The film contains numerous references and allusions to the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novels and stories. Including: "The game is afoot." ("The Abbey Grange", as well as the original source of the phrase, William Shakespeare's "Henry V"); "Because I was looking for it." ("Silver Blaze"); "You have the grand gift of silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion." ("The Man with the Twisted Lip"); "Crime is common, logic is rare." ("The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"); "My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work." (The Sign of the Four); "It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely." ("The Boscombe Valley Mystery"); "Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay." ("The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"), "One begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." ("A Scandal in Bohemia"), and "There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you." ("The Hound of the Baskervilles").

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