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.

勒保斯基（杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰）绰号“督爷”，是个无所事事的中年混混，终日最大的消遣就是和两个同样无能的朋友沃特（约翰·古德曼 John Goodman 饰）和多尼（斯蒂夫·巴斯米 Steve Buscemi 饰）打保龄球。一日，一群打手把他错认成城里和他同名同姓的那个百万富翁加以威胁，临走还尿在他的地毯上。平白无故吃亏的督爷只好跑去找那个富翁（戴维·哈德莱斯顿 David Huddleston 饰）赔偿，未果后自作主张偷了富翁一块地毯。几日后富翁又把督爷找去帮忙，因其年轻妻子邦妮（塔拉·雷德 Tara Reid 饰）遭到绑架，督爷被要求帮忙送赎金给绑匪，就此和两个朋友一起卷入一场哭笑不得的犯罪事件……

小宁（丁宁 饰）被一张黑白摄影作品深深吸引了注意力，这张照片的拍摄者是一个名叫阿猛（曾宪忠 饰）的男孩。因为这张照片，小宁和阿猛最终走到了一起，一晃眼很多年过去，在这些年间，阿猛将自己的大部分时间和精力都投注到了工作中，这无形之中消磨了两人之间的感情，现如今，这段感情对于小宁来说早已经食之无味。小宁独自搬到了花莲居住，在此过程中，阿猛则和一个行径诡异的摄影师剑仙一起马不停蹄的捣鼓他们的纪录片，他们上山下海，跑遍了大街小巷，一边拍摄，一边追寻户外雕塑背后隐藏的历史和故事。

单亲家庭出身的16岁女学生佩佩（黄尧 饰），她的城市既是香港、也是深圳，白天在香港上学，晚上回到深圳跟妈妈（倪虹洁 饰）住在一起，频繁地穿梭于两地。为了和闺蜜Joe（汤加文 饰）一起旅行的约定，为了自己的存在感，为了对Joe男友阿豪（孙阳 饰）懵懂的好感，她内心的冲动被点燃，“水客”成为了她的另一个身份，一段颇有“冒险”感的青春故事就此开始。