2008
After occultist Lord Blackwood seemingly rises from the grave following his execution, Detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson investigate the supernatural events. They uncover Blackwood's plot to seize control of the British government through staged magical events and murders, aided by Irene Adler, while Holmes deduces the rituals are scientific deceptions. The investigation leads to confrontations, including a chase and a rescue, culminating in a final showdown at the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. Holmes defeats Blackwood, exposing his methods and co-conspirator Lord Coward, only to learn that Professor Moriarty orchestrated the entire scheme and stole a crucial device component, setting up future conflict.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Holmes is introduced evading police in Victorian London, setting up his relationship with Watson and their pursuit of Lord Blackwood’s occult crimes.
Open full beat sheetSherlock Holmes is listed as Detective. Brilliant, eccentric, and highly observant detective. In the parsed data, Sherlock Holmes is connected to 63 scenes, 107 dialogue lines, 110 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
63 scenes / 107 dialogue linesDr. John Watson is listed as Doctor and Partner. Holmes's loyal friend, partner, and a veteran of the Afghan war. In the parsed data, Dr. John Watson is connected to 42 scenes, 62 dialogue lines, 62 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
42 scenes / 62 dialogue linesIrene Adler is listed as Femme Fatale. A mysterious and brilliant woman with a complex history with Holmes. In the parsed data, Irene Adler is connected to 20 scenes, 24 dialogue lines, 25 text mentions, first appearing around scene 17.
20 scenes / 24 dialogue linesInspector Lestrade is listed as Police Inspector. Scotland Yard inspector who often relies on Holmes. In the parsed data, Inspector Lestrade is connected to 14 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 11 text mentions, first appearing around scene 30.
14 scenes / 11 dialogue linesLord Blackwood is listed as Antagonist. A powerful industrialist and occultist who claims to have supernatural powers. In the parsed data, Lord Blackwood is connected to 13 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 14 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
13 scenes / 12 dialogue linesMary Morstan is listed as Watson's Fiancee. A governess and Watson's future wife. In the parsed data, Mary Morstan is connected to 9 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
9 scenes / 3 dialogue linesDredger is listed as Henchman. A massive, deformed, and incredibly strong henchman working for Blackwood. In the parsed data, Dredger is connected to 5 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
5 scenes / 2 dialogue linesMrs. Hudson is listed as Landlady. The long-suffering landlady of 221B Baker Street. In the parsed data, Mrs. Hudson is connected to 4 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 12.
4 scenes / 1 dialogue linesLord Coward is listed as Home Secretary. A corrupt politician and member of the Temple of the Four Orders. In the parsed data, Lord Coward is connected to 3 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 65.
3 scenes / 5 dialogue linesProfessor Moriarty is listed as Mastermind. A shadowy criminal mastermind. In the parsed data, Professor Moriarty is connected to 3 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 20.
3 scenes / 1 dialogue linesWatson narrates the state of London as Holmes, disguised, is knocked over by a running man while being pursued by police carriages.
Dr. John Watson, Sherlock HolmesLestrade and Watson are in a police carriage pursuing Holmes.
Inspector Lestrade, Dr. John WatsonHolmes outmaneuvers the police carriage and reaches St. Paul's Cathedral.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes infiltrates the crypts, incapacitates guards, and meets Watson.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Inspector LestradeHolmes and Watson interrupt Lord Blackwood's ritual.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Lord Blackwood, Inspector LestradeWatson treats a patient while dealing with the noise from Holmes's apartment.
Dr. John Watson, Mrs. HudsonWatson confronts Holmes about his inactivity and invites him to dinner.
Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. HudsonHolmes meets Watson and Mary Morstan for dinner.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanHolmes meets Watson and Mary Morstan for dinner, deduces details about Mary's life, and offends her by mentioning her dead fiance, leading to her throwing wine in his face.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanHolmes fights McMurdo in a bare-knuckle boxing match, finding solace in the physical combat.
Sherlock Holmes, DredgerA riot breaks out in the prison after Blackwood performs occult rituals.
Blackwood causes the Guard Captain to cough up a cross through his occult influence.
Lord BlackwoodWatson finds Holmes in his room, where Holmes is experimenting with flies and medicine.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Watson ride in a carriage to the prison; they argue and Watson punches Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes visits Blackwood, who warns him that three more people will die.
Sherlock Holmes, Lord BlackwoodBlackwood is executed by hanging; Watson pronounces him dead.
Dr. John Watson, Lord BlackwoodIrene Adler visits Holmes at his home to ask for his help in finding someone.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene AdlerIrene leaves Holmes' apartment and encounters Watson on the stairs.
Irene Adler, Dr. John WatsonIrene walks through the streets, enters an alley, and eventually boards a carriage.
Irene AdlerIrene meets Professor Moriarty in a carriage.
Irene Adler, Professor MoriartyA beggar fakes an accident to stop the carriage.
Professor Moriarty, Irene AdlerHolmes and Watson argue about Irene Adler.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonFlashback showing Holmes tracking Irene.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene AdlerHolmes escapes the apartment via the window.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes lands in the yard.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes continues his pursuit.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes observes Irene mugging a mugger.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene AdlerHolmes disguises himself as a beggar.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes intercepts the carriage again.
Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarty, Irene AdlerConstable Clark arrives to summon Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Inspector LestradeHolmes and Watson arrive at the Blackwood estate.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Inspector LestradeHolmes and Watson discuss the case while eating.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Watson leave the pawnshop; Watson is happy with an engagement ring, Holmes is concerned.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Watson break into Reordon's room.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonThey discover the room covered in occult and scientific writing.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonThey investigate the lab, finding evidence of Blackwood's involvement.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonDredger and thugs attack Holmes and Watson.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, DredgerThe chase continues to the shipyard.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, DredgerFinal confrontation at the slipway; the ship launches.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, DredgerHolmes and Watson are in jail; Mary bails Watson out.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanLestrade releases Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector LestradeLestrade shows Holmes the newspaper; Holmes enters a carriage.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector LestradeHolmes is blindfolded.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes meets Sir Thomas, Standish, and Lord Coward.
Sherlock Holmes, Lord Blackwood, Lord CowardHolmes arrives at the hotel.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes confronts Irene.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene AdlerHolmes confronts Irene Adler in her hotel room, leading to a physical struggle and a romantic encounter where she handcuffs him to the bed.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene AdlerSir Thomas returns home and is drowned in his bath by Blackwood.
Lord BlackwoodA maid discovers Holmes handcuffed to the bed.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes is transported by police to Sir Thomas' house.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector LestradeHolmes investigates the crime scene and discovers a secret room.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes and Watson discuss the case while Watson packs to move out.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonBlackwood takes control of the Order and kills Ambassador Standish.
Lord Blackwood, Lord CowardHolmes and Watson arrive at the slaughterhouse to investigate.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John WatsonHolmes and Watson confront Blackwood in the slaughterhouse, where they find Irene Adler trapped on an assembly line.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Lord Blackwood, Irene AdlerHolmes and Watson rescue Irene from the assembly line machinery.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Irene AdlerBlackwood escapes by boat, and a trap explodes on the jetty, injuring Watson.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Lord Blackwood, Irene AdlerWatson is treated for his injuries while Mary confronts a doctor who is actually Holmes in disguise.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanHolmes performs a ritual to understand Blackwood's methods, leading to a hallucination.
Sherlock Holmes, Lord BlackwoodHolmes wakes up to find Watson and Irene, and they discuss the investigation.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Irene AdlerHolmes, Watson, and Irene analyze the map and cross to determine Blackwood's final act location, realizing it is Parliament. Police arrive, and Holmes helps Irene and Watson escape through a hatch before facing Lestrade.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Irene Adler, Inspector LestradeHolmes is arrested by police in the hall.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes is transported in custody with Lestrade.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector LestradeThe carriage arrives at Parliament.
Sherlock HolmesHolmes confronts Lord Coward about his involvement with Blackwood.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, Lord CowardHolmes is rescued from the river by Watson and Irene on a boat.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Irene AdlerHolmes, Watson, and Irene infiltrate the sewers to stop Blackwood's device.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Irene Adler, DredgerBlackwood attempts to trigger his plan, but it fails.
Lord BlackwoodIrene escapes through a pipe in the cellar, followed by Holmes.
Irene Adler, Sherlock HolmesIrene climbs through a hollow building and reaches the top of Tower Bridge.
Irene AdlerHolmes confronts Irene and Blackwood on the bridge; Blackwood is defeated.
Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler, Lord BlackwoodHolmes meets Watson after the confrontation.
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, Dr. John WatsonWatson and Mary return to 221B; Holmes is found hanging as part of an experiment.
Dr. John Watson, Mary Morstan, Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. HudsonConstable Clark informs Holmes of a new case involving Moriarty.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanPolicemen investigate the crime scene where Blackwood's device was dismantled, leading to a fatal shooting.
Inspector LestradeHolmes and Watson discuss the implications of the missing device part with Constable Clark.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Inspector Lestrade, Mary MorstanWatson departs with Mary, leaving Holmes behind.
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mary MorstanYou seem surprised. Did you really take me for a man who could be dispatched like a truculent servant? I see before me a conspiracy of arrogant old men puffed up by the illusion of their own vainglory. In your hands this once great parliament has become nothing more than a drunken satyr, stumbling about the world's stage seeking nothing more than to satiate your own lust and gluttony; your britches stained by the incontinence of your hypocrisy. I will not sit idly by and watch you violate the innocence of the public trust as you drag this great Empire into the quagmire that your pride has dug and filled with the excrement of your corruption. I am here to change all this.
As to where I am -- I was, admittedly, lost for a moment between Charing Cross and Holborn. But I was saved by the bread shop on Saffron Hill, the only bakers to use a certain French glaze on their loaves. After that, the carriage forked left, then right, a bump over the Fleet conduit -- need I go on?
The year was 1891. London was the capital of the world -- the height of modernity, with the hiss of steam and smell of coal in the air. It was also the great cesspool into which all the sinners and criminals of the empire drained.
Blackwood's manufactured large-scale weapons for years. Lately there've been rumors of something new. More powerful than anything else. And... magical. My job is to find out if the rumors are true. I would say they are.
I have five minutes before my next engagement, why don't you regale me with your stories of conspiracies. Thank you, Lestrade, if you could wait outside.
That shaft leads directly to Parliament. When activated, those electrodes on either side will send a charge converting the cyanide powder into a gas.
Very clever. But it's not murder, Mr. Holmes. It's mercy. We are giving the weak masses a strong shepherd. Don't you see it's for their own good?
Tell me, doctor, as a medical man, how did you like my work? The fifth one was so scrawny, it was over before I'd finished the first incision.
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