Therapist: Why today? Watson: Do you want to hear me say it? Therapist: Eighteen months since our last appointment. Watson: Do you read the papers? Therapist: Sometimes. Watson: And you watch telly. You know why I'm here. I'm here becau— Therapist: What happened, John? Watson: Sherlock... Therapist: You need to get it out. Watson: My best friend, Sherlock Holmes, is dead.
Three months earlier
Lestrade (Rupert Graves): And there's one person we have to thank for giving us the decisive leads. With all his customary diplomacy and tact. Watson: Sarcasm. Sherlock: Yes.
Sherlock: Boffin! Boffin Sherlock Holmes. Watson: Everybody gets one. Sherlock: One what? Watson: Tabloid nickname.
Sherlock: Why's it always the hat photograph? Watson: "Bachelor John Watson." Sherlock: What kind of hat is it anyway? Watson: "Bachelor." What the hell are they implying? Sherlock: Is it a cap— ? Why's it got two fronts? Watson: It's a deerstalker. "Frequently seen in the company of bachelor John Watson." Sherlock: How do you stalk a deer with a hat? What are you going to do, throw it? {he tries} Watson: Confirmed bachelor John Watson. Sherlock: Some sort of death frisbee? Watson: Okay, this is too much. We need to be more careful. Sherlock: It's got flaps. Ear flaps. It's an ear hat, John! What do you mean, “more careful”? Watson: I mean, this isn't a deerstalker now. It's a Sherlock Holmes hat. I mean that you're not exactly a private detective anymore. You're this far from famous. Sherlock: Oh, it'll pass. Watson: It better pass. The press will turn, Sherlock. They always turn. And they'll turn on you. Sherlock: It really bothers you. Watson: What? Sherlock: What people say. Watson: Yes. Sherlock: About me. I don't understand, why would it upset you? Watson: Just try to keep a low profile. Find yourself a little case this week. Stay out of the news.
Watson about the suicidal mannequin: So. Did you just talk to him for a really long time? Sherlock: Oh! Henry Fishguard never committed suicide. Bow Street runners. Missed everything. Watson: Pressing case, is it? Sherlock: They're all pressing 'til they're solved.
Sgt. Sally Donovan (Vinette Robinson): Sir, there's been a break-in. Lestrade: Not my division. Sgt. Donovan: You'll want it.
Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott): No rush.
Watson handing him the phone: Here. Sherlock: Not now, I'm busy. Watson: Sherlock. Sherlock: Not now! Watson: He's back.
Come and play. Tower Hill. Jim Moriarty x.
Watson: Remember— Sherlock: Yes. Watson: Remember— Sherlock: Yes. Watson: Remember what they told you. Don't try to be clever— Sherlock: I know. Watson: —and please just keep it simple and brief. Sherlock: I'm confident a star witness at a trial should come across as intelligent. Watson: Intelligent, fine. Let's give smartass a wide berth. Sherlock: I'll just be myself. Watson: Are you listening to me?
Sherlock: There are two types of fans. Kitty Reilly (Katherine Parkinson): Oh? Sherlock: "Catch me before I kill again." Type A. Kitty Reilly: Uh huh. What's type B? Sherlock: Your bedroom's just a taxi ride away. Kitty Reilly: Guess which one I am. Sherlock: Neither. Kitty Reilly: Really? Sherlock: No, you're not a fan at all.
Kitty Reilly: There's all sorts of gossip in the press about you. Sooner or later you're gonna need someone on your side. Someone to set the record straight. Sherlock: You think you're the girl for that job, do you? Kitty Reilly: I'm smart. And you can trust me. Totally. Sherlock: Smart? Okay. Investigative journalist. Good.
Barrister: "A consulting criminal." Sherlock: Yes. Barrister: Your words. Can you