Sherlock (TV Series)
The Reichenbach Fall (2012)
Martin Freeman: Dr. John Watson
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Quotes
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Dr. John Watson : Don't do that.
Sherlock Holmes : Do what?
Dr. John Watson : The look.
Sherlock Holmes : Look?
Dr. John Watson : You're doing the look again.
Sherlock Holmes : Well, I can't see it, can I?
[John indicates the mirror, Sherlock looks]
Sherlock Holmes : It's my face.
Dr. John Watson : Yes, and it's doing a thing. You're doing a we-both-know-what's-really-going-on-here face.
Sherlock Holmes : Well, we do.
Dr. John Watson : No, I don't. Which is why I find the face so annoying.
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[last lines]
Dr. John Watson : Um... Mmm, right, you... You told me once... that you weren't a hero. Umm, there were times I didn't even think you were human but let me tell you this, you were, uh, the best man and the most human... human being that I've ever known and no one will ever convince me that you told me a lie. That so... there.
[pause]
Dr. John Watson : I was... I was so alone. And I owe you so much.
[turns and starts to walk away]
Dr. John Watson : Oh, please, there's just one more thing, right? One more thing. One more miracle, Sherlock, for me. Don't... be... dead. Would you, just for me, just stop it? Stop this.
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Sherlock Holmes : [handcuffed to John and running] Take my hand.
Dr. John Watson : Now people will definitely talk.
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Sherlock Holmes : [In their apartment, reading the latest tabloids] "Boffin"? Boffin Sherlock Holmes.
Dr. John Watson : Everybody gets one.
Sherlock Holmes : One what?
Dr. John Watson : Tabloid nickname. Subo, Nasty Nick. Shouldn't worry. I'll probably get one soon.
Sherlock Holmes : Page five, column six, first sentence. Why is it always the *hat* photograph?
Dr. John Watson : "*Bachelor* John Watson."
Sherlock Holmes : What kind of hat is it anyway?
Dr. John Watson : Bachelor? What the hell are they implying?
Sherlock Holmes : Is it a cap? Why has it got two fronts?
Dr. John Watson : It's a deerstalker. "... frequently seen in the company of *bachelor* John Watson."
Sherlock Holmes : How do you stalk a deer with a hat? What are you going to do, throw it?
Dr. John Watson : "*Confirmed* bachelor, John Watson."
Sherlock Holmes : Is it like some sort of death frisbee?
Dr. John Watson : Okay, this is too much. We need got to be more careful.
Sherlock Holmes : It's got flaps. *Ear* flaps, it's an *ear* hat, John.
[Throws the hat to John]
Sherlock Holmes : What do you mean, more careful?
Dr. John Watson : I mean, this isn't a deerstalker now, it's a Sherlock Holmes hat. I mean, that you're not exactly a *private* detective any more. You're this far from famous.
Sherlock Holmes : Oh, it'll pass.
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[after Sherlock is arrested]
Chief Superintendant : Donovan? That's our man?
Sgt Sally Donovan : Uh, yes, sir.
Chief Superintendant : Looked a bit of a weirdo, if you ask me. Often are, these vigilante types.
[notices John staring at him]
Chief Superintendant : What you lookin' at?
[Cut to later; the Chief Superintendent walks out onto Baker Street with a handkerchief to his bloody nose]
Cop : Are you all right, sir?
[John is slammed against a police car next to Sherlock and handcuffed to him]
Sherlock Holmes : Joining me?
Dr. John Watson : Yeah. Apparently it's against the law to chin the Chief Superintendent.
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Dr. John Watson : No, I know you're for real.
Sherlock Holmes : A 100%?
Dr. John Watson : Nobody can fake being such an annoying *dick* all the time.
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[as Sherlock and John are handcuffed together]
Sherlock Holmes : Hmm. Bit awkward, this.
Dr. John Watson : There's no one to bail us.
Sherlock Holmes : I was thinking more about our imminent and daring escape.
Police Dispatcher : All units to 2-7.
Dr. John Watson : [to Sherlock] What?
[Sherlock triggers a police radio, causing feedback in all the uniformed officers' microphones. As the nearest one yanks his earpiece out, Sherlock grabs his gun and backs away from everyone]
Police Dispatcher : All units to 2
Sherlock Holmes : Ladies and gentlemen, will you all please get on your knees?
[No one moves; he fires twice into the air]
Sherlock Holmes : *Now* would be good!
DI Lestrade : Do as he says!
Dr. John Watson : Just-just so you're aware, the gun is his idea. I-I'm just, uh, you know...
Sherlock Holmes : [pointing the gun at John] My hostage!
Dr. John Watson : Hostage, yes, that works. That works. So what now?
Sherlock Holmes : Doing what Moriarty wants. Becoming a fugitive. Run.
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Dr. John Watson : [to Mycroft Holmes] So there's one big lie, Sherlock's a fraud. But people will swallow it because the rest of it is true. Moriarty wanted Sherlock destroyed, right? And you have given him the perfect ammunition.
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Sherlock Holmes : This is my cab. You get the next one.
Dr. John Watson : Why?
Sherlock Holmes : You might talk.
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Sherlock Holmes : This phone call, it's, um... It's my note. It's what people do, don't they? Leave a note?
Dr. John Watson : Leave a note when?
Sherlock Holmes : Good-bye, John.
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Sherlock Holmes : [talking to John on the phone while on the roof of Barts] I'm a fake.
Dr. John Watson : Sherlock.
Sherlock Holmes : The newspapers were right all along. I want you to tell Lestrade. I want you to tell Mrs. Hudson. And Molly. In fact, tell anyone who will listen to you... that I created Moriarty for my own purposes.
Dr. John Watson : Ok, shut up, Sherlock, shut up. The first time we met. The first time we met, you knew all about my sister. Right?
Sherlock Holmes : Nobody could be that clever.
Dr. John Watson : You could.
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[Sherlock has been called in as an expert witness at Moriarty's trial]
Dr. John Watson : Remember...
Sherlock Holmes : Yes.
Dr. John Watson : Remember...
Sherlock Holmes : Yes.
Dr. John Watson : Remember what they told you. Don't try to be clever...
Sherlock Holmes : No.
Dr. John Watson : ...and please, just keep it simple and brief.
Sherlock Holmes : [sarcastic] God forbid the star witness at the trial should come across as intelligent.
Dr. John Watson : Intelligent, fine. Let's give smart-arse a wide berth.
Sherlock Holmes : [pause] I'll just be myself.
Dr. John Watson : Are you *listening* to me?
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[first lines]
Ella : Why today?
Dr. John Watson : [long pause] Do you want to hear me say it?
Ella : Eighteen months since our last appointment.
Dr. John Watson : Do you read the papers?
Ella : Sometimes.
Dr. John Watson : Um, and you watch telly?
[pause]
Dr. John Watson : You know why I'm here.
[pause]
Dr. John Watson : I'm here because...
[pause]
Ella : What happened, John?
Dr. John Watson : [long pause] Sher...
[pause]
Ella : You need to get it out.
Dr. John Watson : My best friend... Sherlock Holmes... is dead.