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the year 1800 and 89, there was nowhere in the world more

3:05

exciting than London, England.

3:09

People argue over the origin of

3:11

the word excitement. Some

3:13

say it comes from the Latin,

3:15

exeter. Some say the

3:17

old French, exeter.

3:21

As for me, I can't

3:23

tell the difference. But

3:25

all this is to say that here,

3:28

here in London, excitement

3:32

means a lot of different things

3:34

to a lot of

3:37

different people. Hello?

3:41

I do say, is anyone there? Hmm.

3:46

For instance, for some, excitement

3:48

might mean a night at the theater, over-expensive

3:51

cocktails, and three hours of singing

3:53

or screaming you pretend to understand

3:55

to sound smart at a dinner

3:58

party. But for others. Well

4:01

let's just say some people have

4:03

to make their own theater. Well,

4:10

well, well... What

4:13

have we here? Sir,

4:17

before you do anything you regret, I

4:19

can assure you this stole is not real mink.

4:22

Well then I guess it's a good thing I'd interested

4:24

in your mink, isn't it? Because

4:26

any respectable street thief could tell

4:28

you that purse is an original

4:31

H.J.K's. Please, my husband

4:33

bought it for me as a gift. Smart

4:35

fellow, yes. See, I was

4:37

a buckle man, all about the buckles. And

4:40

it seems to me, if you pair in

4:42

a fake mink with that kind of legitimate

4:44

craftsmanship, you don't deserve it in the first

4:46

place, have you? You certainly

4:49

know your minks. And

4:52

my buckles? Now, what's

4:54

it gonna be, love? I... think...

5:02

Thanks to the purse, I assure you

5:04

it'll have a much better... Oh, not

5:07

so fast, Mr.

5:09

Chatsworth. I'm

5:11

afraid your luxury purse-piltering

5:14

days have come to

5:16

an unfashionably soggy end.

5:19

Oh, my

5:21

fucking nose! No need

5:23

for that much salt

5:25

in your language, Mr.

5:27

Chatsworth. Your tenure as

5:29

the Piccadilly purse-pilcher has

5:32

gone on unobstructed for well over a

5:34

month now. And you'll have to forgive

5:36

me if I lack the requisite sympathy.

5:39

Jerry? Jerry, oh my god, are you okay?

5:42

No, Mildred, I bloody well not!

5:44

This blasted idiot came out of

5:46

nowhere with his size sevens and

5:48

dashed me right into a goddamn

5:50

puddle! What man? Him? Yes, Mildred,

5:52

him. The Sherlock Holmes impersonator there

5:54

has been talking to himself about

5:56

the origin of the word excitement.

5:58

I'm... Sorry, you

6:00

heard that? Never mind, I'm afraid I'm

6:03

lost. This man was very

6:05

clearly- I knew this was going to

6:07

happen. You try to have a one

6:09

night out committing consensual fashion crimes and

6:11

some Samaritan comes along and- Oof! Run!

6:15

My purse, please.

6:18

All right, yes. I

6:20

think I see now that I

6:23

misread this situation, but do

6:25

you want me to at least lay

6:27

out my deduction as to how I

6:29

was led to that conclusion? Here I'll

6:31

just start. For starters! Mm-hmm! Billy!

6:34

Ew! My husband and I are being mugged

6:37

by an idiot! Wait, no! I'll

6:40

never understand how it can be so cold

6:42

outside, but in Scotland Yard it's a bloody

6:44

furnace. You'd think I'd know by now

6:47

and yet- Well,

6:49

well, Detective Fawkes. You

6:52

look like shit. Well, well,

6:55

well, James Stallion. You

6:58

are a sight for sore eyes. Not

7:02

one for the strand, I take it. Fawkes

7:08

and Stallion by Ian

7:10

Gears and Lauren Grace

7:12

Thompson. Part one. Case

7:15

of the best case scenario. Well,

7:22

how was I supposed to

7:26

know thief and

7:28

aristocrat roleplay was

7:30

a trend now?

7:40

If you'd just subscribed to the standard

7:42

like I keep telling you to, you'd

7:44

have seen a pretty substantial spread on

7:46

it in Tuesday's edition. And I've told

7:48

you I only subscribe to The Times.

7:50

The standard's just celebrity gossip and articles

7:52

about the Queen's favourite waterfowl. The red-breasted

7:54

magansa. Not my cup of tea. Not

7:56

the Queen's either. Coffee drinker. Caffeine 3.

7:59

You'd know that. That too, if you subscribe to

8:01

the standard. God forbid I miss such

8:03

a breakthrough. Must be the trade-off to

8:05

the amount of role-playing coverage they find

8:08

room for. Regardless, this is actually good

8:10

news, James. I won't deny it's an

8:12

exciting concept. No. Well,

8:14

I guess, hypothetically. But no! The

8:16

Piccadilly Purse Pilcher is still at large. And

8:18

now, we'll have a better idea of what

8:20

not to look for. I'll strive to be

8:23

sensitive to the chemistry of the next thief

8:25

and victim we encounter, Detective. Thank

8:27

you, Detective. You're Ascot's Crooked. It

8:29

most certainly is not. This

8:31

my friend is called Rogishly Askew. Ah,

8:34

there you are. Ah, Archie! I

8:37

didn't know you were on tonight. That

8:39

is Inspector Cartwright to you. Right, I

8:41

forgot. It's Inspector Cartwright now. By

8:44

the way, love the moustache. It's

8:46

bold, and it's working on

8:49

you very stately. You absolute

8:51

fucking idiot! Woah! I'm

8:54

sorry. You know I can't show you any

8:56

favouritism on my first day after the promotion.

8:58

It looks suspicious. Now, I'm going to say

9:00

some more things that I don't fully mean,

9:02

but I need you to act at least

9:04

moderately cowed. Got it? Oh, you

9:06

mean like role-playing. I'm... I'm

9:09

sorry. We've got it. Good. Now,

9:12

you absolute buffoons! Where

9:15

do you think you're going without

9:17

following proper checkout procedures? Ugh! Hehe.

9:20

Needless to say, I am terrified

9:23

and extremely penitent. Thank you.

9:26

Now come with me, because I actually do need to properly

9:28

check you out. You certainly do.

9:30

I know the drill. So,

9:33

Inspector, still on for the opera

9:35

tomorrow? Yes. Matt and A,

9:37

balcony seats, home in time for an early

9:40

dinner. Lovely. Salmon again?

9:42

I love you dearly. And you'd

9:44

better not forget it! That

9:46

chance, Hampton, always at light. Please never

9:49

let me find you here again. You know

9:51

I can't make that promise. Inspector?

9:53

Right. Sorry, Inspector.

9:55

Piss off! I'm sorry. I

9:59

think that went well. He really likes

10:01

you. Good, uh, I worry sometimes.

10:04

So, James, what do you say to another

10:06

tone about the circus to find the real

10:08

person? Call it, boys! 32 days

10:11

at large! Who had 32? Thank

10:13

you! Right here! Good on ya! Alright,

10:15

boys, don't forget to pay Shinwell here

10:18

by the end of the night! S-s-sorry,

10:21

who was that? What's going on? Right!

10:23

You don't just walk up to an

10:25

officer like that! I don't care how

10:27

short you are! I could've not stitched

10:29

your knees into your bum and out

10:31

the other end. What, are you mental?

10:35

No? Inspector Lestrade

10:37

has apprehended the Piccadilly

10:39

Purse Pilcher! Oh,

10:42

come on! Well, at

10:45

least it was just Lestrade

10:47

this time and not- Free

10:49

cheers for Inspector Lestrade and

10:52

the bad boys of Baker

10:54

Street themselves! Sherlock Holmes and

10:57

Dr. John Watson! A-B-O-R-I!

11:03

What? Let him hear ya

11:06

in solitary, boys! A-R-I!

11:09

F- Good

11:15

old 224B Baker

11:17

Street. Hello, Ambrose,

11:19

yes. Hello, Ambrose, yes. The

11:23

Burrough Street burglar? Sold!

11:25

The Waterloo Wastewiper? Sold!

11:29

And the Piccadilly Purse

11:31

Pilcher? Sold! I

11:34

show our bloody homes of 221B Baker

11:36

Street again! Oh,

11:40

come off it, Hampton. That's only three. You have...

11:44

So many more unsolved cases up there. I

11:46

assume you mean this one case that's left?

11:48

The Golem? The one that hasn't struck in

11:50

weeks? Well, with any luck, we'll get a

11:53

new brutal murder any day now. God,

11:55

I wish. Uh, tea?

11:58

Gin. I'm... I'm so glad you

12:00

said Jim, but only once. Then

12:02

a good night's sleep and we're back at it tomorrow.

12:05

Cheers. But

12:09

why did you have to tell Archie

12:11

you liked the moustache? I'm in the

12:14

midst of a three month campaign to

12:16

whittle down his faith in it. Lovingly,

12:18

of course. And you ruin it on

12:20

what could very well have been Shaving

12:22

Day. It was just my opinion, am

12:24

I not allowed to have my opinion?

12:27

Of course you're allowed to have it, but

12:29

not when it interferes with mine. No, that's

12:31

not true. That's not how democracy works. We

12:33

live in a constitutional monarchy, Hampton. Do they

12:36

not teach you that in the times either?

12:38

Fine, you're right. By the way, should we

12:40

be sparring after this many jins? Never stopped

12:42

us before. Which reminds me. Gin break! Gin

12:44

break! I'm

12:46

amazed we've had so much of this and I

12:49

feel fine. Ooh.

12:51

Any good detective must train himself to be

12:54

in a state of readiness at all times.

12:56

Do you know who said that? Sherlock

12:59

Holmes. No! Now,

13:02

listen to this, because I need you to

13:04

hear it. Fuck that guy. That

13:06

quote was from me. Alright, but

13:09

honestly, I'm not even mad anymore.

13:11

You're not? No. In fact, I

13:13

think there are benefits to what

13:15

happens today. Benefits to having every

13:17

case you've worked on snatched out

13:19

from under you? Certainly, James. For

13:21

every case solved, I must look at

13:23

the larger social good, and that's that

13:25

there's one less crime in the world.

13:28

How benevolent of you. But

13:30

you're a terrible liar. And

13:32

now you must pay for

13:35

ambrosius! It's

13:41

not a lie to see the bigger picture. If anything,

13:43

it's freeing. So you feel good. I feel great. Ah!

13:47

The face is not an accepted

13:50

target in the Sporing Rules of

13:52

Ambrosius! Sorry, mate. Just looking out

13:54

for the larger social good. And

13:57

that's seven for seven. Me. Go

14:00

for an eight. AHHH! I

14:02

can't fucking believe what just happened to me!

14:05

Hello, Mad. Morning, Mad. Dickheads. Hampton, do you

14:07

hear what she just called you? I was

14:09

just about to ask you the same thing.

14:11

Is no one going to ask me about

14:13

my morning? I don't know how to get

14:15

your attention any more clearly. Apologies! How

14:18

was your night, Madge? It's noon.

14:20

It is? Makes sense. It does?

14:22

Apologies, Madge. How was your morning?

14:25

Fucking miserable. Oh no. The fucking

14:27

asshole stood me up. Again? Ooh!

14:31

Oh, no. I'm so sorry, Madge.

14:33

You're a terrible liar. Told you.

14:35

Excuse me for trying to show

14:37

support. Well, next time, instead of

14:39

trying, maybe you could just support!

14:41

Duly noted, Madge. Tea? Lovesome.

14:44

Thank you. Alright. Uh...

14:47

Does anyone know where we keep

14:49

the cattle? Good God, Hampton. You live

14:52

here too. Take an interest. He's underway.

14:54

At least someone around here was born

14:56

with manners. Now, I

14:58

believe you were talking about fucking

15:01

assholes standing up. The

15:03

language that you would dare use in front of a

15:05

woman. In front of my own

15:07

wife, no less. Tur. It's

15:10

Martha. She stood me up. No!

15:13

Unbelievable! Oh,

15:15

no. Yes!

15:17

We had a date to go to the farmer's market

15:20

today, and when I show up to her flat to

15:22

pick her up... She wasn't there? That's

15:25

brutal. Yes, Hampton. It wasn't fun.

15:27

Their flat was emptier than my marriage

15:29

vows. Love you too. Wait,

15:32

so Holmes and Watson's aren't there

15:34

either? What crime could they possibly be

15:36

solving? There was nothing in the Times this morning.

15:39

Unless... Hold on. So

15:42

this was like a date? Date? Oh, God.

15:44

You're not getting back together, are you? Well,

15:46

not as she can't figure her shit

15:49

out. It's maddening. And the worst part

15:51

is... She didn't leave a note. She

15:53

used to love leaving notes, you know, because she... ...hates

15:56

confrontation. That's why we

15:58

were so perfect! Maybe

16:00

she did. What? You just

16:03

said Martha loves leaving notes

16:05

because she hates confrontation. And

16:07

I know that may sound like a

16:09

criticism, and I guess it is, but...

16:11

Well, maybe she did. Maybe

16:14

it's just in the flat. Why

16:16

wouldn't she just put it in our mail slot like

16:18

a normal person? Because you just said

16:21

yourself, Martha isn't a normal person.

16:23

Ugh, ain't that the truth. So,

16:26

what if we just... pop

16:29

over and see? You

16:31

want to break into my

16:33

ex's flat to see if she

16:36

left a note explaining why she

16:38

stood me up. Yes. Because...

16:43

I believe in love. You

16:45

want to see if Sherlock Holmes is going

16:47

to snake your golem case, don't you? No.

16:51

T for three. What

16:53

are we talking about? Hampton says he wants to

16:55

see if Martha left me a note by breaking

16:57

into her flat, but really, he's just trying to

16:59

snoop on Sherlock Holmes. Like a bitch. Sounds

17:02

fantastic. I have nothing else going on

17:04

today. We're not going to break in.

17:06

We're just going to check and see

17:09

if anyone's home. If it's empty, we'll head straight

17:11

back... Locked.

17:17

Oh, check the window. It may

17:19

be open. You really think Sherlock

17:21

Holmes leaves his windows unlocked? Exactly.

17:23

It's almost too stupid not to

17:25

try. It's truly shocking you haven't

17:27

solved anything in five years. It's

17:30

like they say, big breaks are 90% luck. What's

17:32

the other 10%? Luck.

17:36

I can't believe that worked. After

17:39

you. All

17:41

right, Hampton, this is a quick in and

17:43

out job. I'm sure you're unfamiliar. I'll take

17:46

East, you take West, James upstairs. There's a

17:48

secret games room behind the mahogany bookcase. Just

17:50

pull the copy of King Solomon's Minds. He

17:52

thinks it's funny. I know. I must

17:55

say, Madge, I'm surprised how gung-ho you are

17:57

about this. I have no reservations, but now that

17:59

we're here... Let's just fucking do this. James,

18:03

look! You found it!

18:06

Journals. Sherlock

18:08

Holmes' journals. It makes so

18:11

much sense. Oh, what's it say?

18:14

Have we completely given up on the In-N-Out? Oh

18:16

my god. What? Is it about the

18:18

Golan murders? It's indecipherable.

18:22

What, like a code? No, cursive,

18:25

but still. Aha! Found

18:27

it! What? Seriously.

18:31

The note. The note that Martha

18:33

left. The reason that we... Oh,

18:36

right. Great. That's great. So, no Golan evidence.

18:40

Fantastic. So...

18:44

She did leave one. Unbelievable.

18:48

I'm sorry, dear. Me

18:50

too. I got carried away investigating. Snooping

18:52

is more like it. Call it whatever

18:54

you like, but I can't just

18:56

turn off my investigatorial instincts like

18:58

any other... civilian. Oh, so

19:00

they've been in the on position this whole time?

19:03

Let's focus on the positives here. Martha

19:06

left you a note. Exactly! She left

19:08

me a note. Like I'm

19:10

a goddamn carrier pigeon. No, James

19:12

is right. It could have been worse. Remember

19:14

when we thought she left you nothing at all? Actually, you're

19:16

right. This was quite considerate of her. Maybe I shouldn't give

19:19

up on her just yet? Well, we're

19:21

not saying that. What's that supposed to mean? I

19:23

think what Hampton is trying to say

19:25

is that it still may not be

19:28

the best fit. She drives you

19:30

up the walls. She cancels plans at a moment's

19:32

notice. She loves Earl Grey. Don't forget why you

19:34

broke up with her in the first place. And

19:37

I've been wrong before. Maybe I am

19:39

now. In which direction? I

19:41

don't know. What does the

19:43

note say? Maybe I can deduce some

19:46

clues as to their whereabouts... or

19:48

her feelings through her addiction or punctuation.

19:51

Is that right? When's the last

19:53

time you deduced a girl's feelings

19:55

through her addiction and punctuation? Give

19:58

me the note. Toon! Madge?

20:00

I mean great stuff. James, you

20:02

read it. Hey. Sorry,

20:05

I have some bad news. I

20:08

completely forgot, but the boys are both out of

20:10

town for some case about a dog in Dartmoor

20:12

this weekend, which gives me the time to get

20:15

out of the city and see my son. I

20:18

know it's not convenient, but can we

20:20

reschedule for when I'm back? I

20:22

promise I'm not trying to do that thing where

20:24

I don't tell you in person to avoid your

20:27

reaction to bad news. Also, sorry

20:29

you had to break in to get this.

20:31

I completely forgot I could have just run it

20:34

across the street. Oh well, next

20:36

time, Sincerely, Martha Hudson. Oh,

20:40

I didn't know she had a son. For the best. He's

20:42

a little twat, if you know what I mean. How old is

20:44

he? I don't know. Six, twenty-four.

20:47

Oh my God. Did

20:50

you hear that? Did you say she loves

20:52

me? Sherlock Holmes and

20:54

John Watson are on

20:58

holiday. Pretty sure she said they're on

21:00

a case, but- Right, like they've solved everything

21:02

in London, so now they get to travel

21:04

for work. I'm this fucking

21:06

miserable. Have you ever been to Dartmoor

21:08

in the summer? God, no, I hate the

21:10

country. It won't change your mind. Right, sure,

21:12

whatever, but do you know what this means?

21:15

Honestly, if it has nothing to do with Martha

21:17

and me, I'm checking out. It

21:19

means that for the whole weekend,

21:21

we don't have any competition. How

21:24

ticket has finally come in? The understudies

21:26

have finally been called up from the basement.

21:29

London's number two detective team just

21:31

became number one. Which metaphor did

21:33

you want me to go with

21:35

here? We actually, finally, have the

21:37

chance to solve a real mystery in

21:40

this city without all our hard work being

21:42

undone in the final hour by Holmes and

21:44

Watson. This is the biggest opportunity we've

21:46

ever gotten. Are you seriously saying

21:49

that me getting stood up is

21:51

the best career opportunity you've ever

21:53

gotten? Right, well, I

21:55

can see how you would take it that way, but-

21:57

Oh, I can't wait to see you try to spin

21:59

it. Hampton, before you

22:01

dig a deeper hole for yourself, what cases

22:03

are there even left to solve? There

22:06

was nothing in this morning's edition of the

22:08

Standard. I don't read the Standard. Or the

22:10

Times. That's two whole papers. Maybe you

22:12

can finally find your precious golem and get that

22:14

garish map off my wall. Yes, yes.

22:17

If the golem strikes this weekend, then we're up.

22:20

And even if he doesn't, we live in a big city.

22:23

I'm sure we can find something to solve before

22:25

the day is out. Here, we'll make it simple.

22:27

The next case that presents itself is the

22:30

case that we solve. Ah!

22:32

Don't answer that. Why not? Maybe

22:35

it's a mystery. She has a point. Don't be

22:37

broke in with your idea to break in. We

22:39

just have to see why I don't want someone

22:41

confronting me about it. Hello? I

22:43

can hear you in there. It's muffled,

22:46

but it's definitely voices. Well,

22:48

sounds like the game's up. Well, at

22:50

least she didn't hear. I see two.

22:52

Or three voices at least. Don't

22:55

answer. We are in the home of a

22:57

celebrity now. It could be the

22:59

standard. Yes, exactly. How do we know

23:01

she's even here to see Holmes and Watson?

23:03

Is this the home of Mr. Sherlock Holmes

23:05

and Dr. John Watson? Fair bet. But

23:08

she could be here for any number of reasons. She

23:10

could be delivering milk for all we know.

23:12

I'm decently sure that's not it. Who's

23:14

the detective here? I've had

23:16

a case for you to solve. A case? Oh,

23:19

she said it. I'm not sure. I'm not sure.

23:21

I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm

23:23

not sure. I'm not sure. She said it. Do

23:26

you hear that, James? She has a

23:28

case. This is destiny. This

23:30

changes everything. I truly cannot keep

23:32

up with this. I'm resolved.

23:35

No matter what this young, desperate woman asks

23:37

us to solve, we will do it. Or

23:40

die trying. Oh,

23:43

thank God you answered. Sorry.

23:48

You're not. The detectives? Oh

23:51

really? You're not. The

23:54

detectives? Oh, rest assured,

23:56

weary client, we are. Whatever

23:58

case you have, love. large or small,

24:00

we are more than capable of handling

24:03

it. Right. I

24:05

assume you have experience with

24:07

robberies. We most certainly do.

24:09

We do. We do! Right.

24:12

Well, these jewels have

24:14

been stolen, you see. A jewel

24:16

heist? Even better. Fantastic. A

24:18

jewel heister? Do pardon, miss.

24:20

Excuse us. Just a moment.

24:23

Hampton, we have never solved a jewel

24:25

heist before. We've never solved any

24:27

heist before. I know that. And

24:30

I know that. But think about

24:32

it. This is the best possible

24:34

scenario for our first big case.

24:36

Jewels mean wealthy people. Wealthy people

24:38

means high profile. High profile means

24:40

mass exposure in the times and

24:42

the standard. Then we're set

24:44

as the new bad boys of Baker

24:47

Street. Right. But what happens

24:49

when we can't solve it?

24:51

Are you joking, Madge? They're

24:54

rich! If we don't solve the

24:56

case, they'll just carry on being rich.

24:58

Maybe it's just a little less so. Which

25:01

is really a win for all involved, if

25:03

you think about it. Hey. Present rich company

25:05

excluded. I don't see it

25:07

downside here. This is an absolute best

25:09

case scenario. All right? All

25:15

right. All right. All right!

25:18

We're in. Oh, thank God. Because

25:20

if we don't find out who did this, my

25:22

mother is going to be hanged. Oh

25:24

fr grandfather. Yeah. Best

25:31

case scenario? Who?

25:38

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25:40

by Ian Gerez and Lauren Grace Thompson. This

25:44

episode was classified by Sarabouchinsky,

25:46

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25:48

composed by Baltimore. This episode

25:50

featured Jeremy Thompson as Captain

25:52

Fox, Sean Fouch

25:55

as Archie Cartwright, Ian Gerez

25:57

as Constable McMurphy, and then...

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26:19

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am I? Welcome

26:38

to Desert Skies, traveler. Your

26:41

journey through the physical plane has come

26:43

to an end. I

26:47

am the attendant. My colleague

26:49

here is the mechanic. Yo! This

26:51

is your last stop on your way to

26:53

the great beyond. It's

26:56

our job to make sure you're prepared

26:58

for the ride. Now, before hitting the

27:00

road, we have an impressive selection of

27:02

over 34 varieties of

27:04

microwavable burritos. Um,

27:08

what's going on? There's gotta be a

27:10

better afterlife than this. I mean, come on!

27:13

That's offensive. Something seems to be

27:15

wrong here. You left

27:17

something major undone.

27:20

I have a life outside of this

27:22

gas station, you know. You quite literally

27:24

do not. Any hobbies? Nope.

27:26

Ever travel? Are you kidding?

27:29

Oh my god, you're like the human version

27:31

of a bean bagel. Pass register. How

27:34

can I help you, attendant? Play some music? You

27:36

got it. It's kind of funny, though. What

27:38

I needed wasn't back there. It was here, waiting for me. I

27:44

wonder what it feels like, Mac, to miss

27:46

the physical planes of people you left behind.

27:48

You know, I had a wife who died

27:50

three years ago. I wish

27:52

I could go back. No, you don't need to go back.

27:55

You just need to be here. A

27:58

new traveler approaching. Ready, team? Ready.

28:01

Good. Let's do it. Fine

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