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JOHN: How-how do you know his schedule?
SHERLOCK: Because I do. Right – I’ll see you tonight. I’ve got some shopping to do.
(He heads out the door and down the stairs.)
JOHN (calling after him): What’s tonight?
SHERLOCK (calling up the stairs): I’ll text instructions.
JOHN (loudly): Yeah, I’ll text you if I’m available.
SHERLOCK: You are! I checked!
(Looking exasperated, John heads for the door.)

Downstairs, Sherlock goes out of the front door followed by John.
SHERLOCK: Don’t bring a gun.
JOHN: Why would I bring a gun?
SHERLOCK: Or a knife, or a tyre lever. Probably best not to do any arm-spraining, but we’ll see
how the night goes.
(He raises his arm to an approaching taxi.)
JOHN: You’re just assuming I’m coming along?
SHERLOCK: Time you got out of the house, John. (He runs his eyes over him as the taxi pulls
up.) You’ve put on seven pounds since you got married, and the cycling isn’t doing it.
(He opens the cab door and gets in.)
JOHN: It’s actually four pounds.
SHERLOCK (shutting the door and looking at him through the half-open window): Mary and I
think seven. See you later.
(He sits down on the seat and gives his destination to the driver.)
SHERLOCK: Hatton Garden.
(The cab drives away. John looks at his watch, then walks off.)

EVENING/NIGHT TIME. John walks towards the entrance of a skyscraper building which houses
CAM Global News. In the foyer, a TV screen is broadcasting the company’s news channel, which
is currently showing a Breaking News item reading, “MP JOHN GARVIE ARRESTED ON CHARGES
OF CORRUPTION.” A photograph shows the man who spoke at the parliamentary hearing at the
beginning of the episode. A newsreader’s voice can be heard.
NEWSREADER (on the TV): And breaking news now. John Garvie MP has been arrested today on
charges of corruption. This follows an investigation ...
(John walks through the revolving doors and approaches the security barriers which need an
electronic key card to open them. He looks around and then looks at his watch, and Sherlock
walks over and stops behind him.)
SHERLOCK: Magnussen’s office is on the top floor, just below his private flat ... (he looks
towards lift doors on the next level up) ... but there are fourteen levels of security between us
and him ...
(His mind’s eye floats quickly along the next level towards the lift and homes in on the security
card reader beside the lift doors.)
SHERLOCK: ... two of which aren’t even legal in this country. Want to know how we’re going to
break in?
JOHN: Is that what we’re doing?
SHERLOCK: Of course it’s what we’re doing.
(He turns and walks away.
Later, the boys are each carrying a takeaway cup of coffee and are walking towards an
escalator in the building.)
SHERLOCK: Magnussen’s private lift. It goes straight to his penthouse and office. Only he uses
it ... (they get onto the escalator) ... and only his key card calls the lift. Anyone else even tries,
security is automatically informed.
(They get to the top and walk towards the lift. Sherlock holds up a key card.)
SHERLOCK (stopping): Standard key card for the building. Nicked it yesterday. Only gets us as
far as the canteen.
(He walks to the lift, stops and looks at it.)
SHERLOCK: Here we go, then.
(The camera shifts back along the corridor and Sherlock and John are still standing where they
just were, several yards away from the lift.)
SHERLOCK: If I was to use this card on that lift now, what happens?

Transcripts by Ariane DeVere (arianedevere@livejournal.com)