No you’re not! No you are not! You haven’t been for quite some
time.
I know that you lied to me several weeks ago when you said that my
father had renewed your contract. I found out when I telephoned him last week. I’m
not angry. If anything, I am grateful. You saw that I was in a raw state and
you stayed, see me through it. Now, when I learned of the lie, however, I
deliberately adopted a more sanguine mood. I wanted you to see that I was well
again so you could move on.
But the most curious thing happened; you stayed. Days passed, then
a week. It became clearer and clearer that you were not staying for me, but for
yourself.
It’s difficult for you to say aloud, I know, so I won’t ask you
to. Rather, I would ask you to consider a proposal.
Stay on permanently, not as my sober companion, but as my
companion.
See, this is an important decision, and I encourage you to discuss
it with others. Explain what you have been to me, and what I believe you can be
to me: partner.
Oh, and lest you think this is an act of charity, a gift from a
grateful client, let me assure you, it is not.
I am better with you, Watson.
I’m sharper, I’m more focused. Difficult to say why, exactly. Perhaps in time
I’ll solve that as well.
This is by far, my favorite moment of all episodes.