What are you doing? In addition, for some reason Inspector Lestrade and his team are conspicuous by their absence, upsetting continuity and even Mrs Hudson only manages about a minute of screen time.As for the story itself, the background plot of smuggling ancient Chinese artifacts into the country resonated with topicality even if the ideas of a "Thuggee" gang with a female Manchu as its head and the mystery assassin being a circus performer seemed somewhat anachronistic. Banker Eddie Van Coon and reporter Brian Lukis are both shot dead in identical slayings, in rooms locked from the inside. Sherlock talks to Van Coon's personal assistant, Amanda. As the police examine the scene, Sherlock determines from the laundry in Van Coon's suitcase that he had just come back from a three-day vacation, probably very recently. It was written by Stephen Thompson and directed by Euros Lyn. It first broadcast on 1 August, 2010 on BBC One. Both of them must have smuggled things back in their suitcases, and used the Lucky Cat as their delivery point. The matron from the circus introduces herself as the Black Lotus General Shan, and mistakenly assumes that John is Sherlock. The two words are Nine Mill, and Sherlock realises it is the value of the stolen object (nine million pounds). Chinese museum employee Soo Lin tells Sherlock Holmes that, as a teenaged orphan in China, she ran drugs for the Black Lotus crime syndicate, for whom the two dead men also worked. 58:21. The concept of coded messages is taken from, The scenes of Watson being kidnapped by criminals after mistaking him for Sherlock Holmes because he was mocking him was taken from Conan Doyle's short story, A murder victim found inside a locked room accessible only by climbing is an allusion to. ANDY Four hundred years old. Later that night, journalist Brian Lukis is seen running down a busy street, constantly looking over his shoulder, like he is being chased. They spread out the search, and Sherlock finds a can of discarded spray paint. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. SOO LIN These pots need attention. John tells him that he is going out on a date, and Sherlock gives him a pair of circus tickets in his name. She shows them a Tong tattoo on the heel of her right foot, which resembles a lotus flower, and explains that everyone who smuggles for them bears this mark. ), TOURIST: Und dann sagen die, dass die Engländer höflich sind! the headline reads), while Sherlock remarks on the irony that both Lukis and Van Coon died because Van Coon decided to pick up a trinket as a gift, with no idea of its real value. ], (Sherlock turns and raises his arm to the cab again but it has already driven past. He determines that the shooter broke into Lukis' apartment through the skylight, after climbing up the wall and running along the roof. Search for "The Blind Banker" on Amazon.com, Title: Srmaserial. Sherlock tells Dimmock to check that the bullet is determined to not have come from Van Coon's gun. Oriental flute music is playing gently. She admits to Sherlock that she ended the affair because Van Coon often took her for granted and they planned to go somewhere for the weekend, only he left on trips for China on short notice. had many fine moments. He uses the tourists' copy to start translating the remaining ciphers, with this final result: Nine Mill for jade pin. However, when they arrive there, they discover Sherlock is there, and he admits that he bought a third ticket in his name. Going over the apartment, Sherlock realises that someone else is inside and is still there. When Sherlock bumps into a couple of German tourist. Mrs Hudson brings in some food, while Sarah notices that some of the ciphers are already solved – Soo Lin began translating two of the words and wrote them on the photograph they gave her. Sherlock’s eyes narrow, he realises both Lukis and Van Coon had A-Z in their books. SOO LIN Some things aren’t supposed to sit behind glass. When the police arrive, Sherlock lets Dimmock takes the credit, and Dimmock realises who he owes. Watson: Yeah I didn't get the shopping. She gave up the life and came to London, but Zhi Zhu tracked her down after five years. To find out what links Van Coon and Lukis together, Sherlock traces Van Coon's footsteps on the day he was killed, and instructs John to track down addresses from Lukis' diary. In Lukis' apartment, Sherlock finds a black paper lotus lying on the floor, identical to the one he extracted from Van Coon's mouth. Sherlock takes photos of the symbols in the room and then steps out on the balcony and considers the street far below. 88 were here. The blind banker. Soo Lin then tells him to stop asking her out. When she pulls the canvas away, she stares in shock at what she saw underneath. Why don’t you look where you’re going? They’re made to be touched - to be handled. 491 ratings for The Blind Banker - Rate Films and Read Film Reviews at Criticker.com Meanwhile, Sarah tries to make conversation with Sherlock without success. At the end of the episode, Shan is sitting at a desk facing a wall without a window and yet the laser targeting ray appears directly on her forehead, which could only come through a window directly opposite her. As they exchange greetings, Sherlock deduces from out-of-nowhere that Sebastian has made two trips around the world in the past month. A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. Sherlock realises that the graffiti symbols are ciphers of an ancient code. 1 August 2010 THE BLIND BANKER SHOOTING (DRAFT 8) GREEN 16-02-10 1. [Hey, you! Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The second outing for the modern-day Holmes and Watson proved entertaining enough but just lacking in key areas to take it below the standard of some of the other episodes I've seen (from both series).For once, the episode title bears no direct reference to a Conan Doyle original, although some of the plot devices were familiar, like the murders occurring in locked rooms and the importance of deciphering codes as clues to solving the case. comment. 2,323 Views . Marijana Latinovic. MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider.". The trio returns to 221B and Sherlock figures that the Tong will have gone back to their hideout, the key to which rests within the ciphers. don @ minifie-1. And they’re letting you use it to make yourself a cuppa. Shan demands to know where the Empress' hairpin can be found. Holmes is hired by an old frie-... acquaintance to investigate a mysterious break-in at a … See more ideas about the blind banker, sherlock bbc, sherlock. Of course he would. Sherlock S01E02 … Based on a short story in the Sherlock Holmes series, The Dancing Men. He is seen rushing up the elevator, locks the chain bolt on the door, finds his SIG-Sauer P226 in a kitchen door, dashes into his bedroom, and jams a chair against the door. Watson: Because I had a row in the shop with a chip and PIN Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce film series, Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio series), Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (game series), https://bakerstreet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Blind_Banker?oldid=60937. Previous: He is looking straight at her. It is clear that the shooter threatened Van Coon by spray painting the message at the bank; Van Coon then went home, locked himself in, and hours later, Van Coons was killed. He also goes after Sherlock and John, but despite firing at them, he fails to hit either of them. While they are making their request to Dimmock, Dimmock confirms that the bullet extracted from Van Coon did not come from his gun. (31 Oct 2010). Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus. Written by Sherlock and John go to that library to look for the books that Lukis checked out, and find more of the painted graffiti symbols of the type from the bank on the shelf. She confides that the Black Lotus Tong employed her after her parents died and she had no other way to survive. Director: Monikatoni 984. General Information Sherlock Holmes: The Blind Banker, www.EFLsuccess.com. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file . TRANSCRIPT: In the National Antiquities Museum, an ancient Chinese clay tea set has been arranged on a tray. Siehst du nicht wo du hingehst? Directed by Euros Lyn. Euros Lyn Story: A Chinese pottery expert, a journalist, and a Hong Kong banker have seen graffiti that scares them into hiding. [Yeah, thanks(! When Shan promises that she would not betray him, the mysterious "M" has a sniper kill her. Visit the PBS FAQ page for more information. While the programme was satisfactory enough, the Holmes and Watson partnership didn't seem to develop much, with less of the sharp banter between them you'd expect from say, a Stephen Moffat written story. She too is then murdered, the killer being a human fly who can scale buildings. Sherlock has opened John's computer to a news website with an article about Brian Lukis, a freelance journalist who was shot and killed in his locked apartment by a killer who can apparently pass through walls. Baker Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes S01E02. A shadowy figure ambushes Sherlock and chokes him almost to the point of unconsciousness, drops a black paper lotus on the floor, and just when Sherlock is about to pass out, the intruder suddenly releases him and runs out. Season 1 Episode 2 | 1h 23m 10s | Video has closed captioning. Fight in the beginning: Maybe I should rewatch. ], TOURIST (snarkily, snatching the book back): Ja, danke(!) From Wings to Parasite, here's a look back at all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in the history of the ceremony. Chinese museum employee Soo Lin tells Sherlock Holmes that, as a teenaged orphan in China, she ran drugs for the Black Lotus crime syndicate, for whom the two dead men also worked. Sherlock - 1x02: The Blind Banker Addeddate 2010-08-09 02:29:47 External_metadata_update 2019-04-10T08:45:42Z Identifier Sherlock-1x02TheBlindBanker. Topics Sherlock. She has all of his receipts, but notes that there is a gap in her boss' schedule on the day he was killed. John applies for the position of locum at a local clinic and admits to the doctor, Dr. Sarah Sawyer, that he needs the money. He reveals that she and Van Coon were having an affair – he remembers seeing an almost empty bottle of scented hand soap in Van Coon's bathroom, and hand soap would not be something Van Coon would keep unless he was having a woman coming over. 90 min. Sherlock forces open another set of doors and finds Van Coon, who has been shot in the head, a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol lying by his side. John asks for money, and Sherlock says he has to go to the bank, in actuality a big financial powerhouse. That's unusual for a large statue, but looking closer,wheels attached to the base are visible. He returns to 221B Baker Street and finds Sherlock contemplating the case, and notices that Sherlock has opened John's computer again, but not to check his email. He finds one office, which belongs to Eddie Van Coon of the Hong Kong division. The next day, Andy is working at the museum when the director informs him that Soo Lin has resigned. Olivia hasn't read it though. The same goes for the Online News site (C:\http\onlinenews\online-news.html) and Quest Search (C:http\quest\questsearch.html) when Sherlock is looking for Chinese antiquities sold at auction. When she hands it over, she mentions that Van Coon claimed to have purchased it at a street market, though Sherlock counters that he more likely pinched it. The Blind Banker is the second episode of the television series Sherlock and was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 1 August 2010. As he looks out the window, John sees a Chinese street tagger writing another cipher on the wall opposite. While not quite as satisfying as the first episode, The Blind Banker, the second installment of Masterpiece Mystery’s Sherlock! Sherlock Series 1. Holmes . Dr John Watson is trying to buy groceries at the supermarket, but the machine gives him problems and refuses to accept whatever form of payment he tries to use. They go back home and John begins to pass out due to lack of sleep. After Sherlock takes the jade hairpin from Van Coon's secretary, he and John return it to the museum, and the hairpin is added to the costume of the Empress Wu mannequin. Sarah suggests that she should go and Sherlock agrees, but John hastily say she should stay and tries to find some food. Was macht du? Sherlock: What? This seems to indicate that the shooter is a human fly – he scaled a six floor apartment building to kill Van Coon, and ran along the roof and onto the terrace to leave the message at the bank. Amelia was standing at her kitchen table, arranging a vase of flowers when she heard the sound of someone fighting next door. Raz identifies the type of paint, but has no idea what the ciphers represent, and agrees to do some inquiries. Chinese museum employee Soo Lin tells Sherlock Holmes that, as a teenaged orphan in China, she ran drugs for the Black Lotus crime syndicate, for whom the two dead men also worked. He informs them that he has exactly two minutes before two community police officers will come running around the corner and catch him in the act. Sherlock buzzes Van Coon several times, but no one answers, but then he notices that the woman who lives directly above Van Coon has recently moved in – her label is still handwritten. When John asks how well she knows Zhi Zhu, Soo Lin explains that he is her brother. There is no more time for conversation as two community officers come around and spot them. John wonders how Sherlock is sure that Van Coon stole the hairpin and not Lukis, since Zhi Zhu did not know that. Bitte! Dimmock returns the photo of the wall, and Sherlock explains that they thought Soo Lin Yao would decipher them. At the National Antiquities Museum, Chinese pottery expert Soo Lin Yao demonstrates a tea ceremony to a group of visitors. Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. Watch Preview. Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas-Wikipedia. ], (The tourists turn back and frown in confusion as he hurries toward them. Later that night, Jim begins targeting her. Sherlock - 1x02: The Blind Banker by Daniel Barcelos. Based on what they learned from Soo Lin, Sherlock now believes that Van Coon and Lukis worked for the Tong. At the bank, Sebastian Wilkes, an old university acquaintance of Sherlock's, asks for help. Sherlock sneaks off while the next act begins: a masked acrobat who "flies" on silk robes. He became a puppet of the Tong in the power of General Shan, the Black Lotus' General. Banker Eddie Van Coon and reporter Brian Lukis are both shot dead in identical slayings, in rooms locked from the inside. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. "The Blind Banker" is the second episode of the first series of Sherlock. Except that whoever did it, they didn't show up on any CCTV. Examining the receipts, Sherlock finds some very interesting details – Van Coon took a taxi out to the West End, but a ticket shows that he took the London Underground to get back, signifying that Van Coon lugged a heavy package up the escalator. At Barts Hospital, Sherlock flirts with Molly Hooper to convince her to bring the victims' bodies back out. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Zoe Telford. It held her message to Sherlock Holmes. Back at 221B, Sherlock and John try to piece together the symbols. Sherlock notes that the circumstances of the journalist's death seem identical to Van Coon's death and suspects a connection. Was will er? John finds a wall with more of the graffiti and snaps a photo. He pretends to have learned this from Sebastian's secretary, but later confides to John that he figured it out from the fact that Sebastian's watch was brand new and it was also two days behind, indicating that he had crossed the International Date Line but had not altered it. He also spots Andy's note, though he is noticeably wheezy from his near-death experience. 40:00. The Blind Banker It all began with Sherlock and I visiting the bank. Someone had broken into their offices and sprayed graffiti across a painting. [Hey, you! See more ideas about the blind banker, sherlock bbc, sherlock. “The Blind Banker” begins with a theme that never fails to tickle Sherlockian purists: the My Roommate Would Never Be Tolerated by Just Your Average Joe from Craigslist motif. The man was a banker and pretty much what you'd expect. He remembers seeing it in a stack of books at Van Coon's apartment and in plain sight at Lukis' apartment, and deduces that both Van Coon and Lukis had the same book, as it is one that everyone would use, and the answer to the code lies in the first entry on page 15. He asked for her help finding what was stolen, but she refused. A page for describing Recap: Sherlock S1 E2 "The Blind Banker". According to John's blog, the case is wrapped up by March 28 (it takes place between March 23 and 26). He and John go to talk to an expert, a street graffiti artist named Raz, as he uses a spray paint can to paint his newest masterpiece on the door to a building. She too is then murdered, the killer being a human fly who can scale buildings. In the bank where Sherlock is trying to get a view of the painting with the Chinese numbers, he backs into a pillar, which wobbles. 35:16. The London A–Z is a plot device in "The Blind Banker", the second episode of the first series of the BBC drama Sherlock when the protagonist is attempting to decipher a book code used by an international smuggling ring based on a book "everybody owns". The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. The Blind Banker When a banker is found dead inside his locked apartment, Sherlock and Watson follow the clues that lead to an underground crime gang. They realise that the numbers are in Hang Zhou numerals, an ancient Chinese numeral system now only used by traders – Sherlock determines that the numbers at the bank are 15 and 1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes S01E02 - The Dancing Men. "Sherlock" The Blind Banker subtitles. It is never explained if Soo Lin ever met Van Coon or Lukis or at the very least knew that the Tong had London-based operatives. She goes to investigate and finds a statue covered with a canvas. On the table was a London A-Z. Afterwards, as closing time approaches, her co-worker Andy Galbraith asks her out for a drink, but she turns him down and says that he would not like her very much if he knew her. Letters from this episode spells out I-M-A-G-I-N-E which was first word of page 15 of “Freakonomics” that Sherlock was looking through to decipher the code. Sherlock is distracted when he notices a wet phonebook package next to an apartment door adjacent to the Lucky Cat, an apartment that just happens to be Soo Lin Yao's. Andy goes to her apartment in Chinatown and knocks on the door, but does not get an answer. To determine the identity of the item that was taken, Sherlock requests to have all of the books from both victims' apartments delivered to 221B Baker Street. Sherlock is called by a former schoolmate to investigate the break in at his bank and the vandalism of the portrait of a banker. View production, box office, & company info. By the time she was 17, she was smuggling thousands of pounds worth of drugs across the border into Hong Kong. ), (In the present, Sherlock’s mouth opens in startled realisation and he breaks into a run, chasing back towards the German couple. That night, Sherlock and John discover Soo Lin in hiding at the museum, who explains that the code is the work of the criminal "Black Lotus Tong", of which she was once a member. Back home, Shan talks to her benefactor, "M", on her computer, and thanks him for his help in getting them passage into London. Be the first one to write a review. Steve Thompson Why not? [Wait a minute! IMDb Picks: Our Favorite Crime Movies, TV Shows, and Documentaries. She worries that his safety is compromised, but "M" assures her that her actions cannot be traced to him. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus Tong. )], (He turns away, putting his arm around his wife and still angry. Embarrassed, she looks away. 6.442 million [1] The encounter with a "Banksy" type street artist seemed a bit contrived too, although I enjoyed the museum settings used for a large part of the story. He deduces that Van Coon and Lukis each brought back one of the vases when they returned on their latest trips to China – and it was their last delivery (Sherlock remembers having noted that something was tightly packed inside Van Coon's suitcase). Now Sherlock knows why: Van Coon was smuggling illegal antiques. Sherlock staggers downstairs and opens the door for John. Furthermore, the hand soap in question happens to be of the very same brand as the hand cream Amanda has on her desk. The man demands to know where the treasure is, and knocks John out when he says he has no idea what he is talking about. He offers to pay Sherlock to find the hole in their security. He finds a can of the spray paint and confirms it is the same type, and then the escape artist attacks him with a sword. As he leaves with John, he explains that the graffiti was a message to someone, and Van Coon was the only one who could see the room where the message was left -since he trades with China, he probably works at night and the message was intended for someone who started their work at midnight. Meanwhile, at home, Sherlock Holmes battles a robed swordsman and finally knocks him out. Shan points out that they tried to kill him three times and failed, but they failed deliberately so that he would search for the treasure. "A Study in Pink" They go inside and the circus matron first gives a demonstration of classic Chinese escapology, using a giant crossbow designed to fire at the escape artist when the weight of an emptying sandbag activates it. 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