Elementary (TV Series)

Their Last Bow (2019)

Lucy Liu: Joan Watson

Quotes 

• Sherlock Holmes : I confess I didn't appreciate the extent to which my silence affected you until you published your book.

  Joan Watson : The book was a tribute to you.

  Sherlock Holmes : It was revenge. You knew that I would hate having so much known about me.

  Joan Watson : Fine, it was revenge.

• Sherlock Holmes : You kept the bees.

  Joan Watson : I thought Arthur might find them interesting. Plus, the free honey.

  Sherlock Holmes : He's remarkable, your son. As I was coming up the street, he and his nanny walked right by me. She's ex-military, no?

  Joan Watson : Three tours in Afghanistan. Anyone I helped put in prison tries to get at me through him...

  Sherlock Holmes : She puts them to bed with no supper.

  Joan Watson : Something like that.

• Ronald Adair : I'm here because I'm the executor of her will. She left strict instructions that this be brought to Sherlock Holmes upon her demise.

  Joan Watson : Sherlock died three years ago.

  Ronald Adair : I am aware. Just as I am aware that he named you his sole heir. He wanted you to have everything. So I think that makes this yours, don't you?

  Joan Watson : I don't want it.

  Ronald Adair : Ms. Watson...

  Joan Watson : Jamie Moriarty was crazy. It could be a bomb for all I know.

  Ronald Adair : No, I don't think so.

  [taking the parcel and shaking it] 

  Ronald Adair : You'll recall that she had certain rules when it came to you and Mr. Holmes. She would never have tried to kill you when she was alive. I find it hard to imagine that she would try now that she is dead.

• Sherlock Holmes : Yesterday, you were visited by a man who claimed to be Moriarty's attorney. He said that she had died and... left this package to me. You then went to my grave and demolished my headstone.

  Joan Watson : I know you said I should only do that in case of emergency...

  Sherlock Holmes : Ah, my specific instructions were you should only do it if your life was in danger.

  Joan Watson : It was Moriarty, okay? You loved her. I... look, whatever it is, I thought you should... have it.

• Sherlock Holmes : I see you've made some changes. Do we still have the secret exit to the street?

  Joan Watson : This place has a secret exit?

• Sherlock Holmes : You're still a blonde.

  Joan Watson : You just noticed?

  [indicating the scar over his eye] 

  Joan Watson : How'd you get the...?

  Sherlock Holmes : Oh, uh... difference of opinion with a compromised member of the Guardia Svizzera. He thought the Pope should be kidnapped. I didn't.

• News Host : You've been waiting a long time for this.

  Joan Watson : Yes. Three years. But it was worth the wait. Odin Reichenbach is finally getting what he deserves.

  News Host : Well, he got what amounts to a life sentence, but there is one murder that he was not charged with, and that's the murder of your partner, Sherlock Holmes.

  Joan Watson : It was frustrating when the D.A.'s office decided to drop those charges, but it was a strategic move on their part, and today, it looks like it paid off. If Sherlock were still here, I think he would be pleased with the outcome.

  News Host : Well, I've really enjoyed reading about him in your book. It's "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes." This is an incredible tribute to your partner.

  Joan Watson : Thank you.

  News Host : You must miss him very much.

  Joan Watson : Every day.

• Joan Watson : My assistant said that you are friends with Jamie Moriarty.

  Ronald Adair : I promise, you're in no danger from me.

  Joan Watson : What about from her?

  Ronald Adair : Actually, no one's in danger from her. Not anymore. Jamie Moriarty is dead.

  Joan Watson : What?

  Ronald Adair : Suffice it to say, it was work-related.

  Joan Watson : I would offer my condolences, but she was a terrible person.

• Joan Watson : I'm assuming you heard about Odin? Our plan worked.

  Sherlock Holmes : It was my plan. I said we should orchestrate a murder, my murder. I predicted that in the course of the investigation that followed, Odin's many other crimes would come to light, and I was right. Which isn't to say that you didn't play your part. If you hadn't gotten to the crime scene before CSU to replace the shell casings of the bullets that he fired, the police would've realized they were blanks. And you should also be commended for the job you did planting my blood.

  Joan Watson : You said that you were gonna find a way to contact me once a month. That lasted for, what, a year?

  Sherlock Holmes : Give or take.

  Joan Watson : I have been worried about you for the last two years, thinking that you had died for real!

  [he inexplicably gets up and leaves] 

  Joan Watson : Hey. I am talking to you.

• Sherlock Holmes : Look, I'm sorry if I gave you cause for concern, but I assure you, my falling out of touch was absolutely necessary. I kept quite busy after my death. Traveled. First to Florence, and then to Tibet. Spent a good amount of time in Norway. You may have read of the remarkable exploits of a Norwegian named Sigerson. I suppose it never occurred to you, you were receiving news of your friend.

  Joan Watson : What the hell are you talking about?

  Sherlock Holmes : Being dead hasn't kept me from being a detective. In fact, it's been quite a boon. Over the last three years, I've assumed various identities in various countries, using each of them to strike at powerful criminals from the shadows; including our old friend Moriarty.

  Joan Watson : Are you saying that you're the reason she's dead?

  Sherlock Holmes : She isn't dead. You were tricked.

  Joan Watson : What?

  Sherlock Holmes : After my father's death, she did what you and I have long predicted she would do.

  Joan Watson : She took over her group again.

  Sherlock Holmes : Over the years, using various aliases, I managed to sabotage her efforts. Obviously, she began to suspect I was still alive. She sent one of her lieutenants here to attempt to goad you into bringing me to New York. And he succeeded. Only natural you'd grow a bit rusty in my absence.

  Joan Watson : How can you be sure she isn't really dead?

  Sherlock Holmes : You think I wouldn't know?

  Joan Watson : I have no idea what you would know. I haven't heard from you in two years.

  Sherlock Holmes : If I'm right, one of her henchman would have been watching this place, awaiting my return. It's possible it's not too late to stop him from contacting her.

• Joan Watson : Hey. Where is he?

  [Marcus nods his head nearby] 

  Joan Watson : Arthur.

  Arthur : [running over]  Mommy!

  Joan Watson : Hi!

  Rose : Sorry. He was begging to come here all morning. He loves this place.

  Detective Marcus Bell : Like mother, like son.

• Arthur : Bye, Captain Bell.

  Detective Marcus Bell : Arthur, buddy, we've been through this. I prefer Uncle Marcus.

  Joan Watson : [amused laugh as they high-five]  Bye, Uncle Marcus.

• Ronald Adair : "The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub." Virgil.

  Joan Watson : It's nice to meet you, Virgil. I'm Joan Watson.

  Ronald Adair : Actually, um...

  Joan Watson : You were quoting Virgil. Yes, I know. It's dark down here, but no one's ever called it "infernal".

• Detective Marcus Bell : I didn't pull you away from anything, did I?

  Joan Watson : No. Arthur's in nursery school. So, you said someone got shot out here?

  Detective Marcus Bell : Execution style. Body's on the riverbank. According to his ID, and the business cards we found in his wallet, he's an attorney named Ronald Adair.

  [seeing her look] 

  Detective Marcus Bell : You okay?

• Sherlock Holmes : The early days of my exile were difficult. I didn't just give up my friends when I left New York, I gave up my career, as well. I tried to focus on my health, on my sobriety, but it-it wasn't enough. I needed an outlet. I needed to work. So I did.

  Joan Watson : You said you started taking on new identities.

  Sherlock Holmes : In Florence, I was Altamont. In Norway, I was Sigerson. With each new city came a new name, and with each new name, a new profession.

  Joan Watson : A new profession?

  Sherlock Holmes : Working as a consulting detective, I'm sure you'll agree, was impossible. There was too much risk I would be recognized by an old ally, or worse, an old enemy, so... I crafted aliases which would allow me to get close to criminals without arousing suspicion. In France, for example, I posed as a researcher of coal tar derivatives. Within a few months, I was able to demonstrate to the French government - anonymously, of course - that the French energy giant Puissance Générale was involved in illegal coal mining in Morocco and responsible for the deaths of multiple miners.

  Joan Watson : That was you?

  Sherlock Holmes : Mm-hmm. Just one of my adventures. But with my adventures came powerful enemies. Corporations and criminal organizations who would stop at nothing to find me. Communication with you, therefore, became even more dangerous. In the event I was exposed, I didn't want anyone to think that you were party to my endeavors.

  Joan Watson : You could've said all this in your last message to me two years ago.

  Sherlock Holmes : I couldn't risk you trying to help me. Not after your last message.

  Joan Watson : Arthur. I told you about him.

  Sherlock Holmes : Your adoption had just been approved. That changed everything for both of us. If anything had happened to him because of me...

• Joan Watson : So, how's it going with the, uh...

  Detective Marcus Bell : The Smith homicide? You were right. The uncle was the one that sent him that ivory box. When we searched his office, we found what was left of of the poison he put on the tip of that spring.

  Joan Watson : Did he confess?

  Detective Marcus Bell : Sang like a bird. Honestly, I'm more interested in how the Tellavecchio case is going. Everything on track?

  Joan Watson : Yes. Everything's on track.

• Sean : Do you have any idea how hard you're trending right now?

  Joan Watson : About 100% more than I'd like to be?

  Sean : I'm just saying. Your publisher better be ready to roll out a new edition of your book.

  Joan Watson : I did not do the interview to sell books.

  Sean : Tell her that she needs a publicist.

  Rose : You need a publicist.

  Joan Watson : What I need, Sean, is an assistant who means it when he says he's gonna cut back on the energy drinks.

  Sean : Your contractor called about twenty minutes ago. He said to give you this estimate for the renovations you were considering for the media room.

  Joan Watson : [seeing the figure]  Oh. Maybe I should try to sell more books.

• Sean : There's someone waiting for you downstairs; an attorney. He got here just a few minutes before you did.

  Joan Watson : You know what, just find out who he's representing and what they've been accused of, and I'll get back to him.

  Sean : Actually, he said very specifically that he wasn't looking to hire a detective. He said he wanted to talk to you about a mutual friend. Someone named Jamie Moriarty?

• Sherlock Holmes : [on the phone]  Act naturally. Don't tell Marcus you know the victim. You still think Moriarty is dead?

  Joan Watson : No, I don't.

  Sherlock Holmes : [she looks around as he talks, still on the phone]  I retraced Adair's steps after he left you last night. A car service dropped him off a block away. If you're attempting to locate me, please stop. Best we keep this between us.

  Joan Watson : You sure about that?

  Sherlock Holmes : Positive. I'll meet you back at the brownstone.