Sherlock Lives: 10 Theories We Answer After The Empty Hearse

7. The Homeless Network

Not quite the hundred tramps that John flippantly mentioned, but Sherlock has confirmed that twenty-five of his homeless network helped with faking his death. We all assumed that one or two would help, but from the reconstruction, it appears that Holmes had a whole team in place, ready to catch him, replace the body, knock John over and even inflate a bouncy castle for him to leap into. It was hugely elaborate, we knew that, but the reality really was like theatre. And hopefully, they all got paid for their help. They did a splendid job, after all.