Sherlock & Co. - 45 - The Three Students - Part One

Episode Date: August 6, 2024

A UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE - this one I just didn't see coming. Sherlock had been asked to do a speech to some Oxford Criminology Students. Despite being deep into the summer; the class were still awaitin...g their final assessment due to some remarkable circumstances.... Enter Sherlock & Co Ltd. For merchandise and transcripts go to: www.sherlockandco.co.uk For ad-free, early access to adventures in full go to www.patreon.com/sherlockandco Follow me @DocJWatsonMD on twitter, or sherlockandcopod on TikTok and instagram.  To get in touch via email: docjwatsonmd@gmail.com This episode contains swearing and alcohol consumption Listener discretion is advised. This podcast is property of Goalhanger Podcasts. Copyright 2024. SHERLOCK AND CO. Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Paul Waggott as Dr. John Watson Harry Attwell as Sherlock Holmes Marta da Silva as Mariana Ametxazurra Adam Jarrell as Professor Soames Additional Voices: Izzy Reid Written by Joel Emery Directed by Adam Jarrell Editing and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Produced by Neil Fearn and Jon Gill Executive Producer Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:22 and have access to so much more over at patreon.com forward slash Sherlock and co Welcome to the adventure of the three students. This is a two-parter it contains Stuff that isn't that bad to be honest It contains stuff that isn't that bad, to be honest. Erm... Apart from me, I'm kind of annoying in this one. I got sort of swept up in the... Well, I mean, you'll see. I don't want to spoil it.
Starting point is 00:01:55 I just... I got carried away. Erm... So yeah, enjoy. Okay, right. Deep breaths. How many? Just one or two. Don't want to overdo it. I'm rather nervous, Watson.
Starting point is 00:02:12 That's normal. Absolutely normal. They'll be nervous too. They will? Of course, mate. Yes, they're watching a speech by the great Sherlock Owens. Yes, of course. Okay, I think we're ready. It's time. Everybody please give a big warm welcome to Sherlock Owens.
Starting point is 00:02:33 My name is Dr. John Watson, once of the British Army Northumberland Fusilia Regiment, now a true crime podcaster based in central London. I don't have much experience in criminology, so this is mostly a record of how I met possibly the most brilliant and bizarre person I have ever and will ever know. Join me as I document the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. There's no one else it could be Archie, there's literally no one else mate. Is there? I mean I can sit here all day, got beer on the go, got nothing on. What's that, Ready to confess?
Starting point is 00:03:45 Look, Arch, I placed the sausage roll on the coffee table. That is my fault. It's my fault. I appreciate that. The coffee table is particularly low. It is within reach. I mean, look, I know you're short, but mate, look, your little pig's snout reaches right to the surface of the table.
Starting point is 00:04:02 That's the method. Motive? Well, we both know that wasn't some cheapy meal deal nonsense. That was an artisan sausage roll from a posh shop. It's got red onion chutney in it. It was flaky and buttery. Do you have any idea what artisan means? Hmm?
Starting point is 00:04:20 Archie, it means someone middle class made it. University educated hands made that sausage roll. Opportunity? I was in the kitchen looking for the mustard and you took your chance. Oh, would you look at that? There are pastry flakes on your lip, on your nose. This is an open and shut case, mate, so we can do this two ways. Yeah? You accept responsibility for your actions,
Starting point is 00:04:48 and you apologize by spending some time on your bed moping, or you throw all that trust away and you continue to behave like nothing happened and you're not to blame. So what's it gonna be? I have a problem. File in broken? No. Oh. Shame. I've been asked to do something. I have a problem. Violin broken? No. Oh. Shame.
Starting point is 00:05:05 I've been asked to do something. In fact I've been asked a number of times and I've always pondered and delayed and... What is it, mate? Oxford University wish for me... for me to speak to their criminology undergraduates. Oh wow! That's great! No, it is not great, Watson. What? You can speak to crowds? You love speaking to crowds.
Starting point is 00:05:30 Only when I'm charged with the brimming galvanism of closing a case. When every cell of my brain is agitated with the solving of crime. When I am positively carbonated with the fizzing bubbles of resolution. When you're showing off, basically. When you're showing off, you feel you can speak to lots of people. I, yes, yes, I suppose that is the case. Is that unusual? A unique rare trait of my complex neurodiversity, a signifier of my pariah repute,
Starting point is 00:05:59 yet another red-hot branding of society searing into the skin of me. Sherlock Holmes this unperson hmm no no not really oh lots of people have anxieties about public speaking but can feel yeah like you say invigorated when it's their field or if they're confident in the content of what they're saying yeah understood I Understood. I can still feel the restlessness of the thought though, Watson. Well, just reject them then. Doesn't matter, does it?
Starting point is 00:06:31 Autistic man turns down offer to speak to room full of people. They're not gonna hold it against you. Yes, but she will. Who's she? Sorry? I must give back, Watson. Give back what? What have you taken?
Starting point is 00:06:43 The piss, apparently. I have taken the piss. According to recent correspondence... Can... sorry, can we just... Who are you talking about? Lestrade. The police commissioner? Yes. We have somewhat of a quid pro quo. Right. Yeah, but... you've helped on loads of cases. My point exactly. You're right.
Starting point is 00:07:03 I'll tell her to bugger off and leave me alone. No, wait, wait, wait. Why is she saying you should do it? To give back. Ah, okay. So part of this agreement, this quid pro quo, is that you provide expertise to... Officers from time to time. Senior detectives should it be requested. But also to the... What was the wording?
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Starting point is 00:07:53 I... I mean... You're not gonna like the answer I give. Damn it, Watson! Look, she... We do get a lot of access, you've got to admit it. I'm a detective. Yeah, it says you, you're not qualified.
Starting point is 00:08:07 Excuse me? I'm just saying, I know you're brilliant, but there's nothing on paper saying you're a detective. But they still bend over backwards to give us access. And me, I'm a doctor from Swindon. We've got an accountant from Sociadad downstairs, and both of us get ridiculously high clearance half the time. Hmm. And all that... generally trickles down from Lestrade.
Starting point is 00:08:31 You know, she's right. There is a new generation of... well, I mean, that was a bit over the top, all that nonsense, but there are people out there that could do with exposure to your brilliance. It's benefited me, no end, just ask the criminal here. Who? Archie. Sausage roll thief. with exposure to your brilliance. It's benefited me, no end, just ask the criminal here. Who? Archie. Sausage roll thief.
Starting point is 00:08:48 Oh no, that was me. I just put the pastry flakes on his jowls. Oh for f- you framed our dog. So? So, Professor Criminology, that's criminal activity right there, my friend. It's not, actually. It's planted evidence. Not illegal, just inadmissible in court.
Starting point is 00:09:03 And would be excluded under the general powers in Section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act of 1984. Yeah, yeah, tell it to the jury. The jury wouldn't hear it because it would be inadmissible. Oh, shut up. Marianna? How come she's not in here? Can we take the Spain flag down now? We get it.
Starting point is 00:09:21 They won the Euros. Grow up, get over it. Watson, I really do think we shouldn't be indulging a pushy university faculty. Mariana! What? What are you doing? I'm studying. Oh, nerd alert.
Starting point is 00:09:32 You're not even a student, what are you studying? Possible new tax legislation. Oh, wow. I've got half a mind to give you a wedgie. Are you drinking a beer? Yep. You were playing Madonna really loud last night. Don't. It was a playlist that Madonna was on Yep. You were playing Madonna really loud last night.
Starting point is 00:09:45 Don't. It was a playlist that Madonna was on. I wasn't playing Madonna. Still, it was loud. Can I help you? Yeah. So, Sherlock Holmes. This guy here. Roommate. Mm-hmm. Yes, I know him. Watson, please. He's been asked to speak at Oxford University. Oh, no way! To criminology undergrads. Sherlock, please. He's been asked to speak at Oxford University. Oh, no way! To criminology undergrads.
Starting point is 00:10:07 Sherlock, that is so cool! It is not cool. I think it's a nice way to give back to the next generation of crime solvers, personally. John, that is such a good way of looking at it. He is merely regurgitating the cliched arguments of the Met. Oh, so the Met want this. I'm not doing it. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Starting point is 00:10:24 I've got it. I can write your speech. Heh, you've got it?. I'm not doing it. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I've got it. I can write your speech. Heh, you've got it? No, that's not it. Thank you, Mrs Hudson. Alright, Mariana can co-write the speech. She's clever, loves all the criminology, true crime stuff. And I'm...
Starting point is 00:10:39 Well, I mean, people are always emailing in saying I describe things really good. I describe things really good. I describe things really good. Wait so the Met are suggesting you do these kinds of talks and you've been ignoring them? Worse than that. It's part of a deal he has with them. What? To ensure consistent access. Access is their word. Assistance would be mine. Ay Sherlock. It's a silly stupid thing and I have no interest in doing it, so I won't do it. We all have to suffer through things we're not interested in every now and again, mate. You ever been on a speed awareness course? Or watched a snooker?
Starting point is 00:11:13 Just... at least think about it, Sherlock. Have you guys had lunch yet? Long story! I've made up my mind. I will continue to evade their requests. I have structured my life and work so I no longer have to suffer the banalities that plague the modern mind. This is not banal though. I'm not joking when I say this is really cool, mate. It is? Yes. Right, Mariana? Oxford University. Are you serious? This is amazing.
Starting point is 00:11:41 You are at the top of your field. This is only something they would ask of the very best Sherlock. She's right. Oh, come on. Am I that good? Where is my sausage roll? Huh. Oh, you're good. You're very, very good. The But they're only $10. $10? You know I love to spoil my little fur babies. Put them in the cart. Deal so good, everyone approves.
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Starting point is 00:12:59 device are trademarks of Bacardi and Company Limited. Rum 40% alcohol by volume. This episode is brought to you by RBC Student Banking. POd. Rum 40% alcohol by volume. semester. POV, you're unlocking more perks for less with RBC. Up to $330 in value is a combined total of three available offers, each in accordance with their respective terms and conditions. The limited time offer ends October 31st, 2024. Conditions apply. Visit rbc.com slash student offers. Um, yes. Hello. My name is Sherlock Holmes. And you, Lot, are studying criminology. That's what I have deduced. Small pause. Oh, for God's sake. The Faculty of Law here at Oxford University has some of the highest admission standards in the world.
Starting point is 00:14:07 You should all be very proud for... ...should be very proud for being... ...for... Ha ha ha! Here we are! Oxford, baby! Wow, this brings back memories. You didn't go to Oxford. No, but like university.
Starting point is 00:14:29 You know, I mean, it's got that uni energy to the whole place. I mean, look at this lot here. Hey guys! Stop shouting at students. I'm greeting students, I'm not shouting at them. We must find the Faculty of Law department. I have a meeting booked with Professor Soames. Hey man. Hi, look at you.
Starting point is 00:14:48 Who, me? Big man on campus. I don't think we would have liked each other at university. I don't know, maybe. Where did you go to uni? I had big dreams but kind of messed up my final year of high school so... Yeah, my university wasn't the best. You messed up? You? Yeah, I did. I tried to fit in with the cool kids and basically nearly got expelled.
Starting point is 00:15:15 I guess I just tried too hard to be popular, or at least remotely liked. What did you do? I cut the school power during an assembly. That's a good one. I feel sick just thinking about it. I was queen for a day but god so embarrassing now. You should probably podcast. Yeah I should if you don't switch off my power. Hi guys, welcome to Oxford. Home of, you guessed it, Oxford United. But also Oxford University. Believed to be founded in no one really knows. Some say by Alfred the Great in the 10th century, others say not by him, by someone else. Either way, it's bloody old. The university is one of the best in the world and boasts an alumni like no other.
Starting point is 00:16:06 Well, probably like a handful of others, but just to give you an example, let me Google here. We've got Rupert Murdo... no, Robert McGar... Kelly Ann... Cecil Rowe... Edward VIII... list... sorry, Googling again...ous Oxonians, here we go. J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen Hawking, Oscar Wilde, Tim Berners-Lee, a lot of white guys. Yeah, got some more white fellas here if you're into that kind of thing. Samuel Johnson, Christopher Wren, Sir Walter Raleigh. Going further back we've got Bill Clinton. Who else? We've got loads, loads, we've got loads basically. It is a bustling energetic city that feels like a town, I have to say. The clanking and rattling of cyclists zipping past, the buzzing little huddles of protests and study sessions,
Starting point is 00:17:01 the murmuring intrigue of tour groups and tourists, the sweet shops that everyone knows are a front for money laundering, and all the while you've got these little pockets of serenity where you can sit and almost feel your brain getting bigger. You can plonk your arse down on some bench overlooking the river or the parks and you never know who may have sat there once dreaming their lofty dreams. John LeCurie, Clement Attlee, Barbara Castle, Margaret Thatcher, Hugh Grant, Richard Burton, Lewis Carroll, William Golding, Edwin Hubble, W.H. Auden, who later wrote those incredible words of course, stop all the- Oh, sorry, sorry. There are a lot of cyclists, I have to say. Oh, Jesus Christ, there's another one. Are
Starting point is 00:17:44 we near the Faculty of Law, Sherlock? Not quite. We continue eastwards, past the Ashmolean, onwards beyond the great college buildings of Balliol, of Trinity, past the Bodleian Library, then St. Cross Road, onto Manor Road. Ooh, this pub is nice. What do you reckon?
Starting point is 00:17:59 Uh, yeah, it's nice. No, as in... We can have a quick drink, couldn't we? Don't you have a speech to write? No, I've done it. I did it on the train. Oh, at the museum. No, you don't need to. I'll read it. I think maybe I will read it.
Starting point is 00:18:16 You concentrate on getting us to the law building without getting attacked by cyclists. Right. Listen, here we go. Hello, my name is Sherlock Holmes and you are studying criminology That at least is what I have deduced And a pause there for laughter Then I've done a big sort of wank fest about how clever they are Listenership is getting younger So?
Starting point is 00:18:39 Wank fest? Oh, yeah, well, it's also getting more American. You know, Wankfest doesn't mean anything to them. Mmm, please stop saying it. Why? Well, this university thing is really going to your head. Well, to be honest... What? I was going to say the same of you.
Starting point is 00:18:54 How? You're getting all... square and proper. Do this, do that. Left here? Square and proper! You mean grown up? Hmm?
Starting point is 00:19:04 Oh, let's go to the pub? Wank, wank, wank. Just let me continue the speech. The Faculty of Law here at Oxford University has some of the highest admission standards in the world. You should all be very proud. Proud not only of your own deeds and academic standards, but of your peers, of your school. This bit is good, I like this bit. I am not here to discourage or impress upon you any other standard than what you already demand of yourself. I am merely here to offer a glimpse into the future, your future, at what is coming your
Starting point is 00:19:37 way down the busy highway of... Ah shit! Bloody bikes! I can't record, read and walk at the same time during the Tour de France, apparently. Bloody bikes! Hmm. It's, um... Yeah, it's pretty quiet in here. No? Not like my rowdy uni days, let me tell you. Mm-hmm, sure, sure. This is a lecture and seminar block.
Starting point is 00:20:03 Yeah, but still. I do have just a tickle of intrigue. Er, you do? I do. Is your Shirley Sense tingling? What? Is there something about the building you've noticed? Every office and lecture theatre is empty,
Starting point is 00:20:21 even though the timetables upon entry seemed marked with activity No cleaners have been last night nor this morning. How do the cleaning rotor there on the toilet door? Oh, yeah, they also use a floor cleaner most likely a mop gel that contains plenty of glycol You can see on the skirting where old residue has stuck and not been wiped down. Yeah, so... There's no scent. Glycol is a strong organic compound. Belonging to the alcohol family, manufacturers would offset with a punchier, floral or zest aroma.
Starting point is 00:20:56 That seems to be lacking. Ooh, hey wait, I see someone. That would be our meeting, I believe. Wow, he looks stressed. Professor Soames! Goodness, goodness, goodness. Royalty in our midst, no less. Hyperbole or sarcasm? Affectionate hyperbole.
Starting point is 00:21:12 Lovely. Hello, Professor. How are you doing? Uh, somewhat better than I deserve, I must say. Dr John Watson, I presume. And this here must be Mariana Amet-Sura. Wow. Correct and correct. Good to meet you.
Starting point is 00:21:29 Oh, God. Don't be silly. No, no, no. Silliness abound, please. The pleasure, no, the honour is mine. John, hi. How are you doing? Very good, Professor. Right. Well, today you find me not at the Faculty of Law, but rather the Faculty of Sod's Law. Ha ha ha ha! You've caught me at a bit of a rotten time, I must say.
Starting point is 00:21:50 But if we have a brief chit chat down this way... Let me just grab... Ah! Thank you for that, James. You don't wish to use your office. Do you want a coffee? It's from a machine, not a person. I, erm... No, I'm alright. I'm fine. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:22:05 People can be quite funny about that these days, can't they? But it's all the same to me, you know, I don't even know it's the difference. There's a cable tie on your office doors. Yes, quite. If you'd come any sooner, you'd have seen me just wrapping on around my nook and just... well, you know, sort of ending it all, you know. I'm kidding, of course, God. Just a real bastard of a day or two.
Starting point is 00:22:27 But wasn't it Seneca that said, the most happy ought to wish for death? He may have done, yeah. Why is the door cable tied? Oh, God, temporary measure, I assure you. Now, I'm really, really sorry to be a bit of a last-minute Michael, but your speaking window has been moved to tomorrow. Oh, um, why?
Starting point is 00:22:50 Don't worry, don't worry. Worry not. Cease your threats. Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. Epicticus. I'm sorry, so why is this speaking appointment delayed? Oh, a hiccup. A mere zit on this otherwise pristine fleshy rump that is your visit and engagement with college. Now- Professor Soames? Just down this way and we'll fill you in, okay? Professor Soames? The speech doesn't have to be any more than 45 minutes, just so you know. Have you been robbed?
Starting point is 00:23:23 God. Well, um... Let the deductions commence, eh? Quite extraordinary. Well, this is it. My office. Yeah. Untouched. Absolutely untouched. The last person to enter could have only been the perpetrator. Which was when?
Starting point is 00:23:47 Two days ago, Monday. And, erm, just to be clear, there's nothing taken here? Er, taken in the sense of removing from its place. No. Er, taken in the sense of undertaking. Very much, yes. Er, a photo. Here. Wow, okay. Er, could you send that to us as well? Of course, yes. A photo. Here. Wow, okay. Could you send that to us as well? Of course, yeah. And what are we looking at here? In criminology here at the law faculty, we evaluate a student using a number of methods.
Starting point is 00:24:18 We have presentations, we have study notes, we have dissertations, we do not have exams, okay, but what we do have are controlled assessments. Okay, what's a controlled assessment? A controlled assessment, well the one in particular we planned on using is an eight-hour assignment to be completed by the student under controlled circumstances. Then the Board of Examiners in conjunction with the faculty and an independent invigilator will process the students performance which will contribute towards the final grade of said student. You no longer wish to use
Starting point is 00:24:58 it? Correct, yeah. The information has been leaked. Exactly. From this photograph here? Indeed, yeah. Now, this is all rather embarrassing, and I really, really don't wish to be part of the next... What do you call them? Escapade? Adventure. Adventure, that's it. God, escapade. What am I talking about? Yes, it...
Starting point is 00:25:22 This is obviously a humiliation to the faculty, it's obviously a humiliation to myself, it will mean a rather difficult summer, a fractured hiatus for the students because of this incident. We are working closely with... How did you find out? Excuse me? That the image had been taken and circulated amongst the class. Some students are a little more honest than others. A student reported it back to you? Yes, Kayleigh Gilchrist. Good for her. Very honourable.
Starting point is 00:25:56 Quality is not an act, it is a habit. The great Aristotle, of course. And Miss Gilchrist has certainly made a habit of that. She serves the department as an assistant as well, of course. And Miss Gilchrist has certainly made a habit of that. She serves the department as an assistant as well, you see. I appreciate your procedures following such an event, Professor Soames. You do?
Starting point is 00:26:13 I do. The preservation of the entries and exits, adjourning the staff and students and cleaners. Very helpful indeed. It is criminology, Mr. Holmes. Would you expect any less? Yes, actually. Oh. Right. But I'm very glad to be wrong. You were planning on, what, police intervention?
Starting point is 00:26:34 Difficult one for them to take all that seriously, I'm afraid. I can imagine. We have exam control boards, a disciplinary and various inquiry vehicles of the university would like to look into this. As I'm sure you're aware, and this goes to my point about your microphone, Dr. Watson, this could erupt somewhat, don't you think, into a scandal? Yes, I guess it could, but there would have to be more wrongdoing by the school, right? Otherwise, this is just breaking and entering. Well, yeah, quite, but the...
Starting point is 00:27:12 You see, the door wasn't locked, unfortunately. And it's completely my error. My students were aware of the conditions of the assessment. We keep an open policy with them, you see. What did the students know exactly? Well, it's transparency, isn't it? It's respect. We told them where these assessments come from,
Starting point is 00:27:32 what's inside them, how they are decided upon by the external bodies. I had mentioned, again, to my sheer bloody short sightedness, that a designated A4 document box signed for on delivery by only myself would contain the controlled assessment criteria and schematic. I wanted them to know that we were not testing them in that sense, you know. Students can get too comfortable with their tutors and lecturers. They drop their guard, you know.
Starting point is 00:28:04 They can often take comfort in their relationship with that person or their standing in that class. This, this was about showing them that it's an outside force judging everything they have learned on this course. So the students knew what to look for? Well... Professor? It's an uncomfortable thought, I'm afraid. Maybe I'm just unwilling
Starting point is 00:28:28 to accept that one of our students would do this. I don't know, it's saddening. What do you see, Sherlock? Plenty. Please do, illuminate, Mr. Holmes. I won't illuminate, as I would rather preserve the energy. I will merely emit a faint glow of intrigue for now. The documents were here, were they not, Professor? Yes, on my desk. That's correct, yeah. And you work by this window? Yes, but, no, no, I may have been careless, but I can promise you, absolutely promise you, they
Starting point is 00:29:09 did not enter through that window. How do you know? He knows because they're over 300 years old. They're listed. And they don't open. Ha! Yeah, that'll do it. So, yes, I opened the documents as quickly as I could.
Starting point is 00:29:22 When? They arrived at 10am on that Tuesday. And when did you open them? I took them straight here and put them on the desk. I then left to go and grab a coffee and, you know, it can happen, can't it? I got distracted while in conversation. For how long? Well, the conversation led me into a seminar which overran-
Starting point is 00:29:40 How long were the documents on your desk by the window in this unlocked office for? An hour and ten minutes. Understood. You then returned to the office and... And returned to the office and I went over the assessment. I was rather excited by some of the, you know, the nuts and bolts, the inner workings of it. I made some mental notes, of course, arranged a meeting with the assistant
Starting point is 00:30:05 lecturer about it. I then resealed the documents and had them sent back as per instruction from the examination board. Right. As a process, you can see how that's riddled with holes. It's not the only thing. Hm? Your desk, Professor. Are these new? Sorry, what are we looking at? These tiny holes scratched ever so slightly on this surface.
Starting point is 00:30:30 Oh, God. Here and here and here. Oh, good Lord, look at that. Oh yeah. What are these? Hmm, weird. You have been on holiday, have you not? Uh, wow, yes, I have. There's a wristband on your bookshelf for a folk festival in Sidmouth. Of course, yes, excellent music.
Starting point is 00:30:53 The scenery there's- Did you go to the beach while you were there? I did, yeah. Which beach? Oh, it was just the Sidmouth beach. Sidmouth beach, yeah. Thank you, Professor. I'll be in touch with my findings shortly. Uh, sorry, Mr. Holmes, uh, what about the speech? I... Oh, bugger. Forgot about that.
Starting point is 00:31:17 What's that? Sand. From where? From Soames's office. Oh, we should have picked a hotel. This is stupid. But there's free rooms going in the halls. What's the problem? Ah, here. Here we go. These are my digs. Sherlock, you room in with me, buddy. Soames has sent me a profile of all the students. Rather enlightening, I must say.
Starting point is 00:31:37 Watson, I'll need your laptop to begin my comprehensive research. Comprehensive... research? Tonight, I will get to know every single student in that class. Cool! We heading out to meet them? Oh, I will be doing so through their online activity. Obtaining details, cross-referencing, harvesting vital nuggets of information that will lead us to our culprit. Okay, right. My dorm room is opposite.
Starting point is 00:32:05 That's handy. So, what are we thinking? Some drinking games in mine and then we'll head out? Mm-mm. I have studying to do. Lame! You have work to do. You need to rewrite that speech. Yeah, I know. I know. Sherlock, I know you're gonna go full-blown deep-dive,
Starting point is 00:32:21 but what do you reckon? Quick pint or two? The key could be in Manor Road. The window looks out onto Manor Road. Who would use that route? Ah, right, fine. I'm going to head out, OK? And, yeah. Try not to behave like a student.
Starting point is 00:32:37 Try not. I'm not going to behave like a student, am I, Mariana? Come on. We like to drink with Watson. We're all expected to use our main hooking. to behave like a student am I Mariana come on well as as Keats once said heard melodies melodies are sweet, but unheard ones, much sweeter. Beautiful, really just beautiful. And I was thinking the same thing. Swim naked in the canal. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:33:17 Weird as a lot of people. Is that all you got, mate? Ha, ha, watch me, watch. Get that pipe away. Get that pipe away. Get that pipe away. Get that pipe away! Get that pipe away! Get that pipe away! Hey mum, can I borrow 20 quid please? Life is a mystery.
Starting point is 00:33:34 Everyone must stand alone. I hear you call my name and it feels like home. Who's that? That's Keats again. I think that's Madonna. Errr. It's like a prayer by Madonna. Oh.
Starting point is 00:33:51 Is it? Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!
Starting point is 00:33:59 Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh god. Where are my shoes? For god's sake where's my key? Sherlock? Sherlock you in there? I can't, the window's too high. I don't know whose dorm... Oh!
Starting point is 00:34:34 Oh my god. Hello Mrs Hudson. Uh uh. Don't. Oh come on. Did you do the work? What work? Oh, you are in so much trouble. Oh, please. I can write that in no time. What time is the work? What work? Oh you are in so much trouble. Oh please, I can write that in no
Starting point is 00:34:47 time. What time is the lecture? Get away from my window. You stink like vodka and oh did you go in the river? It was, it's not like I went in by myself. You need to get some sleep. Alright, let me in. Yeah, no chance. Oh, Mariana, wait, wait! What? Um... I just... There's no easy way of asking this.
Starting point is 00:35:17 What? Can I be sick in your bathroom, please? The Faculty of Law here at Oxford University has some of the highest admission standards in the world. You should all be very proud for... should be very proud for being... for... What is he doing? Hmm... I... I can't do this. The Music

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