Elementary: Season 4
Elementary Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 24 episodes as a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the New York Police Department's most important cases. The series stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in the leading roles, and is a United States television crime series created by Robert Doherty. The narrative follows the crime-solving partners as they navigate their work within the mode
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series is a modern-day drama centering on a crime-solving duo cracking the New York Police Department's most important cases.
- The show stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in the leading roles.
- The television series is created by Robert Doherty.
- The production is loosely based on figures and motifs from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Season overview
Elementary Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 24 episodes as a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the New York Police Department's most important cases. The series stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in the leading roles, and is a United States television crime series created by Robert Doherty. The narrative follows the crime-solving partners as they navigate their work within the modern setting of New York, utilizing their unique investigative skills to handle complex cases. The season spans its full episode count while maintaining the established dynamic between the central characters and their law enforcement collaborators in the city. Across the twenty-four episodes, the overarching narrative continues the dramatic developments of the series, focusing on the investigative partnership and the procedural mystery elements that define the show's format.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
The Past is Parent
Nov 5, 2015
When Holmes faces criminal charges in the aftermath of his recent violent behavior and relapse, his powerful father arrives in New York to fix his estranged son’s legal difficultie
Evidence of Things Not Seen
Nov 12, 2015
When Morland offers to use his influence to have Sherlock and Joan reinstated as consultants to the NYPD, Sherlock’s mistrust of his father makes him question his motivation to hel
Tag, You're Me
Nov 19, 2015
When Sherlock finds himself distracted by his father’s ongoing presence in New York City, he offers to help Morland resolve a work issue in exchange for his prompt departure home.
All My Exes Live in Essex
Nov 26, 2015
When Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a fertility lab technician, they discover the woman had a secret personal life that leads them to multiple suspects. Also, the tabl
The Games Underfoot
Dec 10, 2015
When an archeologist is murdered, Holmes and Watson believe the man may have been killed for what he discovered during his last excavation in a local landfill. Also, Sherlock’s rel
The Cost of Doing Business
Dec 17, 2015
Morland offers to act as one of his son’s “Irregular” consultants so that he can lend Sherlock and Joan his considerable resources to help them solve a case.
Miss Taken
Jan 7, 2016
When Watson’s stepfather writes a crime novel based on her work with Holmes without her knowledge, an underlying issue in their relationship is revealed. Also, as Holmes and Watso
A Burden of Blood
Jan 14, 2016
Holmes and Watson investigate a homicide in which the victim was murdered in a manner reminiscent of the crimes of an infamous, and already incarcerated, serial killer. Also, Sherl
Murder Ex Machina
Jan 21, 2016
Holmes and Watson search for a computer hacker responsible for three murders, including the death of a Russian billionaire who was visiting New York City. Also, Joan is surprised t
Alma Matters
Jan 28, 2016
Holmes’ tentative reconciliation with his father suffers a setback when Holmes and Watson discover Morland has been keeping a secret that threatens all of their safety. Also, Holme
Down Where the Dead Delight
Feb 4, 2016
Holmes and Watson must search for a killer without any physical evidence to aid them after a bomb is detonated in the New York City morgue. Also, Watson is suspicious when an NYPD
A View With a Room
Feb 11, 2016
Captain Gregson’s colleague from Narcotics asks Holmes to orchestrate the perfect heist inside the heavily armed and virtually impenetrable compound of a drug-dealing biker gang. A
A Study in Charlotte
Feb 18, 2016
Sherlock and Joan search for a murderer who used poisonous mushrooms to kill a botany professor and a group of the instructor’s students. Also, when Joan is disturbed by loud noise
Who Is That Masked Man?
Feb 25, 2016
When Holmes’ investigation into the attempt on Morland’s life pushes their strained relationship to the breaking point, the identity of Sherlock’s mother is revealed. Also, when th
Up to Heaven and Down to Hell
Mar 3, 2016
When Watson runs into Captain Gregson and his secret girlfriend, a former NYPD officer, she inadvertently sets the couple’s breakup in motion. Also, Holmes and Watson investigate t
Hounded
Mar 10, 2016
At the urging of Morland’s wealthy associate, Henry Baskerville, Holmes and Watson look into the death of his brother and discover that a witness saw the man chased to his death by
You've Got Me, Who's Got You?
Mar 20, 2016
After a vigilante dressed up as a comic book hero is murdered, Holmes and Watson need to find the man's true identity and find his killer.
Ready or Not
Mar 27, 2016
When a survivalist doctor goes missing, Holmes and Watson must determine whether he’s purposely gone off the grid or if he’s a victim of foul play. Holmes exhibits odd behavior whe
All In
Apr 10, 2016
A mysterious woman who organizes illegal, high-stakes poker games arrives on Holmes and Watson’s doorstep and tells them her life is in danger claiming to be a former associate of
Art Imitates Art
Apr 10, 2016
As Holmes and Watson investigate a woman’s murder, they discover her death is linked to a piece of artwork that has ties to a crime that was committed when she was in college. Also
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Apr 17, 2016
When Holmes and Watson are pulled into a double-homicide investigation, they discover the victims were staging a fake murder right at the moment they were killed. Also, Watson's in
Turn It Upside Down
Apr 24, 2016
Sherlock’s father, Morland, becomes Sherlock and Joan’s prime suspect in a murder investigation after one of his employees is killed under the guise of a robbery.
The Invisible Hand
May 1, 2016
When Holmes and Watson discover the perpetrator behind the attempt made on Morland’s life, they find a shocking connection to themselves.
A Difference in Kind
May 8, 2016
Holmes and Watson’s lives are threatened by an influential, worldwide criminal network connected to the murder attempt on Morland Holmes. Also, Sherlock’s grievances with his fathe