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Elementary S5E8 — How the Sausage is Made
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Elementary•Season 5•Episode 8

How the Sausage is Made

7.7/10 · 930 votesNov 27, 201640 min

Ranked #12 of 24 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byMichael Pressman
Written byMark Hudis
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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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Michael Pressman

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Mark Hudis

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Jeff Vacirca

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Ron Fortunato

Ron Fortunato

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Mike Burke

Mike Burke

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Episode Summary

"How the Sausage is Made" is episode 8 of Elementary season 5. It scored 7.7/10 from 930 votes, ranking #12 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Michael Pressman and written by Mark Hudis, it aired on November 27, 2016.

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