Nigel Davenport credited as playing...
Lord Smithwick
- Dr. Watson: Believe it or not, I'm every bit Holmes's equal as a detective.
- Lord Smithwick: [scoffing] Dr. Watson...
- Dr. Watson: Ha ha, I happen to know that you recently recovered from an illness; that you smoke a pipe, ah!, probably, uh, rosewood; and you spent time in China...
- Inspector Lestrade: [interrupting] Sorry, doctor, this is no time for parlor games.
- Dr. Watson: I'm not playing parlor games-...
- Inspector Lestrade: Doctor, this is a matter for professionals!
- Sherlock Holmes: [bursting in] You've got to help me! There's two big men...
- Dr. Watson: Holmes, you're back - so good to see you! My, this is a clever disguise - a drunken lout. Ha, very realistic.
- Sherlock Holmes: There's two - this one big fellow...
- Dr. Watson: Ah, excuse us just a moment.
- [He whisks Holmes into the next room; after some banging about they return, now calm]
- Dr. Watson: Gentlemen, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmes: Ah, Lestrade. It's good to see the department's letting you out at night again. Lord Smithwick - trouble at the exchequer?
- Lord Smithwick: Well, to be honest - Wait, how did you know?
- Sherlock Holmes: The same way that I can tell you recently recovered from an illness; smoke a pipe, probably rosewood; and have spent some time in...
- Dr. Watson: [prompting] China.
- Sherlock Holmes: China.
- Lord Smithwick: AMAZING!
- Sherlock Holmes: Thank you. Uh, uh, Lord, uh, Smithwick, um, before we start, perhaps a... little sherry?
- Lord Smithwick: I wish we could. But the matter which brings me here involves the fate of the entire Empire.
- Sherlock Holmes: I see. Perhaps a whiskey, then?
- Inspector Lestrade: His Lordship wishes to see Mr. Holmes.
- Dr. Watson: I'm sorry to say he's not here at the moment.
- Lord Smithwick: Oh, how disappointing.
- Inspector Lestrade: Sir, as I said before, I really don't think Mr. Holmes' involvement in this case is at all necessary.
- Dr. Watson: I quite agree.
- Inspector Lestrade: You do?
- Dr. Watson: However, the Crime Doctor is at your disposal.
- Inspector Lestrade: Who the deuce is the Crime Doctor?
- Lord Smithwick: Why, the man's worked here for over 30 years, and he was very religious too, wouldn't you say so, uh...
- Hadlers: Hadlers, sir. Oh yes, sir. He was always quoting from the Psalms.
- Holmes: Ah, the Psalms. One of my favorite books. The, uh, Bible, wasn't it?
- Watson: I suppose you'll want to speak to this Peter Giles, Holmes?
- Holmes: Well actually, I've never been one for religious talk myself.
- Watson: Mmm, Mmm.
- Holmes: On the other hand, no lead must be overlooked.