The Cost of Doing Business

"The Cost of Doing Business"
Season 4
Season 4
Episode 6
Episode 6
Directed by	Aaron Lipstadt
Written by	Jason Tracey
Aired	December 17, 2015
Viewers (millions)	5.92
Episode guide
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Cast

Main cast

Jonny Lee Milleras Sherlock Holmes

Lucy Liuas Joan Watson

Aidan Quinnas Tommy Gregson

Jon Michael Hillas Marcus Bell

Featured cast

Andrew Brevingas Ethan Parris (Executive)

Jakob Von Eichelas Pierre Gagnier (Sniper)

Variousas Everyone

John Nobleas Morland Holmes

John Sheaas Bill Wellstone

Reed Diamondas Joel Fitzgerald

Michael Esperas Donald Pruitt

Celia Keenan-Bolgeras Amber Bova

Joel Marsh Garlandas Spa Manager

Will Cobbsas ESU Officer #1

Jonathan Saleas Another ESU Officer

Edoardo Ballerinias Agent Lukas Muller

Rich Molloas Frank Bova

Ted Kochas Mr. Adler

Plot

"I'm no detective, but I do have resources and contacts." — Morland to Sherlock

Executive Ethan Parris walks in Mannahatta Park, with headphones on, listening to music. (♫ O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples ♫) Panicked people run past, bumping into him and confused, he walks around a building corner into a scene of carnage and is shot by a sniper. At The Brownstone, Sherlock is fulfilling an obligation to Everyone until interrupted by the arrival of Morland. Having not been able to get a hold of Sherlock, since Everyone locked his phone, Morland brings Sherlock's attention to a news report of the sniper attack and says he knows who the sniper is, Pierre Gagnier. At the building the sniper used, owned by Zyckner Williams, Detective Bell and Captain Gregson examine the sniper rifle on a vacant floor. The rifle isn't registered and Watson calls that after examining security footage, she's found neither the rifle nor any suspects and, the building had tight security. Gregson asks her to get a hold of Sherlock.

It had to go through a metal detector in the lobby.

At the Brownstone, Morland says that one of his clients wanted to use a sniper to kill a bureaucrat in India. Morland refused and a rival took his client who hired the sniper and killed 13 people. Morland paid a mole in a criminal organization to reveal who the sniper was and, watching a video of the NYC attack, they see that the sniper alternated killing and wounding people, the same as the India attack. Indicating that Sherlock can't tell the NYPD about Gagnier, as it will reveal his mole, Morland offers to help prove Gagnier's involvement. He admits this will benefit him with business in India and, says they only have hours to find Gagnier. Morland arranges a meeting with Bill Wellstone, the CEO of Dynastic Energy, the company Parris worked for. Wellstone and lawyer Joel Fitzgerald indicate that Parris was working on a dam deal in Peru and was heading to Zyckner Williams, who represent Peru in the dam deal. Asking for access to Parris' work, Wellstone refuses until Morland threatens to interfere with the dam deal.

Now that is how you deliver a threat.

With Sherlock's phone still locked, Watson can't get a hold of him as he and Morland confront Donald Pruitt of Zyckner Williams. Having reviewed Parris' emails with Pruitt, they accuse his company of arranging the sniper attack. Pruitt denies their accusation and indicates he was winning the negotiations. He also points out the route that he and Parris would take to each other's offices which is not where the sniper attacked. Outside Pruitt's office, Sherlock unlocks his phone and calls Bell for a list of the victims. Hearing that a Frank Bova was the first person shot and ate lunch in the park everyday, Sherlock tells Morland that Frank was the target, even though he was a plumber. Questioning Frank's wife Amber at her home, she's baffled why Frank would be a target and mentions that he did plumbing work near Wall Street. After Sherlock examines Frank's phone, he and Morland leave in a limo where Sherlock reveals he found a tracking program on the phone.

Nobody gets shot over toilets.

Music

• O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples plays at episode start on Ethan Parris' head phones as he walks into sniper fire.

Trivia

• Sherlock refers to his beating of Oscar Rankin ("A Controlled Descent") while Watson believes Morland told Sherlock that he bribed the D.A. to absolve Sherlock of the assault charge. ("Evidence of Things Not Seen")

Quotes

Tell me, Lukas how are your daughters? Go back to Paris. Go back tonight. And both of us will forget we ever had this conversation.

— Morland threatening Agent Muller

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