Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series)

Trials of the Demon! (2009)

Ian Buchanan: Sherlock Holmes

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Quotes 

• [Batman appears in front of Holmes and Watson] 

  Dr. Watson : A demon!

  Sherlock Holmes : He's a hero, it's obvious by the bright blue and yellow in his costume. The mask means he must be well-known, perhaps a wealthy entrepreneur with ample free time. Square jaw indicates strong lineage, perhaps a doctor's son. And the bat motif, most surely inspired by some childhood trauma. The Masked Bat, perhaps?

  Batman : Actually, it's Batman.

• Sherlock Holmes : Before you depart, I must know: how did you really deduce my identity?

  Batman : Everyone knows who you are. You're the world's greatest detective.

• Batman : Sherlock Holmes, I presume?

  Sherlock Holmes : How did you deduce my identity so quickly?

  Batman : The hat.

• Dr. Watson : [after someone says that even a blind man could see that Jason Blood is a witch]  Evidence does seem heavily stacked against Blood.

  Sherlock Holmes : What did I tell you about being an imbecile?

  Dr. Watson : To... stop?

  Sherlock Holmes : Precisely.

• Sherlock Holmes : Just as I surmised. The residue of red clay and fine wheat grain in the carriage's wheel tracks pointed right here.

  [blocking a blow with a sword concealed in his cane] 

  Sherlock Holmes : Ha! You'll find my reflexes are as sharp as my mind, and my blade even sharper.

• Sherlock Holmes : What use have you for human souls?

  James Craddock : I need them because, unlike you, I have no intention of dying. Ever.

• Dr. Watson : But, Holmes, are you certain it's not that Moriarty fellow?

  Sherlock Holmes : Stop being an imbecile, Watson. Moriarty's weapon of choice is a unique air rifle assembled by a blind German mechanic. I fear they may be supernatural.

  Dr. Watson : [hearing a woman scream and arriving on the scene]  She's alive, but looks as though she's under some sort of spell.

  Sherlock Holmes : Just like the others. Did any of you see the attacker?

  [a witness professes the belief it was Jason Blood] 

  Sherlock Holmes : I'll thank you to leave the detective work to me, sir.

• Sherlock Holmes : Blood writes with his left hand, but footprints at the first crime scene indicate that the culprit walked with a cane in his right hand. Clearly, Blood was trying to solve the case, and I think this potion and those chalk drawings may hold the answer we need.

• Sherlock Holmes : Jason Blood has been accused of crimes he did not commit and summoned you to his aid.

  Batman : Jason Blood? Where is he?

  Dr. Watson : In a spot of trouble, I'd say.

• Batman : We need to keep a low profile until we can learn more about these crimes. Holmes, how many victims so far?

  Sherlock Holmes : Tonight makes eight total. All found in catatonic states. Clearly, the result of a supernatural attack.

  Batman : Any leads?

  Sherlock Holmes : [taking out a newspaper]  "Seventh victim found on Dorset Street. Villain taunts authorities with note." What do you make of this, detective?

  Batman : "The granite demon crumbles in your city's blood frame. When 10:00 she strikes, I'll never sleep again."

  Sherlock Holmes : Stumped, I see. Well, luckily, my powers of deduction tell me that it's actually a veiled reference to the gargoyles at Mignola Chapel.

  Batman : Actually, "granite demon" is an anagram for "Demon Etrigan", Blood's, uh... . alter ego. "Bloody frame" refers to framing Blood. And I'm sure 10:00 indicates the number of victims.

  Jason Blood : [hearing a woman scream]  That sounds like number nine.

• Batman : The man in the carriage is Jim Craddock. In my time, he's a criminal named Gentleman Ghost.

  Sherlock Holmes : Gentleman Jim, the notorious highwayman.

  Batman : What I saw Craddock do with that powder horn was no mere robbery.

  Jason Blood : [looking at one of the victims]  On the contary, it was indeed robbery. The worst kind. In my library, we can search for reference on the horn you saw.

  Batman : Watson, have your police force clear the streets. No one travels alone, understand?

  [Watson salutes, and as Batman and Blood leave, Holmes turns to do so, as well] 

  Dr. Watson : Holmes, wait. You mustn't go off alone.

  Sherlock Holmes : My dear Watson, if I'm to solve the case before this Batman, that's exactly what I must do.