Шерлок / Sherlock

Just in.  Sixty-seven, natural causes.  Used to work here.  I knew him, he was nice.

Молли

So, bad day was it?

МОЛЛИ

Listen, I was wondering.  Maybe later, when you’re finished –

МОЛЛИ

I – I refreshed it a bit.

Молли

I was wondering if you’d like to have coffee?

Молли

OK.

Молли

You’ve no idea!

МАЙК

And what’s wrong with the landline?

Майк

Sorry, it’s in my coat.

майк

Oh thank you. 

Шерлок

Afghanistan or Iraq?

Шерлок

Which was it, in Afghanistan or Iraq?

Шерлок

Ah Molly!  Coffee, thank you.  What happened to the lipstick?

Шерлок

Really?  I thought it was a big improvement.  Your mouth’s too small now.

Шерлок

How do you feel about the violin?

Шерлок

I play the violin when I’m thinking and sometimes I don’t talk for days on end.  Would that bother you?  Potential flatmates should know the worst about each other.

Шерлок

Not a word.

майк

I did.  Told Mike this morning that I must be a difficult man to find a flatmate for.  Now here he is just after lunch with an old friend clearly just home from military service in Afghanistan.  Wasn’t a difficult leap.

Шерлок

Got my eye on a nice little place in central London.  Together we ought to be able to afford it.  We’ll meet there tomorrow evening, 7 o’clock.  Sorry, got to dash.  I think I left my riding crop in the mortuary.

Шерлок

Is that what?

Шерлок

Problem?

I know you’re an army doctor and you’ve been invalided home from Afghanistan.  I know you’ve got a brother who’s worried about you but you won’t go to him for help because you don’t approve of him, possibly because he’s an alcoholic, more likely because he recently walked out on his wife.  And I know that your therapist thinks your limp’s psychosomatic, quite correctly, I’m afraid.  That’s enough to be going on with, don’t you think?The name’s Sherlock Holmes and the address is 221b Baker Street.  Afternoon.