- When an investigation goes horribly wrong, Sherlock must testify in an official police inquiry which jeopardizes his and Watson's future with the NYPD.
- Sherlock and Watson coordinated doctored versions of the unflattering truth to testify in court about an investigation during which detective Bell was wounded while taking a bullet for Holmes from a wrong and rudely approached false suspect. Captain Gregson still defends them and the judge leaves it to the NYPD commissioner whether to follow a court recommendation to revoke their police consultant status. Watson privately questions Holmes' often problematic insensitivity.—KGF Vissers
- "Elementary" - "Tremors" - Dec. 5, 2013
A hearing is being held as to whether Holmes and Watson should be allowed to continue as unpaid consultants to the NYPD.
The hearing is in response to Det. Bell being shot, in part thanks to Holmes antagonizing a suspect in a case.
It began with a murder investigation. A schizophrenic man suffering delusions named Silas entered the precinct and confessed to the murder of a woman named Rada.
In the course of the investigation, Holmes and Watson, with Bell's help, discovered that Silas did not commit the murder but was made a patsy because of his condition.
One person that might have had a motive in the murder was an insurance agent who had worked on Rada's case. She had cashed in her life insurance to pay for an expensive cancer drug trial. The way the policy worked was that if Rada outlived the cash put into the policy the insurance company would have to start paying. Holmes and Watson discovered that Dillon was an ex-con and Holmes had no compunction about announcing this information loudly in his place of business. When it was discovered that Dillon had an alibi, he was cleared. Unfortunately, that alibi was being out drinking which was a violation of his parole. When his employer and his P.O. got wind of all the information Dillon was sacked and scheduled to go back to prison. Dillon confronted Holmes Watson and Bell outside the precinct, Holmes was unsympathetic. And when Dillon pulled a gun to shoot him, Bell jumped in front of the bullet, suffering severe damage to his arm that may keep him from returning to work as a detective.
After examining Rada's internal organs, Holmes and Watson determined that it was the oncologist administering the drug trial who killed her. The drugs were enlarging her heart, evidence that would've invalidated his study and lost him a lot of money. He poisoned her with potassium chloride, which killed her, and then shot her in the heart to obscure the damage the trial drug did to it. He then called Silas to the apartment and gave him the shotgun and shells knowing he would confess. But they got the doctor's blood on the shells and he confessed.
During the course of the hearing Holmes and Watson are both asked about their unorthodox methods. Holmes testimony that they often came upon unlocked doors or heard cries of help, to cover them picking locks, forces Watson to lie as well. He is also antagonistic with the opposing counsel and the judge which, Gregson tells him, does him no favors.
He has also refused to go see Bell since he says he has nothing to offer besides "banal bromides." Watson implores him to go anyway.
The judge eventually agrees that Holmes is a singular mind and that he and Watson do amazing work. But, he notes, they also believe themselves above the law and recommends they be terminated as consultants.
The final decision, however, rests with the police commissioner who goes to see Bell to ask his opinion.
Holmes finally goes to see Bell to tell him that even though the judge recommended termination the commissioner decided to let them stay on. Bell asks if Holmes knows why he changed his mind. Holmes says he does not know. (We are supposed to infer that Bell told him to keep him on, especially after the commissioner noted that terminating them would open the department up to charges of impropriety on dozens of closed cases.)
Holmes gives, for him, a heartfelt apology to Bell for putting him in harm's way and thanks him for saving his life. He then offers to pay for the best physical therapy in the world in Gstaad, or if he wants to stay in New York, to bring the doctor to him. Bell, who is struggling with limited use of his arm, turns him down and says he does not wish to see Holmes again.
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