Episode
Elementary: Pushing Buttons
Overview
Holmes and Watson enter the world of rare antiquities when they investigate a case in which victim was killed during a Revolutionary War reenactment. Also, as Holmes grows frustrated with the length of his cognitive recovery, he finds solace in his growing friendship with Michael.
Details
- Series
- Elementary
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2018-05-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Pushing Buttons is Episode 3 in Season 6 of Elementary. It aired on 2018-05-14. The runtime is 43 min.
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Watson and her half sister, Lin, have conflicting reactions when their estranged biological father dies. Also, Holmes and Watson find themselves on the hunt for a stolen plutonium shipment they fear will be used to make a dirty bomb after a department of energy inspector is killed with a lightning gun.
Episode 4: Our Time is Up
Watson considers a major life change after reading her own therapy file while she and Holmes investigate the murder of her former psychologist.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains
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.
Episode 5: Bits and Pieces
Holmes and Watson retrace Holmes' steps after Holmes finds himself in possession of a severed head and can't remember anything about the last six hours.
Episode 6: Give Me the Finger
Holmes and Watson enter the world of nuclear security when they investigate the murder of an ex-Yakuza gang member. Also, Captain Gregson is blindsided by a stunning personal confession from his daughter, Hannah, a police sergeant.
Episode 7: Sober Companions
Holmes and Watson find themselves on the hunt for a serial killer after a murder rocks their inner circle. Also, Holmes’ neurological recovery regresses and his sobriety wavers as his commitment to catching the killer grows into an obsession.
Episode 8: Sand Trap
Holmes and Watson’s search for the killer of a woman found encased in cement takes them inside the clean technology industry. Also, Watson takes a giant leap forward regarding her interest in adoption
Episode 9: Nobody Lives Forever
Holmes’ former sobriety sponsor, Alfredo, asks for his help with an illegal endeavor in order to save his brother. Also, Holmes and Watson investigate the poisoning of a biology professor who was working on a secret genetics project prior to being killed.
Episode 10: The Adventure of the Ersatz Sobekneferu
Sherlock and his father, Morland Holmes, attempt to repair their strained relationship upon learning of a death within their family. Also, Holmes and Watson discover a link between their latest case and the world of Egyptian antiquities when they search for a killer who tried to mummify his victim.
Episode 11: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Holmes engages an old foe to protect his father after he learns Morland is in danger of being killed. Also, Holmes and Watson search for a killer connected to the tobacco industry when a lawyer who was in the process of reviewing a major cigarette distributor’s finances is murdered.
Episode 12: Meet Your Maker
Detective Bell considers leaving the NYPD when he is recommended for a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity. Also, Holmes and Watson are hired by a private client to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who led a double life online as a financial dominatrix.
Episode 13: Breathe
Holmes and Watson investigate the poisoning of a relocation expert and discover the man led a decades-long secret career as a contract killer before his death. Also, Watson’s path to adopting a child suffers a setback as she prepares for a home visit from her agency case worker.