Sherlock (TV Series)

The Lying Detective (2017)

Amanda Abbington: Mary Watson

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• Dr. John Watson : I cheated on you, Mary. There's a woman on the bus, and I had a plastic daisy in my hair. I'd been playing with Rosie, and this girl just smiled at me. That's all it was. It was a smile. We texted, constantly. You want to know when? Every time you left the room - that's when. When you were feeding our daughter. When you were stopping her from crying - that's when. And that's all it was. Just texting. But I wanted more. And do you know something? I still do. I'm not the man you thought I was. I'm not that guy. I never could be. But that's the point.

  [his voice breaks] 

  Dr. John Watson : That's the whole point. Who you thought I was... is the man who I want to be.

  Mary Watson : Well then... John Watson... Get the hell on with it.

  [John starts crying] 

• [compiled from several bits between other scenes] 

  Mary Watson : If you're watching this, I'm... probably dead. I'm giving you a case, Sherlock. Might be the hardest case of your career. When I'm... gone, if I'm gone, I need you to do something for me. Save John Watson. Save him, Sherlock. Save him. Don't think anyone else is going to save him, because there isn't anyone. It's up to you. Save him. But I do think you're going to need a little bit of help with that, because you're not exactly good with people, so here's a few things you need to know about the man we both love - and more importantly, what you're going to need to do to save him: John Watson never accepts help. Not from anyone. Not ever. But here's the thing - he never refuses it. So, here's what you are going to do. You can't save John, because he won't let you. He won't allow himself to be saved. The only way to save John is to make him save you. Go to hell, Sherlock. Go right into hell and make it look like you mean it. Go and pick a fight with a bad guy. Put yourself in harm's way. If he thinks you need him, I swear... he will be there.

• Mary Watson : [to John]  You are done with the world being explained to you by a man. Well, who isn't?