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London, 1899: When a mysterious packet is stolen from a diplomatic courier, Sherlock and Lucy are called upon to recover it before its ominous contents fall into the wrong hands. The Baker Street gang uncovers a dark, tangled web of intrigue and an evil plot that could very well bring all of England to its knees. When a notorious criminal is found dead in the bookstore basement, and the bookseller is arrested for the crime, the danger becomes very real, and very personal. Can Holmes and Lucy find the perilous packet, catch the murderous mastermind, and foil the fiendish plot?

Flynn's holiday mission becomes a fight for survival. It's December in Victorian London, and Flynn, our favorite Baker Street Irregular, is about to take shelter on a freezing night. But when a bad landlord grabs the tiny room Flynn and his mates have rented, the boys are on the streets again. The next day he's working for Sherlock Holmes, shadowing a mysterious stranger - but he loses his quarry in the midst of the Christmas shopping crowd. To make matters worse, his friend Becky sees him fail. As always, Flynn won't admit defeat, and he's soon on the trail again--only he finds another man...

London, 1898. Held captive by a diabolical criminal mastermind and his gang of thugs, Watson overhears an assassination plot that not only endangers the life of Sherlock Holmes, but threatens to ignite a war. If he has any hope of foiling his kidnappers’ nefarious plans, he must escape - and quickly. Eluding the familiar foe proves challenging, however. Watson is soon caught and awakens in jail, the prime suspect for two murders, dressed in the clothes of a missing man, one Lord Harwell.

Milan, 1899. A desperate musical colleague smuggles an envelope to Zoe, Lucy's mother, begging her to deliver it to Sherlock Holmes. When her colleague is killed, Zoe must act quickly to avoid the same fate. She flees to London, only to find she’s been followed by Black Hand thugs determined to retrieve the envelope’s contents - a code which Holmes must decipher.

Sherlock and Lucy meet their wildest case yet. At the London Zoo, Sherlock and Lucy must discover how an enormous cobra escaped its cage and killed a rhesus monkey. Dr. Watson's old school chum is doing research on anti-venom treatments for the military. He was responsible for all the reptiles at the zoo. Unless Sherlock and Lucy can learn the truth, he'll be blamed and his career will be ruined. Then Lucy discovers the same cobra coiled in the researcher's zoo office, ready to strike. Nearby, the man who reported the death of the rhesus monkey lies dead. Watson's researcher friend is ...

Cornwall, 1901: Lucy and Jack, in the guise of a tranquil honeymoon, track a spy who threatens England's vital global telegraph lines. Enter Holmes and Watson, with young Irregulars Becky and Flynn in tow, diving into a whirlpool of sunken treasure and spectral sirens. As cryptic messages, hidden loot, and the song of a Cornwall siren entwine, the serene coast becomes a stormy battleground. The stakes? Nothing less than the Empire's safety during wartime. "The Cornwall Mermaid" is a symphony of past and present, where classic mystery meets the adrenaline of a thriller.

London, 1898. A vibrant young heiress has gone missing, and it’s up to Sherlock and Lucy to find her. Meanwhile, threatening letters from Egyptian revolutionaries begin turning up at newspaper offices, captivating Sherlock’s interest and sparking public fear and outrage. Then, the missing young woman is found dead in front of London’s most famous Egyptian monument.

At an ancient British manor, tragedy strikes the Adair lineage, leaving Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James to sift through the aftermath. With the heir apparent in the crosshairs of suspicion, the stakes are as personal as they are perplexing. As the mystery unfurls like fog over London, Holmes, Lucy, Becky, and Flynn find themselves amid a labyrinth of hidden motives and whispered scandals. In a house where every portrait could hide a clue, can our Baker Street ensemble stitch together the truth from the tapestry of lies?

More malefaction, malevolence, and misdeeds rise to the surface as Holmes investigates. A complicated string of clues leads him to a ring of corrupt cops with a deadly agenda.

On a brisk fall day, a six-year-old boy and his nanny vanish without a trace during a trip to the London Tower. When the boy’s father, Lord Rollings, is summoned to the Tower to receive ransom instructions, he immediately puts Sherlock and Lucy on the case. The clues are scant and the tension is high - every moment that passes could bring the boy closer to danger.

A so-called psychic could send Sherlock and Lucy to the great beyond. Lucy receives a desperate plea for help from Miss Shepperton, the spinster lady who was very nearly framed for murder in the 'Sons of Helios' affair. Miss Shepperton fears a false medium is exploiting her gullible and wealthy aunt. Lucy finds Madame Yolanda to be false indeed. But when she and Holmes travel to warn the aunt, the trusting old woman is dead. Her last visitor, who left only minutes earlier, was Madame Yolanda. At Madame Yolanda's lair, Sherlock and Lucy find what appear to be the woman's suicide notes ... ...

Sherlock and Lucy must juggle a circus of suspects to find a killer. On a cold March morning in London, Sherlock and Lucy are called to The Olympia Amphitheater, where a clown, lifeless, hangs suspended from the high wire. They have only a few hours to find the killer before the next performance. If they fail, the circus grounds will soon be filled with angry and fearful spectators, and the killer may strike again. The circus world is close-knit and secretive, so Lucy and Jack masquerade as the replacement act for the clown. Dressed as magicians, they bring the ever-inquisitive little Becky...

A stolen masterpiece and a deadly conspiracy. Sherlock and Lucy are called to the decaying mansion of a cash-poor British noble, where a priceless painting has gone missing. The local bank, whose very-large loan is secured by that painting, wants it found, or they'll foreclose on the estate. The nobleman and his family will be homeless. But he's besotted with a cult of aristocratic sun worshippers and can't seem to help himself. Then the bodies of two men are found inside the nobleman's home. His sister, an elderly spinster, fears that she has killed them both. The police are ready to ...

London, 1899: Lady Constance has seen too much, and now, her life is in danger. The beautiful, aristocratic newlywed is the sole witness in a murder case, and without her testimony, a killer will walk free. Her husband is distraught, thinking any harm might come to his young bride, whose affection is the only thing that has given his wayward life purpose.

Season Two, Volume Two. Three more catastrophic crimes lead the Baker Street Team to distant shores as they struggle to save Lucy’s mother and defeat a relentless foe once and for all.

In the fashionable heart of London, a spy peddles false enlightenment, and his disciples are dying. A new guru has captivated the posh neighborhood of Bloomsbury. But beneath the veneer of illumination, Sherlock and Lucy suspect murderers, killing to fund a network of spies. Tackling a criminal syndicate requires more than just wit; it demands style. They enlist the aid of Amy Thiel, sweetheart of Inspector Tobias Gregson, to work with Lucy undercover. The team must also contend with an attempt to frame Lucy's husband Jack, and corruption in the high levels of the police force. Flynn wants ...

Holmes must choose between a missing sailor and an ingenious art heist. But Flynn is caught in the crossfire. When a distressed sister seeks help to find her long-lost brother, Sherlock Holmes, Lucy James, and Dr. Watson, swing into action. Even though a priceless painting has vanished from the well-guarded palace of Hampton Court, Holmes focuses the Baker Street team on the recovery of the poor woman's next of kin. Police Inspector Lestrade pleads for help with the case of the missing painting. He reveals what the newspapers suppressed: one of the palace warders was found dead at the scene...

England's largest gunpowder factory has exploded. Now Sherlock and Lucy must prevent a second disaster. When a dawn blast demolishes the Rexford Gunpowder works, four hundred workers lose their jobs and a 60-year-old custodian loses his life. Holmes's police ally, Inspector Gregson, thinks the disaster is no accident. But when he can't identify the killer, the case is referred to the Home Office and he's demoted, assigned to patrol the mean streets of Whitechapel. Holmes and the Baker Street team want to help. But they have no official standing. Then, after nine months of rebuilding and ...

To repay a debt, Flynn takes on a dangerous mission, and he won't let Becky help. London, 1898. Becky watches from a distance as Flynn agrees to crash a duchess's high-society costume ball in order to help a young friend. Then they both see Flynn's friend being murdered. Becky tries to talk sense to Flynn, but he won't let his friend down, even though that friend is dead. He might have listened to Sherlock and Lucy, but they're away on another case. Then Flynn goes missing. Becky now knows how right she was, but that's no comfort. Somehow, she has to find him. Flynn knows Becky was right as...