What happened at Reichenbach Falls?

The town and the falls are known worldwide as the setting for a fictional event: it is the location where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s hero, Sherlock Holmes, fights to the death with Professor Moriarty, at the end of “The Final Problem”, first published in 1893.

Did Moriarty survive Reichenbach Falls?

The computer accidentally makes the character sentient, and in doing so chaos ensues. Moriarty was seen in the PC game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, in which Moriarty had survived falling off Reichenbach and is in a weakened condition in a Swiss hospital.

When did the Reichenbach Fall episode come out?

The episode deals with Moriarty’s attempt to undermine the public’s view of Sherlock and drive him to suicide. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD on 15 January 2012. It attracted 9.78 million viewers, and critical reaction to the episode was positive.

What happens to Sherlock and John in the Reichenbach Fall?

Sherlock and John investigate a kidnapping of the US Ambassador’s children, which is a carefully orchestrated plot by Moriarty to implicate that Sherlock has been staging all of his cases himself. Lestrade arrests Sherlock, but Sherlock escapes with John.

What was the headline on the Sun in the Reichenbach Fall?

The episode returns to John’s therapy session, where he is unable to open up. Mycroft is shown reading the tabloid newspaper The Sun with a front page headline “Suicide of Fake Genius.”. Later, John visits Sherlock’s grave with Mrs. Hudson. There, he reaffirms his faith in Sherlock and begs him not to be dead.

Who are the main characters in the Reichenbach Fall?

I.O.U. is a recurring theme during this episode. It is spoken aloud by several characters, including Jim Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes, and John Watson and is also seen appearing in the background. It refers to Moriarty’s promise to Sherlock that he will make him “fall”. The “I O U” motif appears in physical form three times during the episode.