1. Assessment Of The Jury
In the latest episode, The Reichenbach Fall, Jim Moriarty, Sherlock's nemesis, is on trial for several high profile break ins. Due to his links with the defendant Sherlock is called in as an expert witness. What follows is a very funny scene in which Sherlock repeatedly chastises the barrister questioning him for asking leading questions and also analyses the entire jury. This deduction makes this list as it perfectly showcases the slightly more sociopathic elements of Sherlock's character. He is constantly told before the trial that he can't show off and yet when it comes to it, he can't help himself. Of course, this time Sherlock misses the crucial deduction. That Moriarty has got to the jury first and threatened them all and their families. Sherlock fails to work this out and Moriarty walks free with a not guilty verdict. Only time will tell how Sherlock will eventually beat Moriarty and, somehow, rise from the dead. That will surely be his greatest deduction of all.