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Co. Enjoy. Greetings,

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crime fans. It's John Hamish

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Watson. I bring you

1:51

the adventure of the red-headed league. For

1:54

those opposed to the F-word, I've

1:56

got some good news for you. It ain't here, baby.

1:58

No F-word for part one. Ah! But

2:01

we do have his younger brother, the

2:03

S-word. So... Yeah, well,

2:06

you can't win them all. Time

2:09

is 14.50, detectives

2:12

present along with Mr John Clay

2:14

and his legal representatives. Right,

2:17

Mr Clay, thank you for giving us

2:19

some of your valuable time. More

2:22

valuable than you can imagine,

2:24

Officer. I'm sure. I suggest

2:26

we maybe watch what we say, John.

2:28

No, no, yeah, I know. I know.

2:30

Just pointing out what a total

2:32

waste of time this is. But they're fully

2:35

aware of that, I'm sure. Can you explain

2:37

to me, Mr Clay, how

2:39

much money you've stolen over the past three

2:41

months? No comment. Do

2:44

you know Amanda Merriweather? And

2:46

her firm at all? No

2:48

comment. You're

2:51

a thief, aren't you,

2:53

Mr Clay? Are

2:58

you familiar with Sherlock Holmes and

3:01

Dr John Watson? Mr

3:03

Clay, no bloody

3:06

comment. His

3:10

name is Lee Jin Hyun. South Korean National

3:12

became a resident here in 2018. Unmarried,

3:17

works locally and lives in a flat sharing

3:19

house. Did you find

3:21

him or was it another officer?

3:23

Carp Architender called it in. Any

3:25

CCTV? Obscured. Got some

3:27

people at his work saying he left. Apparently,

3:30

pissed. For our

3:33

North American listeners, pissed means

3:35

drunk, not angry. It

3:38

also means to pee, which I think

3:40

you guys use as well. Right,

3:44

well, Sherlock shouldn't be long, so... Yeah.

3:50

What are you thinking? Murder. Yeah,

3:53

gotta be. No blood. Or

3:55

signs of a struggle. Yeah, well, that's

3:58

why... It's

4:00

probably best to wait for Sherlock. Yeah,

4:05

currently in Blackheath, south-east

4:07

London. Personally, we've

4:10

been asked for assistance early into

4:12

a crime. And from the

4:14

police as well. So, yeah, they found

4:16

the body of a man in a

4:18

car in the driver's seat. Do you

4:21

know what, let's have another look. I'll

4:24

talk. Blocked

4:27

instrument to the head, possibly. He

4:31

died in the driving position with his hands on

4:33

the steering wheel. He just started the engine. Maybe,

4:38

maybe the engine triggered

4:40

some kind of poisonous

4:43

gas to go through his air-con

4:45

vents into the car and kill him. Sorry,

4:49

what? Ow! Bang

4:52

my head. Mr Holmes, afternoon

4:54

officer. Sorry, Watson, please

4:56

continue. Something about poisonous gas.

4:59

Oh, don't be smug. Look,

5:02

the cars, all the doors are locked

5:04

on the car. So the murderer needed

5:06

him to remain in the vehicle for

5:09

the poisonous gas to take effect. So,

5:12

what was it? Blocked instrument

5:14

or poisonous gas? Both.

5:17

Gentlemen, I'll give you a couple more minutes and then the inspector would

5:19

like the crime scene back. All right? Yeah, no

5:21

problem. Just going to do a quick

5:23

lookie here. Just

5:25

going to shine my light into his

5:29

eyes. That's

5:33

weird. Got some uneven

5:35

pupils. Oh, God,

5:37

can't remember what that's called. Anna Victoria.

5:40

Yes, that's it. Thanks. Not

5:42

a problem. Doctor. Do

5:45

we need to have the conversation about tone of voice again?

5:48

Nope, nope. Absolutely not. Okay,

5:50

so, South Korean man, possibly

5:52

drunk, can't smell

5:54

the booze, though, gets locked

5:56

in his car, dies in position without so much

5:59

as a broken finger. fingernail. Car

6:02

looks untouched. CCTV

6:04

saw him walk to his car but then it

6:06

was occluded by

6:08

this pillar. Oh, this is so boring.

6:11

What? Sherlock? Hiya mate.

6:13

See that? Corpse in a car.

6:15

Yes, real shame. He's

6:17

a young healthy man. Yes, out for

6:20

41. Terrible innings

6:22

really. Er, why are

6:24

you smiling? I applied a

6:26

sporting analogy there. Yes, very impressive.

6:29

There's no murderer. Watson, the

6:31

only man even remotely responsible for his

6:33

death is not a cold-blooded killer but

6:35

is a bloody good batsman. We

6:38

best shoot off. Hopefully Mrs. Hudson has

6:40

a case worth our time. No, we

6:42

will not shoot off. Would you like

6:44

to start with the uneven pupils and

6:46

work your way to the logical conclusion?

6:49

Or maybe you could start by looking at his wrists. Er,

6:53

grass? Is a grass stain

6:56

on them? Yes. And

6:58

the passenger seat. The food

7:00

shop? Lunch. Sandwich crisps

7:02

juice. There's no sandwich.

7:05

Crumbs. There, there and

7:07

there. And that shiny substance

7:09

on his lip is not a balm, it's

7:11

from butter. No. Our

7:13

man was having a leisurely stroll on

7:16

his lunch break over Blackheath Common. Then

7:18

the blunt instrument struck Dr Watson.

7:20

Er, hammer? No. A

7:23

cricket ball. It collided with the

7:25

side of his head here. He

7:27

fell onto the grass and then dubiously concluded

7:30

he felt well enough to continue his stroll

7:32

after dismissing the concerns of some

7:34

genuinely sorry cricketers. By the

7:36

time he reached his office he told his manager

7:39

he was leaving. They reported him as drunk as

7:41

he was slurring his words. He was slurring his

7:43

words and his pupils are showing signs of anisicoria

7:45

because the cricket ball. Help me out here doctor,

7:47

please. Well, it would have caused,

7:50

er, well, probably an epidural

7:52

hematoma. Right. See?

7:54

Told you. Boring, isn't it? Pass

7:57

me his orange juice. Thank

8:00

you. Wow, what

8:02

are you doing? Thirsty. It's

8:05

a long walk from the station. Sherlock, I thought that was

8:07

a clue or something for goodness sake. My

8:14

name is Dr John Watson, one

8:17

of the British Army Northumberland Fusilier

8:19

Regiment. Now, a two-crime

8:21

podcaster based in central London.

8:25

I don't have much experience in

8:27

criminology, so this is mostly

8:29

a record of how I'm possibly the most

8:31

brilliant and bizarre

8:34

person I have ever and will

8:36

ever know. Join

8:38

me as I document the

8:40

adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

8:59

The The The

9:04

Hosh round here, isn't it? Very Gales Bakery

9:06

kind of crowd. And

9:10

she's walking her dog with hunter wellies on

9:12

there. Hasn't rained for about two weeks. And

9:15

look at the park benches they have here as well. They look

9:17

more expensive than our couch. Why do

9:19

you always do that? Do what? Obsess

9:21

over the affluent. Why don't obsess over the

9:23

affluent? Yes, you do. I do. Well,

9:27

I mean, I do

9:29

a bit, but everyone does. Well,

9:32

you're not seeing all the real housewives of

9:34

God knows where, and you know, Grand

9:37

Designs and the Kardashians at Made in Chelsea

9:39

and all that. I'll tell you what, mate.

9:42

There isn't a made in Swindon. Wonder why.

9:47

There's no real housewives of a couple of minutes outside

9:49

of Wootton Bassett, is there? Hey? No.

9:52

I only understood about 12% of our centres, thank God. I'm

9:56

not obsessed with rich people. No, I

9:58

just... I don't know,

10:01

I don't know. You just like to remark on

10:03

how they live. Shh, whatever. Yeah,

10:05

I'm just some jealous left-to-centre millennial who winches

10:07

about house prices all the time. Not all

10:09

of the time? Although it

10:11

does feel very often, I must say.

10:13

Ah, right, here we go. What

10:16

is it? Marianna's email. Uh, with some cases

10:18

that have come in. To

10:20

sort out your boredom. Right, first

10:22

one. Uh, Lionel P.

10:24

Abrahams, 88 years old,

10:27

went missing... Just outside

10:29

of Falkirk, was found on some

10:31

farmland nearby. Armed.

10:34

Wow. But dead. No

10:37

ammo discharged from his rifle. No witnesses.

10:40

Time of death estimated at 7am. And

10:42

he- Next. What?

10:45

You are joking. I recall the details.

10:47

Wife wouldn't let him hunt. He snuck out, had a heart

10:49

attack and died. Oh, had a heart attack and died. That's

10:51

it. Is it? You know he

10:53

had a pacemaker? Then he shouldn't have walked near

10:55

a sheep farm that had comprehensive electric fencing. Mmm,

10:57

well. Okay, yeah,

11:00

look, I mean that would have caused some

11:02

issues for the pacemaker, but he only

11:04

got arrhythmia at worst. Mmm, arrhythmia, yes.

11:07

Until the deafening bang of a bird scarer a

11:09

few minutes later. 7am, you said it

11:12

yourself. First legally permitted one of

11:14

the day for most farms, especially in that

11:16

area. Alright, fine, uh, ooh,

11:19

what about this one? Gold reserves from a

11:21

French bank? Nope. The

11:23

gold never existed. It was squandered decades

11:25

ago. They lied. There's

11:27

another covering for it. Next.

11:29

Um, oh, Lord Henry Blackwood

11:32

has- Boring. Right,

11:34

well, uh, well then it's just, um,

11:38

well, a bloke who's providing a reward to find

11:40

his cousin, a woman who thinks

11:42

her husband is having an affair, oh, two

11:44

affairs, actually, some guy

11:47

complaining his employer has disappeared. Some woman

11:49

charged what? His employer. Uh,

11:52

yeah, yeah, um, says

11:55

he's lost his job, company is unreachable,

11:57

he's- an actor, all

11:59

production. has vanished. I

12:02

mean, you know, it's a sickle industry, isn't

12:04

it? It probably happens a lot. Not.

12:07

Boring. You are kidding me.

12:10

Hmm? I've given you murder,

12:12

tragedies, missing gold, affairs,

12:14

and you think a

12:17

man losing his job is the interesting one. Read

12:19

more. Ah, well,

12:21

he's a... a...

12:24

jobbing actor. He says he's late 40s. Get

12:27

stage work from time to time, then finally

12:30

landed a role in... oh. Wow.

12:34

Hollywood blockbuster being shot here in the

12:36

UK. His

12:38

agent at the Red Headed League got him

12:40

the parts... ah, well,

12:42

OK. Yeah, he's... he's mental. Yeah,

12:45

this guy, this is... this is a waste of time.

12:47

Go on. Ah, look. He's

12:50

saying that Tom Cruise was in the

12:52

movie and Emma Stone. Yes, and?

12:56

This would never happen. Why not?

12:59

Because... I mean, these

13:01

are household names. This is just some

13:03

bloke who thinks he had a leading

13:05

role in a Tom Cruise movie. You

13:10

actually want me to keep reading? Right,

13:12

great. Ah, anyway, after a couple

13:15

of weeks of doing table reads every day,

13:17

he goes in again on Thursday

13:19

and... and

13:22

yeah, it was gone. Yeah,

13:24

no sign of them. Couldn't contact anyone and the

13:26

owner of the studio building had never heard of

13:28

the production. You're

13:31

smiling. You're going to say the game is afoot, aren't you?

13:34

Where are you going? To 221B Baker Street. Why?

13:38

Because the game is afoot,

13:40

Watson. Oh, I knew he'd

13:43

say that. Nobody says that,

13:45

Sherlock. It's not an expression. I say it.

13:48

Yeah, yeah. But,

13:52

my lord, you speak before me not as

13:54

my master, but as my friend. You

13:57

do not know yourself, Milfrid. Oh, but...

14:00

Hi Joe My lord I

14:02

only wish you knew what

14:04

I wish you knew yourself

14:06

as I know the a

14:08

lot out of your and

14:11

business to say staff is.

14:13

It's not for our deepest

14:15

mistrusts. Saw dog his threads.

14:17

They are the truth or

14:20

in is not from serve

14:22

our our hearts They are

14:24

the truth us in our

14:26

words our positions. These are

14:29

the live nothing. But a

14:31

siding mirage on the desert of are

14:33

very so. Was

14:36

that good? Know it was absolutely

14:38

terrible. Yes. I also just wanted

14:41

to check. This is ridiculous. It's

14:43

a job. There's plenty of jobs

14:45

to choose from. Sherlock and they

14:47

don't involve me. Sit through to

14:49

I was an absolute showing. Ah

14:51

sure looking go essay J E

14:53

Bay's will say oh works if

14:55

performance me but really well took

14:58

my breath away. Those dogs still.

15:00

It for the know if it was

15:02

it was yet you know. Top top,

15:04

Top notch. Thomas.

15:07

To have a noxious. The fact

15:09

told you to stop. Yes, yes and

15:11

what to do to choose from that

15:13

performers Great tic to say the chair

15:16

was a tab. uncomfortable in the fire

15:18

exit. fine. But.

15:21

He enjoyed his job as he definitely

15:23

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15:25

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19:00

Very red, isn't it? J.

19:03

Bez Wilson's hair. Yeah,

19:07

it is ginger. No it's

19:09

not, it's not even strawberry

19:11

blonde, it's red,

19:14

fiery red. Okay.

19:17

Okay. I mean, yeah,

19:20

I don't know what to tell you, he

19:22

has red hair. Are you still sulking about

19:24

the case? I'm not sulking about the case.

19:26

Look, I've got a podcast here, mate, it's

19:29

got loads of downloads, because people

19:31

want drama, they want mystery, excitement,

19:33

you know, they don't

19:36

want some god awful stage production and

19:38

a deranged actor that thinks he's gonna

19:40

star alongside Tom Cruise and Emma Stone.

19:42

How is he deranged? Because he is

19:45

terrible, Sherlock. You told him he was

19:47

good. Why did you

19:50

praise him? But I used creative

19:52

language. You said it took your breath

19:54

away. Yeah, because I sighed so many

19:56

times I nearly collapsed my own bloody

19:58

lung. You said it was the Toppist

20:00

of notches. Look, phrase

20:03

means a lot to him. I can tell,

20:05

okay? So I use creative language to reassure

20:07

him of my enjoyment and his talent. So

20:09

you lied. Yeah, he's not gonna hurt anyone,

20:12

no? Right? Creative

20:14

language. Yeah, like... I

20:17

don't know. Right, remember when I was on

20:19

the Tube the other day and I said

20:21

to that woman her kid was an independent

20:23

spirit? Yes. Well, he wasn't. He was a

20:25

little shit. Exactly, but you don't say that.

20:27

You cushion it in language that... isn't

20:30

hurtful. Ah, here he is! Laurence

20:33

Olivier. Who me? Oh,

20:36

behave yourself. Oh,

20:38

right. Oh, goodness. Long

20:40

night. It's a terribly

20:43

big role. Profoundly complex

20:45

character. A twisting

20:47

and convoluted narrative that's just hanging

20:50

together with my performance. Lots

20:52

of pressure, let me tell you. Lots

20:55

of pressure. Now, a

20:57

rich as a character didn't have much to do with

20:59

the day. Can we stop talking about this now and

21:02

move on to the case? Ah, right, yes, of course.

21:05

Well, where do I begin? At the point where

21:07

it is relevant. Well, I've wanted to be an

21:09

actor since I was three years old, you see.

21:11

Is there a sooner point than that? Oh, erm...

21:14

So, when I graduated from Rada... Even

21:16

sooner? He's erm... Sherlock's

21:19

just eager to get the

21:21

case solved, so... Yep,

21:23

right, well, okay. I

21:26

suppose I began with... Oh, yes, did you hear

21:28

that? That was it. I had a

21:30

meeting with Ezekaya Hopkins, my lodger Vince, who's

21:32

been staying with me. As I've

21:34

got a few spare rooms, a single bed,

21:37

I put on Airbnb every now and again.

21:39

But anyway, anyway, he said he knew of

21:41

a big Hollywood producer that was in London

21:43

briefly. He flown out from

21:45

Los Angeles and Vince suggested to him to come

21:47

and see my play. And he

21:49

came to see it. And he was

21:52

blown away, much like yourself. Mm-hmm. And

21:54

he wanted to meet, because

21:56

he'd just started a new agency. Ezekaya

21:58

Hopkins is a... Red Hat like

22:01

me and he had this idea

22:03

that he wanted more redhead representational

22:05

screen. Really? Oh

22:07

yes. Name read a red headed

22:09

out to the gets lots of work. You

22:11

can drop name them. Nicole Kidman oh she

22:14

dies it frequently. There's no to

22:16

say. Oh, we're setting and do

22:18

Jessica testing Anthony's daughter. Oh god,

22:20

what's her name Is Ron Howard's

22:23

daughter. Why on earth are you

22:25

looking at me? I don't know

22:27

or care to mail them. Red

22:29

headed Male actors. We are a

22:31

minority. Were a minority. Has a

22:34

time when minorities are being celebrated.

22:36

Dr. Watson and Yet to were

22:38

ignored. Would

22:40

doc at work purely based on the color of

22:42

our hair and I think as a guy wants

22:44

to change that. I don't blame

22:46

him more. You just don't see a

22:48

doctor You should never wish a man

22:51

dead notice. Shut up. That's not funny.

22:53

I didn't mean that emit dye your

22:55

hair and that's a men because because

22:57

was words. I

23:00

dunno he said he self. You.

23:02

Know it seems to be inhibiting

23:04

your career but time minority. I

23:07

deserve representation right? Yes, I get

23:09

that. Can we get back to

23:11

the case? You seem unconvinced states

23:13

It's just the i feel that

23:16

a minority personally east or or

23:18

was at some point of persecuted

23:20

bunch is are not not just

23:22

you know that a small group

23:24

in society but we are persecuted

23:27

for to what extent really should

23:29

establish raised from mainstream culture. I

23:32

mean you do? You just told me to die myself? For

23:34

example, yeah, but that was you

23:36

can't name mainstream redheaded actors with

23:38

cheese and were months continually in

23:41

primary schools. So is everyone mutilated

23:43

kid? my class it would cry would

23:45

fall does he need mainstream representation looks

23:48

you're not understanding opposition in society i

23:50

would really like to get a graph

23:52

little red headed man is the most

23:54

persecuted all cops movement short men you

23:57

know what was their talent agency say

23:59

to get Oh, come on. They should

24:01

protect their own. You can't just throw your

24:03

toys out with a pram. We

24:05

are a forgotten minority that- Get on

24:07

with the bloody case. Right.

24:11

Yes, well, um, uh, after

24:14

Vince, my lodger, has set us up,

24:17

I was at my meeting with Eze Kai

24:19

Hopkins. He enjoyed my performance

24:21

and wanted to sign me up to manage me,

24:23

to be my agent. So I

24:26

signed to the Red Headed League. The

24:28

Red Headed League is the agency? That's

24:30

correct. A group of red-headed performers, artists,

24:33

professionals in the industry that

24:35

wanted the correct kind of

24:37

representation. Anyway, one day, out

24:39

of the blue, Eze Kai calls me, and

24:42

he says he'd like me to meet

24:44

with Duncan Ross as he received a

24:46

casting call. Here, let me

24:48

show you. And a casting

24:50

call? That's like a description of a role for

24:53

an actor? Yes, exactly. The age

24:55

range, the sex, appearance they're looking for. Here

24:57

you go. Fing call. Male,

25:00

40 to 50, around six

25:02

foot. Commanding frame, strong vocal

25:04

projection, red hair, not

25:07

light red, strawberry blonde, or ginger,

25:10

not dark red or

25:12

auburn, real, bright, blazing,

25:14

fiery red. I

25:17

mean, yeah? Well, that's me.

25:19

That's you. Was there an audition? Oh,

25:22

just a self-tape that Vince helped me with. Vince,

25:24

your lodger. Is he an actor? Oh,

25:26

no, no, no. He works from home doing something

25:29

or other. But he's ever so helpful around the

25:31

house, and in instances like this as well, of

25:33

course. So then what happened?

25:35

Mr. Wilson, is that your jumper?

25:38

Oh, yes. Mind if I

25:40

take a closer look? It's

25:42

rather lovely. Okay. Erm...

25:46

Ha! He's into

25:48

his fashion, aren't you, Sherlock? Hmm? He

25:51

finished? Yes. Continue.

25:54

Well, I sent off the self-tape. It

25:56

was an extract from the movie. Okay. Er,

25:59

Do you mind if... We see it went live

26:01

of the script right? he. ah ok

26:04

well. Solar. Thunder Solar

26:06

Calendar Yes Absolutely kept thinking script Okay

26:08

so am I play kept in Tysons

26:10

if you play, see if you play

26:13

Susanna and Mr. Holmes if if you

26:15

play the ships have a cat of

26:17

job as Otis would be necessary to

26:20

escape vessels and is heading right for

26:22

the black hole we need to hack

26:24

into was a total com saddles read

26:27

or thoughts aren't got our yes Captain

26:29

Tyson of sorry that was was urgent

26:31

and yes Captain Tyson bring us closer

26:34

to the blood. Oh that captain that

26:36

suicide three needs to be close enough

26:38

to hack the signal. Roger that captain

26:41

know stop where you can't do this

26:43

will all die You must reverse course.

26:45

How como me? What to put some

26:48

mean this is bloodied. This

26:50

is life and Death star. This

26:52

really is not necessary. I've got

26:55

control of the vessel I can

26:57

bring in at a closer. Sergeant

26:59

Hotter Captain: Prepare the space cruiser

27:01

for launch, but there's no time.damage

27:03

Sergeant Stats: No time up. And

27:07

that's yeah. That's. When I leave that ship and

27:09

then get on the space of a Tom Cruise. Doesn't

27:15

make any sense. How

27:17

could they remotely access the internal communications

27:20

of an unknown that know that? Him

27:22

this whole thing, As

27:25

he used. People

27:28

don't go from starring in dreadful

27:30

plays in Nz theaters. To start,

27:33

star alongside Tom Cruise and Emma

27:35

Stone in Schools Here that Be

27:37

let alone slightly chubby blokes in

27:40

their late forties with no outstanding

27:42

acting credits. Well, unlike you Watson,

27:44

I intend to spend less time

27:47

on confusion and more time on.

27:51

We didn't I am Sherlock Holmes. i

27:54

know how to track people down to

27:56

get answers watch and trying your best

27:58

to man Hello, Creative Arts

28:00

Agency. Yes, hello there. I'd like to

28:03

speak to Mr. Thomas Cruz. Hello?

28:09

Yeah, that's not going to happen. Why

28:11

not? Sherlock, it doesn't matter

28:13

what Tom Cruise thinks, because it's clearly a

28:16

completely made-up movie. Yes, that's what I was

28:18

hoping to discern from its leading challenge. Why?

28:21

I mean, who makes up a movie just

28:23

to cast some nobody? Quite right. A

28:26

nobody that had to attend table

28:28

readings and rehearsals every day. A

28:31

nobody that was whined and dined

28:33

by a talent agent, signed to

28:35

an agency, lauded and hired by

28:37

a producer. On his lodger's recommendation.

28:41

I don't get it. I...

28:43

I don't understand. What are you doing?

28:46

Hiding. From... From Jay

28:48

Bezwell's. What are you

28:50

talking about? I've been following him home.

28:52

Oh, sorry. We've been following him home.

28:55

Oh, yeah. That makes sense. Where are

28:57

we going? We're following him. Great. Great.

29:00

And when exactly were you going to tell me? Shh.

29:03

Where's he headed? It looks like... his

29:07

home. You are joking me. Quite

29:10

the location. He lives behind

29:12

the Strand. I

29:15

just assume nobody could actually afford to live here.

29:17

Is he a billionaire? I don't feel

29:19

like a billionaire. Then again, I don't really know what

29:21

billionaire feels like. Get

29:25

in touch. If you're a billionaire, we'd

29:28

love to know. I

29:30

don't know, really. We'd love to know what a billionaire

29:33

feels like. Poor Jay Bezwell clearly has

29:36

a lot of family wealth and quite

29:38

the flagship asset in that house. This

29:41

could well be central to our case. Ah,

29:43

it's always the same with actors. You

29:46

watch a film and you go, oh, he's good.

29:48

And you google him and it turns out you

29:50

went to Harrow and is the third son of

29:53

Lord Baron Smivingham and his arty model's second wife.

29:55

You're doing it again. Sorry. So

29:58

This is his residence. And

30:00

that of his lodger, Vince.

30:02

Excellent Right where we go

30:04

now to back in ist.

30:07

Oh okay. Why?

30:10

Because this needs solving and

30:12

the tobacco earnest will help

30:15

with that, Really? He certainly

30:17

wells. The Red

30:20

Headed League. It's.

30:22

A three pipe problem Watson. Who.

30:26

Caused. His. A

30:35

of six. Guys

30:39

Now he has. An

30:42

armed our. Why are we knew this

30:44

man? Yeah. Well I seen wondering the

30:46

same thing that Snoop Dogg over here

30:48

seems to think something is amiss. Who

30:50

is New Socks is a bloke who

30:52

smoke sales right of dogs. Can you

30:54

give half of my lap Pools coming

30:57

Yes yes Well he's too fat and

30:59

is hurting my like can have on

31:01

just stop calling out He sat played

31:03

ah. This doesn't make on me

31:05

so. As I know that let me I

31:07

until one cup of the dry food and

31:09

then the wet as recommend You're talking about

31:11

the red headed leafs? Yeah sorry. Still,

31:14

an American talent agency

31:16

that looks after red

31:18

headed actors signs this

31:20

guy because. He's talented

31:23

parent li. Oh look,

31:25

he's been in East Enders. that's

31:37

it that was it a one

31:39

line and east enders and then

31:41

a leading role alongside tom cruise

31:44

and hollyoaks oil And

32:00

the Hollyoaks episode from 2008. Great. We

32:05

mustn't forget the significance of the

32:07

lodger. The lodger?

32:09

Right, so he

32:11

ranks out a room to some guy called Vince. He

32:13

sets him up with the red-headed league. Right. Then

32:17

Duncan Ross, a producer, hires him for

32:19

a Tom Cruise movie based

32:21

on his appearance.

32:24

The perfect red hair. Yeah. He then

32:26

goes in every day, eight until five,

32:28

to do table reads with the other

32:30

actors. Notably, not the stars.

32:33

And now we arrive to the most

32:35

curious part, Mrs. Hudson. Wait, it gets

32:37

weirder? For Sherlock it does.

32:39

Yeah. It vanished. What

32:42

vanished? Solar Thunder. Yeah,

32:45

I don't understand. The

32:47

actual movie. All the actors,

32:49

the talent agency, the red-headed league, IMDB

32:51

page. Everything. Everything disappeared

32:54

after just two weeks. That's crazy.

32:57

Excellent, isn't it? But, listen,

33:00

Sherlock, the whole thing is crazy. That's

33:02

the problem. You know,

33:04

he's just, I don't know, he's

33:06

just been catfished. You know, someone is

33:08

messing around with him. Catfished? Tricked. Usually

33:11

online. I mean, people just

33:13

making up who they are to, I

33:16

don't know, prank this guy. There'll be

33:18

a motive. There always is.

33:21

Except, when there isn't.

33:23

One final thing. The

33:25

house. Oh, yeah. Okay,

33:28

well, look, I'll give you that one. That

33:30

is, that is weird. What about the house?

33:32

He lives in Saxe-Coburg Square. Why

33:35

do I know that name? Because it's behind

33:37

the Strand. Wait, what? Yeah, Big

33:39

Town House. It's about the only thing there that

33:42

isn't a bank or solicitor. Okay, let's crack on.

33:44

No, look, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Mariana, tell

33:46

Sherlock about some of the other cases that are

33:48

coming in. Yes,

33:50

yes, yes. So, oh,

33:53

there's a potential murder. Nope. This is the

33:55

case. Oh, please. countless

34:00

times it doesn't add up. Yeah I know,

34:02

I know, but... Sherlock...

34:08

I'm concerned, okay? You

34:10

always are, Watson. No, I... It's

34:14

just... The

34:16

podcast has had a really strong start. Has

34:19

it now? We've had some amazing

34:21

cases and it's important that the

34:23

content, you know, remain gripping.

34:27

Mm-hmm. And look, I

34:29

just think a bloke, who

34:31

isn't all there, by the

34:33

way, losing a job isn't

34:36

the kind of material that brings in

34:38

big listening figures. Why? Because it's boring.

34:41

And not your kind of boring, it's

34:43

actually boring. Far from it. Ezekaya

34:46

Hopkins, the mysterious talent agent,

34:48

Duncan Ross, the fraudulent movie

34:51

producer, and Zins, the infallible

34:53

lodger. This is most

34:55

appealing. Mate, I told you, the most

34:58

fascinating thing about this case is his

35:00

bloody post-coat. Jesus, I mean, who

35:02

are we helping out next? A street

35:05

cleaner with a big Ben Penthouse? Mm-hmm,

35:07

yes. You may, Dr Watson,

35:09

have a point. Hello? Oh

35:12

God. What are

35:14

you doing? I'm handing you your coat. Yeah,

35:16

well then pass it to me, don't throw

35:18

it. Pick up the microphone, please. What

35:25

a shame. It still seems... Your

35:27

listeners will continue to suffer, it would seem. Where

35:30

are we going? You'll find out. Well,

35:32

for the sake of the podcast, could

35:35

you say... We're going to Pinewood Studios

35:37

to the set of Solar Thunder. And

35:40

I promise, it won't

35:42

be boring. And

35:46

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35:48

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