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Season 1  "Child Predator"  1x3

Aired 12 years ago - Oct 18, 2012

Sherlock and Watson consult on a child abduction case involving a serial killer who is nicknamed "The Balloon Man," because he leaves a signature batch of balloons at each of his crime scenes.

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Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 1
Victims two, three and five of the Balloon Man.
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It's simple. You do everything I say.
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abduction, of course.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 5
in trying to deny it.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 6
When Sara and I were separated, I dated a co-worker.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 7
If I hadn't called him, then...
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 8
were recovered indicated that he chloroformed them.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 9
Uh, I'm not really a car person.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 10
The occasional prostitute.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 11
Someone sideswiped it.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 12
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 13
I'm glad I made it to the animate category.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 14
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 15
Adam, please talk to me.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 16
who'd been missing for seven years.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 17
Well, you said it yourself: he sympathized with his captor.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 18
a kid that's been traumatized, maybe even brainwashed.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 19
My name is Sherlock.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 20
to boarding school when I was just eight years old.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 21
to correct what I knew to be wrong with myself.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 22
And he took care of me.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 23
By the way, that was really something
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 24
Support the proposal, don't support it.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 25
I don't care how I look, I don't care how I smell,
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 26
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 27
The Balloon Man.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 28
It's a copy of The Investor's Post.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 29
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 30
Clear!
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 31
You have something that's mine.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 32
If he's just a victim, what does he need immunity from?
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 33
Because he's been traumatized.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 34
That's interesting.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 35
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 36
He did make you help with the others, didn't he?
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Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 38
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Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 42
You told me when we met that you injured your hand
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 43
You're actually...
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 44
and so I got to see my parents on the news
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 45
But you knew it would give them incentive
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 46
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 47
I handed a psychopath a get-out-of-jail-free card.
 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 48
Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 49
The police found his body on April 7.
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Thing is...

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Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 2
It's simple. You do everything I say.
#2 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 3 #3 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 4
abduction, of course.
#4 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 5
in trying to deny it.
#5 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 6
When Sara and I were separated, I dated a co-worker.
#6 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 7
If I hadn't called him, then...
#7 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 8
were recovered indicated that he chloroformed them.
#8 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 9
Uh, I'm not really a car person.
#9 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 10
The occasional prostitute.
#10 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 11
Someone sideswiped it.
#11 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 12 #12 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 13
I'm glad I made it to the animate category.
#13 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 14 #14 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 15
Adam, please talk to me.
#15 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 16
who'd been missing for seven years.
#16 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 17
Well, you said it yourself: he sympathized with his captor.
#17 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 18
a kid that's been traumatized, maybe even brainwashed.
#18 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 19
My name is Sherlock.
#19 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 20
to boarding school when I was just eight years old.
#20 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 21
to correct what I knew to be wrong with myself.
#21 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 22
And he took care of me.
#22 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 23
By the way, that was really something
#23 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 24
Support the proposal, don't support it.
#24 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 25
I don't care how I look, I don't care how I smell,
#25 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 26 #26 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 27
The Balloon Man.
#27 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 28
It's a copy of The Investor's Post.
#28 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 29 #29 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 30
Clear!
#30 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 31
You have something that's mine.
#31 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 32
If he's just a victim, what does he need immunity from?
#32 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 33
Because he's been traumatized.
#33 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 34
That's interesting.
#34 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 35 #35 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 36
He did make you help with the others, didn't he?
#36 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 37 #37 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 38 #38 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 39 #39 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 40 #40 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 41 #41 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 42
You told me when we met that you injured your hand
#42 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 43
You're actually...
#43 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 44
and so I got to see my parents on the news
#44 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 45
But you knew it would give them incentive
#45 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 46 #46 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 47
I handed a psychopath a get-out-of-jail-free card.
#47 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 48 #48 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 49
The police found his body on April 7.
#49 Recap of Elementary Season 1 Episode 3 (S01E03) - 50
Thing is...
#50