"Ladies and gentlemen!" "The story of our carbuncle began in India." "And its beginning was a bit morbid." "Its first victim was a snake of an unknown type, that had swallowed the giant adamant." "Its second victim was an unfortunate elephant." "Nobody remembered his name, since the third victim was the elephant's owner, the name of which has also been lost." "The elephant used to do his job fairly, and his owner used to sit on him and give him some useful advice." "The elephant understood him, because he understood the relationship the human had with him, but knew nothing about relationships humans have with each other, and died because of lack of knowledge." "And there went the chain of murders, so typical for those times, and because of such an object." "Finally, the adamant was turned into a diamond." "And because of its size and the beautiful colour was given the name of the Blue Carbuncle." "Jewellery often doesn't stay long in the possessions of the poor." "So the carbuncle ended up in the hands of a smug maharaja Rai Pali," "but even he had to part ways with the gem." "A woman was, of course, to blame who was also English, and also a widow." "Countess Morcar was the one that brought our diamond in London." "The Blue Carbuncle." "Based on the story by A. Conan Doyle." "The weather is just right, not a single raindrop, gentlemen!" "Fog and mud, just that," "Great times, hip-hip hooray!" "Britain celebrates Christmas!" "Let's dress up!" "And if your suit does not protect you from the rain," "Put on a cheerful appearance." "And delay a running nose and bronchitis for a few days." "A brit is a brit." "In light frost, or summer heat!" "Shout so loud, here, there, anywhere" "Do or die!" "Shout so loud, here, there, anywhere" "Do or die!" "Damn cold." "Only our Lord the God could've thought of being born in winter." "Yes sir, but that happened a bit further to the east." "Why won't we find a better climate too, sir?" "Oh no, we can't!" "If London thieves disappear from the city even just for a month, a disaster will occur." "The balance will be ruined, Scotland Yard would descend into panic, without having anything to do." "Londoners will settle down and start getting fat, which is quite bad because of biological and social reasons." "Believe me, we are the pulsating heart of London." "But regardless, these are not proper living conditions." "Great cold, sir!" "Can you please tell me, how much does this figure cost?" "Ten pounds, sir." "Do you have something similar, but a bit cheaper?" "For a beloved woman, sir." "Oh, how marvellous!" "Yes, I'll take it." "For my beloved woman." " I will be guarding you as payment." " Guard?" "From what, sir?" "You are in good old England." "It's there, in another world, on the continent, where they have problems, worries, volcanoes, earthquakes," "revolutions." "It's all impossible here." "No social issues whatsoever." "The world is more likely to collapse than the sun of the British Empire to set." "You're right." "No, sir!" "I won't take money from you." "It's rare to meet a person with such profound beliefs." "That's why I pay for the best!" "Don't forget, you live in a country where it's been more than 100 years since a policeman was bribed." " Yes, you're right." " You're right as well." "Holmes, what would you advise to buy for my Gloria?" "I wouldn't like to have an enemy in the form of your bride." "You don't like jewellery?" "Dear Watson, I can predict changes in government, earth and space catastrophes, crimes of the century, but I can never manage to tell how a woman would react even to the most luxurious present." "Funny..." "With the help of my deductive method, I have solved dozens of the most difficult and twisted crimes..." "Yes, but even if one single woman had something to do with the crime," "I used to turn into an ordinary sleuth from Scotland Yard, because my logic used to turn powerless." "Unbelievable." "I hope you, Doctor... are not going to write about this?" "I'll try to restrain myself." "To be honest, Watson, I don't see any jewellery here worthy of your future wife." "You think so?" "She is the only woman in all of London to whom" "I feel genuine sympathy." " Thank you." " Let's go to another store." " You see that man?" " What man, sir?" "That one, the tall one." " Oh, yes, sir." " Yes, sir." " Remember him, boys." " He's too far away, sir." " Look." " Oh, sir." "The greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes." "Solved more crimes than I have hair on my head." "Half a year, for half a year did Scotland Yard follow my steps." "And Holmes busted me in three hours and put me in jail for five years." "Major talent." "And yet, Holmes, no matter how much I've written about you," "I still can't understand how do you manage to solve such complicated crimes?" "Attention to details." "You know, one author once said," ""Pass me an inkwell..."" "No, that wasn't me, that was someone else." "Anyway, "Pass me an inkwell, and I will write you a story."" "So, pass me an inkwell." "I'll tell you who made it, where, when, how many people were killed with it if it was heavy enough." " But chief, who's that bum with him?" " Oh, Doctor Watson, a writer." "Presents no interest, although he did write twice about me." "Thrice, sir." "The whole world read that, by the way." "See?" "I make England famous." "Yes...these were the times..." "And what now?" "If only just one pitiful crime of the century." "We're getting cheaper every year." "Oh yes, these were the times when all great people of England were still little." "Only Sherlock Holmes was great." "Merry Christmas, sir." "Yes, dear." "Merry Christmas, dear." "Merry Christmas, my love." "Beautiful weather, isn't it?" "You don't like it?" "Catherine, that's the best there was." "From the cheapest." "Catherine, when I become a millionaire..." "Don't get carried away, dear." "What to do, dear, everyone has to enjoy the fate that lies before you," "otherwise you'll never sleep in peace." "And that is said by a man!" "Catherine, I decided to propose to you." "Marry me." "Please be my wife!" "But James," "I'm not used to marrying strangers." "Strangers..." "Catherine, we've been working together for two months, hand by hand, you could say I..." "That's not enough for a marriage." "I have to test you." "With pleasure, Catherine!" "You must do something romantic." "James, you can become extremely rich." "Then we'll leave to somewhere far, somewhere in Canada, or Australia." "We'll buy a factory, a shop, or a prison." "A prison?" "!" "Why a prison?" "Doesn't matter, the important thing is to set up a business." "It's important to become independent." "James, the Countess has a gem, a blue carbuncle." "It's a truly priceless gem, nobody knows how much it's worth." "You must steal it!" "I've thought everything through, James." "That's not romantic, Catherine." "James, the rich rob the poor, why don't we rob them as well?" "We need to find out who can buy the gem from us." "We can't bring it to Australia, after all." "Don't waste time, everyone's celebrating, the Countess won't discover anything now." "We won't have an opportunity better than this, James." "I can't, Catherine." "I can't, you need to inspire me." "No, James." "Only when the gem will be ours," "I will be yours." "Only then." "James, we'll have many children, a full room of them." "Come on, James!" "All right, Catherine, for the sake of the children, will you be my wife?" "Of course!" "For the children..." "Yes, dear." "Merry Christmas, dear." "Is it for me, dear?" "I can imagine how much it costs." "Let's not talk about that." "Hurry, James." "You need to find people who will teach you how to steal the gem." "Oh, you've lost it, sir." "Take it." "Why?" "We don't need things from strangers." "I'll give you more." "Please understand me correctly, I've been looking for you the entire day." "For me?" "I'll tell you one thing, sir, my limit is in pounds." "If I take more, I leave the change." "Give uncle Bob a pound, and he'll tell you" " where you need to go." " Where do I need to go?" "There, to the Thames." "Ask Bloody Sam, say that" "Stinky Bob sent you." "Bloody will help." "Thank you, Bob." " Sir, sir..." " What now?" "Beautiful weather, sir." "Stinky Bob?" "What does this gentleman want from me?" "I'd like..." "He'd like you to explain to me how to steal and sell a diamond of an exceptional size." "Your Stinky Bob is a fool then, he knows that this business is not my area." "Kill someone - that's better, and costs, by the way, much less, and less nerves ruined." "If someone disrupts your life, that's to me." "The price is taxed." "Tax is 5 pounds." " I wanted..." " I said five." "No, I just wanted to ask where else can I go?" " Five." " But that's only a question." "Doesn't matter." "That's still a service, right?" "And any service of mine is taxed." "Five." "What university did you finish, young man?" "Lackey courses, sir." "A great cover up." "Who was the professor?" "Mr. Earl Hopkins, sir." "Oh, the owner of the "Atlantic" guesthouse." "A great, highly qualified thief." "I hope he did teach you his favourite trick of cabbaging a lizard from a slightly beamed cuss?" "Yes, sir." " Where are we?" " What?" "What's above us?" "The city, of course." " Where are we going?" " You wanted to the bottom of London." "So drop down." " Down there?" " Down there, be brave and hot." " Beautiful weather, sir." " Is that so?" "Don't break your neck." "Gentlemen, a guest through the back door!" "A novice, don't think it's someone shady!" "That's a guest!" "Oh, so funny!" "Beautiful weather, isn't it?" " Let's say so." " Good day." "I need to see sir Moldlay." "All right." "Did he arrange the meeting?" "No." "But I have recommendations." "From Prince, Count, Sire, Baron, Damned Mother," "Bloody Sam, and that one, Stinky Bob." "Please put your hands up." "Clean." "Explain your business on the paper." "And if it appears to be unworthy of chief's attention..." "Jimmy!" "...other people will take care of you." ""The Blue Carbuncle of the Countess Morcar." "There's a possibility to steal it together." "James."" "The Blue Carbuncle of the Countess Morcar?" "Quiet!" "That's a big bite, I'll tell you." "With this money, we can quit, and so can they." "Although, they never will." "The Blue Carbuncle..." "That's my pension, boy, that's my retirement settled." "Yes..." "A Christmas present!" "Go." "Instruct him thoroughly:" "how not to fail, how to secure an alibi." "Bring up Lord Pete Hingovich's case of 1916 for analogy and see through the materials." "Go." "If he brings the gem - give him five thousand." "That's enough for him." "We get the rest." "Understood?" "Now go." "Want some?" "James, the Countess is asking for pineapple." "Oh?" "All right." "Catherine." "Bring me all the papers about horse races." "Yes, ma'am." "There we go, ma'am." "Oh, pray excuse me, ma'am, wrong room." "Damn you!" "The diamond!" "The gem holds no value, the memories do." "I thought the plumber looked suspicious the second I saw him." "He pretended like he was interested in the job only." "As if there were no gems and no women present." "Tell me, Inspector, how do you explain that in our blossoming Empire, where a pound holds better than St. Paul's Cathedral, such incidents can happen?" "The culprit can only be either..." " a degenerate, or a decadent, or a foreigner." " A foreigner?" "A true Englishman, a gentleman, would not steal a diamond." "Murder?" "Yes, sure." "But stealing, especially from a woman..." "I have a feeling the diamond is in my hands, and intuition never failed me." "Careful, don't break it." "That's fine, we'll find it." "Press, fresh press!" "Here we go, a theft." "What is Scotland Yard doing?" "Press, fresh press!" "Yesterday - a million, today - two, tomorrow - billion." "Power stolen without honest possessions." "What a scandal, the country is in ruins!" " Where's the end?" " Where's the diamond?" " Press!" " Theft of the century!" " The Blue Carbuncle stolen!" " Plumber John Horner suspected!" "Scotland Yard follows the trail of accomplices." "Plumber Horner arrested!" "Countess Morcar awards 1000 pounds to the one that finds the diamond!" "1000 pounds!" "A thousand!" "Press!" "Fresh press!" "Catch the thief!" "Just in time!" "The weather does not change." "Press!" "Fresh press!" "The Countess is saddened, the gem is stolen, and nothing's given back." "It's just the time to bring a law about not upsetting the upper classes!" "Just the time, hip-hip hooray!" "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Watson, what do you think about this case?" "I think Horner has nothing to with this." "Who does then?" "There's an idea." "No evidence yet." "I know the cruel traditions of" "Indian religious cults." "If they see the gem as holy, they'll do anything just to get it back to its home country." ""New version of the gem's theft." "Police carries out interrogations of Indian circus performers."" "I think this a rare case of policemen actually following the right trail." "Are you sure?" "Of course, I had the same thought too." "Now the Countess remembered some pecular details..." "Watson, you and the Countess should stop reading that many detective books." "James, Horner is arrested." "Do it, dear." "Catherine, they'll catch me..." "Calm dowm, James." "Calm down." "I'm going now." "All right?" "Stop." "Come to me." "He's... he's mentally challenged." "Your hands, please." "Careful." "Pockets." " Let me hold it." " No-no, why?" " What's that you..." " Where?" "Oh damn." "There." "Flu." "From Hong Kong." "Hong Kong." "Everyone put your masks on!" "Escort the ill home!" " Hong Kong..." " Go!" "Gentlemen, gentlemen, thank you." "I'll handle it now." "Thank you, thank you." "Oh, brother James is coming." "We've prepared a goose for you." "I'm coming, daughter!" "Come in, James." "James, what are you doing?" "You said you've prepared a goose for me, so" "I was looking for the fattest one." "But we've saved a goose for you already." "We call him James." "How many do you have?" "One for you, two for us, and thirty for sale." "Maggie, if that's fine with you, I would like to take a goose that I'll choose myself." "But we left you the fattest one." "Maggie!" "I want to take that goose specifically!" "That one." "In the middle." "We've already acquainted." "He's so great, with a stripy tail!" "Your business." "Oh my, why did you bring a goose into..." "Chief, chief, tell them to take it away!" "Calm down, calm down, my boy." "The man looks like he knows what he's doing." "That is very nice on your part, Mr. Ryder, that you decided... that you decided to gift me a Christmas goose, but where's the gem?" "Money." "The money you promised first, sir." "Oh, my!" "Somebody take the goose away from me, I'm scared!" "Mama..." "Somebody take..." "Well...the diamond?" "Here." "Good job." "Brilliant." "What imagination!" "Copy that, idiots." "Begin." "Mr. Ryder, would you like to continue our partnership?" "N-no, I'm afraid not, sir." "I'm an honest man, sir." "That won't happen again, sir." "Mama, the blood..." "I'm afriad of blood..." "Maaa..." "Mama!" "I mean, chief!" "There's no gem in him." "What the hell?" "Where's the Indian diamond?" "!" "..." "Where?" "!" "There." "I told you, there!" "There?" "Give it to me!" "For what?" "!" "No..." "I told you the truth..." "Catherine..." "You thief!" "Where's James?" "James!" " James is gone, ran off!" " Of course he did!" "Here, to the elevator." "Maximum speed!" "James, who did this to you?" " Where are the geese, Maggie?" " At the seller's." "What seller?" "Breckenridge at the Covent Garden market." "Breckenridge..." " Maggie?" " What?" "Don't rush with the answer, think, sister, how many geese with a stripy tail did you have?" " Geese?" " Think well, don't rush." "How many..." "Nothing to think about, there were two." " Sold?" "!" " Yes, sold!" " To whom?" "!" " All of London buys from Breckenridge." "Catherine, I didn't..." "Nitwit." "That's all right if the rain is outside the window, and the moon can't be seen from the sky." "This night, the celebration arrives at every house," "We are cozy together tonight." "Give me your hand, old friend." "Our fair singer." "Sing a song, old friend." "Sing like in the good old days." "Let's pass the good rum around," "Drink to the beloved and carry on." "Lone wanderer, you're not alone." "We'll drink to you too." "Give me your hand, old friend." "Our fair singer." "Sing a song, old friend." "Sing like in the good old days." "Mr. Holmes, perhaps we should help?" "That's all right, most likely it will end with a loss of the fourth tooth in the upper jaw." "And twenty seconds later your husband Peterson should show up, he'll help." "So there's no need for us to come down from the second floor." "No, it's him!" "Congratulations, Peterson, you should go out on walks more across London in the morning." "There's a label on the goose's foot. "Mr. Henry Baker"." "There's a thousand Bakers in London, a few hundred of them are named Henry." " Yes?" " So, enjoy your nice meal, Mr. Peterson." "Sherlock Holmes..." "The great Sherlock Holmes..." "An extraordinary, fascinating man." "No coeval of his could've followed his train of thoughts." "And I, his outrageously mediocre fellow, am trying to explain his actions from the position of an ordinary man." "How else?" "I'll share a secret:" "Holmes' method is much wider and more genius than the one I've described." "But sadly, I do not understand it." "So I do apologise that you have to judge Holmes, learn about Holmes based on my words, since there's no one else around him." "So sorry, but you've got nothing to choose from." "You're just in time, Watson." "I have a feeling that today we will witness some most fascinating events occur." " What events?" " My name is Sherlock Holmes, not the Lord Almighty." "In that case, my birthday would've been today." "Have you read?" "Louis Renault managed to reach an insane speed on his car, 32 km/h." "Yes." "Yes?" "Oh, can't believe it." "Holmes listening." "Murder?" "Ask Scotland Yard." "Life is dull and grey, and only crimes make it bright and fascinating." "Holmes listening!" "Sorry, wrong number." "Damn it!" "There are no more than 30 phone users in London, and yet somebody still manages to call a wrong number." "You'd better marry, Holmes." "There's only one fascinating woman in all of London, but you, Watson, have managed to take her already." "Yeah, don't worry, I'm a convinced bachelor." " Mr. Holmes." " Yes?" "The g-goose..." "I said the g-goose..." "Came to life and flew out the window?" "Just look at what my wife has found in its goitre." "That's what I was waiting for the entire morning!" "Peterson, I hope you understand what you have just found?" "I think it's a diamond..." "That's right, what kind of diamond is that?" "Could it be the Blue Carbuncle of the Countess Morcar?" "Absolutely right." "The only one of its kind." "Its worth is a mere estimate." "In any case, the promised reward of 1000 pounds for it doesn't make even a hundredth part of its real price." "A thousand pounds?" "Watson, that will shine like a true diamond among your stories about me!" "But how did that goose get into Countess Morcar's bedchambers?" "I don't know, don't know what kind of a goose is that!" "And why was he visiting such an honorable guest?" "Was he introduced to the Countess, or was he acting incognito?" "And how did he allow to butcher himself with such a secret down his throat?" "And end up on Baker Street at this early hour?" " Should we take it, Watson?" " We'll take it!" "Solve this case?" "Solve this case!" "Let's begin?" "Immediately!" "Let's go, Peterson!" "Peterson?" "Doctor, that's your area, bring him back to life, we need him as a witness." "A thousand pounds..." "Peterson, recreate the scene of the incident in utmost detail." " So, he's here." " Yes." " They're here." " Yes." " I'm there." "They attack him." " Yes." "He attacks them." "Then..." "Your stick, Holmes, please." "Thank you." "He went like..." "Oops, sorry." "Oh damn it, can you stop breaking my windows?" "!" "Damn it..." "Good day." "What an extraordinary Christmas it is today, isn't it, sir?" "Yes, you are absolutely right, sir." "Christmas is simply splendid." "And geese this year, great geese, aren't they?" "Yes, haven't had such as those in a while." " Not cold?" " Yes, you know..." "We got a bit excited here." " Please forgive us." " That's nothing, sir." "Would you and your friends like to have a taste of my wine?" "Oh, with great pleasure." "Peterson, Watson?" "Where are you?" "Early evening, late midday, in grumpy December." "Hello, good old London." "Celebration outside." "That's all right that rain and wind are outside." "Outisde the window." "Merry Christmas, everyone." "Merry Christmas." "That's all right that rain and wind are outside." "Outside the window." "Merry Christmas, everyone." "Merry Christmas." "Everything dear to you, we wish you just that." "You wish the same for us, of course." "That's all right that rain and wind are outside." "Outside the window." "Merry Christmas, everyone." "Merry Christmas." "That's all right that rain and wind are outside." "Outside the window." "Merry Christmas, everyone." "Merry Christmas." "The investigation of the carbuncle's theft is coming to an end... plumber Horner awaits a lifetime of hard labour!" "The investigation of the carbuncle's theft is coming to an end... plumber Horner awaits a lifetime of hard labour!" "Oh, it has begun... plumber Horner is arrested." "I recognise you now, old prudent England." " Mr. Watson!" " Yes." "We need to find the real culprit, and quick." "Yes, but the Indians did it." "Mr. Watson, I don't know any Indian named Henry Baker." "About Mr. Baker, by the way." "So, "A goose and a black hat were found on Godge Street." "Mr. Henry Baker can get his things back at 221B Baker Street, today at 2:30pm."" "Short and solid." "Simple and understandable." " Understandable to whom, sir?" " To you, Mr. Peterson." "Go and give this notice into the newspapers." "Understood, what newspapers?" "Every ones you can think of." "Also, buy a goose." "It's a bit awkward." " Sir Henry Baker, right?" " Yes." " Is that your hat?" " Yes." "Excellent." "But we had to eat your goose." " Eat?" " There was nothing we could do, the time worked against your goose." " But that was my goose!" " We bought you another one, is that all right?" " Thank you." " And just so you won't get too upset," "I can give you the foot, the head and..." " Thank you." " ...the goitre of your goose." "Why?" "The new one is fine with me." " My condolences." " Thank you." "By the way, Mr. Baker, where did you buy your goose?" "I know something about geese, and I must confess that it's not often I see such a great specimen." "Would you share with me, where did you get yours?" "Of course." "You see, there's a pub near our jewellery workshop, called Alpha, we live and dine there." " Right." " And this year, the pub's owner, a great man Mr. Windment, has set up the goose club." "We had to pay a few pennies a week and get a goose by Christmas time." " Yes, yes." " Excuse me, but I paid my pennies fairly, and you know the rest." "Thank you, take care." "So, Watson, let's go to the Alpha pub." " Alpha?" " You see, Watson, criminal or not a criminal" "In general, every action leaves some sort of sign or a trace." "In an abandonded ravine, on a glossy paper, in the memory, in the heart, or in your fate." "Oh, what a thought! "In the memory, in the heart, or in your fate."" "And that's the thing, the mindless actions." "The thing is, that barely anybody can think about traces, or concequences, more like, that are, although, quite hard to foresee." "See for yourself, the Countess and geese." "How can you understand such a strange alliance?" "What's strange about that, the Indians did it all!" " Did what?" " Stole the diamond!" "You see, Watson, there are a lot of examples, and it's not hard to recite them all, when a rushed sentence has lead to a mistake." "Let's say, Joanna d'Arc or Giordano Bruno." "But Holmes, remember who tried them?" "Of course I remember." "Yes, we are smarter now, and we judge a lot more objectively than many years ago." "We treasure truth more than a profitable scenario, the one who's right is not to blame for us." "Isn't that right?" "So God be with the Countess." "The geese will not escape our sharp gaze." " Even the Indians?" " What Indians?" "Who stole the diamond!" "So when I was reading the Speckled Band, and that was in the evening," "I felt the hair move on my head, I couldn't sleep." "Just imagine, the slighest noise seemed to me like the movement of a snake, and The Study in Scarlet..." "I was afraid of the dark for two weeks straight." "No, think what you want, but I know what I'm talking about." " Watson's got talent!" " Nonsense." "Doctor Watson, a "writer", sure." "When a doctor picks up a quill, don't expect anything good." "No masterpiece will come out, and nobody would use his medical services either." "The downside of popularity, Doctor." "What does Watson write about?" "His great detective is only interested in the "what?" "who?" questions." "Just remember, remember." "His Holmes has never..." "Listen to critisicm, Doctor, listen." "That's about your doings!" "What detective writer would you name number one?" "Shakespeare." "Finished a story recently." "A young man studies abroad, returns to his homeland, and starts a secret investigation on the murder of his father." "In the meanwhile he kills one person, two, three." "Drives his bride to insanity." "Stabs her father." "And who's the culprit?" "The new PM, his own uncle." "There." "The name's "Hamlet"." "I can say that the detective genre is an English speciality." "What I'm missing in those Sherlock Holmes stories is piquant anecdotes, adventures with women..." "Damn it, he thinks I'm Pinkerton!" "You know, I miss those things in you as well." "Holmes is a man with no heart, a man of a cold brain." "All right, enough." "It's time to get back to our geese." "About Hamlet, by the way, I think the geese are better in Denmark or Scotland." "England suffers from spoiled environment." "The mister wanted to say that if your geese are just as good as your beer, then they should be truly marvelous." "My geese?" "I spoke with Henry Baker an hour ago, the member of your geese club." "Even so..." "With Henry?" "I know him..." "But the geese are not mine, sir." "I see you've sold all your geese already." "There are more at the market." "Yes, but I was sent to you specifically." "Who sent you?" "The owner of the Alpha pub." "Oh, yes." "I sold him two dozens of geese." "These were fine geese, where did you get them from?" "All right, mister, what do you want?" "Spill it." "I think I was clear enough." "I want to know who sold you the geese that you brought into the Alpha pub?" "I won't tell, end of story." "Well...if you don't want to, there's no need to." "But I'm curious, why are you getting so angry about such a trivial matter?" "You will one way or another, sir, when everyone keeps asking you about those geese." ""Where are they?"" ""Who did you sell them to?" "How much do they cost?"" "Seemingly, I've paid good money for a good product and that's the end of that!" "But no!" "As if these are the last geese in the world!" "But I have nothing to do with the people who questioned you." "If you won't tell, then..." "I'll lose a bet!" "You see, sir, I like to argue about birds sometimes." "And so today, I bet that the goose I ate in the Alpha pub was raised in the country, right?" "What's wrong?" "Waste of your money, sir." "That goose was raised in the city." " It can't be." " But I'm telling you!" "I don't believe it!" "Sir, do you think you know about geese more than I do?" "I know geese since childhood and I assure you that the geese from the Alpha pub were raised in the city." "You won't convince me of that!" "You want to make a bet?" "When you meet a man with such bags, and a red handerchief sticking out of his pocket, you can be sure you'll get what you want from him, if you make a bet with him." "We're close, Watson." "Not only us, it seems." "Get out!" "I'm sick of it!" "Get the hell out!" "If you come one more time to annoy me with those silly talks," "I will unleash the dog on you!" "Bring Mrs. Oakshot to me and I'll tell her!" "What do you have to do with this?" "!" "Did I buy the geese from you?" "!" "No, not from me." "But one of them belonged to me," "So bring Mrs. Oakshot to me then!" "She said to ask you." "Ask the Turkish sultan, not me!" "Get out!" "I don't think we have to visit Mrs. Oakshot." "Let's see what we can find out from this guy." "Where are you, my featherly friend, wondering around with that diamond?" "I don't need it, neither do you." "What to do, dear, in this damned world, everyone carries their gem inside themselves." "What scoundrel has thought of this nonsense?" "What did I land myself into?" "The goose had a bite, but a man just died!" "Hip-hip hooray!" "Everything's great, gentlemen!" "The London weather does not change." "As always, somebody catches someone on the scene," "You catch a goose, and the police catches you." "Hip-hip hooray!" "That's how it was and will be." "Love and gold, suck it up, son!" "As always, somebody loves someone dearly." "You lover her, she loves your wallet." "I implore you, geese, open up, where's your fellow?" "I have no shield from this world." "Baker Street and the bandits," "Scotland Yard, diamonds, I give up!" "Don't treat me like that." "I was honest since childhood." "That's a bit too much, you know!" "Hell with the goose, but a man is dead!" "Hip-hip hooray!" "Everything's great, gentlemen!" "The London weather does not change." "As always, somebody catches someone on the scene," "You catch a goose, and the police catches you." "Hip-hip hooray!" "That's how it was and will be." "Love and gold, suck it up, son!" "As always, somebody loves someone dearly." "You love her, she loves your wallet." "James Ryder!" "James!" "Come after me." "You'll see something interesting." "Quick, quick." "Take all the furniture away." "Faster!" "Right there." " Don't get distracted." " Yes, sir." "You're collecting trinkets again?" "Sir, sir, what if it's the real one?" "Firstly, fool, what kind of an idiot, do you think, would leave a real gem lying in the open?" "Holmes lives here, the greatest detective." "And secondly..." "And secondly..." "Secondly, if it's actually real, you put it back in place all the more so." "Don't mess with Holmes, we would be done for." "But the disappearance of a cupboard, rugs, the bed and silverware, he would treat as a Christmas prank." "Yes." "Yes." "We had guests." "What honorable people they were." "Excellent." "Watson, there are things, apparently, that even I cannot foresee." "James." "Oh, get him, Doctor." "It seems he's about to fall into the fireplace." "Give him some whiskey, here." "The case is lost, James, but..." "Lost Catherine, now lost the carbuncle..." "Thank you, do you know how many geese there are in England?" "Oh, do not, do not believe anyone who says these cunning scoundrels saved Rome!" "Well, James, you were only a pawn in this big game." "Did you know you stole a fake gem?" "That's Christmas for you!" "Here, draw the Countess' apartment for us." "Oh, I have to call the police again." "That's not in your interests, Countess." "Here's the insurance for the Blue Carbuncle, and here's the fake gem, made by your request in Wilson's jewellery workshop, by someone named Henry Baker." "Who are you, an insurance agent?" "I am the one who people of your circle despise the most." "The great detective Sherlock Holmes." "I am done for." "Because of you, Countess, one man will end up in hard labour, another man is on the edge of insanity." "Although they're simple folk, not gentlemen." "What do you want?" "If plumber Horner doesn't get free by noon," "I will pass all the materials into the newspapers." "Have mercy for my honor." "I really want to know, how did it all start?" "Mr. Holmes, have you ever had financial difficulties?" "Here." "Horse races?" "You knew?" "Please continue, Countess." "Yes, the gem was insured in Amsterdam." "I thought I would get the money if the gem was stolen." "I always kept it here in the open, but nobody wanted to steal it." "I couldn't give the thieves the real diamond, after all." "That's how the fake one appeared." "I knew that servant James suffered from unrequited love for Catherine, and I decided to use her to get him involved in this business." "I've spent a lot of time hinting and pushing Catherine to commit the theft." "If James was to get caught, I would've said that the gem was replaced after the theft." "I'm so alone in my 29 years of age." "Please understand me." "You are alone as well, Mr. Holmes." "Don't you think we match each other quite well?" "One commits crimes, the other one solves them." "Ma'am!" "Countess..." "The Blue Carbuncle investigation is closed!" "Plumber Horner is free." "Yes..." "That's where my cold brain went, write this down, Watson." "Of course." "The hotel servant..." "The maid?" "Perhaps." "But the Countess?" "Who would believe in that?" "Holmes, have you forgotten where we live?" "Yes, unthinkable." "I've written the story already anyway." "The Countess is innocent there, of course." "And then, the pub's regulars will say that the great Holmes lacks significance." "Although, that's not the case, Watson." "A new interesting investigation awaits us." "The case of Mr. Holmes' stolen furniture." "That's right!"