7.8/10477 votes#1 - The Earl’s Crime
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2020
A rash of abductions of young boys that end up brutally murdered is plaguing London, and police are powerless to stop it. When William Moriarty discovers a clue linking all the victims, he and his brothers take an interest in the case.
Director: Kazuya Nomura
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.2/10445 votes#2 - The Scarlet Eyes, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2020
In 1866, a brilliant young orphan and his ailing younger brother are taken in by a charitable aid organization, where they catch the attention of the son of an earl, who is discontent with Britain’s class system.
Director: Daiki Kato, Kazuya Nomura
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.6/10458 votes#3 - The Scarlet Eyes, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2020
Albert invites the brothers to come live at the Moriarty’s estate, but the pair are not warmly welcomed by the other members of the household. Albert grows increasingly disturbed by his family’s intolerance, and resorts to drastic measures.
Director: Shingo Uchida, Kazuya Nomura
Writer: Gou Zappa
7.9/10405 votes#4 - A Rare Breed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2020
William begins teaching at a university, and is invited to dinner at the home of the Viscount of Belfor. He and his brothers receive a tour of the viscount’s well-kept conservatory, but are taken aback by what they hear of the gardener and his wife.
Director: Michiru Itabisashi
Writer: Gou Zappa
7.6/10398 votes#5 - The Dancers on the Bridge
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2020
William learns that Lucian, one of his students at Durhnam University, hasn’t returned for three days. What’s more, the waitress Lucian had vowed to love throws herself from a bridge and dies. However, one of the university’s administrator assures William there’s nothing to worry about, but William disagrees and begins to investigate Lucian’s last movements.
Director: Asami Nakatani
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.2/10408 votes#6 - The “Noahtic”, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2020
A commoner is chased down by a hunter and his dogs before being shot. The ocean liner Noahtic begins its maiden voyage and Count Blitz Enders, an openly arrogant noble, heavily criticizes that commoners are allowed aboard. Days previously, William shared his plan to slowly remake society by plunging London into an era of crime, all while committing murders designed to educate commoners in exactly how the nobility have been abusing them, starting with Blitz.
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.7/10413 votes#7 - The “Noahtic”, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2020
Moriarty pretends to believe Blitz’s lie that he killed Thomas in self-defense and offers to cover up the crime.
Director: Katsuya Shigehara
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.1/10373 votes#8 - A Study in “S”, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2020
Sherlock Holmes gets in trouble with his landlady Mrs. Hudson for not paying his rent. Holmes’ friend, Dr. Stamford, suggests Holmes get a flatmate and sends Dr. John Watson, whom Holmes deduces is a retired army doctor. Mrs. Hudson is impressed enough to allow Watson to become Holmes’ flatmate. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard arrives and arrests Holmes for suspicion of murdering Count Drebber.
Director: Shintaro Itoga
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.3/10380 votes#9 - A Study in “S”, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2020
Sherlock and John, searching for the true criminal who killed Count Drebber, set a trap for the criminal using the wedding ring they found at the murder scene. Sherlock is able to deduce who the real killer is, who offers Sherlock a strange deal.
Director: Daiki Kato
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.7/10404 votes#10 - The Two Detectives, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2020
Sherlock is frustrated because he thinks there’s a mastermind behind the Noahtic and Drebber cases whose identity eludes him. Returning on a train after an unsatisfying investigation into another aristocrat’s death, he happens to meet William again.
Director: Shintaro Itoga
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.4/10371 votes#11 - The Two Detectives, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2020
With 48 minutes remaining before the train reaches the next station, Sherlock declares that William and he can find the murderer in time. Sherlock relies on the evidence at the scene, while William pursues a psychological profile of the killer.
Director: Michiru Itabisashi
Writer: Gou Zappa
8.0/10344 votes#12 - A Scandal in the British Empire, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2021
Military Intelligence Service Director Mycroft orders Albert to recover classified papers that could rock the nation, and kill the woman who stole them. Sherlock is hired by the king of Bohemia to pursue Irene Adler, who threatens the king’s wedding plans.
Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.4/10338 votes#13 - A Scandal in the British Empire, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2021
Following William’s plan, Albert invites Irene to a masquerade, where a game with the famed “Lord of Crime” as its theme is being played. Dressed as a man, Irene uses the game to contact Albert, pleading for her safety in return for the stolen papers.
Director: Katsuya Shigehara
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.6/10348 votes#14 - A Scandal in the British Empire, Act 3
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2021
Despite Sherlock recognizing that Irene is dealing with the Lord of Crime, he sees her off. Irene negotiates with the Lord of Crime in an abandoned church, but before she can turn over the papers, Sherlock arrives, and makes a deal to keep Irene safe.
Director: Haruo Okuno
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
7.7/10317 votes#15 - The Phantom of Whitechapel, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2021
Receiving a new name, Bonde joins the Moriarty ranks, and is sent to retrieve the contents of a safe deposit box with Moran, Louis, and Fred. But when an unexpected bank heist spurs the others into spontaneous action, Bonde is left wondering what to do.
Director: Daiki Kato
Writer: Fuka Ishii
8.3/10319 votes#16 - The Phantom of Whitechapel, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2021
A series of murders is being carried out by someone claiming to be Jack the Ripper. In response, a vigilante group of the town's poor confronts Scotland Yard while William and the real Jack scramble to uncover the true culprit's aims and foil their plans.
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama
Writer: Sanaka Kobayashi
7.8/10298 votes#17 - The Riot in New Scotland Yard
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2021
A culprit is arrested in the Jack the Ripper case which was solved by the Moriartys. Suspecting a frame-up by Arterton, Lestrade asks Sherlock for help in finding evidence that would prove it. Meanwhile, Paterson works to sneak Bonde inside the station.
Director: Tazumi Mukaiyama
Writer: Nagiko Ohara
8.6/10340 votes#18 - The Merchant of London
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2021
William outshined the adults in knowledge and nerve while saving the orphanage where he was staying. Judicial records state that William lent a nobleman £600 in the spirit of a certain play. But when the contract is broken, William takes drastic measures.
Director: Asami Nakatani
Writer: Yuki Takabayashi
8.0/10311 votes#19 - The White Knight of London, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/23/2021
Adam Whiteley, a young MP in the House of Commons working toward an equitable society, garners public support as a "White Knight." Milverton is hired by those opposed to Whiteley to oust him. William takes interest in Whiteley, and decides to test him.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yuki Takabayashi
9.1/10358 votes#20 - The White Knight of London, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/30/2021
Whiteley goes alone to deal with the House of Lords with the irrefutable proof obtained from Albert in hand, but finds Milverton, the king of blackmailers. Even as Whiteley negotiates with him, Milverton's devilish clutches close in on his dear brother.
Director: Katsuya Shigehara, Chihiro Kumano
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
7.8/10305 votes#21 - The Sign of Mary
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/6/2021
John introduces Sherlock to Mary, his fiancée. A stunned Sherlock realizes that Mary has another concern. She produces six pearls, detailing their connection to her missing father. She asks Sherlock to look into the matter, but is holding something back.
Director: Daiki Kato
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
9.0/10395 votes#22 - The Two Criminals
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/13/2021
Milverton blackmails Mary, exploiting her dalliance in antigovernment activities as a student. Sherlock decides to sneak into Milverton's estate to steal his evidence, but even that act was anticipated. Sherlock finds that he is not the only trespasser.
Director: Kazuya Nomura, Naoki Murata
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.8/10350 votes#23 - The Final Problem, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/20/2021
When William James Moriarty claims responsibility for being the Lord of Crime in all the papers, aristocratic condemnation and public anger falls upon the Moriartys. The final problem of the Moriarty Plan that William has concocted at long last begins.
Director: Haruo Okuno
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
9.0/10362 votes#24 - The Final Problem, Act 2
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/27/2021
William aims to complete his plan with his death, as Albert and the others each carry out their roles. Meanwhile, Sherlock deduces William's true reason for having him vanquish the Lord of Crime. Overlooking London, the pair face each other one last time.
Director: Kazuya Nomura
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
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In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty...
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Network:Tokyo MX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Earl’s Crime" is the best rated episode of "Moriarty the Patriot" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 477 votes. Directed by Kazuya Nomura and written by Gou Zappa, it aired on 10/11/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Scarlet Eyes, Act 1".