BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Key word?

**Posted by nakahara** October 29, 2014 7:01 pm

He also lost a son in WWI and was in fragile state of mind after that. Believed anything that would give him hope that his beloved one did not depart forever.
Sad, actually.

**Posted by besleybean** October 29, 2014 7:05 pm

Even worse that pariahs prey on such vulnerable people.

**Posted by Liberty** October 29, 2014 7:06 pm

Yes, I suppose so. It's terrible that people take advantage of grief in that way, to con people. (Sorry, didn't see your post when I posted mine, Besleybean - I didn't mean to just repeat your comment!).

Belief does seem to be partly a choice, funnily enough, and I can see how somebody could easily be swayed towards believing what they wanted to believe. The fairies did seem such an obvious hoax, though.

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**Posted by REReader** October 29, 2014 7:21 pm

tonnaree wrote:
Isn't "ghosts" also a term that can refer to "spies?" Just a thought.

Close--spies are called "spooks".

**Posted by tobeornot221b** October 29, 2014 7:28 pm

Maybe Sherlock and John are on the right track...

Oh, just noticed the boys slipped the plural "s". But hopefully, you get the idea. You could always add a "...,silly" or "...,stupid". (Which, in case of Mrs Hudson, would be a bit rude...)

Last edited by tobeornot221b (October 30, 2014 4:51 am)

**Posted by nakahara** October 29, 2014 7:42 pm

Perfect tobe!

**Posted by KeepersPrice** October 30, 2014 2:29 am

Greg Has Only Seven Teeth!! I love that one!

**Posted by Schmiezi** October 30, 2014 5:14 am

I am sure the boys will figure it out for us in time.

**Posted by OnlyinWestwood** October 30, 2014 1:19 pm

Maybe each of the 3, in Series 4, are ghosts of different people's past. And if the X-Mas special is counted as a 4th show in Series 4, then maybe it starts there. Maybe the last show in the series ties them all together, with bits of them linked.
The League of Gentlemen did that with their 3rd Series, I believe. It was very cleverly tied together!

**Posted by gently69** October 30, 2014 1:22 pm

tobeornot221b wrote:
Maybe Sherlock and John are on the right track...

Oh, just noticed the boys slipped the plural "s". But hopefully, you get the idea. You could always add a "...,silly" or "...,stupid". (Which, in case of Mrs Hudson, would be a bit rude...)

Paramount, tobe!!!
The boys are the best to solve this ... clue.

**Posted by Harriet** October 30, 2014 1:33 pm

Why did I see this just now, tobe? Hilarious!

But actually, it is a cry for help

Gosh, Help Our Sexual Tension Soonest!

Last edited by Harriet (October 30, 2014 1:34 pm)

**Posted by gently69** October 30, 2014 1:35 pm

Harriet, did Mark really had this in his mind???

**Posted by Harriet** October 30, 2014 1:37 pm

Uh, yes, why not?

**Posted by gently69** October 30, 2014 1:39 pm

Right ... it's okay for me.

**Posted by SolarSystem** October 30, 2014 3:30 pm

Harriet, your spoiler is priceless!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** October 30, 2014 5:32 pm

Ghosts... I am leaning towards the Mary theories...

But I'm clueless about ACD...

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** October 30, 2014 9:30 pm

Greg Has Obviously Slept Too Soundly

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** October 31, 2014 11:55 am

I love it!

But who's Greg?? Don't you mean Graham?

**Posted by lil** November 1, 2014 4:30 am

Gay Humour On Sherlock Turns Serious.
Enter Victor Trevor...ghost of lovers past?
SH "...the world is big enough for us already Watson.Ghosts need not apply! '

**Posted by Harriet** November 1, 2014 9:22 am

How very fitting, lil