The first theory is that moriarty broke through three extremely well-protected places and opened the Tower of London, the vault of the Bank of England and a prison in London. He broke the extremely strong window glass with chewing gum, diamonds and a fire extinguisher. After committing the crime, he was in no hurry to escape until the police arrived. Dressed neatly, sitting in a dragon chair and wearing a crown, he gave in easily.
Needless to say, this layer of doubt. There is no explanation for stealing the crown and not escaping.
The second narrative, this "trial of the century" (the reporter's original words in the play) officially began. Moriarty pleaded not guilty in court (if he did, he would go to jail automatically), but unexpectedly, he didn't produce any evidence. The judge was surprised and suggested that the jury find him guilty. It seems that moriarty doesn't want to avoid jail. His purpose is not to steal jewelry, but to go to jail. So what on earth fascinated him in prison? Why go to all the trouble to go to jail?
The third theory is that the jury unanimously acquitted moriarty in the face of hard evidence. The whole of Britain caused a sensation. Moriarty frankly said that he threatened every juror and hurt their families. He admitted that his purpose was not to go to jail, but to promote the king of crime to the whole world. He opened three places to prove that he has a computer key that can open any door. Even if you want to launch a nuclear bomb, it's a breeze. In this way, all criminal groups and rogue countries in the world will inevitably flock, and the highest bidder will get the key.
After moriarty was released, the first thing he did was to visit Holmes. According to himself, he told Holmes the key in code. Immediately, four famous killers moved into an apartment near Holmes' home. Their purpose is not to kill Holmes, but to let Holmes reveal the key. Moriarty warned them not to have physical contact with Holmes, or they would be killed (so extorting a confession by torture is not feasible). Two killers saved Holmes' life in an emergency and got in touch with Holmes. They were immediately shot by snipers.
The suspect on this floor lies in these murderers. This strange rule of moriarty is totally unreasonable.
The fourth narrative is moriarty's own explanation of this shocking conspiracy. He set a trap to make the police suspect that Holmes was the culprit in many cases. He was a little actor hired by Holmes to play moriarty. (In the play, the little girl met Holmes because moriarty installed a camera in the study and sent the image to the place where the little girl was held. There is no one who looks like Sherlock Holmes and there is no disguise. ) Because Sherlock Holmes has been so conspicuous recently, the public has long respected and hated him. So they are very willing to accept lies. Holmes argued that in order to gain bargaining chips with moriarty, he would rack his brains to find the key. But this key does not exist. The police chased after him, but Holmes just wasted his time and missed the last chance to save himself. Moriarty's ultimate goal is to force Holmes to death, and he wants to enjoy the pleasure of this moment. He arranged four killers to protect Holmes in order to prevent Holmes from committing suicide or having an accident prematurely.
There is no doubt about this statement. This is moriarty's plot to deceive the world. The first floor to the third floor is entirely to confuse Holmes and let him spend all his energy looking for the game on the key. Moriarty would never underestimate the wisdom of Holmes. This game can be described as deliberate.
The last level, that is, the fifth level of narration, is not clearly pointed out in the film. After seeing through the plot, Holmes deliberately asked moriarty to meet him on the roof of a tall building and pretended to be trapped. He knew that moriarty liked to watch others fall from a height. He convinced moriarty that as long as moriarty was not alive, Holmes would jump off a building immediately. Moriarty's highest goal in life is to destroy Sherlock Holmes. In order not to let his long-term plan fail, moriarty committed suicide. Holmes had already arranged the design of suspended animation, pretending to jump from a height and escape from death.
Why would moriarty rather commit suicide? He himself said that the destruction of Sherlock Holmes was his lifelong pursuit, and after the destruction of Sherlock Holmes, he was not funny. Holmes threatened to force him to cancel the order to kill his friend by cruel means. He knew that if Holmes put all his eggs in one basket, even he himself might not be able to play better than Holmes. As long as Holmes doesn't jump off the building at this moment, he will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to destroy him. His suicide is the last step to destroy Holmes and realize his ideal in life. And moriarty is crazy, so it's totally worth dying for. Holmes saw through this and decided the game.
Therefore, the whole narrative is that moriarty set up a jaw-dropping puzzle. After Holmes saw through it, he played along, which in turn forced moriarty to die, but he survived. Only by understanding all five stories can we really understand this 90-minute short film.