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^`SeasonOneEpisodeTwo—TheBlindBankerYAOSOOLIN:Thegreatartisanssaythemoretheteapotisusedthemorebeautifulitbecomes.Thepotisseasonedbyrepeatedlypouringteaoverthesurface.Thedepositleftontheclaycreatesthisbeautifulpatinaovertime.Somepots,theclayhasbeenburnishedbyteamadeover400yearsago.Thismuseumwillbeclosingin10minutes.ANDY:400yearsold,they'relettingyouuseittomakeyourselfabrew.YAO:Somethingsaren'tsupposedtositbehindglass,they'remadetobetouched.Tobehandled.Thesepotsneedattention.Theclayiscracking.ANDY:Well,Ican'tseehowatinysplashofteaisgoingtohelp.YAO:Sometimesyouhavetolookhardatsomethingtoseeitsvalue.See?Thisoneshinesalittlebrighter.ANDY:Idon'tsuppose...Um,Imean...Idon'tsupposethatyouwanttohaveadrink?Nottea,obviously.Um,inapub,withme,tonight.YAO:Youwouldn'tlikemeallthatmuch.ANDY:CanImaybedecidethatformyself?YAO:Ican't.I'msorry.Pleasestopasking.YAO:Isthatsecurity?Hello?Canthetillsupervisorpleasegoto...?Unexpectediteminbaggingarea,pleasetryagain.Itemnotscanned.Pleasetryagain.W:Canyoumaybekeepyourvoicedown?Cardnotauthorized.W:Yes,allright!I'vegotit.Pleaseuseanalternativemethodofpayment.Cardnotauthorized.Pleaseuseanalternativemethodofpayment.W:Keepit.Keepthat.【THEBLINDBANKER】S:Youtookyourtime.W:Yeah,Ididn'tgettheshopping.S:What?Whynot?W:BecauseIhadarowintheshopwithachipandPINmachine.S:You...Youhadarowwithamachine?!W:Sortof.ItsatthereandIshoutedabuse.Haveyougotcash?S:Takemycard.W:Youcouldalwaysgoyourself,youknow,you'vebeensittingthereallmorning,you'venotevenmovedsinceIleft.AndwhathappenedaboutthatcaseyouwereofferedtheJariadiamond?S:Notinterested.Isentthemamessage.【Sherlock–How’rethings,buddy?Beenalongtimesincewe(met).Ihearonthegrapevinethatyou’renowaconsultingdetective.There’sbeenan‘incident’atthebank–something(strange).I’mhopingyoucansortitforme.Pleasecallby.Needlesstosay,I’llberelyingon(your)discretion.】W:Don'tworryaboutme,Icanmanage.W:Isthatmycomputer?S:Ofcourse.W:What?S:Minewasinthebedroom.W:What?Andyoucouldn'tbebotheredtogetup?It'spasswordprotected.S:Inamannerofspeaking.Tookmelessthanaminutetoguessyours,notexactlyFortKnox.W:Right.Thankyou.W:Needtogetajob.S:Oh,dull.W:Listen,um...ifyou'dbeabletolendmesome...Sherlock,areyoulistening?S:Ineedtogotothebank.W:Yes,whenyousaidweweregoingtothebank...S:SherlockHolmes.SEBASTIAN:SherlockHolmes.S:Sebastian.SEB:Hiya,buddy.HowlongeightyearssinceIlastclappedeyesonyou?S:Thisismyfriend,JohnWatson.SEB:Friend?W:Colleague.SEB:Right.Grabapew.Doyouneedanything,coffee,water?W:No?We'reallsortedhere,thanks.S:Soyou'redoingwell.You'vebeenabroadalot.SEB:Well,so?S:Flyingallthewayaroundtheworldtwiceinamonth.SEB:Right.You'redoingthatthing.Wewereatunitogether,andthisguyherehadatrickheusedtodo.S:It'snotatrick.W:Hecouldlookatyouandtellyouyourwholelifestory.W:Yes,I'veseenhimdoit.SEB:Putthewindupeverybody,wehatedit.We'dcomedowntobreakfastintheformalhallandthisfreakwouldknowyou'dbeenshaggingthepreviousnight.S:Isimplyobserved.SEB:Goon,enlightenme.Twotripsamonth,flyingallthewayaroundtheworld,you'requiteright.Howcouldyoutell?Areyougoingtotellmethere'sastainonmytiefromsomespecialkindofketchupyoucanonlybuyinManhattan?S:No,I...SEB:Isitthemudonmyshoes?S:Iwasjustchattingwithyoursecretaryoutside.Shetoldme.SEB:I'mgladyoucouldmakeitover,we'vehadabreak-in.SEB:SirWilliam'soffice-thebank'sformerchairman.Theroom'sbeenleftherelikeasortofmemorial.Someonebrokeinlatelastnight.W:Whatdidtheysteal?SEB:Nothing.Justleftalittlemessage.SEB:60secondsapart.So,someonecameuphereinthemiddleofthenight,splashedpaintaroundandleftwithinaminute.S:Howmanywaysintothatoffice?SEB:Well,that'swherethisgetsreallyinteresting.Everydoorthatopensinthisbank,itgetslockedrighthere.Everywalk-incupboard,everytoilet.S:Thatdoordidn'topenlastnight?SEB:There'saholeinoursecurity.Finditandwe'llpayyoufivefigures.Thisisanadvance.Tellmehowhegotin.There'sabiggeroneonitsway.S:Idon'tneedanincentive,Sebastian.W:He's,er......he'skiddingyou,obviously.ShallIlookafterthatforhim?Thanks.【一〥】【HONGKONGDESKHEAD】【EDWARDVANCOON】W:Twotripsaroundtheworldthismonth.Youdidn'taskhissecretary,yousaidthatjusttoirritatehim.Howdidyouknow?S:Didyouseehiswatch?W:Hiswatch?S:Thetimewasright,butthedatewaswrong.Saidtwodaysago.Crossedthedatelinetwiceandhedidn'talterit.W:Withinamonth?Howdidyougetthat?S:NewBreitling.OnlycameoutthisFebruary.W:OK.Sodoyouthinkweshouldsniffaroundhereforabitlonger?S:GoteverythingIneedtoknowalready,thanks.Thatgraffitiwasamessage.Someoneatthebank,workingonthetradingfloors.Wefindtheintendedrecipientand...W:They'llleadustothepersonwhosentit?S:Obvious.W:Well,there's300peopleupthere,whowasitmeantfor?S:Pillars.W:What?S:Pillarsandthescreens.Veryfewplacesyoucouldseethatgraffitifrom.Thatnarrowsthefieldconsiderably.And,ofcourse,themessagewasleftat11.34lastnight.Thattellsusalot.W:Doesit?S:Traderscometoworkatallhours.SometradewithHongKonginthemiddleofthenight.Thatmessagewasintendedforsomebodywhocameinatmidnight.NotmanyVanCoonsinthephonebook.Taxi!W:Sowhatdowedonow?Sithereandwaitforhimtocomeback?S:Justmovedin.W:What?S:Floorabove,newlabel.[WINTLE]Couldhavejustreplacedit.S:No-oneeverdoesthat.WOMAN:Hello?S:Hi,um,Iliveintheflatjustbelowyou.Idon'tthinkwe'vemet.WOMAN:No,well,er,I'vejustmovedin.S:Actually,I'vejustlockedmykeysinmyflat.WOMAN:Doyouwantmetobuzzyouin?S:Yeah.Andcanweuseyourbalcony?WOMAN:What?!W:Sherlock?Sherlock,areyouOK?Yeah,anytimeyoufeellikelettingmein.W:Doyouthinkhe'dlostalotofmoney?SuicideisprettycommonamongCityboys.S:Wedon'tknowthatitwassuicide.W:Comeon.Thedoorwaslockedfromtheinside,youhadtoclimbdownthebalcony.S:Beenawaythreedaysjudgingbythelaundry.Lookatthecase,therewassomethingtightlypackedinsideit.W:Thanks.I'lltakeyourwordforit.S:Problem?W:Yeah,I'mnotdesperatetorootaroundsomebloke'sdirtyunderwear.S:Thosesymbolsatthebank,thegraffiti,whyweretheyputthere?W:Somesortofcode?S:Obviously.Whyweretheypainted?Wanttocommunicate,whynotusee-mail?W:Well,maybehewasn'tanswering.S:Oh,good,youfollow.W:No.S:Whatkindofamessagewouldeveryonetrytoavoid?Whataboutthismorning?Thoselettersyouwerelookingat?W:Bills?S:Yes.Hewasbeingthreatened.NotbytheGasBoard.DIMMOCK:...seeifwecangetprintsoffthisglass.S:Sergeant,wehaven'tmet.DIM:Yeah,IknowwhoyouareandIwouldpreferitifyoudidn'ttamperwithanyoftheevidence.S:IphonedLestrade.Isheonhisway?DIM:He’busy.I’mincharge.Andit'snotSergeant,it'sDetectiveInspectorDimmock.DIM:We'reobviouslylookingatasuicide.W:Itdoesseemtheonlyexplanationofallthefacts.S:Wrong,it'sonepossibleexplanationofsomeofthefacts.You'vegotasolutionthatyoulike,butyouarechoosingtoignoreanythingyouseethatdoesn'tcomplywithit.DIM:Like?S:Wound'sontherightsideofhishead.DIM:And?S:VanCoonwasleft-handed.Requiresquiteabitofcontortion.DIM:Left-handed?S:I'mamazedyoudidn'tnotice.Allyouhavetodoislookaroundthisflat.Coffeetableontheleft-handside,coffeemughandlepointingtotheleft.Powersockets,habituallyusedtheonesontheleft.Penandpaperontheleftofthephone.Becausehepickedupwithhisright,tookmessageswithhisleft.Doyouwantmetogoon?W:No,Ithinkyou'vecoveredit.S:Imightaswell,I'malmostatthebottomofthelistThere'saknifeonthebreadboardwithbutterontherightsideofthebladebecauseheuseditwithhisleft.It'shighlyunlikelythataleft-handedmanwouldshoothimselfintherightsideofhishead.Conclusion,someonebrokeinhereandmurderedhimonlyexplanationofallofthefacts.DIM:Butthegun?S:Hewaswaitingforthekiller.He'dbeenthreatened.DIM:What?W:Todayatthebank,sortofawarning.S:Hefiredashotwhenhisattackercamein.DIM:Andthebullet?S:Wentthroughtheopenwindow.DIM:Oh,comeon.Whatarethechancesofthat?!S:Waituntilyougettheballisticsreport.Thebulletinhisbrainwasn'tfiredfromhisgun,Iguaranteeit.DIM:Butifhisdoorwaslockedfromtheinside,howdidthekillergetin?S:Good,you'refinallyaskingtherightquestions.SEB:He'slefttryingtosortofcuthishairwithafork,whichofcoursecanneverbedone.S:Itwasathreat,that'swhatthegraffitimeant.SEB:I'mkindofinameeting.Canyoumakeanappointmentwithmysecretary?S:Idon'tthinkthiscanwait.Sorry,Sebastian.Oneofyourtraders,someonewhoworkedinyouroffice,waskilled.SEB:What?W:VanCoon.Thepoliceareathisflat.SEB:Killed?!S:Sorrytointerferewitheveryone'sdigestion.StillwanttomakeanappointmentMaybenineo'clockatScotlandYardsuit?SEB:Harrow,Oxford...verybrightguy.WorkedinAsiaforawhile,so...W:YougavehimtheHongKongaccounts?SEB:Lost5millioninasinglemorning,madeitallbackaweeklater.Nervesofsteel,Eddiehad.W:Who'dwanttokillhim?SEB:Weallmakeenemies.W:Youdon'tallendupwithabulletthroughyourtemple.SEB:Notusually.Excuseme.It'smychairman.Policehavebeenontohim.Apparentlythey'retellinghimitwasasuicide.S:Well,they'vegotitwrong,Sebastian.Hewasmurdered.SEB:Well,I'mafraidtheydon'tseeitlikethat.S:So?SEB:Andneitherdoesmyboss.Ihiredyoutodoajob.Don'tgetsidetracked.W:Ithoughtbankerswereallsupposedtobeheartlessbastards.WOMAN2:IneedyoutogetovertoCrispians.TwoMingvasesupforauctionChenghua.Willyouappraisethem?ANDY:SooLinshouldgo,she'stheexpert.WOMAN2:SooLinhasresignedherjob.Ineedyou.SARAH:Justlocumwork.W:No,that'sfine.SARAH:You're,um...Well,you'reabitover-qualified.W:Er,Icouldalwaysdowiththemoney.SARAH:Well,we'vegottwoawayonholidaythisweekandone'sjustlefttohaveababy.Itmightbeabitmundaneforyou.W:Er,no,mundaneisgood,sometimes.Mundaneworks.SARAH:Itsayshereyouwereasoldier.W:Andadoctor.SARAH:Anythingelseyoucando?W:Ilearnedtheclarinetatschool.SARAH:Oh......well,I'lllookforwardtoit.S:Isaid,couldyoupassmeapen?W:What?When?S:Aboutanhourago.W:Didn'tnoticeI'dgoneoutthen?Iwenttoseeaboutajobatthatsurgery.S:Howwasit?W:Great.She'sgreat.S:Who?W:Thejob.S:She?W:It.S:Yeah,havealook.W:"Theintruderwhocanwalkthroughwalls."S:Ithappenedlastnight.S:Journalistshotdeadinhisflat.Doorslocked,windowsboltedfromtheinside.ExactlythesameasVanCoon.W:God!Youthink...?S:He'skilledanotherone.S:BrianLukis,freelancejournalist,murderedinhisflat.Doorslockedfromtheinside.W:You'vegottoadmit,it'ssimilar.Bothmenkilledbysomeonewhocanwalkthroughsolidwalls.S:Inspector,doyouseriouslybelievethatEddieVanCoonwasjustanothercitysuicide?Youhaveseentheballisticsreport,Isuppose?Andtheshotthatkilledhim.Wasitfiredfromhisowngun?DIM:No.S:No.Sothisinvestigationmightmoveabitquickerifyouweretotakemywordasgospel.I'vejusthandedyouamurderinquiry.Fiveminutesinhisflat.S:Fourfloorsup.That'swhytheythinkthey'resafe.Putachainacrossthedoor,boltitshut,thinkthey'reimpregnable.Theydon'treckonforonesecondthatthere'sanotherwayin.DIM:Idon'tunderstand.S:Dealingwithakillerwhocanclimb.DIM:Whatareyoudoing?S:Clingstothewallslikeaninsect.That'showhegotin.DIM:What?!S:Heclimbedupthesideofthewalls,ranalongtheroof,droppedinthroughthisskylight.DIM:You'renotserious?!LikeSpider-Man?S:HescaledsixfloorsofaDocklandsapartmentbuilding,jumpedthebalconyandkilledVanCoon.DIM:Oh,holdonS:That'showhegotintothebankranalongthewindowledgeontotheterrace.Ihavetofindoutwhatconnectsthesetwomen.【WESTKENSINGTONLIBRARY】S:Datestampedonthebookisthesamedaythathedied.W:Sherlock?S:So,thekillergoestothebank,leavesathreateningcipheratthebank.VanCoonpanics,returnstohisapartment,lockshimselfin.Hourslater,hedies.W:ThekillerfindsLukisatthelibrary,hewritesthecipherontheshelfwhereheknowsit'llbeseen.Lukisgoeshome.S:Latethatnight,hediestoo.W:Whydidtheydie,Sherlock?S:Onlytheciphercantellus.S:Theworld'srunoncodesandciphers,John.Fromthemillion-poundsecuritysystematthebanktothePINmachineyoutookexceptionto.Cryptographyinhabitsoureverywakingmoment.W:Yes,OK,but...S:Butit'sallcomputergenerated-electroniccodes,electroniccipheringmethods.Thisisdifferent.It'sanancientdevice.Moderncode-breakingmethodswon'tunravelit.W:Whereareweheaded?S:Ineedtoasksomeadvice.W:What?!Sorry?S:Youheardmeperfectly.I'mnotsayingitagain.W:Youneedadvice?S:Onpainting.Yes,Ineedtotalktoanexpert.BOY:Partofanewexhibition.S:Interesting.BOY:Icallit...UrbanBloodlustFrenzy.W:CatchyBOY:I'vegottwominutesbeforeaCommunitySupportOfficercomesaroundthatcorner.CanwedothiswhileI'mworking?S:Knowtheauthor?BOY:Irecognisethepaint.It'slikeMichigan...hard-corepropellant.I'dsayzinc.S:Andwhataboutthesymbols?Doyourecognisethem?BOY:I'mnotevensureit'saproperlanguage.S:Twomenhavebeenmurdered,Raz.Decipheringthisisthekeytofindingoutwhokilledthem.BOY:Andthisisallyou'vegottogoonIt'shardlymuch,isit?S:Areyougoingtohelpusornot?BOY:I'llaskaround.S:Somebodymustknowsomethingaboutit.POLICE:Oi!Whatthehelldoyouthinkyou'redoing?Thisgalleryisalistedpublicbuilding.W:No,no.Wait,wait.It'snotmewhopaintedthat.Iwasjustholdingthisfor...POLICE:Bitofanenthusiast,shallwe?ANDY:Shewasrightinthemiddleofanimportantpieceofrestoration.Whywouldshesuddenlyresign?WOMAN2:Familyproblems.Shesaidsoinherletter.ANDY:Butshedoesn'thaveafamily.Shecametothiscountryonherown.WOMAN2:Andy!ANDY:Look,thoseteapots,thoseceramics.They'vebecomeherobsession.She'sbeenworkingonrestoringthemforweeks.Ican'tbelievethatshewouldjust...abandonthem.WOMAN2:Perhapsshewasgettingabitofunwantedattention?S:You'vebeenawhile.W:Yeah,well,youknowhowitis.Custodysergeantsdon'treallyliketobehurried,dothey?Justformalities.Fingerprints,chargesheet,andI'vegottobeinmagistrates'courtonTuesday.S:What?W:Me,Sherlock!Incourt,onTuesday!They'regivingmeanASBO!S:Good,fine.W:Youwanttotellyourlittlepalhe'swelcometogoandownupanytime.S:Thissymbol,Istillcan'tplaceit.No,Ineedyoutogotothepolicestationandaskaboutthejournalist.Thepersonaleffectswillhavebeenimpounded.Getholdofhisdiary,orsomethingthatwilltellushismovements.GoandseeVanCoon'sPA.Ifyouretracetheirsteps,somewherethey'llcoincide.W:ScotlandYard.AMANDA:FlewbackfromDalianFriday.Lookslikehehadback-to-backmeetingswiththesalesteam.S:Canyouprintmeupacopy?AMANDA:Sure.S:Whataboutthedayhedied?Canyoutellmewherehewas?AMANDA:Sorry,I'vegotagap.Ihaveallhisreceipts.DIM:Yourfriend...S:Listen,whateveryousay,I'mbehindyou100percent.DIM:...he'sanarrogantsod.W:Well,thatwasmild.Peoplesayalotworsethanthat.DIM:Thisiswhatyouwanted,isn'tit?Thejournalist'sdiary?【BoardingPassNAMELUKIS/BRIANTODALIANDLCFROMLONDONLHRZHUANGAIRLINES】S:Whatkindofabosswashe,Amanda?Appreciative?AMANDA:Um,no.That'snotawordI'duse.TheonlythingsEddieappreciatedhadabigpricetag.S:Likethathandcream.Heboughtthatforyou,didn'the?[LicencedTaxiReceipt]Lookatthisone.Gotataxifromhimonthedayhedied,￡18.5.AMANDA:Thatwouldgethimtotheoffice.S:Notrushhour.Checkthetime.Mid-morning.18wouldgethimasfaras...AMANDA:TheWestEnd.Irememberhimsaying.S:Underground,printedatoneinPiccadilly.AMANDA:SohegotaTubebacktotheoffice.WhywouldhegetataxiintotownandthentheTubeback?S:Becausehewasdeliveringsomethingheavy.Youwouldn'tlugapackageuptheescalator.AMANDA:Delivering?!S:TosomewherenearPiccadillyStation.Droppedthepackage,deliveredit,andthen...[PIAZZAESPRESSOBARITALIANO]Stoppedonhisway.Hegotpeckish.S:Soyouboughtyourlunchfromhereonroutetothestationbutwherewereyouheadedfrom?Wheredidthetaxidropyou?W:Oof!Right.S:EddieVanCoonbroughtapackageherethedayhedied.Whateverwashiddeninsidethatcase...I'vemanagedtopiecetogetherapictureusingscrapsofinformation...W:Sherlock...S:Creditcardbills,receipts.HeflewbackfromChina,thenhecamehere.W:Sherlock.S:Somewhereinthisstreet,somewherenear.Idon'tknowwhere,but...W:Thatshop,overthere.S:Howcouldyoutell?W:Lukis'sdiary.Hewasheretoo.Hewrotedowntheaddress.S:Oh.W:Hello.WOMAN3:Youwant...luckycat?W:No,thanks,no.WOMAN3:10pound!10pound!Ithinkyourwife,shewilllike.W:Um,maybe...W:Sherlock...Thelabelthere.S:Yes,Iseeit.Ｗ:It'sexactlythesameasthecipher.S:It'sanancientnumbersystem,HangZhou.Thesedaysonlystreettradersuseit.Thosewerenumberswrittenonthewallatthebank,andatthelibrary.NumberswritteninanancientChinesedialect.W:It'sa15.Whatwethoughtwastheartist'stag,it'sanumber15.S:Andtheblindfold,thehorizontalline.Thatwasanumberaswell.TheChinesenumberone,John.W:Wefoundit.W:TwomentravelbackfromChina,bothheadstraightfortheLuckyCatemporium.Whatdidtheysee?S:It'snotwhattheysaw.It'swhattheybothbroughtbackinthosesuitcases.W:Andyoudon'tmeandutyfree.Thankyou.S:ThinkaboutwhatSebastiantoldus.AboutVanCoon,abouthowhestayedafloatinthemarket.W:Lost5million.S:Madeitbackinaweek.That'showhemadesucheasymoney.W:Hewasasmuggler.Mm.S:Coverwouldhavebeenperfect.Businessman,makingfrequenttripstoAsia.Lukiswasthesame,ajournalistwritingaboutChina.Bothofthemsmuggledstuffabout.TheLuckyCatwastheirdrop-off.W:Butwhydidtheydie?Itdoesn'tmakesense.Iftheybothturnupattheshopanddeliverthegoods,whywouldsomeonethreatenthemandkillthemaftertheevent,afterthey'dfinishedthejob?S:Whatifoneofthemwaslight-fingered?W:Howdoyoumean?S:Stolesomething.Somethingfromthehoard.W:Thekillerdoesn'tknowwhichofthemtookitsothreatensthemboth.Right.S:Remindme.[YELLOWPAGE]Whenwasthelasttimethatitrained?S:It'sbeenheresinceMonday.[SOOLINYAO]No-one'sbeeninthatflatforatleastthreedays.W:Couldhavegoneonholiday.S:Doyouleaveyourwindowsopenwhenyougoonholiday?W:Sherlock!S:Someoneelsehasbeenhere.Somebodyelsebrokeintotheflatandknockedoverthevase,justlikeIdid.W:Doyouthinkmaybeyoucouldletmeinthistime?Canyounotkeepdoingthis,please?S:I'mnotthefirst.W:What?S:Somebody'sbeeninherebeforeme.W:Whatareyousaying?S:Sizeeightfeet.Small,but...athletic.W:I'mwastingmybreath.S:Small,stronghands.Ouracrobat.Whydidn'theclosethewindowwhenhelef...?Oh,stupid,stupid!Obvious.He'sstillhere.W:Anytimeyouwanttoincludeme...S:John...John!W:Oh,I'mSherlockHolmesandIalwaysworkalonebecauseno-oneelsecancompetewithmymassiveintellectS:Themilk'sgoneoffandthewashing'sstartedtosmell.Somebodylefthereinahurrythreedaysago.W:Somebody?S:SooLinYao.Wehavetofindher.W:How,exactly?【SOOLIN,Pleaseringme.Tellmeyou’reOK.Andy】【NATIONALANTIQUITIESMUSEUM】S:Wecouldstartwiththis.W:You'vegoneallcroaky.Areyougettingacold?S:I'mfine.S:Whenwasthelasttimethatyousawher?ANDY:Threedaysago.Hereatthemuseum.Thismorningtheytoldmeshe'dresigned.Justlikethat.Leftherworkunfinished.S:Whatwasthelastthingthatshedidonherfinalafternoon?ANDY:Shedoesthisdemonstrationforthetourists,ateaceremony.Soshewouldhavepackedupherthingsandjustputtheminhere.S:WehavetogettoSooLinYao.W:Ifshe'sstillalive.BOY:Sherlock!W:Oh,lookwhoitis.BOY:Foundsomethingyou'lllike.W:Tuesdaymorning,allyou'vegottodoisturnupandsaythebagwasyours.S:Forgetaboutyourcourtdate.Dude,thatwasrad!S:Youwanttohideatree,thenaforestisthebestplacetodoit,wouldn'tyousay?Peoplewouldjustwalkstraightpast,notknowing,unabletodecipherthemessage.There.Ispotteditearlier.S:They'vebeenhere.Andthat'stheexactsamepaint?Yeah.S:John,ifwe'regoingtodecipherthiscode,weneedtolookformoreevidence.W:Answeryourphone.I'vebeencallingyou.Ifoundit.W:It'sbeenpaintedover.Idon’tunderstand.Itwas…here.10minutesago.Isawit.Awholeloadofgraffiti.S:Somebodydoesn'twantmetoseeit.W:Sherlock,whatareyoudoing...?S:Ssh!John,concentrate.Ineedyoutoconcentrate.Closeyoureyes.W:What?Why?Why?Whatareyoudoing?S:Ineedyoutomaximiseyourvisualmemory.Trytopicturewhatyousaw.Canyoupictureit?W:Yeah.S:Canyourememberit?W:Yes,definitely.S:Canyourememberthepattern?W:Yes.S:Howmuchcanyourememberit?W:Look,don'tworry.S:Becausetheaveragehumanmemoryonvisualmattersisonly62%accurate.W:Well,don'tworry,Irememberallofit.S:Really?W:WellatleastIwould,ifIcouldgettomypockets.Itookaphotograph.S:Alwaysinpairs,John,look.Numbers...comewithpartners.W:God,Ineedtosleep.S:Whydidhepaintitsonearthetracks?W:Noidea.S:Thousandsofpeoplepassbythereeveryday.W:Just20minutes...S:Ofcourse.Ofcourse,hewantsinformation.He'stryingtocommunicatewithhispeopleintheunderworld.Whateverwasstolen,hewantsitback.It'ssomewherehere,inacode.Wecan'tcrackthiswithoutSooLinYao.W:Oh,good.S:TwomenwhotravelledbackfromChinaweremurdered.AndtheirkillerleftthemmessagesinHangZhounumerals.W:SooLinYaoisindanger.Thatcipher,itwasjustthesamepatternastheothers.Hemeanstokillheraswell.ANDY:Look,I'vetriedeverywherefriends,colleagues.Idon'tknowwhereshe'sgone.Imean,shecouldbeathousandmilesaway.W:Whatareyoulookingat?S:Tellmemoreaboutthoseteapots.ANDY:Thepotswereherobsession.Theyneedurgentwork.Iftheydryout,thentheclaycanstarttocrumble.Apparently,youhavetojustkeepmakingteainthem.S:Yesterday,onlyoneofthosepotswasshining.Now,therearetwo.S:Fancyabiscuitwiththat?Centuriesold.Don'tbreakthat.Hello.YAO:Yousawthecipher.Thenyouknowheiscomingforme.S:You'vebeenclevertoavoidhimsofar.YAO:Ihadtofinish.Tofinishthiswork.It'sonlyamatteroftime.Iknowhewillfindme.S:Whoishe?Haveyoumethimbefore?YAO:WhenIwasagirl,wemetinChina.Irecognisedhis...S:Thecipher?YAO:Onlyhewoulddothis.ZhiZhu.W:ZhiZhu?S:Thespider.YAO:Youknowthismark?S:Yes.It'sthemarkofaTong.W:Huh?S:Ancientcrimesyndicate,basedinChina.YAO:Everyfootsoldierbearsthemark.Ev