I thought to myself that it should be fairly easy to fool the detective, given his general underestimation of women's intelligence.
I must admit that I wasn't quite prepared for the theatrics surrounding the false fire alarm Mr. Holmes and his friend tried to pull. But it made it all the more clear that Holmes was waiting for me to give him some kind of sign.
Of course I never once thought that the sign I gave him would lead to his fall, literally, but I didn't have time after retrieving the document from beneath the sideboard to make sure he wasn't too terribly hurt. I suppose it's just the kind of adventure and danger which he wishes he encountered more often, given his propensity for tricks and games!