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** There are hints that there were actually 4 assassins: [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLiketheOthers the three magpies we had already noticed and a 4th one in the music piece Moriarty was listening to- "The Thieving Magpie", the 3 I.O.U that were written and the 4th one Moriarty said to Sherlock face to face.]] All of these point to a 4th assassin, a more special one, Moriarty's ace in the hole.

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** There are hints that there were actually 4 assassins: [[TheLastofTheseIsNotLiketheOthers the three magpies we had already noticed and a 4th one in the music piece Moriarty was listening to- "The Thieving Magpie", the 3 I.O.U that were written and the 4th one Moriarty said to Sherlock face to face.]] All of these point to a 4th assassin, a more special one, Moriarty's ace in the hole.
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Because it's [[JustForPun the sine of four]].

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Because it's [[JustForPun [[{{Pun}} the sine of four]].
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But when Mycroft and then Sherlock turned out to have AmbiguousDisorder it was clear that neither of them would ever be able to function in school, and fortunately their mother was probably more capable of educating them than most people. As they're canonically 8 years apart, homeschooling them both would have taken about 20 years, long enough to fall too far behind to restart an academic career when Sherlock was more or less independent.

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But when Mycroft and then Sherlock turned out to have AmbiguousDisorder a disorder, it was clear that neither of them would ever be able to function in school, and fortunately their mother was probably more capable of educating them than most people. As they're canonically 8 years apart, homeschooling them both would have taken about 20 years, long enough to fall too far behind to restart an academic career when Sherlock was more or less independent.



Now, why do I think Anthea might be James Moriarty Sr? False name, pretends a poor memory for remembering people (a special mention should be made that Mycroft of all people seems to accept her poor memory as a given, which as far as I’m concerned proves that Anthea is dangerous). There’s the fact that she is constantly on a phone, but never calls someone. This implies, as stated above, that either she or the party she contacts needs anonymity. It could also imply that she has trust issues, never revealing her voice over the phone to a face that she cannot see. Or it could imply that she simply very much does not want anyone to ever overhear her conversations and who she is communicating with. In all likelihood, it is a combination of these reasons. There’s also the fact that a sibling thought to be male but turning out to be female has already been foreshadowed. Even if Anthea herself turns out not to be James Moriarty Sr, it wouldn’t surprise me at all to learn that James was a female in this adaptation. Still, no matter what, Anthea is definitely more than she appears.

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Now, why do I think Anthea might be James Moriarty Sr? False name, pretends a poor memory for remembering people (a special mention should be made that Mycroft of all people seems to accept her poor memory as a given, which as far as I’m concerned proves that Anthea is dangerous). There’s the fact that she is constantly on a phone, but never calls someone. This implies, as stated above, that either she or the party she contacts needs anonymity. It could also imply that she has trust issues, never revealing her voice over the phone to a face that she cannot see. Or it could imply that she simply very much does not want anyone to ever overhear her conversations and who she is communicating with. In all likelihood, it is a combination of these reasons. There’s also the fact that a sibling thought to be male but turning out to be female has already been foreshadowed. Even if Anthea herself turns out not to be James Moriarty Sr, it wouldn’t wouldn’t surprise me at all to learn that James was a female in this adaptation. Still, no matter what, Anthea is definitely more than she appears.



''Film/TheImitationGame'' portrays Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) as a mathematician InsufferableGenius suffering from an AmbiguousDisorder. Minus the "mathematician" part, this is an accurate short depiction of Sherlock. Also, Sherlock's mother is a former mathematician and Sherlock mentioned having inherited her intelligence. It is likely that Mrs Holmes is related to Turing (not in a direct daughter or grand-daughter relation, since it is made clear that Turing was a confirmed homosexual who remained bachelor), making Sherlock an [[IdenticalGrandson identical great-grandnephew]] of Alan Turing.

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''Film/TheImitationGame'' portrays Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) as a mathematician InsufferableGenius suffering from an AmbiguousDisorder.ambiguous disorder. Minus the "mathematician" part, this is an accurate short depiction of Sherlock. Also, Sherlock's mother is a former mathematician and Sherlock mentioned having inherited her intelligence. It is likely that Mrs Holmes is related to Turing (not in a direct daughter or grand-daughter relation, since it is made clear that Turing was a confirmed homosexual who remained bachelor), making Sherlock an [[IdenticalGrandson identical great-grandnephew]] of Alan Turing.

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