The Best Episodes Written By Jeffrey Paul King

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(25 votes)

   #1 - Details

   S1:E162/14/2013

   Sherlock investigates what he believes will be an open-and-shut case after Detective Bell is attacked. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the suspected assailant is found dead. Meanwhile, Sherlock encourages Joan to learn self-defense.

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   7.9/10(29 votes)

   #2 - The Long Fuse

   S1:E811/29/2012

   While investigating an explosion that kills two people, Sherlock discovers a crime that’s been lying dormant for years. Meanwhile, Watson encourages Sherlock to finally pick a sponsor.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #3 - Hurt Me, Hurt You

   S5:E245/21/2017

   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.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #4 - Through the Fog

   S6:E148/6/2018

   Holmes and Watson race to help Detective Bell when he becomes a victim of a bio-terrorism attack at the precinct and the station is quarantined. During the lockdown, Captain Gregson and Detective Bell begin to suspect they are trapped inside with the perpetrator. Also, Watson faces the difficult task of helping her mother, Mary, accept that her advancing Alzheimer’s disease requires her to receive more medical care.

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   7.9/10(21 votes)

   #5 - The Female of the Species

   S3:E142/12/2015

   An unexpected event brings Watson into contact again with Elana March, the crime boss she brought to justice. Also, with Watson distracted, Holmes partners with Detective Bell to investigate a theft at a local zoo.

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   7.8/10(30 votes)

   #6 - Solve for X

   S2:E210/3/2013

   When a well-respected mathematician is found dead, Holmes and Watson set out to solve a murder and the purpose of the highly guarded equation he was trying to decipher. Meanwhile, Watson is conflicted when the son of a former patient approaches her for a loan.

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   7.8/10(22 votes)

   #7 - Under My Skin

   S3:E214/23/2015

   When two New York City paramedics are killed during a kidnapping, Holmes and Watson join the manhunt to find the murderer and the woman he abducted. Also, Holmes learns important information about his recovery sponsor, Alfredo, that strains their relationship.

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   7.7/10(22 votes)

   #8 - No Lack of Void

   S2:E204/10/2014

   A pickpocket dies of anthrax poisoning, putting Holmes and Watson on the trail of the toxin’s source in order to prevent more deaths.

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   7.7/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Over a Barrel

   S5:E131/29/2017

   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.

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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Nobody Lives Forever

    S6:E96/25/2018

    Holmes’ former sobriety sponsor, Alfredo, asks for his help with an illegal endeavor in order to save his brother. Also, Holmes and Watson investigate the poisoning of a biology professor who was working on a secret genetics project prior to being killed.

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    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Dead Clade Walking

    S2:E141/30/2014

    Joan discovers an unsolved murder connected to a rare prehistoric fossil when she reviews one of Sherlock's cold cases; Sherlock's responsibilities as a sobriety sponsor cross personal boundaries.

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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

    S4:E214/17/2016

    When Holmes and Watson are pulled into a double-homicide investigation, they discover the victims were staging a fake murder right at the moment they were killed. Also, Watson's inside man at Morland's office encounters a problem that threatens to expose her spying to Holmes and his father.

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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Terra Pericolosa

    S3:E612/4/2014

    Holmes and Watson search for a thief who committed murder to steal a rare map. Meanwhile, Watson becomes concerned with Sherlock’s escalating interference into Kitty’s burgeoning personal life.

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    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Down Where the Dead Delight

    S4:E112/4/2016

    Holmes and Watson must search for a killer without any physical evidence to aid them after a bomb is detonated in the New York City morgue. Also, Watson is suspicious when an NYPD detective she’s in a grudge match with asks her to consult on a case.

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    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Pushing Buttons

    S6:E35/14/2018

    Holmes and Watson enter the world of rare antiquities when they investigate a case in which victim was killed during a Revolutionary War reenactment. Also, as Holmes grows frustrated with the length of his cognitive recovery, he finds solace in his growing friendship with Michael.

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    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #16 - The Red Team

    S1:E131/31/2013

    While on suspension from the NYPD, Sherlock investigates a suspicious hit-and-run accident involving a conspiracy theorist. Meanwhile, Watson tries to broker peace between Sherlock and Gregson.

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    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Ill Tidings

    S5:E611/13/2016

    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.

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    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Folie à Deux

    S5:E110/2/2016

    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.

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    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E16/14/2021

    The bucolic tranquility of Greylock, New Hampshire, is upended when a massive vein of an incredibly valuable mineral is discovered under the town.

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