福尔摩斯帮伦敦警察厅破获无数案件,但是福尔摩斯并不存在,而这位大侦探的角色一直由一个叫雷金纳得琴凯德德人扮演,他是华生雇佣德临时“演员”,笨拙又酗酒,为此,华生想要解雇他,正当此时,财务部官员要拜访福尔摩斯,华生只好留着他,继续这弥天大谎,“依靠”他破解新谜团。
Inspector Lestrade:
Half a tick, Mr. Holmes. Ye can't go walkin' into someone's residence, pokin' about their personal possessions, disruptin' their privacy... That's for Scotland Yard.
Holmes:
An occasional libation enables me to stiffen my resolve.
Mrs. Hudson:
Your resolve should be pickled by now!
Watson: