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JOHN: You’re doing the look again.
SHERLOCK: Well, I can’t see it, can I?
(John points to the mirror above the fireplace as if Sherlock’s an idiot for not realising it’s there.
Sherlock turns his head and looks at his reflection.)
SHERLOCK: It’s my face.
JOHN: Yes, and it’s doing a thing. You’re doing a “we both know what’s really going on here”
face.
SHERLOCK: Well, we do.
JOHN: No. I don’t, which is why I find The Face so annoying.
SHERLOCK: If Moriarty wanted the Jewels, he’d have them. If he wanted those prisoners free,
they’d be out on the streets. The only reason he’s still in a prison cell right now is because he
chose to be there.
(He starts to pace again.)
SHERLOCK: Somehow this is part of his scheme.

NEXT DAY (presumably, because there can’t be that many more witnesses for the prosecution).
OLD BAILEY.
JUDGE: Mr Crayhill, can we have your first witness?
(The defending barrister rises to his feet.)
DEFENDING BARRISTER: Your Honour, we’re not calling any witnesses.
(There are cries of surprise around the court, and John – sitting in the public gallery – frowns in
confusion.)
JUDGE: I don’t follow. You’ve entered a plea of Not Guilty.
DEFENDING BARRISTER: Nevertheless, my client is offering no evidence. The defence rests.
(He sits down. Jim purses his lips ruefully at the judge, then turns, looks up towards the public
gallery and shrugs.)

THE FOLLOWING DAY (probably). Sherlock – who, like on the previous day, either chose to stay
at home or more likely has been banned from the court – sits sideways on the sofa with his
back against the arm nearest the window. Wearing his blue dressing gown over his clothes, he
softly recites the only words that the judge can possibly say in his summing-up speech. His
recitation is interspersed with the actual words from the judge, and frequently their lines
overlap.
SHERLOCK/JUDGE: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. James Moriarty stands accused of several
counts of attempted burglary, crimes which – if he’s found guilty – will elicit a very long
custodial sentence; and yet his legal team has chosen to offer no evidence whatsoever to
support their plea. I find myself in the unusual position of recommending a verdict
wholeheartedly. You must find him guilty.
(Sherlock closes his eyes.)
SHERLOCK (in a whisper): Guilty.
JUDGE: You must find him guilty.
(The court adjourns at 10:42. At 10:50 John is sitting on a bench just outside the courtroom
when the Clerk of the Court hurries out of a side room.)
CLERK: They’re coming back.
(John looks at his watch.)
JOHN: That’s six minutes.
([Yes, he does say six minutes and the two times above are correct. Either John took into
account how long it took the jury to leave the court and go to their allocated room, or the
production team needs another slap.])
CLERK: Surprised it took them that long, to be honest. There’s a queue for the loo.
(He hurries into the court. John stands up, takes a moment to brace himself and then follows. A
few minutes later the Clerk rises to his feet in the courtroom and turns to face the jury.)
CLERK: Have you reached a verdict on which you all agree?
(One of the jury members lowers his head and shakes it in tiny despairing motions as the
foreman gets to her feet and stares unhappily at the Clerk.)

At 221B, Sherlock’s phone begins to ring. His eyes snap open. Outside the court, John is
hurrying along the pavement.
JOHN (into phone): Not Guilty. They found him Not Guilty. No defence, and Moriarty’s walked
free.
(Sherlock lowers his phone.)

Transcripts by Ariane DeVere (arianedevere@livejournal.com)