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(Part 9)

The boys are finally in London!

Of course, Moran wouldn't be Moran if he didn't complain about Albert.

Moran: What kind of name is Albert anyways? Like, some kind of chocolate? The kind that’s made from almonds.

(Look at him! So eager to make William and Louis laugh.)

Louis is not impressed.

William: Ah, Moran. Chocolate is made from cacao, not almonds.

(And neither is William, apparently.)

Moran’s reply to that is a play on words with the “cao” sound from “cacao” (sorry if I wrote it wrong) – “Ore no kao ga man’aka da.” (My face is completely red.

It seems that kidnappings in the stage-verse are a lot more violent.

Poor Louis is not having a good day.

While I know that Moran said “Who would [kidnap William]?” because he’s worried, Albert appearing through two doors with light shining on him is hilarious, especially with the knowledge that the kidnapping was essentially planned out by William and Albert.

I will say though, transitioning from the scene where Albert swears to go save William from the kidnappers to the flashback where Albert asks William to come with him, with Louis holding a knife at his back, is certainly a choice.

And now switching to Louis asking William why Albert had them adopted, without a single line being spoken in the church flashback?

(Since William is kidnapped in current time, he is unconscious and tied to the chair, so it’s all Louis hours! I wonder if Louis is reflecting on his helplessness, from the moment Albert confronted his brother, to when his brother was injured by the OG Moriarty family, and to now, when he is kidnapped right in front of Louis.)

I find it interesting that they have William reply to Louis in this scene, especially since the previous one was silent. And William says, “People always use each other. Didn’t we use him too? Let’s wait a bit more. I already have an idea of what he wants from us.”

I feel like the script is making a reference to current time William and Albert using the kidnappers for their own ends by using this conversation from their childhood.

William really looks the part of the damsel in distress here. I think it’s the wig?

But not for long!

Villain monologues are now considered a bit of a trope. Usually, monologuing in front of someone who wants you harmed/dead isn’t a good idea, but William manages to make it work. The main kidnapper is immediately taken off guard when William explains that he sent his picture to them on purpose, as well as his plan of making members of the drug operation take him to them. The purpose of the monologue isn’t for William to show off – though it does achieve that – but is rather a way for William to buy time for the operatives outside, as demonstrated by the explosion when William put his foot down.

What follows is a fight scene – first Moran on stage-level, then Albert on the upper level. Moran fights without holding back, be it with guns or fists, but Albert’s foray into violence is more restrained, even using precise movements even when not shooting with a rifle.

And of course, William gets himself untied pretty quickly during all of this chaos.

Compared to Albert and Moran, I’d qualify William’s fighting style as more elegant, quick evasions and much weapon swinging – the kidnapper did not stand a chance.

Albert, as he steals Moran’s kill: Good evening, Colonel Moran! It’s quite dangerous, isn’t it?

(His devil may care expression will never not be the death of me. No wonder Moran can’t stand him!)

I do love Albert’s line here, about how much trouble he’s going to have, trying to explain that he only came to save his brother but ended up uncovering the opium operations the higher-ups were stalling on. Ah, what to do, what to do?

And this shot of the founding of MI6. Congratulations on your promotion, Albert!

Gleeful Albert will never not be a favorite of mine.

William's actor's soft laughter also gets me every time. Of all the different adaptations, I think this might just be the cutest William for his laughter alone.

Another flashback, this time right after the Moriarthree congratulate each other on obtaining MI6 and decide to have a family dinner together.

This flashback is of our William confronting OG William and Lady Moriarty who were trying to frame the adopted boys of thievery.

The yellow light is Lady Moriarty and, as established previously, the purple one is OG William.

There is a small moment where the stage becomes black, save for a spotlight on Albert as he asks if William could kill people for his ideals. The lighting then reverts to that of the image above and William announces the Moriarty’s punishment.

The murders are shown by shadows, which also serves as a reminder that they were children when they committed this murder. The silhouettes of the shadows are accurate – three boys and a woman – and are a better way of highlighting the Moriarthree’s youth than simply having the adult actors speak out the lines of their child counterparts.

Also, this may be the most explicit rendition of this particular murder, as the manga only showed parts of what happened, and the anime cut out Lady Moriarty’s presence in the room that night.

Although we do not get to see more of that night as of yet, Louis and Albert talking about having the Moriarthree’s first family dinner in a while is a good choice of an introductory dialogue to the event that truly created their familial bond.

End of the Case of the Noble Kidnapping!

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