Episode
Elementary: An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains
Overview
As Holmes confronts a medical diagnosis that threatens both his career and sobriety, he meets Michael, a man who credits Sherlock for helping him conquer his own addiction. Also, Holmes and Watson are hired by a reformed party girl heiress to find her missing partner in a years-old sex tape that has just leaked online.
Details
- Series
- Elementary
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-04-30
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains is Episode 1 in Season 6 of Elementary. It aired on 2018-04-30. The runtime is 41 min.
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