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− | |text=While Watson battles drug lord [[Elana March]], [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] returns to NYC with a protégée, [[Kitty Winter|Kitty]], but must gain Watson's approval to work at the [[11th Precinct]] again. Residing in [[Watson's apartment|an apartment]], she meets a neighbor, [[Andrew Mittal]], who becomes her boyfriend. Watson assists Kitty's development and has her attend a support group meeting for victims of trauma. Watson accompanies Andrew to Denmark as he meets with a new business partner. With the help of [[Ms. Hudson]] and [[The Nose]], a mystery involving missing persons where their abduction scenes smell like nutmeg is solved. Watson is tempted by an ex-boyfriend, [[Chris Santos]]. |
+ | |text=While Watson battles drug lord [[Elana March]], [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] returns to NYC with a protégée, [[Kitty Winter|Kitty]], but must gain Watson's approval to work at the [[11th Precinct]] again. Residing in [[Watson's apartment|an apartment]], she meets a neighbor, [[Andrew Mittal]], who becomes her boyfriend. Watson assists Kitty's development and has her attend a support group meeting for victims of trauma. Watson accompanies Andrew to Denmark as he meets with a new business partner. With the help of [[Ms. Hudson]] and [[The Nose]], a mystery involving missing persons where their abduction scenes smell like nutmeg is solved. Watson is tempted by an ex-boyfriend, [[Chris Santos]]. Watson and Holmes pursue a viscous cop-killer, set on robbing the NYPD's armory. |
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"[[Enough Nemesis To Go Around]]": Watson meets drug lord [[Elana March]] for a tense lunch. March cattily denies being a criminal and taunts Watson, saying that she's wasted six month trying to convict her. However, Watson has found March's bookkeeper and invited March to lunch so that her bodyguards would be occupied. Police have arrested the bookkeeper who has given the police enough information to convict March. [[Thomas Gregson|Captain Gregson]] arrives and takes March away. Days later at [[Watson's apartment]], a client meets her in her home office when [[Marcus Bell|Detective Bell]] calls. He asks her to join him and the bookkeeper, Karen Lloyd, who wants to review the courthouse security again before she testifies against March. On her way out, Watson encounters new neighbor [[Andrew Mittal]] and helps him find a lost lizard. Watson meets Lloyd and reassures her she's safe as Lloyd enters the hotel elevator for court. Lloyd and [[The Detectives#Appearances|Detective Palmer]] are found shot dead in the elevator. Two months later at the [[11th Precinct]], Bell and Watson are still puzzled by the elevator shooting. The elevator didn't stop, no one entered and the bullets wounds reveal the shots were horizontal. With March free, a tip that a hotel guest, Kevin Elspeth, is the murderer leads Watson to [[The Brownstone]] where she discovers Holmes has returned and provided the tip. Holmes admits that he should have said goodbye properly but Watson is still bitter and says she doesn't need his help. After Bell and Watson question Elspeth, who denies murdering the bookkeeper. Outside, Watson notices she's being followed by a woman, surprises her and pulls out her single-stick. The woman smiles, pulls out one of her own and they battle. Watson wins and the woman says she's Holmes' new partner. In the hotel where Lloyd was murdered, Watson goes to use the elevator and finds Holmes inside, tracing the bullet shots. Annoyed that he isn't staying out of her case, he follows her to the hotel room Elspeth stayed in when Lloyd was killed. To gain her sympathy, he admits that he left NYC for London because he was afraid that with Watson moving out of the Brownstone, he might relapse. Largely ignoring him, Watson proceeds into the bathroom. Holmes notes it is beside the elevator Lloyd was killed in and, the bullet were shot towards his room. Holmes sits on the bench in the shower and reminds Watson that she should examine a crime scene from all perspectives, but she's too angry to take the hint. At the Brownstone, Watson warily greets Kitty who indicates that Holmes has solved her case. With a model, Holmes shows Watson that Elspeth jammed four steel slugs in the side of the elevator and then positioned a large magnet in his hotel room bathroom. He monitored Lloyd's protective detail's radio messages and once she was in the elevator, pulled the magnet's switch. The steel slugs were pulled through the elevator, killing Lloyd and Palmer. Later, Watson finds proof that Holmes' theory is correct, resulting in Elspeth and March's arrests. Watson arrives at the Brownstone to let Holmes know about March's arrest which he congratulates her on. She's also signed off on Holmes and Kitty working with the NYPD but insists that they work their own cases. Outside the Brownstone, Kitty catches Watson and expresses her gratitude for allowing her to work with the NYPD. |
"[[Enough Nemesis To Go Around]]": Watson meets drug lord [[Elana March]] for a tense lunch. March cattily denies being a criminal and taunts Watson, saying that she's wasted six month trying to convict her. However, Watson has found March's bookkeeper and invited March to lunch so that her bodyguards would be occupied. Police have arrested the bookkeeper who has given the police enough information to convict March. [[Thomas Gregson|Captain Gregson]] arrives and takes March away. Days later at [[Watson's apartment]], a client meets her in her home office when [[Marcus Bell|Detective Bell]] calls. He asks her to join him and the bookkeeper, Karen Lloyd, who wants to review the courthouse security again before she testifies against March. On her way out, Watson encounters new neighbor [[Andrew Mittal]] and helps him find a lost lizard. Watson meets Lloyd and reassures her she's safe as Lloyd enters the hotel elevator for court. Lloyd and [[The Detectives#Appearances|Detective Palmer]] are found shot dead in the elevator. Two months later at the [[11th Precinct]], Bell and Watson are still puzzled by the elevator shooting. The elevator didn't stop, no one entered and the bullets wounds reveal the shots were horizontal. With March free, a tip that a hotel guest, Kevin Elspeth, is the murderer leads Watson to [[The Brownstone]] where she discovers Holmes has returned and provided the tip. Holmes admits that he should have said goodbye properly but Watson is still bitter and says she doesn't need his help. After Bell and Watson question Elspeth, who denies murdering the bookkeeper. Outside, Watson notices she's being followed by a woman, surprises her and pulls out her single-stick. The woman smiles, pulls out one of her own and they battle. Watson wins and the woman says she's Holmes' new partner. In the hotel where Lloyd was murdered, Watson goes to use the elevator and finds Holmes inside, tracing the bullet shots. Annoyed that he isn't staying out of her case, he follows her to the hotel room Elspeth stayed in when Lloyd was killed. To gain her sympathy, he admits that he left NYC for London because he was afraid that with Watson moving out of the Brownstone, he might relapse. Largely ignoring him, Watson proceeds into the bathroom. Holmes notes it is beside the elevator Lloyd was killed in and, the bullet were shot towards his room. Holmes sits on the bench in the shower and reminds Watson that she should examine a crime scene from all perspectives, but she's too angry to take the hint. At the Brownstone, Watson warily greets Kitty who indicates that Holmes has solved her case. With a model, Holmes shows Watson that Elspeth jammed four steel slugs in the side of the elevator and then positioned a large magnet in his hotel room bathroom. He monitored Lloyd's protective detail's radio messages and once she was in the elevator, pulled the magnet's switch. The steel slugs were pulled through the elevator, killing Lloyd and Palmer. Later, Watson finds proof that Holmes' theory is correct, resulting in Elspeth and March's arrests. Watson arrives at the Brownstone to let Holmes know about March's arrest which he congratulates her on. She's also signed off on Holmes and Kitty working with the NYPD but insists that they work their own cases. Outside the Brownstone, Kitty catches Watson and expresses her gratitude for allowing her to work with the NYPD. |
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"[[The Eternity Injection]]": A nurse, Shauna Milius, arrives looking to hire Watson. Milius reports that a fellow nurse, Marissa Ledbetter, disappeared and police haven't been able to find her. Holmes finds Marissa's body and that she died of head trauma and strangulation and, has DNA under her nails that matches a Chris Jacoby. [[Mason]] finds Chris was in a park using city surveillance footage and facial recognition software. Chris is found dead in the woods and Holmes discovers a journal hidden under a rock. Holmes finds that Chris received a $150,000 payment from the same company as Marissa, Purgatorium. [[Eugene Hawes|Dr. Hawes]] finds Chris' brain was destroyed and an unidentified chemical found in his system. Holmes believes that Chris was part of an illegal drug trial that Marissa was the nurse on. The list found on Marissa showed five dosages, indicating that four other people were given the drug, EZM-77, and are being murdered to cover up the drug trial. [[Everyone]] provides a list of those that received payments from Purgatorium. Holmes and Watson find one of the drug trial members, Louis Carisle, who identifies Dr. Dwyer Kirke as the leader of the trial. Having found who funded Kirke's research, Holmes and Watson are shown into the palatial home of James Connaughton by his nurse Brett Won. Having been diagnosed with a terminal disease, Holmes cannot motivate James to admit guilt and he has his nurse take him to bed. Watson suggests that Won be brought to the precinct where the scale of the trial is made known to him. He reveals that he saw a contract for Purgatorium in James' safe and that two hitmen visited James who gave them the list of the participants. Accompanying Bell and police for James' arrest, Holmes and Watson find him in bed having taken a dose of EZM-77. His eyes twitching rapidly, James cannot be woken and Holmes speculates that he took the drug to experience as much time as possible in his remaining days. |
"[[The Eternity Injection]]": A nurse, Shauna Milius, arrives looking to hire Watson. Milius reports that a fellow nurse, Marissa Ledbetter, disappeared and police haven't been able to find her. Holmes finds Marissa's body and that she died of head trauma and strangulation and, has DNA under her nails that matches a Chris Jacoby. [[Mason]] finds Chris was in a park using city surveillance footage and facial recognition software. Chris is found dead in the woods and Holmes discovers a journal hidden under a rock. Holmes finds that Chris received a $150,000 payment from the same company as Marissa, Purgatorium. [[Eugene Hawes|Dr. Hawes]] finds Chris' brain was destroyed and an unidentified chemical found in his system. Holmes believes that Chris was part of an illegal drug trial that Marissa was the nurse on. The list found on Marissa showed five dosages, indicating that four other people were given the drug, EZM-77, and are being murdered to cover up the drug trial. [[Everyone]] provides a list of those that received payments from Purgatorium. Holmes and Watson find one of the drug trial members, Louis Carisle, who identifies Dr. Dwyer Kirke as the leader of the trial. Having found who funded Kirke's research, Holmes and Watson are shown into the palatial home of James Connaughton by his nurse Brett Won. Having been diagnosed with a terminal disease, Holmes cannot motivate James to admit guilt and he has his nurse take him to bed. Watson suggests that Won be brought to the precinct where the scale of the trial is made known to him. He reveals that he saw a contract for Purgatorium in James' safe and that two hitmen visited James who gave them the list of the participants. Accompanying Bell and police for James' arrest, Holmes and Watson find him in bed having taken a dose of EZM-77. His eyes twitching rapidly, James cannot be woken and Holmes speculates that he took the drug to experience as much time as possible in his remaining days. |
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Biography
"I am better with you, Watson. I'm sharper, I'm more focused. Difficult to say why, exactly. Perhaps in time, I'll solve that as well." — Sherlock Holmes, "Details".
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Joan Watson (born Joan Yun, Chinese name Yun Jingyi, on December 3, 1968) is a consulting detective for the 11th Precinct and Scotland Yard along with her partner Sherlock Holmes. Once a surgeon, she became a sober companion and in this capacity was hired by Sherlock's father, Morland, after Sherlock finished drug rehabilitation. When her contract ran out she became Sherlock's apprentice. Possessing a brilliant deductive mind, Watson's medical background and empathy are invaluable assets in crime solving. She likes baseball, studies the mafia and takes care of Clyde. |
Character History
Background
Joan is the daughter of Mary Watson and sister of Oren. Her birth father suffers from schizophrenia and left Mary who later married Henry Watson. Joan has a half sister, Lin Wen. Joan was valedictorian of her class in medical school. ("Child Predator") When a surgical resident, she became romantically involved with a patient who became a drug addict, who she tried to help. When a surgeon, she accidentally killed a patient, Gerald Castoro, and was suspended for two months. Having lost confidence as a surgeon, she let her medical license expire. ("Lesser Evils") Having learned how to deal with addicts, she decided to become a sober companion.
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Relationships
Holmes wakes Watson
A running gag on the show, Holmes often wakes Watson in amusing ways. Occasionally, Watson returns the favor.
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Ty Morstan is an ex-boyfriend of Watson's and works in the district attorney's office. Ty has dinner with Watson during her first weeks as Holmes' sober companion. He tries to find out about Watson's latest companion and indicates that he and her parents are worried about her. Watson doesn't appreciate their concern. Later, as Holmes and Watson pull up to the Brownstone in a taxi, Ty is waiting on the steps with a bottle of wine. Holmes admits he hacked Watson's phone and invited Ty to a fake dinner party, obviously to learn more about her. Watson is mortified and explains the situation to Ty who is not impressed as he turned down drinks with the district attorney. Watson leads him away and Ty says Holmes is lucky he didn't slug him for the prank. ("While You Were Sleeping")
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Liam Danow is a drug addict who was Watson's ex-boyfriend. She met him when she was a doctor, they became lovers and he turned to drugs later. She unsuccessfully tried to help him but learned much about being a sober companion in the process. At Rikers Prison, Watson meets Danow, who's been arrested for a hit-and-run that he swears someone else committed with his car. He admits that he was high that night, but would have remembered. He asks Watson to help with her friend at the D.A.'s office, but she refuses. As she leaves, he asks if she treats all her ex-lovers this badly. Watson shows Liam the crime scene photos of his car. He apologizes for his unkind words and she asks him why he keeps repeating his past mistakes and using drugs. Liam notices that the keychain Watson gave him is gone. Later, Watson shows Liam a news article in which his car thief has been arrested which clears him of the hit-and-run. Liam is grateful, but Watson says she won't bail him out anymore. She's made an appointment at a rehab clinic and leaves it with him. ("You Do It to Yourself")
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Sherlock's older brother, Watson meets Mycroft in London at 221B Baker St. in 2013. Surprised that she's become Sherlock's friend, he invites her to dinner to learn how to repair his relationship with Sherlock. ("Step Nine") Months later, Mycroft visits NYC to develop a restaurant, Diogenes. At his request, Sherlock and Watson help Nigella Mason and Sherlock learns that Mycroft and Watson slept together when in London. ("The Marchioness") Mycroft returns months later to open Diogenes and tells Watson he'd like to pursue a relationship with her. Watson is kidnapped by a Diogenes patron, Marchef, a member of the French gang "Le Milieu." ("The Man With the Twisted Lip")
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Mycroft is able to rescue Watson, who witnesses the shooting of her kidnappers and learns Mycroft works for MI6. ("Paint It Black") Shocked, Watson vows to never see Mycroft again but when she learns that he made an incredible sacrifice for Sherlock, she sleeps with him. ("Art in the Blood") In order to protect Sherlock and Watson from a mole in MI6 and "Le Milieu" survivors, Mycroft fakes his own death. He departs and Watson never sees him again. ("The Grand Experiment") She learns he died in 2018. ("Nobody Lives Forever")
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Watson meets Andrew, a software engineer, when he was living in his brother's apartment near to Watson's apartment. He misplaced his brother's lizard which Watson helped him find. He asks how he can repay her and she gives him her business card and leaves for a meeting. ("Enough Nemesis To Go Around") Andrew meets Holmes at Watson's as he is coming out of the bathroom with no pants on. Holmes comments that Watson appears adequately sexed by him. ("Just a Regular Irregular")
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When investigating an AI case, Holmes asks for Andrew's help which puts him in contact with many intelligent people with computer skills. Watson thinks Holmes is trying to find out about Andrew but he claims innocence. This puts Andrew in contact with a future business partner that requires him to spend significant time in Denmark, much to Watson's disappointment. However, she surprises him by flying to Denmark with him to spend the first few days of his trip there with him. ("Bella") When Andrew returns from Denmark, Watson has dinner with Andrew and his father, Santhosh, which goes perfectly but makes her realize that she doesn't want a conventional relationship. Days later, she invites Andrew to a coffee shop to break up with him. Andrew drinks a latte, meant for Watson, that was poisoned with hemlock by an assassin hired by Elana Marsh and dies. ("Hemlock") |
On her way to her apartment, Watson runs into Chris Santos who she knew from her time as a doctor. Santos asks for her help finding his stolen medical ID. Watson has Kitty look into the matter and Holmes deduces that Chris was a lover of Watson's. She reveals they dated for two years and he bought her an engagement ring. After Kitty finds who stole Chris' ID, Watson meets Santos at a coffee shop and shows him the identity of the thief. Chris compliments Watson and mentions that he should have been more accepting of her tendencies when they were together. Later, receiving a text from Santos asking her out on a date, Holmes asks Watson if she mentioned to him that she is dating Andrew Mittal. Admitting she didn't, Holmes believes that she's torn between having a conventional relationship, which she'll always sabotage, and seeking adventure. Watson turns down Chris' offer. ("The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction")
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Trivia
- She's a New York Mets fan. ("Pilot")
- Lived a few blocks away from Cobble Hill in the mid-2000's. ("Child Predator")
- Zadie Smith is one of her favorite authors. ("Flight Risk")
- Watson's biological father is schizophrenic and homeless. She occasionally volunteers at a homeless shelter to help people and to see her father. ("Corpse de Ballet")
- Owns an iPhone, ("Pilot") and a Blackberry. ("One Way to Get Off")
- Watson's brother being named Oren is an homage to Lucy Lui's character in Kill Bill, named O-Ren Ishii.[1]
- Joan's mother Mary Watson is a reference to John Watson's wife, Mary Watson (née Morstan) in Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. Joan also had an ex-boyfriend named Ty Morstan.
- Lived on Ogden Avenue as a child and had a dog named Grover. ("Miss Taken")
- Understands and speaks Mandarin Chinese. ("Who Is That Masked Man?") ("Rekt in Real Life")
- Worked at Corona General Hospital in Queens in the 2000's. ("Pick Your Poison")
- See also Arthur Conan Doyle's Dr. Watson on Wikipedia, which Elementary's Joan Watson is based on.
Quotes
One way or the other, I'm going to be out of your life in a few weeks. Maybe you're dreading that day. Maybe you're counting the seconds. Either way, I'm going to make sure you're ready when the time comes. I promise.
— Watson to Holmes, "The Long Fuse".
And you even made a friend, something that Kathryn claimed in her article was virtually impossible. Me. I'm talking about me.
— Watson, "The Deductionist".
Why are you poking me with your single stick?
— Watson, "The Marchioness".
I don't care which cock I'm holding, I just want to know how it got there. Okay, congratulations. You got me to say it.
— Watson, "The One Percent Solution".
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