The Redheaded League

This is the second short story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It doesn't have an Episode yet, but something that Holmes says is similar to what Sherlock says in A Study in Pink. In The Redheaded League, Watson asks, "What are you going to do, then?" To which Holmes replies, "To smoke. It is quite a three-pipe problem". In A Study in Pink, when John returns from meeting Mycroft, Sherlock is lying on the couch with three nicotine patches on his arm. John asks, "You've got three". To which Sherlock replies, "It's a three patch problem". I think it's funny that they flipped it. But it kinds makes sense considering that Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't smoke.

A Case of Identity

In this short story, which happens to be the third in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Mary Sutherland has come to Sherlock Holmes to help her find out what happened to her fiancé Hosmer Angel. At one point, Holmes has Watson describe her appearance. So he does. Holmes begins by saying, "'Pon my word, Watson, you are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance..." This is like in The Great Game, when Sherlock has John analyze the shoes.

A Scandal in Belgravia vs. A Scandal in Bohemia

Either way you look at it, this is when Sherlock Holmes meets Irene Adler. Obviously the T.V. show is not going to match this one very well considering that the episode is based off a short story. Mycroft plays a big part in Series two of Sherlock, but I've yet to encounter him in the stories. As I said, the episode is based off the short story, A Scandal in Bohemia. Let's begin the analysis. This short story follows after Watson is married to Mary Morstan. Holmes comments on Watson's weight saying that had gained 7 and a half pounds and that wedlock suited him. Watson argued that he had only gained 7. This is like what Sherlock says to Molly in The Great Game, only, he said that she had gained 3 pounds, but Molly argued she had only gained 2 and a half. Holmes is sent a letter using Bohemian lettering. Turns out, it had been sent by the King of Bohemia. This is like what happened in The Great Game when Sherlock receives the letter from Lestrade containing the 'mobile phone'. Prague is also mentioned in A Scandal in Bohemia. Which reminds us of what happened in the episode The Great Game with The Gollum, who is named after a Prague legend. The Prince of Bohemia approaches Holmes about getting back some letters he had sent to Irene. There was also a not so appropriate photo. In A Scandal in Belgravia, Mycroft approaches Sherlock about helping an anonymous client get some files and photos back from irene that happen to be on her phone. One of the biggest differences is that in the short story, Irene is married, whereas in the episode, she is single and clearly into Sherlock. Now, to get the letters and photo, Holmes must first find out where she has hidden them. Watson must throw a smoke bomb into irene's apartments so Holmes can find out where she has hidden the letters. This kinda like what happened in the episode, except he was inside Irene's apartments and not outside like in the short story. In the short story, Holmes pretends to be hurt in a street brawl to get inside irene's apartments. In the episode, he has John punch him in the face. In the end of the short story, when the King has gotten his letters back, Holmes asks if he can keep the picture of Irene that was sent to him with a letter from irene. The King happily let's him keep it. In the episode, once the files and pictures have been taken off the phone, Sherlock asks to keep it. Against his better judgment, John let's him keep the phone. To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler will always be THE woman.