British Comedy Guide

Silent One

SCENE 1.

INT. SHERLOCK HOLMES' STUDY.

SHERLOCK HOLMES IS SITTING ON AN ARMCHAIR READING A BOOK. HE SETS DOWN THE BOOK. HE LIFTS UP HIS PIPE WHICH IS BESIDE SOME POPPY LEAVES. HE LIGHTS UP THE PIPE, STARTS SMOKING AND HIS EYES CLOSE OVER.

FADE TO BLACK.

SCENE 2.

INT. SHERLOCK HOLMES' STUDY.

CLOSE UP OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' FACE. HIS EYES BEGIN TO OPEN. HE EYES OPEN WIDELY AND HE BEGINS TO SMILE BROADLY. HIS PIPE COMES INTO VIEW AND HE STARTS TO SMOKE IT FURIOUSLY. THE CAMERA PULLS BACK FROM HIS FACE TO REVEAL THE ROOM HAS TAKEN ON A RED HUE.

SUBTITLED ON SCREEN: A STUDY IN SCARLET.

A clever little pun. I'd reduce it to a gag though.

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