In court for murder, Professor Moriarty is released seconds before Holmes arrives, too late, with vital evidence. Free again Moriarty vows to Holmes that his next crime will be so fiendish and amazing that Holmes's reputation will be finished. Moriarty sets about a fiendish plot involving the crown jewels and a series of mysteries to distract Holmes's mind.I enjoy most of this series as they all seem to run to the same formula. Here the plot goes back to basics and adds more of the mystery and less of the comedy. The plot is an enjoyable battle of wits between the two great minds. The downside is that the side-mystery that Moriarty sets up takes up the majority of the time and the two don't cross swords as well as they do in a gentlemanly beginning. The mystery surrounding Miss Brandon works OK but not really great as you know the whole time who is behind it and why. The jump to the crown jewels is too easily made and is a bit of a letdown.The comedy is less evident than usual but is still there. However it is overwhelmed by the more serious side. Bruce still does well but I was glad that he stood up to Holmes more than usual – telling him off for treating him like a child and such like. Rathbone is a good Holmes but his logic was off here and I wasn't as impressed by him as I usually am. Zucco is an interesting foil, but doesn't get enough time to work here. Lupino in an early role is interesting but a little too heavy and tads to overplay her tension a bit.Overall this is an OK addition to the series. The plot is reasonable but focuses too much on the diversion than the central characters and the reduction in comedy makes it feel a lot heavier than usual.

汉城的红灯区，一位17岁的少女被人诓骗至此，她化名潘舞娌（申恩庆 饰），操起了皮肉生意。舞娌很快从电视新闻跟街谈巷议中发现逃跑不可行，只得为偿还高利贷拼命工作，同时也见识着这风月场所的黑暗与混乱，某天，一名进城寻找工作的青年闯入了她的生活，但青年很快消失在人海中。不久总统遇刺，红灯区大受打击，舞娌离开汉城寻找出路，她不断更换着名字，在不同的城市间游荡，结识不同的男人，人生似浮萍漂泊不定，只有那位乡下青年始终陪伴着她。汉城奥运会开幕，舞娌再次奔赴汉城谋生，但她除了更多的债务以外什么也没有得到，舞娌在一位商人支持下经历了一段失败的老鸨生涯，生活对她来说仍然是一场没有尽头的空虚。本片获第18界青龙奖最佳女演员奖。

在摩洛哥、墨西哥和日本发生的三个故事。理查德（布拉德·皮特 饰）和妻子苏珊（凯特·布兰切特 饰）因为婚姻危机，去摩洛哥旅行，苏珊在旅行车里遭遇枪击，为了医治苏珊，一车美国游客不得不在摩洛哥的小村滞留，而警方也将此次事件上升为恐怖袭击，展开了调查，其实真相却惊人的简单。理查德夫妇滞留在摩洛哥，影响到了家里的孩子们，墨西哥保姆为了参加儿子的婚礼，只能让她的侄子（盖尔·加西亚·贝纳尔 饰）开车带着她和孩子们一起去，但是，从墨西哥过境回来的时候，他们遇到了麻烦，警方怀疑她绑架美国小孩，事情开始不受控制。日本，聋哑少女千惠子孤寂地生活在无声的世界中，母亲的自杀使她和父亲的沟通越发困难，由于自己的残疾，她也得不到异性的关注，性格越发叛逆。于是，她用自己的方式，和世界沟通交流。

本集为SS电视加长特别篇（非剧场版），共三个故事：一、华丽的变身！爱哭鬼小兔的成长记录；二、天王遥与海王满外传；三、小小兔的大冒险。