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Elementary Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller), continues his modern-day sleuthing with trusty colleague Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) in London as Season 2 begins. Holmes receives a call from Scotland Yard asking for help to locate Sherlock's former colleague Inspector Lestrade (Sean Pertwee) who has gone missing. While working the case, Sherlock is shocked to learn that his estranged brother, Mycroft (Rhys Ifans), has moved into his old digs at 221B Baker Street and wants to mend their relationship. Back in New York City, the CEO of a financial consulting company is poisoned to death, and one of the suspects is a woman (Laura Benanti) from Sherlock's past who previously killed her father with nitroglycerine. As for Capt. Tommy Gregson (Aidan Quinn), his wife, Cheryl (Talia Balsam), is the victim of a home invasion from a masked gunman. During the probe, Gregson reveals a surprising secret about his personal life. Later, Holmes and Watson face their one-time adversary Moriarty (Natalie Dormer) when she is brought in as a consultant on a kidnapping case; and a surprise visit from Mycroft puts a strain on Holmes' relationship with Watson.
Episode 1
Step Nine
Thu, Sep 26, 2013 43 mins
Season 2 begins with Holmes and Watson traveling to London to help a former mentor investigate an unsolved mystery. Meanwhile, Sherlock's estranged brother Mycroft reunites with him and reveals some secrets of his own.
Episode 2
Solve for X
Thu, Oct 3, 2013 43 mins
A highly respected mathematician is murdered. Holmes investigates and tries to discover the purpose behind a guarded equation the victim was attempting to decipher. Meanwhile, Watson is conflicted when the son of a former patient asks her for a loan.
Episode 3
We Are Everyone
Thu, Oct 10, 2013 43 mins
Holmes is targeted by a group of cyber-activists when he hunts for a civil contractor who leaked classified information. Meanwhile, Joan signs up for an online dating service.
Episode 4
Poison Pen
Thu, Oct 17, 2013 60 mins
The CEO of a financial consulting company is poisoned to death, and one of the suspects is a woman from Sherlock's past.
Episode 5
Ancient History
Thu, Oct 24, 2013 103 mins
Holmes enters the dark world of the Polish mob to find a killer. Meanwhile, Watson helps a close friend track down a mystery man who swept her off her feet.
Episode 6
An Unnatural Arrangement
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 60 mins
Holmes and Watson investigate when Capt. Gregson's wife is the victim of a home invasion from a masked gunman. Meanwhile, Gregson gives his team some insight into his private life.
Episode 7
The Marchioness
Thu, Nov 7, 2013 60 mins
Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, arrives in New York and asks Holmes and Watson to help him solve a case involving his former fiancée. Sherlock agrees to help but finds it difficult to accept Mycroft's close relationship with Joan.
Episode 8
Blood Is Thicker
Thu, Nov 14, 2013 60 mins
Holmes and Watson investigate a young woman's murder and her ties to a billionaire CEO. Meanwhile, Mycroft tries to get Sherlock to move back to London.
Episode 9
On the Line
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 43 mins
Holmes and Watson uncover the identity of a serial killer whose cases have gone cold. Their discovery leads to friction between themselves and the NYPD.
Episode 10
Tremors
Thu, Dec 5, 2013 43 mins
Holmes is forced to testify under oath in an official police inquiry when an investigation goes horribly wrong, but his cooperation jeopardizes his and Watson's future with the NYPD.
Episode 11
Internal Audit
Thu, Dec 12, 2013 60 mins
A hedge-fund manager who was running a Ponzi scheme is murdered. Holmes and Watson investigate to determine which one of his clients is guilty. Meanwhile, Sherlock considers sponsoring a fellow recovering addict.
Episode 12
The Diabolocal Kind
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 43 mins
Holmes and Watson face their one-time adversary Moriarty when she is brought in as a consultant on a kidnapping case. Meanwhile, Bell continues to struggle with his recovery.
Episode 13
All in the Family
Thu, Jan 9, 2014 60 mins
A body is found in a barrel and the investigation leads Holmes and Watson to look into the Mafia's ties to the murder. Meanwhile, Sherlock tries to make amends with Det. Bell.
Episode 14
Dead Clade Walking
Thu, Jan 30, 2014 60 mins
Watson examines one of Sherlock's cold cases and discovers that an unsolved murder is connected to a rare prehistoric fossil. Meanwhile, Holmes enters uncharted territory when his duties as a sobriety sponsor cross his personal boundaries.
Episode 15
Corpse de Ballet
Thu, Feb 6, 2014 60 mins
Holmes puts the focus on a professional dance company when a rising ballerina is murdered. Meanwhile, Watson investigates the possible abduction of a homeless veteran.
Episode 16
The One Percent Solution
Thu, Feb 27, 2014 43 mins
Holmes and Watson are forced to partner with Gareth Lestrade, Sherlock's former Scotland Yard colleague, on a bombing investigation.
Episode 17
Ears to You
Thu, Mar 6, 2014 43 mins
A man suspected of murdering his wife years ago receives a ransom demand for her safe return. Meanwhile, Lestrade overstays his welcome with Holmes and seems unwilling to leave.
Episode 18
The Hound of the Cancer Cells
Thu, Mar 13, 2014 43 mins
Holmes investigates the murder of an influential cancer researcher and tries to determine whether the scientist's untimely demise was linked to his latest cutting-edge invention that could have changed the face of modern medicine.
Episode 19
The Many Mouths of Andrew Colville
Thu, Apr 3, 2014 42 mins
A serial killer who was presumed to be dead reappears and resumes his murderous ways, or so it appears.
Episode 20
No Lack of Void
Thu, Apr 10, 2014 42 mins
Holmes and Watson track a lethal toxin's origin when a pickpocket dies of anthrax poisoning.
Episode 21
The Man With the Twisted Lip
Thu, Apr 24, 2014 60 mins
A surprise visit from Sherlock's brother Mycroft leads to discord between Holmes and Watson. Meanwhile, Sherlock and Joan investigate a missing person's case that takes them into the world of unmanned aeronautics.
Episode 22
Paint It Black
Thu, May 1, 2014 43 mins
Sherlock is forced to partner with his estranged brother, Mycroft, to investigate a case with life-or-death consequences.
Episode 23
Art in the Blood
Thu, May 8, 2014 43 mins
Holmes and Watson investigate what appears to be a routine murder but soon discover that it has international and political implications, which then brings them into contact with MI-6. Meanwhile, in the wake of a crisis, Joan re-evaluates her relationships with Sherlock and Mycroft.
Episode 24
The Grand Experiment
Thu, May 15, 2014 60 mins
Season 2 ends with the relationship between Holmes and Watson coming to a crossroads, but they agree to put their differences aside to help Sherlock's brother Mycroft, who faces accusations of treason and murder.
