January 2012
In the Writers' Room: Sherlock Series 3
Gatiss: Okay, Steven, everyone's going crazy trying to figure out how Sherlock survived that fall, so we're going to need a really clever solution.
Moffat: Sherlock stood on top of St. Bart's. And then--
Gatiss: Yes?
Moffat: More disco music.
Gatiss: What? No. It was funny at the pool, but--
Moffat: More. Disco. Music.
Gatiss: How does that even explain--
Moffat: Gloria Gaynor.
Gatiss: But you were talking about all the clues being--
Moffat: First I was afraid. I was petrified.
Gatiss: You don't need to sing it. I know the song.
Moffat: Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
Gatiss: Molly. Molly definitely has a part in it, right?
Moffat: But I spent so many nights, thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong. And I learned how to carry on.
Gatiss: Stop it. Stop it right now. Did the garbage truck break Sherlock's fa--
Moffat: Oh no, not I.
Gatiss: STEVEN. No! He used the ball to stop his pulse! The dummy that was hanging in the flat was wearing a mask! Something! Anything!
Moffat: I WILL SURVIVE. AS LONG AS I KNOW HOW TO LOVE I KNOW I'LL STAY ALIVE.
Gatiss: Please, please, Steven. I'm begging you as your friend--
Moffat: I. Will. Survive.
Gatiss: Fuck it. Fine.
