Episode
Elementary: Rekt in Real Life
Overview
Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a former professional eSports video game player who died after being assaulted in front of his fans during a live video stream. Also, Shinwell approaches Joan for advice when his teenage daughter asks to meet with him for the first time in years.
Details
- Series
- Elementary
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2017-02-19
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Rekt in Real Life is Episode 14 in Season 5 of Elementary. It aired on 2017-02-19. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 13: Over a Barrel
A man takes hostages, including Joan, and threatens to execute them unless Holmes finds the person responsible for the death of his son. As Sherlock investigates, the captor gives him 16 hours to find the perpetrator before the statute of limitations on the crime runs out.
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