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SHERLOCK: Mmm, it’s good; it, um, suits you better this way.
(Once again he wheels out the smile. She returns it, looking both flattered and flustered, then
turns away to the display, smiling nervously. Instantly Sherlock’s smile drops and he looks
impatiently at his watch.)

MORGUE. Later, two body bags are lying on adjacent tables. Molly, wearing latex gloves, unzips
the top of one of the bags and pulls the sides apart to reveal the face of Brian Lukis. Sherlock
leads Dimmock into the room.
SHERLOCK: We’re just interested in the feet.
MOLLY (frowning): The feet?
SHERLOCK: Yes. D’you mind if we have a look at them?
(Smiling at her, he leads Dimmock to the other end of the body bag. Molly follows him and
unzips the bag at that end, pulling the sides back to reveal the bottom of Lukis’ feet. On the
bottom of the right heel is a tattoo identical to the one which Soo Lin showed the boys earlier.
Sherlock straightens up, a smug expression on his face, and walks over to the other table.)
SHERLOCK: Now Van Coon.
(Molly and Dimmock follow him to the second table and she unzips the other body bag. Van
Coon has an identical tattoo on his right heel. Dimmock sighs silently.)
SHERLOCK: Oh(!)
DIMMOCK (awkwardly): So ...
SHERLOCK: So either these two men just happened to visit the same Chinese tattoo parlour or
I’m telling the truth.
DIMMOCK (sighing in resignation): What do you want?
SHERLOCK: I want every book from Lukis’ apartment and Van Coon’s.
DIMMOCK: Their books?

221B. The boys walk into the living room, taking off their coats. John sits down in his chair;
Sherlock remains standing.
SHERLOCK: Not just a criminal organisation; it’s a cult. Her brother was corrupted by one of its
leaders.
JOHN: Soo Lin said the name.
SHERLOCK: Yes, Shan; General Shan.
JOHN: We’re still no closer to finding them.
SHERLOCK: Wrong. We’ve got almost all we need to know. She gave us most of the missing
pieces.
(He looks at John, waiting for him to agree. When John says nothing, he impatiently explains.)
SHERLOCK: Why did he need to visit his sister? Why did he need her expertise?
JOHN: She worked at the museum.
SHERLOCK: Exactly.
JOHN (finally catching up): An expert in antiquities. Mmm, of course. I see.
SHERLOCK: Valuable antiquities, John. Ancient Chinese relics purchased on the black market.
China’s home to a thousand treasures hidden after Mao’s revolution.
JOHN: And the Black Lotus is selling them.
(Sherlock tilts his head as he has an idea.)

Not long afterwards, he is sitting at the dining table surfing Crispians’ website for recent
auctions, focusing on the auctions of Chinese and other Asian works of art. John is leaning over
his shoulder to look at the screen.
SHERLOCK (to himself as he skims through the list): Check for the dates ...
(He points to a particular auction lot – two Chinese Ming vases.)
SHERLOCK: Here, John.
JOHN: Mmm.
SHERLOCK: Arrived from China four days ago.
(He runs his finger down the details and looks at the Sale Information at the bottom which
includes the statement “Source – Anonymous.”)
SHERLOCK: Anonymous. Vendor doesn’t give his name. Two undiscovered treasures from the
East.
JOHN: One in Lukis’ suitcase and one in Van Coon’s.
(Sherlock moves to the Quest search site and types into the search bar, narrating as he does
so, although he actually types the word “Chinese” first.)
SHERLOCK: ... antiquities sold at auction.

Transcripts by Ariane DeVere (arianedevere@livejournal.com)