A Scandal in Bohemia - Part Five

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Previously on Sherlock and Co.

His

ancestry.

You have seen the picture.

I have.

The queen and her beautiful John.

A blind baby sent away.

How did you get past Nilberton's password?

Cerberus.

Oh.

God of the underworld is.

Cerberus.

Do you wish this boy to be paraded on the front of every paper as you throw the British crown into chaos?

Fire reveals

everything.

Even God.

Even God.

The burning bush, of course.

Check out Rabbi Sherlock.

Ta-da!

Hey, hey, mini-money.

So we can record separate places at the same time.

Rare, I get fooled like that.

You've got the the Mazetta costume.

Half of it.

Yeah.

I'm Daisy Norton.

First cover Mazzetta.

Ah, right.

Rather striking resemblance.

And singing voice.

But Irene's got a little more razzle-dazzle.

Right.

We'll read the flat.

I can't get within an inch of this woman.

What makes you think you can?

The fire will reveal all.

Burn her flat down.

No.

But we can have her think that.

You think if she fills with panic, she will do what I did.

I went back for Mary's music box.

I will see where she keeps the drive by a glance of her head, by a flick of her eyes, a quiver of her body language.

Tonight there will be a police presence in the wings, along with our colleague Mariana Ametrazola.

You cannot.

We won't.

Not until the performance reaches its end.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to win, Mr.

Ormstein.

I'm going to win.

This is the final part of a scandal in Bohemia.

Thank you for joining us on this adventure.

It has been a privilege to bring it to your ears.

Good luck on this final hurdle.

Trigger warnings can be found in the description.

I um

yeah, this

is the final round

of the great game

between Mr.

Holmes and Miss Adler.

Enjoy.

Did you record that?

Recording devices are prohibited in the auditorium, mate.

Not but I obviously adhered to that rule, but video recording's a bit more obvious, isn't it?

Okay, so we're just gonna watch her over and over and over again.

That's fun.

That's

then what?

We're gonna go around her flat and put on a show ourselves.

Yeah,

okay.

How does she sing in a mask?

Well, half mask, isn't it?

A masquerade ball type number.

You you uh you talked about winning

do you

do you think she's playing some sort of game against you is that is that what this is about is that why you're obsessing over it because you

hey are you even listening to me?

Okay, well, I am ready when you are mate

Let the

games begin

It's a lovely flat.

Thank you, Doctor.

Where is our infamous young prince?

With his childminder.

Quite the responsibility.

She's unaware of his lineage.

Put it that way.

I see.

Hard at work in there, huh?

In where, exactly?

Your mind.

I can hear it creaking from here.

Ah, yes.

Just looking around for a hard drive?

Just lying around, right?

Maybe it's down between my couch cushions.

Who is he?

Who is who?

The killer.

I don't quite follow.

Oh, you follow.

You've done more than enough following these past few days.

His name is James M.

James M.

Huh.

Do you know him, Irene?

No.

He came in right after you seemed to have something to do with your beef with Milverton.

I said no, doctor.

A remarkable coincidence.

You punched him in the face 24 hours before he died.

Yeah, but.

Remarkable coincidence.

Okay, okay, you stabbed him.

We have evidence, and some guy comes in.

Oh, okay.

So, you're telling me that I left, and then someone went in and killed Britain's most hated man.

Color me shocked.

Irene, do you expect us to believe that?

I expect very little from both of you at this point, Doctor Watson.

Okay, I get it.

Let's let's cut the crap.

Let's be serious.

You, you know, you

you have leverage, right?

You have all the power you could want.

John, I see this whole shtick, and I can understand how that might work out for you.

But frankly, I've been singing in a corset for three hours every night for a month.

And this moment, this thing, whatever it is you're doing, is the most discomfort I have had in a while.

I?

No, shush.

I know what you're going to ask.

You still think I want leverage.

You think I want something in exchange.

Maybe there's some revenge plan I'm unfolding.

I'm not.

Okay?

It's done.

Ormstein is finished.

And if you think I'm gonna go trading that little hard drive for some magic beans or some shit, then you're dumber than you look, sound, and behave.

So listen, lover boys.

Lover boys.

I have no interest in being your problem.

As long as you don't become mine.

Why do do you still not know what I want?

I do know what you want.

You

do.

Yes.

A cup of tea.

If you wouldn't mind, John.

With pleasure.

You read my mind.

Irene?

I haven't succumbed to the whole tea thing yet.

Black coffee?

There's some in the pot.

Lovely.

Okay.

Um.

Okay.

Uh yes, we have a sensor up here.

Okay, gonna...

God's sake, gonna need to stand on the chair.

Alright.

Oh, God's sake.

Gonna need to stand on the table.

Okay.

Come on.

Come on.

Shit.

Shit, it's not working.

It's actually not working.

What sort of sensor are you?

Um.

I need something.

Something.

Uh, what do I need?

Uh, apart from a miracle.

Um

cooking spray.

Cooking spray?

Cooking spray?

Because why not?

I've already lost my mind.

Right, here we go.

Okay, here we go, here we go.

At home flamethrower.

What could possibly go wrong?

Alright.

Oh, shitey, shite.

That's mental.

Ha ha ha ha!

Sprinklers.

Okay, here we go.

Performance of a lifetime.

And Oscar goes too.

Oh, what the hell did you do?

I didn't do anything.

There is a fucking massive fire.

Oh, please, Watson.

No, no, no, no, no.

Don't oh, please me.

First, we have to follow her.

Then we have to pretend to be Dan and

Jack.

And Jack?

Then we've got to harass her in a bloody synagogue.

Now this.

What exactly is this, Watson?

I have done nothing.

Yeah, well, tell me after the ceiling is caved in, because there is black smoke coming from everywhere.

Where?

Everywhere.

Out, out, out, now.

Fire brigade are coming.

I'm not leaving.

Are you insane?

I sing in a language I don't understand every night in front of 2,000 people, John.

Of course I'm insane.

Fine, fine, I'll see you later.

I'll let the orphanage know your son's on the way, idiot.

Watson, what?

I'm coming with you.

Ah, finally, some sense.

I've seen enough.

I know when I'm beaten.

You...

What?

Beaten?

Yes.

What do you mean?

You know what he means.

Okay.

Right, fine.

Come on, then.

It's been fun.

Yeah, what a hoot.

Bye-bye, Irene.

Right, come on, let's go.

Let's go.

What the hell?

And is it a mind-reader or something?

Is she just she didn't do anything?

She didn't even flinch, she just stood there throughout what I thought was a bloody good performance, to be honest.

She just stood there, yeah, like a statue.

In the meantime, you and I are flailing about all over the place, and nothing.

Nothing.

I mean, I mean, maybe I hammed it up a little, just a smidge, but sprinklers were going off alarms, you know?

She just

stood there.

Yep.

She just

stood

there.

So everything alright, you stuck on a loop.

Is this a new stem I need to warn the neighborhood about?

Right, actually calling Tom Gregson, telling him it didn't work.

She didn't move.

Yes, Sherlock, we've established that.

Come on, done with this.

So, so, so done with this whole nonsense.

Hi, Tom.

John, what's up?

I know where it is.

Bye, Tom.

What?

You what?

The drive?

Cerberus at the gate she

guarding

she was guarding

she didn't move sorry what have I just witnessed stagecraft Watson

stagecraft where are you going to get some rest

we have a big night ahead of us wonderful bloody wonderful

has anyone got a towel any of you firemen no

no towels

great lovely Soaking wet bus journey, it is.

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Conoju las crucientes and verdad qual los nios les encantas.

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Tokal bener para sabermás.

There's no need for the sarcasm.

Oh, all right, the drive.

Yeah, he knows where the drive is.

It's in her flat.

I know exactly where in her flat as well.

Sorry.

Where are you, Sherlock?

I'm illustrating a point.

Okay.

What point is that?

That your hard work, or knock, knock.

He is under the floor.

I am indeed.

Mind out the way.

Hello.

Well, it's nice to see you're enjoying yourself.

Ah, William Ormstein.

Holmes, has our Prima Donna arrived?

She has.

Wonderful.

The Royal Opera House is kindly cooperating with us.

In what sense?

If

we cooperate with them,

the performance will be shown in full.

Sorry, what?

It's a full house, D.I.

Gregson.

Don't D.I.

Gregson me!

Once the curtain falls, the arrest may take place.

She'll just leg it!

She's here.

You'll have officers backstage and in the wings.

What if she jumps through your little trap door there?

Then by all means, put some officers down there, too.

Hmm.

When's her character done?

Is she on at the end?

We don't have a chance to grab her earlier.

No, her character nurtures Mimi as she does.

Yeah, what?

Irene plays Musetta.

The final scene is just as important to Mosetta as it is to Mimi.

She's no longer the comic relief, or just some flirtatious, dramatic,

emotionally manipulative character in a sparkly masquerade mask.

She sacrifices her glamour.

She sells her earrings to buy Mimi food, and she's by her side right at the end when she takes off her mask and she kisses.

Sorry.

Yeah, sorry.

She does this.

I have no idea if that answers my question or not.

She will be on stage until the very end.

Where will you be?

Her boy Prince is at the Childminder.

Irene is here on stage.

So the flat's empty.

That flat is empty.

Do you need any assistance getting in?

Do you want the police to be responsible for breaking into the home of a single mother?

Nope.

Thought so.

Leave us to it.

We'll do.

Yeah, yeah.

Let us absorb the heat for that one.

Great.

cheers.

Exactly.

There will be no heat.

Not when I win and she loses.

The game is nearing its end.

Victory is close.

We win.

Right.

Yes, we win.

Off we go, Watson.

Time for the final act.

Right, yeah, cool, cool.

Uh, Mariana, have you got the extra mic?

I've got it.

An extra mic?

What for?

Well, I've got to be with Sherlock for the drive, but I don't want to miss her getting apprehended.

Is this for your bloody podcast?

Yeah, yeah.

See you later, Tom.

You, lot, are a total nightmare.

A complete and total nightmare.

We're recording.

Mariana, come on.

I really don't like the sound of my voice on these things.

Oh, you've listened to the show?

Yeah,

unfortunately.

Oh, which one?

I don't know.

The adventure of some bloody nonsense.

Come on, this way.

Come, Watson.

This way.

Alright, alright, alright.

Slow down.

Slow down.

I can't.

I cannot.

But because you're too excited?

Well, yes, but

remember, we are not the only one that seek this prize.

There is another.

Of course, Mr.

M.

Indeed.

Yeah, and about 200 celebrities and corporate folk, I bet.

Here we go.

Okay.

What have you got planned this time?

You're gonna put some nanobot device through the letterbox that opens the door

gonna laser cut the windows so we can

or yeah, just smash the door open, sure.

How long have we got left of this thing?

Like 20 minutes or so.

And that's her in the eye mask, yeah?

Yep, that's her.

Right.

I want eyes on all exits.

How many we got backstage?

Five of us, Gregson.

One of you, go in the dressing room now.

Roger that.

Getting tense now.

It certainly is.

Move that table out of the way.

I'll pull the rug.

Roger that.

Oh, come on.

Done.

Let's get this rug out of the way.

Right, it's uh

it's not a trapdoor in sight.

Why would it be a trapdoor?

You said it would be a trapdoor.

Nobody said trapdoor.

I said it was under where she was stood.

Yeah.

The floorboards.

Oh.

Trapdoor, honestly.

Do you need a crowbar?

No.

This has been removed recently a number of times, as we know.

Screwdriver.

Right, um, here, here.

Now she's out there treading the boards all the while we're ripping up hers.

Any activity out there?

Uh, let me check.

Um

sir,

not really, mate.

There's a couple of neighbors looking out their windows, but to be fair, you did just smash a door down.

Good.

You're nearly done.

Ever so nearly, my dear companion.

Ever so nearly.

Okay, that's it.

That's the end of the show.

Finally.

Wait, wait, they'll do their bows, and then the curtain will come down.

All you need, stand by.

Okay, he's giving us a signal, that stage guy.

Yes, he's bringing the curtain down.

Great.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

What?

Mariana.

At the end, when Mimi dies, she is supposed to remove her mask.

Oh my god.

You were right.

You seem underwhelmed.

It's

it is what it is.

I don't know, I thought maybe it'd be bigger and heavier.

History never does weigh much until you try to carry it.

This

is the weight of nations, Watson.

The truth, like a drop of Jupiter, is both minuscule and massive.

Hey, yes, laptop.

Of course.

Get her off the fucking stage now.

Rugby tackle her for all that.

No, no, no, Irene.

Irene?

Hey, Hughes, get Irene Adler off that stage right now.

Hey, show's over.

The show is literally over.

We simply we cannot

do that.

I do not for this.

Our password.

Cerberus.

Yes.

Did

did it work?

It worked.

Okay, let me see.

I

why can't I?

What's on there?

It's a video.

I thought

I thought just shush.

I thought this was supposed to be a trove of data.

It's just a video.

Enough, Watson.

Let's play it.

Enough's enough.

Just okay, okay, it's okay, Irene.

Just cooperate.

We're not gonna force you to do anything you don't want to.

What?

What?

I'll play it, then.

My dear Mr.

Sherlock Holmes, I hope your friends enjoyed Daisy's performance.

She's so talented.

Get off me!

Irene, just calm down!

The show is over, and so is our little game.

I nearly blew it there at the death, right?

I just froze.

Guarding my goods, huh?

That's not her.

That's Daisy.

as you can see the drive has been wiped and reformatted a clean slate

a fresh start

Daisy Norton

what what first cover Mazetta

oh god I I need to call John

and my boy will not be used by your media

hunted by your establishment he won't be tortured by a life he could have had

he will be a normal boy with a normal life and a normal mom.

And there will be no Milverton or Ormstein

or even Holmes to jeopardize that.

You or anybody else affected on that drive needn't fear me.

I'm happy.

I love

and am loved.

Feel free to release your episode, Doctor.

I look forward to hearing it.

Lots of love from me,

the woman who, up until this afternoon,

used to be called

Irene.

She won.