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Season 5  "Dead Man's Tale"  5x18

Aired 7 years ago - Mar 26, 2017

Sherlock and Joan question how well they know Shinwell when they investigate the possibility he may have gotten away with the unsolved murder of his friend, a fellow gang member. Sherlock and Joan’s latest case puts them on the hunt for a treasure map rumored to lead to a fortune in pirate’s gold hidden around New York City.

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Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 1
the identical entry and exit wounds on his torso?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 2
the killer left a small fortune behind.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 3
has a claim over the decedent's estate.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 4
to work in pairs to prevent theft.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 5
They sell their stuff, and the proceeds go to the state.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 6
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 7
Uh, guy's name is Milton Barker.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 8
So, how do you open this?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 9
Emerson Barker.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 10
when their voices woke me up.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 11
him and Jameel were like brothers.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 12
to the authorities, you kept it.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 13
I owed it to Jameel to try again.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 14
Damon is an unreliable witness, at best.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 15
There aren't any missing volumes.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 16
Captain Barker used the same ink mixture
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 17
A pirate captain is still a captain.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 18
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 19
a lost fortune he was never able to get his hands on.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 20
Travis Unger came in a couple months ago,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 21
Is that why you're here? You think I did it?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 22
Feel free. I'll give you numbers of some of my investors, too.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 23
I'd start by finding the people who stole my treasure.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 24
Did I miss an appointment or something?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 25
You wouldn't have devoted yourself to dismantling SBK.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 26
I didn't kill anybody.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 27
are we gonna find the Santa Leticia's gold onboard?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 28
He was looking for a partner to help retrieve
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 29
I don't know.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 30
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 31
We melted one of the statue's hands to try to convince Kashgar
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 32
Hope! Grab me a beer, will ya?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 33
My dad didn't do anything.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 34
And that takes a strong and practiced arm.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 35
that used to belong to a pirate.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 36
are a 14-year-old girl and a Saudi billionaire.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 37
or his business.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 38
Did he also tell you about the pirates?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 39
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 40
So, if you don't mind...
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 41
by Witness Security, never to be seen again?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 42
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 43
Until Travis Unger came along.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 44
So you killed Unger and took the book.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 45
Mr. Al-Asmari pulled up millions in gold.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 46
Maybe he just had a hunch.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 47
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 48
Clarence Jarman.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 49
but then a few weeks before you set sail,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 50
This is a still taken from a documentary film

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Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 2
the killer left a small fortune behind.
#2 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 3
has a claim over the decedent's estate.
#3 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 4
to work in pairs to prevent theft.
#4 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 5
They sell their stuff, and the proceeds go to the state.
#5 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 6 #6 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 7
Uh, guy's name is Milton Barker.
#7 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 8
So, how do you open this?
#8 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 9
Emerson Barker.
#9 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 10
when their voices woke me up.
#10 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 11
him and Jameel were like brothers.
#11 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 12
to the authorities, you kept it.
#12 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 13
I owed it to Jameel to try again.
#13 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 14
Damon is an unreliable witness, at best.
#14 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 15
There aren't any missing volumes.
#15 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 16
Captain Barker used the same ink mixture
#16 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 17
A pirate captain is still a captain.
#17 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 18 #18 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 19
a lost fortune he was never able to get his hands on.
#19 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 20
Travis Unger came in a couple months ago,
#20 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 21
Is that why you're here? You think I did it?
#21 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 22
Feel free. I'll give you numbers of some of my investors, too.
#22 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 23
I'd start by finding the people who stole my treasure.
#23 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 24
Did I miss an appointment or something?
#24 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 25
You wouldn't have devoted yourself to dismantling SBK.
#25 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 26
I didn't kill anybody.
#26 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 27
are we gonna find the Santa Leticia's gold onboard?
#27 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 28
He was looking for a partner to help retrieve
#28 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 29
I don't know.
#29 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 30 #30 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 31
We melted one of the statue's hands to try to convince Kashgar
#31 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 32
Hope! Grab me a beer, will ya?
#32 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 33
My dad didn't do anything.
#33 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 34
And that takes a strong and practiced arm.
#34 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 35
that used to belong to a pirate.
#35 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 36
are a 14-year-old girl and a Saudi billionaire.
#36 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 37
or his business.
#37 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 38
Did he also tell you about the pirates?
#38 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 39 #39 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 40
So, if you don't mind...
#40 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 41
by Witness Security, never to be seen again?
#41 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 42 #42 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 43
Until Travis Unger came along.
#43 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 44
So you killed Unger and took the book.
#44 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 45
Mr. Al-Asmari pulled up millions in gold.
#45 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 46
Maybe he just had a hunch.
#46 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 47 #47 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 48
Clarence Jarman.
#48 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 49
but then a few weeks before you set sail,
#49 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 18 (S05E18) - 50
This is a still taken from a documentary film
#50