Episode
Moriarty the Patriot: The Scarlet Eyes, Act 1
Overview
In 1866, a brilliant young orphan and his ailing younger brother are taken in by a charitable aid organization, where they catch the attention of the son of an earl, who is discontent with Britain’s class system.
Details
- Series
- Moriarty the Patriot
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2020-10-18
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Scarlet Eyes, Act 1 is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Moriarty the Patriot. It aired on 2020-10-18. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 1: The Earl’s Crime
A rash of abductions of young boys that end up brutally murdered is plaguing London, and police are powerless to stop it. When William Moriarty discovers a clue linking all the victims, he and his brothers take an interest in the case.
Episode 3: The Scarlet Eyes, Act 2
Albert invites the brothers to come live at the Moriarty’s estate, but the pair are not warmly welcomed by the other members of the household. Albert grows increasingly disturbed by his family’s intolerance, and resorts to drastic measures.
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Episode 4: A Rare Breed
William begins teaching at a university, and is invited to dinner at the home of the Viscount of Belfor. He and his brothers receive a tour of the viscount’s well-kept conservatory, but are taken aback by what they hear of the gardener and his wife.
Episode 5: The Dancers on the Bridge
William learns that Lucian, one of his students at Durhnam University, hasn’t returned for three days. What’s more, the waitress Lucian had vowed to love throws herself from a bridge and dies. However, one of the university’s administrator assures William there’s nothing to worry about, but William disagrees and begins to investigate Lucian’s last movements.
Episode 6: The “Noahtic”, Act 1
A commoner is chased down by a hunter and his dogs before being shot. The ocean liner Noahtic begins its maiden voyage and Count Blitz Enders, an openly arrogant noble, heavily criticizes that commoners are allowed aboard. Days previously, William shared his plan to slowly remake society by plunging London into an era of crime, all while committing murders designed to educate commoners in exactly how the nobility have been abusing them, starting with Blitz.
Episode 7: The “Noahtic”, Act 2
Moriarty pretends to believe Blitz’s lie that he killed Thomas in self-defense and offers to cover up the crime.
Episode 8: A Study in “S”, Act 1
Sherlock Holmes gets in trouble with his landlady Mrs. Hudson for not paying his rent. Holmes’ friend, Dr. Stamford, suggests Holmes get a flatmate and sends Dr. John Watson, whom Holmes deduces is a retired army doctor. Mrs. Hudson is impressed enough to allow Watson to become Holmes’ flatmate. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard arrives and arrests Holmes for suspicion of murdering Count Drebber.
Episode 9: A Study in “S”, Act 2
Sherlock and John, searching for the true criminal who killed Count Drebber, set a trap for the criminal using the wedding ring they found at the murder scene. Sherlock is able to deduce who the real killer is, who offers Sherlock a strange deal.
Episode 10: The Two Detectives, Act 1
Sherlock is frustrated because he thinks there’s a mastermind behind the Noahtic and Drebber cases whose identity eludes him. Returning on a train after an unsatisfying investigation into another aristocrat’s death, he happens to meet William again.
Episode 11: The Two Detectives, Act 2
With 48 minutes remaining before the train reaches the next station, Sherlock declares that William and he can find the murderer in time. Sherlock relies on the evidence at the scene, while William pursues a psychological profile of the killer.
Episode 12: A Scandal in the British Empire, Act 1
Military Intelligence Service Director Mycroft orders Albert to recover classified papers that could rock the nation, and kill the woman who stole them. Sherlock is hired by the king of Bohemia to pursue Irene Adler, who threatens the king’s wedding plans.
Episode 13: A Scandal in the British Empire, Act 2
Following William’s plan, Albert invites Irene to a masquerade, where a game with the famed “Lord of Crime” as its theme is being played. Dressed as a man, Irene uses the game to contact Albert, pleading for her safety in return for the stolen papers.