7.7/10960 votes#1 - Folie à Deux
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2016
When a serial bomber becomes active again after being dormant for six years, Watson seeks help from Shinwell Johnson, a former patient whose life she saved when she was a surgeon. Also, Holmes senses Watson is unhappy and questions whether she is still fulfilled by her detective career.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King, Robert Doherty
7.5/10888 votes#2 - Worth Several Cities
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2016
When the leader of a local street gang abducts Holmes to compel him to find the person responsible for a hit on his men, Holmes and Watson get caught in the middle of an international hunt to recover a centuries old, priceless artifact. Also, Watson debates whether a personal favor Shinwell asks of her is outside her comfort zone.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.6/10856 votes#3 - Render, and then Seize Her
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2016
Holmes learns a secret about Captain Gregson’s girlfriend when she hires him for a case she wants kept off of Gregson’s radar. Also, Holmes and Watson join the NYPD’s search for an abducted woman.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Jason Tracey
7.6/10842 votes#4 - Henny Penny the Sky is Falling
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2016
Captain Gregson lobbies to include Holmes and Watson when his unit is selected to receive a city commendation for its exemplary work. Also, as Holmes and Watson consult on the investigation into a financial analyst’s murder, they are drawn into the world of asteroid research.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.7/10831 votes#5 - To Catch a Predator Predator
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2016
Holmes and Watson have plenty of suspects when they investigate the murder of a man who led a secret life as a vigilante, “catfishing” sexual predators on dating sites and publicly shaming them. Also, when Shinwell’s criminal record prevents him from finding a full-time job, Holmes disagrees with Watson’s plan to help him.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Tamara Jaron
7.8/10851 votes#6 - Ill Tidings
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2016
Holmes and Watson investigate a mass murder when a chef and his patrons are poisoned after dining on a tasting menu tainted with snake venom. Also, Detective Bell’s crush on a work colleague makes Holmes realize his and Fiona’s relationship is at an important crossroads.
Director: Ron Fortunato
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King
7.6/10821 votes#7 - Bang Bang Shoot Chute
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2016
Holmes and Watson search for two murderers after a base jumper is shot out of the sky by one killer, and has his parachute sabotaged by another. Also, after Joan’s sister, Lin, thinks she sees Shinwell with a member of his old gang, Joan takes drastic measures to make sure he won’t be drawn back into a life of crime.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Celeste Chan Wolfe
7.7/10828 votes#8 - How the Sausage is Made
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2016
Joan worries Sherlock’s sobriety is at risk when she learns he has been lying to her about attending recovery meetings. Also, Sherlock and Joan discover a man’s death caused by ingesting poisoned sausage is connected to a lab working on a breakthrough in the artificial meat industry.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Mark Hudis
8.0/10825 votes#9 - It Serves You Right to Suffer
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2016
When Shinwell comes to Holmes and Watson for help after he’s framed for a gang killing, they have three days to find the real murderer before he is arrested and sent back to jail.
Director: Aidan Quinn
Writer: Kelly Wheeler
7.8/10811 votes#10 - Pick Your Poison
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2016
When Watson is implicated in a DEA investigation into doctors writing illegal prescriptions, she and Holmes search for the person using her medical license to sell drugs.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Bob Goodman
8.1/10837 votes#11 - Be My Guest
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2017
Holmes and Watson race to find a woman who’s been held captive for years before the kidnapper takes drastic steps to avoid being caught. Also, Watson becomes frustrated when Shinwell refuses to focus on his informant training with her and Holmes.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Jason Tracey
7.7/10816 votes#12 - Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2017
When Holmes and Watson investigate a clown’s murder upstate, they discover a connection between his death and the creation of a new weaponized virus. Also, Watson helps Bell when he’s targeted by his new love interest Chantal’s ex-husband in attempt to sabotage her career at the district attorney’s office.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg
8.1/10897 votes#13 - Over a Barrel
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2017
A man takes hostages, including Joan, and threatens to execute them unless Holmes finds the person responsible for the death of his son. As Sherlock investigates, the captor gives him 16 hours to find the perpetrator before the statute of limitations on the crime runs out.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King
7.3/10839 votes#14 - Rekt in Real Life
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2017
Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a former professional eSports video game player who died after being assaulted in front of his fans during a live video stream. Also, Shinwell approaches Joan for advice when his teenage daughter asks to meet with him for the first time in years.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
8.2/10862 votes#15 - Wrong Side of the Road (1)
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2017
Holmes’ former protégé, Kitty Winter, returns to New York after a three-year absence to warn him that a killer is eliminating everyone involved with a case they worked on together in London, and they’re the next targets. As Sherlock, Kitty, Joan and the NYPD join forces to find the perpetrator, Watson discovers Kitty has a life-changing secret.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Robert Doherty, Jason Tracey
7.9/10820 votes#16 - Fidelity (2)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2017
Joan and Kitty try to prove that a string of murders, stemming from an old case Sherlock and Kitty solved in London, is connected to an international government conspiracy with the Defense Intelligence Agency at its center. Also, Sherlock and Kitty’s relationship is strained after she shares life-changing news.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Robert Doherty, Jason Tracey
7.5/10806 votes#17 - The Ballad of Lady Frances
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2017
The police call in Holmes and Watson to consult on a homicide “heard” by a cutting edge gunshot detection system when they can’t find any tangible evidence that a crime was committed. Also, Sherlock and Joan become suspicious of Shinwell when he’s the target of a drive-by shooting that reveals a connection between him and an unsolved murder.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Jordan Rosenberg, Bob Goodman
7.4/10802 votes#18 - Dead Man's Tale
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2017
Sherlock and Joan question how well they know Shinwell when they investigate the possibility he may have gotten away with the unsolved murder of his friend, a fellow gang member. Also, Sherlock and Joan’s latest case puts them on the hunt for a treasure map rumored to lead to a fortune in pirate’s gold hidden around New York City.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Tamara Jaron
7.1/10775 votes#19 - High Heat
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2017
Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a man Sherlock considered one of New York’s worst private investigators. Also, as Holmes stews over being beaten by Shinwell, he decides to take out his aggression by dismantling a local organization of private investigators.
Director: Michael Hekmat
Writer: Kelly Wheeler
7.3/10793 votes#20 - The Art of Sleights and Deception
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/2017
Holmes and Watson get mixed up in murder and magic when they investigate the death of a magician killed while performing a classic stunt. Also, Watson suspects Bell is being targeted by the ex-husband of his girlfriend, Chantal, after a false allegation lands him the middle of an Internal Affairs investigation.
Director: Ron Fortunato
Writer: Mark Hudis
7.8/10776 votes#21 - Fly Into a Rage, Make a Bad Landing
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2017
When Detective Bell’s girlfriend, Chantal, is assaulted and her ex-husband is killed soon after, in what Holmes and Watson discover is a staged suicide, they search for one suspect behind the linked crimes. Also, as Bell fights the urge to seek his own brand of justice for Chantal, Sherlock makes a heartbreaking realization about the detective’s past.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Bob Goodman
7.1/10782 votes#22 - Moving Targets
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2017
When a reality show contestant is murdered, Holmes and Watson zero in on another competitor as a suspect, a former war criminal who may be the most skilled killer they’ve ever pursued. Also, for the first time since he attacked Sherlock, Shinwell reaches out to Joan to ask for a favor
Director: Lucy Liu
Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe
7.8/10758 votes#23 - Scrambled
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2017
When Holmes and Watson investigate a murder, they find themselves in the crosshairs of one of New York City's deadliest gangs. Holmes' behavior becomes increasingly erratic when he secretly interacts with a mysterious woman.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Jason Tracey
8.1/10855 votes#24 - Hurt Me, Hurt You
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2017
Season 5 ends with Holmes and Watson pursuing an elusive criminal as a gang war erupts in New York City. While the NYPD works to contain the violence, the two investigate the murder that appears to have ignited the city-wide conflict and discover that a familiar face is pulling the strings.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Jeffrey Paul King, Robert Doherty
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Folie à Deux" is the best rated episode of "Elementary" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 960 votes. Directed by Christine Moore and written by Jeffrey Paul King, Robert Doherty, it aired on 10/2/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Worth Several Cities".