far in allowing lestrade all the credit. >> not all, watson.e it away in our archives. one day the entire truth can be told. [tinkly theme music] ♪ captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com all kinds of rubbish in there, i'm afraid. anything you like. ( chuckles ) all right. there it is-- oh, that's a good start. - what do you reckon? - do you know what it is? it-- it's a piece of beau isn't it? - yeah. - yeah. is it an egg cup? it's jolly large for a hen's egg, isn't it? one wonders whether it's not actually a drinking cup. - right, yeah. - after a chinese blanc-de-chine original. - uh-huh. - about 1755, 1760. so a nice and early one. - yeah, yeah. - and rare, but... - slightly damaged. - where did it come from? well, it came originally from a boot sale. a friend bought it and i bought it off him. - purely 'cause i liked it. - are you a frequenter of boot sales? - quite so, yeah. - have you ever been to the market here? - yes, many times, yeah. - bought? oh, yes, yes. yes, there's always a good market here. what'd that one cost you? ( laughs

lestrade of the yard is well known to me, so beware. >> i would hesitate in calling lestrade, professor growling] >> there is no mystery, sir. none. [growling and snarling] now be gone with you. or would you have me release my dog? believe me, he'll not distinguish between a hired snoop and a low intruder. [growling and snarling] now, will you be gone, sir, will you? >> we shall, sir, we shall, but you are over the mark. kindly watch your words. >> as a breed, despite their ferocious appearance, those dogs are seldom vicious. i'm surprised that roy needs chaining at all. unless it is for your safety as much as ours. [barking and growling] a dog reflects family life, watson. >> does it indeed? >> whoever heard of a frisky dog in a gloomy home, or a sad dog in a happy one? snarling people have snarling dogs. you observed the presburys' irish wolfhound as well as i. he growled quite as much at his master as he did at us, two complete strangers. >> that animal did not reserve its animosity solely for the professor. >> well, we'll seek verification from young bennett when he arrives. i sent