Sherlock..........Who?

The Sign Of Three Part Four

EVENING. An orchestral rendition of the waltz "On The Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II can be heard. In the foyer of the wedding venue, Sherlock and Janine are waltzing alone. Sherlock is counting time.

SHERLOCK: One, two, three; der, der, der ... Ahh, pretty good.

JANINE: Ooh!

(They stop dancing.)

SHERLOCK (releasing her): Just ... hold your nerve on your turning.

JANINE (adjusting the top of her strapless bridesmaid's dress): Why do we have to rehearse?

SHERLOCK (leaning in and speaking confidentially): Because we are about to dance together in public, and your skills are appalling!

(He smiles at her and she laughs.)

JANINE: Well, you're a good teacher.

SHERLOCK: Mmm.

JANINE: And you're a brilliant dancer.

SHERLOCK (quietly, leaning towards her again): I'll let you in on something, Janine.

JANINE (in a whisper): Go on, then.

SHERLOCK: I love dancing. I've always loved it.

JANINE: Seriously?

SHERLOCK (quietly): Watch out.

(Looking around to make sure that nobody else can see him, but doesn't notice Jenny watching him in the doorway he swings both of his arms to the left, takes a sharp breath, rises onto his left foot and does a full-circle pirouette.)

JANINE: Ooh! Woah!

SHERLOCK (clearing his throat): Never really comes up in crime work but, um, you know, I live in hope of the right case.

JANINE (sighing wistfully): I wish you weren't ...

(He turns and looks at her.)

JANINE: ... whatever it is you are.

SHERLOCK: I know.

(John has just walked into view next to Jenny and has spotted them. They walks over.)

JOHN: Well, glad to see you've pulled, Sherlock, what with murderers running riot at my wedding.

(He claps his hand on Sherlock's back.)

JENNY: John not now please

SHERLOCK: One murder... – one nearly murderer. (To Janine) Loves to exaggerate. You should try living with him. Scratch that both of them.

JENNY: Hey!! That my line.

SHERLOCK: You love us really

(The entrance door opens and Greg comes in.)

LESTRADE: Sherlock? (He points back out the door.) Got him for you.

SHERLOCK (clapping his hands together as the wedding photographer walks in): Ah, the photographer. Excellent! (To Greg) Thank you.

(He walks over to the photographer and points at the camera he's holding.)

SHERLOCK: Er, may I have a look at your camera?

PHOTOGRAPHER: Er ... (he pulls his camera back nervously but then holds it out to him) ... what's this about? I was halfway home!

SHERLOCK (taking the camera): You should have driven faster.