must come soon
I don't have any papers
and I'm a foreigner
This climate is exactly what Moriarty wants
The omelette fino is divine
but they spared every expense on the tea
Now...
You two compare movements
or consider what we know
Last night's bombing was clearly meant to look
like Germany's retaliation for Strassbourg
to conceal the murder of just one man
The man killed by gunshot
was none other than Alfred Meinhardt
He makes guns
big guns
Only days ago a large share of his company
was bought by an unknown investor.
Moriarty
The clues point in one direction
but to avoid repeating last night's debacle
I was obliged to collect more sufficient data
Hence my tardiness.
Train departs in fourteen minutes, sir
Just the bags
But
Do we have enough time for me to indulge in my little habit?
Yes
His "habit"
of feeding that urban species, the feral pigeon
So
There are seven mainline railway stations in Paris,
but taking ten minutes to get to Jardin des Tuileries,
where the largest concentration of the winged vermin may be found,
reduces that to one
The Gard du Nord
Where he will be just in time
to catch that 11:04 train to Berlin.
It makes several stops along the way,
- one of which is - Heilbron
Exactly where we must go.
Where Meinhardt's factory is
It's Moriarty's factory now
Unfortunately due to the bombing,
crossing between France and Germany is to be closed.
I'm afraid our pursuit is over
unless we can happen upon a comrade
who knows their way around borders
Too english
However you do make a fantastic gypsy
I certainly smell like a fantastic gypsy
Now now, no need to be demeaning.
It is nice scarf
No no, too english
It'll suit you more
Black one is yours
Grey one is mine
- and this is for you. - Uhhm...
Hmm...
Right
Where are the wagons?
The wagon is too slow
Can't you ride?
It's not that he can'tride...
How is you put it, Holmes?
They're dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle.
Why would I want anything with a mind of its own
bobbing about between my legs?
Then I shall acquire a bicycle, thank you very much.
It's 1891!
I could've chartered a balloon
How can we make this more manageable?
Where's the fire?
It's not as if Germany is going somewhere.
We know another way
Slow and steady wins the race!
We slip in through the loading bay
find out what he's doing and we get out.
Getting out might be tricky
We will get you out
If my brother is in there
get him out alive.
Are you happy?
What?
At this moment
are you as happy as you would be
on your honeymoon in Brighton?
I'm not gonna grace that question with an answer.
Are you happy?
Are we here for another reason? I think we are.
Okay
Should we get on--
It's a simple question
Are we gonna do something
or wait here for them to come back around?
What time is it?
Three fifteen
Over there in the residential part of the complex
should be a telegraph office.
Send this to Mycroft
be back here on the hour.
That's what you get, Mister Holmes when industry marries arms
Now put your gun down
It's a bit old fashioned.
What you need is one of these.
Go on
pick one
Machine pistol
Self repeating.
It takes 7.63 caliber rounds
in one of these
A ten shot box
magazine
Easy enough to load
How about should one have to retract the bolt
to engage the first roun--
Easier done than said
Take him to the surgery
I'll find the doctor.
"Come at once if convenient..."
"...if inconvenient, come all the same."
Is this schnapps?
(Moriarty)A telegram was sent from here
This isn't schnapps, it's aqua vida distilled from potato mash
a common misconception, thank you by the way
Who was it sent to?
My horror at your crimes is matched only by
my admiration at the skill it took to achieve them.
Who was it sent to?
(Holmes)You used the anarchists and their bombs
to create a crisis in Europe. Nation against nation.
Under various pseudonyms
you bought...schemed... or murdered your way
into numerous industries
assuring that none of it can be traced to you
Cotton...opium...steel...
now arms and chemical weaponry
all to be shipped across Europe in less than a week
Everything from bullets to bandages.
Now that you own the supply
you intend to create the demand
of world war.
(Moriarty)You are familiar with Schubert's work?
(gun click) (Soldier) Halt!
Don't move
Trout is perhaps my favorite
A fisherman grows weary
of trying to catch an elusive fish
out of the way out of the way
so he muddies the water
I'm warning ya
confuses the fish
You were warned
It doesn't realize until too late that it has swum into a trap
( muffled screams )
â™ª ( Schubert's "The Trout" is playing ) â™ª
â™ª In einem Bächlein helle Two pimple popping Nazis â™ª
â™ª Da schoß in froher Eil 16 and real fucking high(heil!) â™ª
â™ª Die launische Forelle They stuck their dick in trout meat â™ª
â™ª Vorüber wie ein Pfeil and dipped it in the fryer â™ª
â™ª Ich stand an dem Gestade Gaston the gay gestappo â™ª
â™ª Und sah in süßer Ruh he sure likes barbeque â™ª
â™ª Des muntern Fischleins Bade does munching fish give you crabs? â™ª
â™ª Im klaren Bächlein zu just don't eat my balls, too! â™ª
Let's try this again, shall we?
To whom did you send the telegram?
To my...
To my brother Mycroft
What are you playing at?
That's not fair
I just got one more question for you
Which one of us is the fisherman
and which the trout?
Holmes?
Holmes!
Always good to see you, Watson
- What were you thinking?, - Wait... Wait.
If you must know I was thinking I had him
right where I wanted him.
Right
Crack on, then
Professor?
I'm alright I'm alright
Don't waste time attending to me
Take off your boots!
Feet! Feet!
(whistles)
Turn in three...
two
one
C'mon, hurry up!
Did you see my brother?
No, but I'm certain he's been here
Where are we going?
Over that wall!
Holmes, how did you know I would find you?
You didn't find me, you collapsed a building on me!
Where are the horses?
They're behind!
We need them!
You wanna go back?
What's our way out?
There's our way out!
Alfie, where are the good subtitles?
the bigger german stars always get the good subtitles!
Bob! Go talk to one of the main cast
I want those good subtitles, soldier!
SOLDIERS:I want to be understood, too!
Go closer, see if it works!
Oooo.....
THE WORST IMAGE TO WAKE UP TO
Fire!
He's not breathing
cradle his head
raise his legs
My lad, you are not gonna die on me
I'm not gonna make this easy on you
Come on
Come on...c'mon
Come on...
I know you can hear me you selfish bastard!
Come on!
I know you can--
hear me you bastard
His wedding gift!
( SCREAMING )
( screaming )
( thud )
(Holmes) I had a terrible dream
you and Mary and Gladys and I were in a restaurant
that satanic pony was there as well
a massive fork in his hoof and he turned on me!
What have you administered?
Your wedding present
Who's been dancing on my chest?!
Me
Why is my ankle so itchy?
Because you have a large piece of wood sticking out of it
You, Tamas
I've an important job to discuss with you
- remind me of it later - Sit down
Drink this
We need to get that out before it turns septic
Did you call me selfish bastard?
Probably
Jus--leave it in Leave it i--
You are a...
- Ugh...you are so subtle - Be nice.
I'm sorry you didn't get to Brighton
Me too
- I think we should go home - I concur
We're going home.
via Switzerland
What better place to start a war...
than a peace summit?
I'll drop in and see my brother
I'm sure he's missed you
I still don't understand why you simply don't cancel the summit
Well the fact is it's gonna happen whether we like it or not
MYCROFTt:everyone has already arrived
Although these gentlemen maybe talking peace
believe me they're readying their armies at home.
To cancel the summit now would be tantamount to war.
The telegram, wasn't it clear?
We have doubled the security, sir
Oh, double security! That's comforting.
You don't understand the delicacy of the situation
I passed the telegram on to my superiors
but they're the ones who brought Moriarty in
to advise on the peace process in the first place
He has positioned himself brilliantly.
He's one of our foremost intellectuals he's a personal frien--
'Personal friend of the Prime Minister' yes, we all know that
I believe you
but where's your evidence?
He's too good to leave evidence
he doesn't leave loose ends
SIMZA: Oh, he's alive!
Sherly put that down!
What is this contraption? May I have it?
In fact, it's most invigorating.
It's my private and personal supply of oxygen
and you're not to touch it.
This argument is getting us nowhere
I've arranged for documents to be prepared
which allow you into the ball. Carruthers?
Stanley...
Stanley!
Well you haven't aged a day.
is that my favorite chutney?
The fact is
we don't really know what he's planning
SIMZA: It won't be another bomb
WATSON: How do you know it won't be another bomb?
SIMZA: No, it doesn't make sense.
Why would he attack all the nations only to unite them?
It should be an assassination
by a lone gunman at close range
Rene?!
Unfortunately yes
You knew?
I had my suspicions
but having seen who'd be attending I'm now certain
MYCROFT: Well at least we know who to look out for.
Rene would be the evidence
If we can find him and stop him we'll perhaps not only save his life
but prevent the collapse of western civilization
no pressure
Welcome, ambassador!
Professor James Moriarty
Now that we're all present
I can tell you that the targets are the german chancellor
and his ambassador
the french prime minister and his man
and the other nations are really working out which side to take
should hostilities erupt. There's uh,
Prince Micheal who's the cousin of the Czar and the russian ambassador
the Archduke Karl Ludwig and the austro-hungarian ambassador
the romanian prime minister, his ambassador
and of course our prime minister
and the british ambassador.
He'll choose a moment when all the dignitaries are assembled
preferably standing still.
Is there to be an official photograph?
Indeed, yes. In uhh...
Thirty eight minutes
In which case
we might as well dance
I've never done this before
Just...
...follow...
...my...
...lead.
What do you see?
Everything.
That is my curse.
But you don't see what you're looking for.
Thought you'd never ask
Over my shoulder
Young man, german uniform ceremonial sword
Got him
Professional opinion?
Trauma
major injury
excellent repair work
Doctor Hoffmanstahl!
HOLMES: You did say he was at the forefront
of medical innovation.
Before, you had seen an example of his skills
Those twins weren't twins!
My suspicions were aroused in Heilbron
when one failed to go to the aid of the other
I've also noticed the discrete but unmistakeable
puckering behind the ear
where his skin had been drawn back
I should've realized that then
that they were a surgical experiment
To see if it is possible
to make one man look like another?
HOLMES: His face is no longer his own
what better way to guarantee his world war
than to make the assassin...
One of the ambassadors!
That narrows down the possibility
to one of six.
You and Sim shall find her brother.
Of this I have no doubt. - Holmes!
You know my methods
And I know where you'll be
No possible solution could be more congenial to me than this
By the way who taught you how to dance?
You did
Well
I've done a fine job
Be careful
(whispering)
Shall we go to work?
Ladies and gentlemen! Please gather for the portrait!
I'm sorry
is this a bad time?
Never better
Would you bring that clock?
We get to play that game after all
Here we are
Don't want you to catch a cold
A five minute game?
If you think you can manage it!
We both have two bishops
I may be absent from the room
but my methods are not
You can't mean Doctor Watson, surely
It doesn't seem fair.
Alright
The surgery would've left scars
only four of them have the hairline to hide them
The ambassador that you replaced with Rene
is he still alive?
Would you like me to recommend your next move?
They're all my brother's height
right build, but
their eyes
their eyes are wrong
Rene has blue eyes
Could be wearing glass lenses to change the color
In which case his eyes will be hurting
Rene is left handed
HOLMES: Perhaps the assassin would take measures
to insure he doesn't give himself away
like a gambler concealing a tell.
I think
it might be him
You think?
Your clock is ticking
You have to be sure
MORIARTY: May I remind you this is blitz chess?
A single miscalculation will cost you the game
If I tackle the wrong man to the ground
I could start a war
HOLMES: Maybe it's less obvious
a nervous tic
a flutter of anxiety
I expect everyone has a reason to be nervous tonight
I don't know
HOLMES: So perhaps it's the opposite
failure to behave naturally
An actor so consumed with his performance
that the one characteristic he cannot accommodate
is spontaneous reaction
I hate your stylist!
MYCROFT: Carruthers! Protect the prime minister!
Germany will pay! Mark my word!
That doesn't bode well, does it?
It seems your bishop was of some benefit
after all.
Game is still young
Actually, it's in its adolescence
Germany will pay!
No loose ends
- What happened? - Halt! Halt!
I'm a doctor...a doctor!
Curare
- What's wrong with him? - It's poison!
Do something!
I think you've just lost your most valuable piece
A winning strategy sometimes necessitates sacrifice
A war has been averted
Hmm...
Oh I disagree
How so?
Didn't you find it strange
that the telegram you sent
didn't inspire any action to stop me?
You see
hidden within the unconscious
is an insatiable desire for conflict
So you're not fighting me
so much as you are the human condition
All I want to do is own the bullets and the bandages
War in an industrious scale is inevitable
they'll do it themselves within a few years
All I have to do
is wait
I like Switzerland
They respect a man's privacy here
paricularly if he has a fortune
Bishop takes Knight Check.
The game is over
you should get that shoulder looked at
About that fortune of yours
I believe it's just
been substantially
reduced
King to rook two!
I attended several of your lectures
The equations of motion which you will find in my book
HOLMES: It was in Oslo when I
first caught a glimpse of your little notebook
Red leather bound from Smythson of Bon Street
Rook to king's rook three...
check!
Bishop to rook three
It's importance was not fully apparent to me
until I observed your "penchant"
for feeding pigeons
Then it occurred
with an empire so enormous
even you
must keep a record of it somewhere.
Bishop takes bishop
Rook to bishop four
I then only required the notebook itself
but you didn't make it easy
Just the bags
I would need to endure a considerate amount of pain
Mycroft
care of
Her Majesty's Secret Service
But the notebook would undoubtedly be encoded
so how then to break the code?
Rook takes rook
Pawn takes rook
Bishop to bishop seven
Queen
take knight pawn
Does The Art of Domestic Horticulture
mean anything to you?
How could a man as meticulous as you
own such a book and yet completely neglect the flowers
on his own window box?
Irony abounds
Nevermind, it's safe
in London
HOLMES: All my colleagues
are making good use of it
The most formidable criminal mind in Europe
has just had all his money stolen
by perhaps the most inept inspector
in the history of Scotland Yard
Any chance for a cup of tea?
Box 0403?
check
Box 0801
How much more is there?
That's the end of page two
Page three...
You'll be making an anonymous donation
to The Widows and Orphans of War Fund
Bishop to bishop eight
discover check
and incidentally
mate
I seem to have injured my shoulder would you mind?
It'd be my pleasure
Once we've concluded our business here
it's important you know
I shall endeavour to find the most creative of endings
for the doctor
and his wife
HOLMES: His advantage: My injury
My advantage: His rage
Incoming assault
feral
but experienced
Use his momentum to counter
MORIARTY: Come now
Do you really think you're the only one who can play this game?
Trap arm
Target: Weakness
Follow with haymaker
Ah! There we find the boxing champion of Cambridge
Competent
but predictable
Now allow me to reply
Also running dry adjust strategy
Wound taking its toll
As I feared
injury makes defense untenable
Prognosis:
increasingly negative
Let's not waste any more of one another's time
we both know how this ends
Conclusion: Inevitable
unless...
(".)
You mean after all that "scenario daydream" shit
Sherli didn't even consider a scenario where Watson was involved?
Nope...SOB just chose to kill himself rather than go through another "mental flash"
What a way to say goodbye to your best friend
making him think you'd rather die than ask for his help, like he'd fuck it up somehow
WATSON: A few words may suffice
to tell the little that remains
Any attempt at finding the bodies
was absolutely hopeless
And so there
deep down in that dreadful cauldron
of swirling water and seething foam
will lie for all time
the most dangerous criminal
and the foremost champion of the law
of their generation
I shall ever regard him as the best
(typing)
and the wisest man
whom I have ever known
MARY: John?
- John - Mmm Hmm?
You should probably pack
It's half past two, and the carriage is coming at four
It's gonna be a beautiful week in Brighton
Yes, It'll be fun
I'm looking forward to it
You know I miss him, too
In my own way
He would've wanted us to go
He would've wanted to come with us
When's Misses Hudson coming for Gladstone?
Oh...soon
Three o'clock
Mary!
Who delivered this parcel?
The postman
The usual chap? Or...
did he look...
peculiar?