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Season 5  "The Ballad of Lady Frances"  5x17

Aired 7 years ago - Mar 19, 2017

The police call in Holmes and Watson to consult on a homicide "heard" by a cutting edge gunshot detection system. 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.

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It also recorded the voice of the shooter.
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that would fit with that theory.
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Do we know if he's dead?
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and its caliber matched the system's analysis.
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and by “paying attention,” it means saving the audio.
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Making initiatives like BulletPoint cannon fodder.
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Guzman said you were gonna talk to us about it, so talk.
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so we just gonna leave it alone.
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by the victim, and then he was ambushed.
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just surprise me.
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 12
They said a drywaller had it out on a job yesterday,
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When he didn't come home last night,
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Right, yeah. This is, this is PVC solvent cement.
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named Frances from me.
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during Mr. Clapton's 1971 tour...
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Thanks to BulletPoint's audio, we know that the shooter
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Captain, it's campaign talk.
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C.S.U. pulled out of a wall after Shinwell's drive-by.
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Besides me not having a heart attack every time I drop it?
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You think that's the real Lady Frances?
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I tried to track down the kid after the show,
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Because he's the one who had it.
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Yeah. That's right.
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Say I did know something, why would I tell you?
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that things did not end well between you.
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(gunshot, Azoff screams on recording)
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The people are gonna want someone to pay.
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(through intercom): Well, let's hope you reach him before he kills again.
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I wasn't planning on selling her, but we could.
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his rhetoric fell on deaf ears.
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that we lifted off a shell casing at the scene.
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This obviously isn't your first professional work, Mr. Vennek.
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I'll give you their address, too.
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I'm only confessing to the murder
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from a vintage guitar shop.
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but they missed this bit.
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Jameel Clark.
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blamed me and Jameel,
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If you're not gonna use it,
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Like when one of your techs exploits the system
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It had been on there for months,
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I know it's gonna kill the bid, but I was a cop.
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Oh, good. You're up. (gunshots stop)
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Like I've identified a culprit.
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They've been working the Azoff case from the start.
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At first, we could not figure out why someone would do this,
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that would fit with that theory.
#2
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Do we know if he's dead?
#4
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and its caliber matched the system's analysis.
#5
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and by “paying attention,” it means saving the audio.
#6
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Making initiatives like BulletPoint cannon fodder.
#7
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Guzman said you were gonna talk to us about it, so talk.
#8
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 9
so we just gonna leave it alone.
#9
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 10
by the victim, and then he was ambushed.
#10
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 11
just surprise me.
#11
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They said a drywaller had it out on a job yesterday,
#12
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When he didn't come home last night,
#13
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Right, yeah. This is, this is PVC solvent cement.
#14
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named Frances from me.
#15
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during Mr. Clapton's 1971 tour...
#18
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Thanks to BulletPoint's audio, we know that the shooter
#19
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Captain, it's campaign talk.
#20
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C.S.U. pulled out of a wall after Shinwell's drive-by.
#21
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Besides me not having a heart attack every time I drop it?
#22
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You think that's the real Lady Frances?
#23
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I tried to track down the kid after the show,
#24
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Because he's the one who had it.
#25
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Yeah. That's right.
#26
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Say I did know something, why would I tell you?
#27
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that things did not end well between you.
#28
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(gunshot, Azoff screams on recording)
#29
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The people are gonna want someone to pay.
#30
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(through intercom): Well, let's hope you reach him before he kills again.
#31
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I wasn't planning on selling her, but we could.
#32
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his rhetoric fell on deaf ears.
#33
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that we lifted off a shell casing at the scene.
#34
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This obviously isn't your first professional work, Mr. Vennek.
#35
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I'll give you their address, too.
#36
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I'm only confessing to the murder
#37
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from a vintage guitar shop.
#38
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but they missed this bit.
#39
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Jameel Clark.
#40
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blamed me and Jameel,
#41
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If you're not gonna use it,
#42
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Like when one of your techs exploits the system
#43
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It had been on there for months,
#44
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I know it's gonna kill the bid, but I was a cop.
#45
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Oh, good. You're up. (gunshots stop)
#46
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Like I've identified a culprit.
#47
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They've been working the Azoff case from the start.
#48
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At first, we could not figure out why someone would do this,
#49
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