Sherlock, Season 4, episode 2 transcript: The Lying Detective, part 1

[arianedevere]

Sherlock, Season 4, episode 2 transcript: The Lying Detective, part 1

With all my thanks to Team Ari - Mirith Griffin, lauramcewan, simpleanddestructivechemistry, and swissmarg - for their invaluable help in checking and correcting this transcript.
My thanks also to stepfordgeek and roquentine19 as well as many other helpful people on Tumblr without whose assistance

Comments

[helin]

Pardon my interference, please, but I am almost sure you have a typo here:

SHERLOCK: Than who [not 'you']?
FAITH (shaking her head): Anyone.

[arianedevere]

Darn it, I thought I'd changed that. My team pointed that out. Thanks for telling me.

Yay!

[sid401k]

Just yay!

Huge thanks

[anonymous]

Dear lady,
You are a literal life-saver for those of us in benighted countries where they won't even tell us when the series is to air! Reading your transcripts is almost as satisfying an experience as watching the episodes themselves, thanks to all the descriptive effort you put in.

I am so appreciative that if you ever find yourself in the Wellington area of New Zealand, I hereby promise you free board, transport and guided tours! If you are ever likely to avail yourself of this, point me at somewhere I can give you my contact details in private.

Many thanks again.

Re: Huge thanks

[arianedevere]

Thanks for your kind comments (and for your second message which I deliberately won't unscreen to hide your email address). It's a sweet offer, but I don't travel, so don't expect to see me in NZ!

Impressive!

[anonymous]

Such attention to detail...so beautifully written...and the added bonus of a narrator who loves each episode as much as we readers do...and then the lovely bits of humor about your reaction to whatever took place on screen. You are indeed a treasure, and I am immensely grateful for your site. These accounts always help me go deeper and appreciate Sherlock more fully. Thank you so very much.

Re: Impressive!

[arianedevere]

Thank you for such a lovely comment. It's messages like these which make the exhaustion and the swollen ankles worth it!

Re: Impressive!

[anonymous]

This is a wonderful examination of the brilliance of Sherlock's visuals which you might enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfFgnJoLiQE

Re: Impressive!

[arianedevere]

That is a fascinating video!

[rifleman_s]

Oh thank you, thank you for turning this around so quickly. The bits I’d missed weren’t too many this time (Sherlock seemed to be speaking quite slowly - for him! - a lot of the time), but thanks for:

SHERLOCK: You’re suicidal. You’re allowed chips, trust me. It’s about the only perk.

And also some of the London locations.

”SHERLOCK: But no. It only makes it when the sun is at its zenith, so I’m betting that you live in a narrow street on the ground floor.”

I loved this - shows that he never forgot John’s lecturing about the solar system!!

[arianedevere]

You should thank Mirith Griffin for most of the London locations. I barely knew any of them!

I loved the whole "size of the kitchen" deduction. If he didn't get it from somewhere/someone else, Moffat is a bloody genius.