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The Reichenbach Fall
"The Reichenbach Fall" is the third and final episode of the second series of the BBC television series Sherlock. It was written by Stephen Thompson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty. The episode deals with Moriarty's attempt to undermine the public's view of Sherlock and drive him to suicide. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD on 15 January 2012. It attracted 9.78 million viewers, and critical reaction to the episode was positive. After the episode was aired, there was also much online and media speculation, which focused on Sherlock's death.
Inspired by "The Final Problem" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the episode follows Moriarty's plot to discredit and kill Sherlock Holmes, also heavily using elements from the film The Woman in Green. The title alludes to the Reichenbach Falls, the location where Holmes and Moriarty supposedly fall to their deaths in the original story. Some sequences in the episode that are set at the Tower of London were filmed at Cardiff Castle. Other locations used include Newport Cemetery, Tredegar House and Cardiff City Hall, as well as other areas around Cardiff including Broadway and Cardiff Bay.
John Watson is in his first meeting with his therapist after eighteen months. Struggling to explain the reason for his visit, he eventually chokes out the words, "My best friend, Sherlock Holmes, is dead". The episode flashes back to three months earlier, with Sherlock receiving plaudits and gifts from various people for whom he has solved cases, along with much-unwanted media attention, especially for his recovery of a Turner painting of Reichenbach Falls.
Meanwhile, Moriarty uses his mobile phone to simultaneously break into the case where the Crown Jewels are kept, open the vault at the Bank of England and unlock all the cells at Pentonville Prison. Before smashing the Crown Jewels' case, he writes the words "Get Sherlock" on the outside, to be seen by the security cameras. He then allows himself to be caught by the police wearing the jewels and sitting on the throne.
Sherlock is called to testify at Moriarty's trial, where he explains that Moriarty is a criminal mastermind. Moriarty has threatened the jurors with the deaths of their families, leading them to vote "not guilty". After being acquitted, Moriarty visits Sherlock and explains that his break-in was a publicity stunt to show potential clients what he is capable of, adding, "I owe you a fall." Meanwhile, John is summoned to see Mycroft, who explains that four professional assassins have moved into flats on Baker Street and asks him to watch out for Sherlock.
Sherlock and John investigate the kidnapping of the children of the British Ambassador to the U.S., Rufus Bruhl. Sherlock deciphers evidence allowing the police to find the children, but as part of a plot to make others suspect that Sherlock has been staging his cases himself, Moriarty has traumatised the girl, so she is terrified of Sherlock when she sees him. Sergeant Donovan begins to suspect Sherlock. The chief superintendent forces a reluctant Lestrade to arrest Sherlock, but he escapes with John handcuffed as his 'hostage'. They realise Moriarty's "Get Sherlock" has convinced the criminal underworld that Moriarty has given Sherlock the computer code he used to pull off his triple heist. This code is supposedly capable of bypassing all security systems.
Sherlock and John break into the house of journalist Kitty Riley, who is poised to publish an exposé on Sherlock. They find that Moriarty has created a fake identity, Richard Brook ("Reichen Bach" in German), an actor whom Sherlock supposedly paid to pose as a master criminal. Now a wanted man with his media image on the verge of plummeting, Sherlock launches a final gambit. Leaving John, Sherlock contacts Molly Hooper, a pathologist at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and admits that, contrary to her belief, he respects her and has always trusted her. He tells Molly he is in grave danger and humbly asks her for help. John goes to the Diogenes Club to question Mycroft and learns that Mycroft unintentionally divulged Sherlock's personal information during his interrogations of Moriarty. Meanwhile, Sherlock deduces that the anti-security code was encoded in the tapping of Moriarty's fingers during his earlier visit.
John finds Sherlock at the St. Bartholomew's lab but leaves after hearing Mrs. Hudson has been shot. Sherlock texts Moriarty, inviting him to meet him on the hospital roof to solve their "final problem". Sherlock claims that he can electronically erase Richard Brook with the code. But Moriarty reveals that there is no code; he simply bribed security guards. He gives Sherlock an ultimatum: Sherlock must commit suicide or Moriarty's hitmen will kill John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrade. Sherlock realizes Moriarty has a way to prevent the executions and convinces Moriarty that he is willing to do anything to make him stop the assassins. After acknowledging their similarities, Moriarty tells Sherlock, "As long as I am alive, you can save your friends". He then commits suicide by shooting himself, effectively closing Sherlock's options for saving his friends other than jumping from the roof.
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The Reichenbach Fall
"The Reichenbach Fall" is the third and final episode of the second series of the BBC television series Sherlock. It was written by Stephen Thompson and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty. The episode deals with Moriarty's attempt to undermine the public's view of Sherlock and drive him to suicide. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD on 15 January 2012. It attracted 9.78 million viewers, and critical reaction to the episode was positive. After the episode was aired, there was also much online and media speculation, which focused on Sherlock's death.
Inspired by "The Final Problem" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the episode follows Moriarty's plot to discredit and kill Sherlock Holmes, also heavily using elements from the film The Woman in Green. The title alludes to the Reichenbach Falls, the location where Holmes and Moriarty supposedly fall to their deaths in the original story. Some sequences in the episode that are set at the Tower of London were filmed at Cardiff Castle. Other locations used include Newport Cemetery, Tredegar House and Cardiff City Hall, as well as other areas around Cardiff including Broadway and Cardiff Bay.
John Watson is in his first meeting with his therapist after eighteen months. Struggling to explain the reason for his visit, he eventually chokes out the words, "My best friend, Sherlock Holmes, is dead". The episode flashes back to three months earlier, with Sherlock receiving plaudits and gifts from various people for whom he has solved cases, along with much-unwanted media attention, especially for his recovery of a Turner painting of Reichenbach Falls.
Meanwhile, Moriarty uses his mobile phone to simultaneously break into the case where the Crown Jewels are kept, open the vault at the Bank of England and unlock all the cells at Pentonville Prison. Before smashing the Crown Jewels' case, he writes the words "Get Sherlock" on the outside, to be seen by the security cameras. He then allows himself to be caught by the police wearing the jewels and sitting on the throne.
Sherlock is called to testify at Moriarty's trial, where he explains that Moriarty is a criminal mastermind. Moriarty has threatened the jurors with the deaths of their families, leading them to vote "not guilty". After being acquitted, Moriarty visits Sherlock and explains that his break-in was a publicity stunt to show potential clients what he is capable of, adding, "I owe you a fall." Meanwhile, John is summoned to see Mycroft, who explains that four professional assassins have moved into flats on Baker Street and asks him to watch out for Sherlock.
Sherlock and John investigate the kidnapping of the children of the British Ambassador to the U.S., Rufus Bruhl. Sherlock deciphers evidence allowing the police to find the children, but as part of a plot to make others suspect that Sherlock has been staging his cases himself, Moriarty has traumatised the girl, so she is terrified of Sherlock when she sees him. Sergeant Donovan begins to suspect Sherlock. The chief superintendent forces a reluctant Lestrade to arrest Sherlock, but he escapes with John handcuffed as his 'hostage'. They realise Moriarty's "Get Sherlock" has convinced the criminal underworld that Moriarty has given Sherlock the computer code he used to pull off his triple heist. This code is supposedly capable of bypassing all security systems.
Sherlock and John break into the house of journalist Kitty Riley, who is poised to publish an exposé on Sherlock. They find that Moriarty has created a fake identity, Richard Brook ("Reichen Bach" in German), an actor whom Sherlock supposedly paid to pose as a master criminal. Now a wanted man with his media image on the verge of plummeting, Sherlock launches a final gambit. Leaving John, Sherlock contacts Molly Hooper, a pathologist at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and admits that, contrary to her belief, he respects her and has always trusted her. He tells Molly he is in grave danger and humbly asks her for help. John goes to the Diogenes Club to question Mycroft and learns that Mycroft unintentionally divulged Sherlock's personal information during his interrogations of Moriarty. Meanwhile, Sherlock deduces that the anti-security code was encoded in the tapping of Moriarty's fingers during his earlier visit.
John finds Sherlock at the St. Bartholomew's lab but leaves after hearing Mrs. Hudson has been shot. Sherlock texts Moriarty, inviting him to meet him on the hospital roof to solve their "final problem". Sherlock claims that he can electronically erase Richard Brook with the code. But Moriarty reveals that there is no code; he simply bribed security guards. He gives Sherlock an ultimatum: Sherlock must commit suicide or Moriarty's hitmen will kill John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrade. Sherlock realizes Moriarty has a way to prevent the executions and convinces Moriarty that he is willing to do anything to make him stop the assassins. After acknowledging their similarities, Moriarty tells Sherlock, "As long as I am alive, you can save your friends". He then commits suicide by shooting himself, effectively closing Sherlock's options for saving his friends other than jumping from the roof.