“There is a toxin, refined from the nectar of the rhododendron...” – Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes ... Movie Quotes Database

Sherlock Holmes

There is a toxin, refined from the nectar of the rhododendron ponticum. It's quite infamous in the region of Turkey bordering the Black Sea for its ability to induce an apparently mortal paralysis. Enough to deceive even a medical mind as tenacious and well-trained as yours. It's known locally as …

Mary Morstan

[noticing Gladstone has been "killed" yet again]

What's wrong with Gladstone?

Sherlock Holmes

…mad honey disease. Oh, he's just demonstrating the very effect I've just described. He doesn't mind.

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