The question on everyone's lips is, how did he fake his death? I think it's fairly obvious that Molly had something to do with it (hence the reason he "needed her help"), but it's got to be more complicated than him just nicking a body off of her. Here's my (probably extremely flawed) theory:
- Firstly, Moriarty used a Sherlock Holmes double when he kidnapped the children. This was why the little girl screamed when she saw Sherlock because the person who had been holding her captive looked just like him. With the onset of Sherlock's new found fame, celebrity look-a-likes would be common.
- Secondly, Moriarty is a guy who likes to tie up loose ends (remember him killing off people in previous episodes?) So once he was done with the look-a-like, he had him murdered.
- Thirdly, Sherlock used his homeless network to locate the body. The favour from Molly was for her to arrange for the John Doe to be brought to the hospital so he could use it. Then prior to Moriarty meeting him, he secreted it on the roof in the same clothes that he was wearing.
- Finally, when Watson got knocked by the cyclist (which Sherlock had arranged), he made the switch.
This all hinges on Sherlock thinking ahead of Moriarty, which frankly he needs to have done. Otherwise so many things about their final confrontation show that Moriarty had out-thought Sherlock, which is fairly unsatisfying.
I should point out that I've only watched the episode once, so if there are holes in my guess, please feel free to pick them apart.
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