Have all of you missed the Leo Taymor = Lion Tamer connection? It is so very facile, my dear Watson.

It actually reads:
"Behold the grand position of firstness that we attain through the strength of the collective, beating western decadence."

Why is no one talking about the important clues as they were presented:

PBS now returns to What's It All About, Then?

Flawless Victory.

Oh my dear Watson, I apologize for taking out the tedium of my frustration upon you. Tis only a sign of my ABJECT HORROR at my days. I dare say this cold and blight of snow has only worked to keep everyone, criminal and commoner alike indoors.
Ah! Here is Mrs. Hudson with our luncheon, perhaps she has whiske up…

*sigh*
Oh Watson, i am bored, bored ,bored! I've been through the broadsheets, the Times, the confidential sections and nary a whisper of something intriguing, nary a scent of some beguiling crime awaiting me. Dare I say even a lost cat would interest me right now. No, no, since our dear Professor met his end at…

Watson, come quick!
Fear not, dear man, I know I am surely a sight this morning! But the piles of papers and general appearance do not point to a mentally un-balanced man, but quite the opposite! I have stumbled onto something here, Watson, something terrible and devious! What? Very well, man, if you're so concerned…