Benedict Cumberbatch has been a busy man, what with "Sherlock" season 3 and a slew of films, but apparently, so has the "Sherlock" fandom during the long hiatus.

During an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Benedict Cumberbatch not only talks about "Sherlock" season 3, but his kidnapping in Souther Africa nearly 10 years ago.

"We were in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal, this amazing district north of Durban. It was cold, and it was dark. I felt rotten. We were wary because that's a notoriously dangerous place to drive. Then, poof, the front-right tire blows," says Benedict Cumberbatch.

Soon, six armed figures accosted Cumberbatch and his friends.

"They were like: 'Look down! Look down! Put your hands on your heads! Look at the floor!' And they started frisking us and said: 'Where's your money? Where's your drugs?' -- we had smoked a bit of weed -- 'Where are your weapons?' And at that point, this adrenaline of fight or flight just exploded in my body. I was like, 'Oh f---, we're f---ed!'"

And despite being the impenetrable Sherlock Holmes, it seems the actor has lived quite a different life.

"Sherlock" season 3 has just finished filming, but after such a long hiatus, it seems the fans want something of a retribution for the long wait.

As noted on Twitter, a series of messages have surfaced regarding the "Sherlock" fandom "faking its own death," to mirror that of Sherlock Holmes at the end of season 2.

'THE SHERLOCK FANDOM FAKES ITS DEATH' pic.twitter.com/QdxBTAyQqJ

— ❀ c a t ❀ (@SherbertLemonn) September 12, 2013

How this might be accomplished remains to be seen, but no doubt the fans of "Sherlock" will honor Benedict Cumberbatch gloriously, if somewhat spitefully.