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Elementary S2E22 — Paint It Black
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Elementary•Season 2•Episode 22

Paint It Black

8.3/10 · 1,232 votesMay 1, 201443 min

Ranked #3 of 24 in Season 2•+0.5 vs season avg

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Business becomes personal for Sherlock when he is forced to partner with his estranged brother, Mycroft, to solve a case with life-or-death consequences.

Directed byLucy Liu
Written byRobert Hewitt Wolfe
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Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Sherlock Holmes

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Joan Watson

Jon Michael Hill

Jon Michael Hill

Marcus Bell

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Thomas Gregson

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Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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Chris Cenatiempo

Chris Cenatiempo

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Michael Russo

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Ron Fortunato

Ron Fortunato

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Greg Harvey

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Sondra Watanabe

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Airon Armstrong

Airon Armstrong

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Christopher Jon Gombos

Christopher Jon Gombos

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"Paint It Black" is episode 22 of Elementary season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,232 votes, ranking #3 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Lucy Liu and written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, it aired on May 1, 2014.

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