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* AllForNothing: The novelization has Holmes disputing the justification of the government's actions to resolving what they thought was the threat to the monarchy. [[spoiler: Annie Crook's Catholic child by the Duke of Clarence & Avondale would never been a serious claimant: the Royal Marriage Act 1701 would have rendered the marriage invalid and the Act of Settlement 1772 mandated a Protestant as a successor to the throne. Thus, the threat that led to these horrible crimes only existed in their paranoia.]]
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* AllForNothing: The Robert Weverka's novelization has Holmes disputing the justification of the government's actions to resolving what they thought was the threat to the monarchy. [[spoiler: Annie Crook's Catholic child by the Duke of Clarence & Avondale would never been a serious claimant: the Royal Marriage Act 1701 would have rendered the marriage invalid and the Act of Settlement 1772 mandated a Protestant as a successor to the throne. Thus, the threat that led to these horrible crimes only existed in their paranoia.]]
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* BedlamHouse: To keep her out of the way, the conspirators have Annie Crook confined to a barbaric asylum far out in the country. Even the normally stoic Holmes sheds ManlyTears on seeing her plight.
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* YouMonster Watson and Holmes give different views on [[spoiler:Foxborough and his willingness to sacrifice Mary Kelly for the sake of radical change.]]
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* YouMonster YouMonster: Watson and Holmes give different views on [[spoiler:Foxborough and his willingness to sacrifice Mary Kelly for the sake of radical change.]]
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** Sir John Gielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Creator/RalphRichardson as Watson.
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** Sir John Gielgud Creator/JohnGielgud who played Holmes in a radio series for the BBC opposite Creator/RalphRichardson as Watson.
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* CallBack: At the end of the film, Holmes violin plays on his violin a musical piece played at Catherine Eddowes' funeral.
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* CallBack: At the end of the film, Holmes violin plays on his violin a musical piece played at Catherine Eddowes' funeral.
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* CallBack: Holmes violin-plays a musical piece played at Catherine Eddowes' funeral.
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* CallBack: At the end of the film, Holmes violin-plays violin plays on his violin a musical piece played at Catherine Eddowes' funeral.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Ripper and his accomplice are dead, but in a ForegoneConclusion Holmes is unable to save any of the Ripper's victims and Annie Crook is left lobotomized. Warren is disgraced by his handline of the situation but the other government officials involved in the cover up escape any consequences. However Holmes is able to pressure them into leaving Annie Crook's child alone.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Ripper and his accomplice are dead, but in a ForegoneConclusion Holmes is unable to save any of the Ripper's victims and Annie Crook is left lobotomized. Warren is disgraced by his handline handling of the situation but the other government officials involved in the cover up escape any consequences. However However, Holmes is able to pressure them into leaving Annie Crook's child alone.]]
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* ClothesMakeTheLegend: The film expresses Holmes wearing the traditional Deerstalker cap and Inverness Coat, having him wear it to the Opera instead of a Top Hat and Opera Cloak (which the canonical Holmes would have worn instead).
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* ClothesMakeTheLegend: The film expresses Holmes at wearing the traditional Deerstalker cap and Inverness Coat, having him wear it to the Opera instead of a Top Hat and Opera Cloak (which the canonical Holmes would have worn instead).
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* DestroyTheEvidence When an inscription ''The Juwes are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing'' turns up on an alley wall near the murders, Sir Warren orders the message destroyed. He claims the message will blame the Jews for the crime and start a race riot in the neighborhood. In truth, [[spoiler: the message is implicating the Freemasons, and Warren is protecting his fellow members.]][[note]]As Holmes later says, the 'Juwes' are Jubela, Jubelo and Jubelum, three villains from Masonic lore[[/note]]
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* DestroyTheEvidence DestroyTheEvidence: When an inscription ''The Juwes are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing'' turns up on an alley wall near the murders, Sir Warren orders the message destroyed. He claims the message will blame the Jews for the crime and start a race riot in the neighborhood. In truth, [[spoiler: the message is implicating the Freemasons, and Warren is protecting his fellow members.]][[note]]As Holmes later says, the 'Juwes' are Jubela, Jubelo and Jubelum, three villains from Masonic lore[[/note]]
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* AHandfulForAnEye: When Holmes walks in on Slade and Spivey [[spoiler:murdering Mary Kelly]], Slade tosses a handful of hot coals in Holmes' face.
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* NooseCatch: The Ripper is hanged when he gets tangled in a cargo net and strangles himself.
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* DestroyTheEvidence When an inscription ''The Juwes are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing'' turns up on an alley wall near the murders, Sir Warren orders the message destroyed. He claims the message will blame the Jews for the crime and start a race riot in the neighborhood. In truth, [[spoiler: the message is implicating the Freemasons, and Warren is protecting his fellow members.]] ]][[note]]As Holmes later says, the 'Juwes' are Jubela, Jubelo and Jubelum, three villains from Masonic lore[[/note]]
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* IllKillYou Holmes gives this warning [[spoiler: to Foxborough]]
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* IllKillYou IllKillYou: Holmes gives this warning [[spoiler: to Foxborough]]
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* KarmaHoudini: Although 'Jack the Ripper' was punished, [[spoiler: the official higher-ups complicit in Annie Crook's imprisonment and the murders suffer none.]]
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Sherlock Holmes admits to a belief in spiritualism. In canon, Holmes is a firm atheist on the subject (although the author was a devoted spiritualist).
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After Holmes' second meeting with him, Robert Lees is absent for the remainder of the movie, with no resolution to the subplot.
