The Professor makes his debut and shows us precisely how important math really is.
Subtlety
In my chosen and unscrupulous profession, one must not allow room for error for it could mean the difference between success or a long drop and sudden stop. I had not gained my position at the very top from carelessness and stupidity. No. I had gained my position as master of a thousand criminals from men with like minds to the lowliest fool by mere subtlety. Being a professor of mathematics had allowed me to refine my patience and see different avenues to a problem never seen before by the common masses. It has allowed me to appreciate the finer points of an equation and the wisdom in numbers and apply those same theorems and formulas to a more practical use.
In my case… crime.
The subtlety of math had proven time and again to be the most useful of all tools at my disposal. It had allowed me to calculate when exactly a hansom carrying an important official would reach his destination by computing the several factors that could delay or speed up his progress. So when it came time to abduct the person, he would be punctual and my men would be ready. It had allowed me to anticipate the arrival of the Yard as my men hurried to break into and steal precious jewels or wads of bank notes from a safe. It had allowed me to precisely calculate how fast a stone gargoyle could fall and how fast a man could walk so that he would be crushed exactly when the statue and he became intimately acquainted.
Math has allowed me to see the subtle details of a crime before it is committed by planning it out precisely.
As my nemesis is so fond of saying, "the little details are by far the most important."