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brilliantorinsane · 18 days ago

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It just occurred to me:

In Pennsylvania Gun Morrel and his partner tamper with evidence because they're convinced that if they tell the police the truth, the partner will be wrongly accused of murder. Holmes exhibits a decided affinity for Morrel.

In Texas Cowgirl, the episode immediately following, Holmes tampers with evidence because he and his client are convinced that if they tell the police the truth, the client will be wrongly accused of murder. Perhaps he learned something from his crime buddy!

#genuinely identifying the murderer is the easy part in texas cowgirl #the real trouble is getting the police to arrest the actual guilty party #hmmm i wonder if it's on purpose #that the client they're protecting is a gender-nonconforming woman #while the actual criminal is a white dude #possibly a comment on how her so-called deviance makes her more vulnerable to the law?#i'd have to go back for more evidence #but it would be in line with other beats throughout the show #also noting that Lestrade has a line about how you can't trust foreigners #in reference to Chief Running Water #although he's never under real danger of arrest #damn I'm increasingly regretting skipping the Texas Cowgirl analysis #i'm not going back now because i want to keep moving forward with the series #but maybe i'll circle back eventually #howard holmes #sherlock holmes 1954 #john watson #sherlock holmes #the pennsylvania gun #the texas cowgirl

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