Sherlock Gnomes Page #2

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I think he bought it.

Ever since

we took over the garden,

it's like she's not

listening to me anymore.

Eh? Oh, sorry,

I wasn't listening.

But I have got an idea.

You should do

a grand romantic gesture.

Something reckless

and life-threatening.

I've got it!

Go to the zoo

and steal a lion!

Then fight the lion

in front of Juliet.

I am not fighting a lion.

It doesn't have to be a lion.

It could be a tiger.

Or an angry penguin.

I mean,

it's either that or flowers.

Flowers? That's it.

I'll get her our special

flower for the centerpiece.

Nanette, you're a genius.

Oi, Benny, can you give me

a hand with something?

Step into my office.

The previous owners

left a bunch

of amazing electronics

in here.

Ta-da!

Um...

It was on the computer

when I found it.

Yeah, mate.

Yeah, sure it was.

Right. Image search.

All right, type in

"Cupid's Arrow Orchid".

You just have to hit it.

Just click it.

Just click the thing! You don't have

to type the whole sent... All right.

Tell me when you see it.

Tell me when you see it.

That's the one!

First time we met we was

trying to get one of those.

So, we just need to find a

flower shop that sells 'em.

Zero-point-eight miles.

And looks like there's a massive blue

line on the ground you can follow.

Isn't that handy?

Let's do this.

I'll have eyes and ears on you

at all times.

All right, mate?

Let's go liberate a flower!

Tiny Dancer,

come in, Tiny Dancer.

This is Benny 101

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You have got to pick

another code name.

There's no time.

- Benny, can you...

- Benny 101 dash brackets

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sign dollar sign. Yes?

Can you pull up

the shop's blueprints

and show me

the best entry points?

Yes, I can.

No, I can't.

You...

I see a ventilation shaft.

Will that get me inside?

Ooh.

I have no idea.

It might. Over.

All right. I'm in.

Nice work, Tiny Dancer.

Ooh, that must

be the burglar alarm.

What's your plan, Tiny D?

Just the usual.

Totally wing it,

risk life and limb,

escape by the skin of my teeth.

I call it

"pulling a Gnomeo."

And, uh,

don't call me Tiny D.

Gnomeo? Hey, Benny,

have you seen Gnomeo?

No! Well, maybe.

Is that Gnomeo?

He left the garden?

- Oh, no.

- Where is he? What is he doing?

Oh, fertilizer.

Next time, remember

to have an escape plan.

If there is a next time.

Hurry.

Eight gardens of

gnomes vanish into thin air.

No clues. Not so much

as a single footprint.

There is only one ornament evil

enough and brilliant enough

to pull off

such a diabolical scheme.

Moriarty.

Moriarty?

But that's impossible.

Moriarty was smashed.

We saw it.

We can't have seen

the complete picture.

He's alive.

How could he possibly

have survived?

Anyway, Moriarty

always left us a clue,

his calling card.

Yes. What am I missing?

Watson, give me your map.

The gnomes

that just moved in...

Where do they live?

I believe right here.

A-ha! Do you see, Watson?

Moriarty has left

his calling card.

"M"!

Hurry, Watson! Those gnomes

are in terrible danger.

Juliet! Wait! Stop! I...

I... I can explain.

What on Earth

were you thinking?

I was getting this!

Remember this?

You risked getting smashed

for some flower?

Not some flower, our flower.

I did this for you.

You did this for me? For me?

I've got responsibilities.

I don't have time for this!

No, you just

don't have time for us.

There will be plenty

of time for us

after I get the garden ready.

Unbelievable!

What do you care more about,

the garden or me?

- Oh. You're being ridiculous!

- That is not an answer.

The garden can't wait

and you can!

Gnomeo, help!

There's something here!

It's a... Whoa!

Benny! What's going on?

- Dad!

- Mom!

- Nanette!

- Benny!

Ju, they're all gone.

We're too late.

Please step back.

This is an active

crime scene.

Hey! Who are you and what are

you doing in our garden?

Your garden?

Where were the two of you

when this happened?

Oh... They were having

a lovers' quarrel.

See how she's

facing away from him?

She's angry with him.

The flower in his hand was

intended as a romantic gesture.

A desperate act

that predictably backfired.

- Oi!

- Watson.

Search the west quadrant.

If that fiend is behind this,

he will have left

his calling card.

What's this?

Let me see that.

Tell me what it is.

It's a clue.

It will lead us

to our next destination.

And if you ever want to see

your friends and family again,

you'll hand it over.

The nine.

There is a slight crack

in its leg.

Hmm. Where have I seen

this particular nine before?

Nine, nine, nine, nine...

Nine! I've got it!

To Chinatown, Watson.

The game is afoot.

Mate,

you're going nowhere...

Stay here!

We're on the case.

What a complete and total...

Get up.

We're going after them.

Wait!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Wait!

All ahead full, Watson.

No, wait for us!

Hold on!

Forget them!

We can handle this ourselves.

Or do the exact opposite.

Your call.

Keep those tablets

coming, Watson.

The water level.

It's dropping.

Cut the engines!

Now tell us

what happened to our family.

We don't have time for this.

Will you please step aside?

Not until you tell us

what's going on.

Hmm?

- Oh. Too late.

- What's too late?

Oh, here they come.

And now we have a rat problem,

thanks to these

meddlesome amateurs.

If you don't

want to get trampled,

I suggest you help

Watson pull.

Come on! Give me a hand.

Oh, phew.

"Phew"? Young gnome,

what exactly do you think

those rats were running from?

Oh, no.

There!

That's our way out!

Sherlock! Hold on!

Are you okay?

You were saying,

uh, something about

"meddlesome amateurs"?

I stand by that assessment.

But if you insist on meddling, perhaps

you could supplement Watson's efforts.

How thoughtful.

What did you say

your names were?

- We didn't. I'm Gnomeo.

- Juliet.

I'm Sherlock Gnomes, the world's

first consulting detective

and sworn protector

of London's garden gnomes.

- And I am...

- No time for that now, Watson.

To the surface!

We've not a moment to lose.

Look, now we're on the team, how

about you tell us what's going on?

Starting with this.

The "M" stands for Sherlock's

archenemy, Moriarty.

Moriarty's pies

The taste that makes you smile

Filled with goobarb syrup

Makes you eat it all the while

Some ornaments

are just manufactured evil.

And Moriarty, he was

the most evil of the lot.

For years, Moriarty terrorized

the ornamental world...

Oh.

Until he met his match

in Sherlock Gnomes.

Suddenly he had

a worthy opponent.

Hmm.

And beating Sherlock

became his obsession.

So Moriarty began to play

his terrible game.

He would kidnap gnomes...

leave a trail of clues

as to their location...

and challenge us to find them

within 24 hours or he'd smash them.

He's gonna smash

our friends and family?

So, how do we stop him?

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