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**Posted by Lenore** July 10, 2014 1:05 am

This may be old news but I just caught it while re watching this episode. In the restaurant ( the first one) when sherlock jumps back into John's life Mary says, " But you're dead".
To which sherlock replies "No,".
Mary then says, " You jumped off a roof"
Sherlock again replies "No."

So .... Didn't leap off the roof at all ? Or just trying to hush her up so he can get back to dealing with John ?

I guess it doesn't really matter but I found it interesting that I never noticed it before and was curious if anyone had any thoughts about it.

**Posted by tobeornot221b** July 10, 2014 4:06 am

"You jumped off a roof..." I consider an incomplete sentence. Mary actually means "...which caused your death." Sherlock is too bored and impatient to listen to this old story (as is the audience).

**Posted by TeeJay** July 10, 2014 6:15 am

To me, the third explanation in TEH was as close to the real one as we'll ever get, so I'm pretty sure Sherlock did jump off the roof.

**Posted by gently69** July 10, 2014 6:36 am

tobeornot221b wrote:
"You jumped off a roof..." I consider an incomplete sentence. Mary actually means "...which caused your death." Sherlock is too bored and impatient to listen to this old story (as is the audience).

That's how I understand it too. He knows Mary's deductions and just cut her off.
THAT he jumped is quite obvious.