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Season 5  "The Art of Sleights and Deception"  5x20

Aired 7 years ago - Apr 23, 2017

Holmes and Watson get mixed up in murder and magic when they investigate the death of a magician killed while performing a classic stunt. Also, Watson suspects Bell is being targeted by the ex-husband of his girlfriend, Chantal, after a false allegation lands him the middle of an Internal Affairs investigation.

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Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 1
is never placed in the gun's chamber, you see?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 2
found a bullet lodged squarely in his throat.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 3
has taken a life without being fired.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 4
We got it.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 5
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 6
he was afraid Marcus would show up here.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 7
You're a magician also.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 8
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 9
Including cheat at poker.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 10
I'll understand if you want to see other detectives.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 11
from the Major Case squad sitting right outside.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 12
I'm gonna need a list of the names
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 13
That's not just right, it's specific.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 14
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 15
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 16
You're puzzling as to why he would forgive
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 17
You were expecting a section on how to saw a woman in half?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 18
the author wanted to keep his identity a secret,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 19
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 20
Well, like I said, he's eccentric.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 21
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 22
He say he know me?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 23
Turns out I'm not the first ex-cop that he's seen
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 24
I wasn't sure these were even getting through to him.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 25
with finding out who really wrote Sleights and Deception.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 26
So, I went to Phoenix.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 27
The name is made-up.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 28
As it turned out, she was able to alibi herself
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 29
who illustrated the book is also a fake.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 30
Sword is in his right hand. Yeah. I find this odd.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 31
why would any of the elements in the cards be reversed?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 32
he was probably part of a medical study,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 33
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 34
These are my colleagues... Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 35
Something funny?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 36
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 37
Well, well, uh, my mother, my sister,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 38
I don't know who hurt Claude Rysher.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 39
hunting for... get this... Nazi memorabilia.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 40
I don't know what you heard,
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 41
to a long list of Neo-Nazi organizations.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 42
and you can see it for yourself.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 43
I don't know.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 44
He wasn't a raging idiot then?
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 45
It was an illegal sublet.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 46
My assistant didn't tell me you were here.
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 47
Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 48
Or maybe he reached out to you, and maybe it got back to you
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 49
The guy who loaned us that book said it wasn't as hard
 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 50
I mean if you don't want to have to come back here

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Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 2
found a bullet lodged squarely in his throat.
#2 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 3
has taken a life without being fired.
#3 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 4
We got it.
#4 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 5 #5 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 6
he was afraid Marcus would show up here.
#6 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 7
You're a magician also.
#7 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 8 #8 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 9
Including cheat at poker.
#9 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 10
I'll understand if you want to see other detectives.
#10 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 11
from the Major Case squad sitting right outside.
#11 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 12
I'm gonna need a list of the names
#12 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 13
That's not just right, it's specific.
#13 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 14 #14 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 15 #15 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 16
You're puzzling as to why he would forgive
#16 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 17
You were expecting a section on how to saw a woman in half?
#17 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 18
the author wanted to keep his identity a secret,
#18 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 19 #19 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 20
Well, like I said, he's eccentric.
#20 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 21 #21 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 22
He say he know me?
#22 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 23
Turns out I'm not the first ex-cop that he's seen
#23 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 24
I wasn't sure these were even getting through to him.
#24 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 25
with finding out who really wrote Sleights and Deception.
#25 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 26
So, I went to Phoenix.
#26 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 27
The name is made-up.
#27 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 28
As it turned out, she was able to alibi herself
#28 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 29
who illustrated the book is also a fake.
#29 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 30
Sword is in his right hand. Yeah. I find this odd.
#30 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 31
why would any of the elements in the cards be reversed?
#31 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 32
he was probably part of a medical study,
#32 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 33 #33 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 34
These are my colleagues... Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson.
#34 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 35
Something funny?
#35 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 36 #36 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 37
Well, well, uh, my mother, my sister,
#37 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 38
I don't know who hurt Claude Rysher.
#38 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 39
hunting for... get this... Nazi memorabilia.
#39 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 40
I don't know what you heard,
#40 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 41
to a long list of Neo-Nazi organizations.
#41 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 42
and you can see it for yourself.
#42 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 43
I don't know.
#43 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 44
He wasn't a raging idiot then?
#44 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 45
It was an illegal sublet.
#45 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 46
My assistant didn't tell me you were here.
#46 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 47 #47 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 48
Or maybe he reached out to you, and maybe it got back to you
#48 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 49
The guy who loaned us that book said it wasn't as hard
#49 Recap of Elementary Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 50
I mean if you don't want to have to come back here
#50