Flight across the Continent

1 Cabs converge on smoky Victoria Station beneath its soot-dark iron-and-glass shed

2 The old Italian priest's disguise breaks: half his face is smooth, his grey eyes blazing

3 A tall figure in black shoves through the Victoria crowd, waving for the train to stop

4 Holmes sits upright in the dark compartment of the Continental Express, gazing at Watson

5 Behind luggage at Canterbury, Holmes and Watson hide as Moriarty's special thunders past

6 In Strasburg, Holmes presses a hand to his brow: the telegram says Moriarty has escaped

7 A boulder roars down the scree behind Watson, Holmes and their guide by the Daubensee

8 By the Daubensee, Holmes speaks of a life not lived in vain as troubled Watson watches