The Worms Crawl in, the Worms Crawl Out

Cast

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Plot

"Michael only stopped killing in order to give me time to recover from my PCS. So we need to prepare ourselves, because now that he knows I'm better, he's going to be back."

— Holmes to Watson

At The Brownstone, Holmes has Athena and Sophia in body paint that matches a mosaic tile background in order help him recreate a crime scene. He's interrupted by a call from his doctor and at the doctor's office, learns they've had a break-in and many medical files, including his, have been stolen. At the nematology department of Millerton University, a guide takes a group of students through a tour that includes a worm composter. When a student activates the composter, human remains are ejected. Later at the scene, Detective Bell and Watson examine the decomposed body of Dr. William Velnik, a worm expert, who was stabbed in the throat with a screwdriver weeks before. Viewing his office, Bell notes that the attractive Velnik was popular with women and that his phone and computer hard drive are missing.

So you think that the killer camouflaged himself with body paint.

After reviewing security footage of Velnik's office and noticing many irregularities, campus security head Zeke is questioned at the 11th Precinct. He admits turning off the camera outside Velnik's office when he was hooking up with women in his office and then looping old footage in its place. In exchange, Velnik was providing him with a chemical Zeke could sell as a fat burner. Zeke provides email proof of the arrangement and footage of other areas of campus so that Velnik's sexual partners can be identified as suspects. At the Brownstone, Holmes creates a wall with pictures of worms that Velnik has discovered which he finds Velnik named after his sexual partners.

(♫ Bonhom - Unnatural ♫)

Music

Bonhom - Unnatural plays at episode end as Holmes realizes Michael Rowan arranged the theft of his medical records.

Trivia

As Holmes shows Watson a wall of pictures of worm species that Velnik has discovered and named after his sexual partners, he mentions the new species of bee that he named after her (Euglassa Watsonia) from "Heroine".

Gallery

Elementary Season Six Episodes
An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains • Once You've Ruled Out God • Pushing Buttons • Our Time Is Up • Bits and Pieces • Give Me the Finger • Sober Companions • Sand Trap • Nobody Lives Forever • The Adventures of Ersatz Sobekneferu • You've Come a Long Way, Baby • Meet Your Maker • Breathe • Through the Fog • How to Get a Head • Uncanny Valley of the Dolls • The Worms Crawl in, the Worms Crawl Out • The Visions of Norman P. Horowitz • The Geek Interpreter • Fit to be Tied • Whatever Remains, However Improbable
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