Greenhough Quotes in Without a Clue (1988)

[Watson reveals the ongoing deception to his publisher]

Greenhough: We'll start at the beginning, shall we?

Dr. Watson: It was about nine years ago. One of my patients was a Scotland Yard inspector investigating the Paxton murder case. I give him the name of the murderer, but gave credit to a, heh, nonexistent detective. At the time, I was hoping for an appointment to the staff of a rather conservative medical college; I... knew that they'd frown on my little, uh...

Greenhough: Hobby...

Dr. Watson: Exactly. Well, I didn't get the appointment. Instead, what I got was a quite unanticipated public demand to meet this "Sherlock Holmes."

Greenhough: So you hired this Reginald Kincaid.

Dr. Watson: He was an actor. Unfortunately, he was also a gambler, a womanizer, and a drunkard.

Greenhough: John, you have jeopardized the integrity of English literature! Still, I should have known. He was always borrowing large sums of money off me and, uh, never paying me back.

Dr. Watson: The cad!

Greenhough: Oh, don't worry, we deducted it from your royalties.

Dr. Watson: But it's time now for the public to learn the truth!

Greenhough: The - truth?

Dr. Watson: Certainly. No one will want to read of that twit again. His popularity will plummet. They'll be desperate for my new creation.

Greenhough: What new creation?

Dr. Watson: John Watson, the Crime Doctor! I can have it ready for your very next issue.