In 1891 London, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.), Dr. John Watson (Jude Law), and Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) stop Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) before he performs a ritual sacrifice of a woman. Blackwell remains in prison for three months before he is executed by hanging, but has promised to Holmes, in a private conversation, that three more murders will occur and will change the nature of their world.
While Watson prepares to leave 221B Baker Street to establish his own business and marry Mary Morstan (Kelly Reilly), Holmes is hired by Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), an old foil, to find a red-haired midget. Holmes follows Adler to discover she is working for a man that remains unidentified in shadows. Three days after Blackwood's death, his tomb is found destroyed, and his coffin contains the body of the midget. Holmes and Watson discover the midget's home containing numerous chemical experiments, but run into thugs that are attempt to burn the building down to cover the evidence. Though they escape, they are arrested for property damage. Watson is released on bail raised by Morstan, while Holmes is taken secretly to the Temple of the Four Orders, an occult-dabbling secret society. Their leaders beg Holmes to stop Blackwood, revealing he was a former member and the son of the current leader; though Holmes refuses their offer, he continues to investigate. Shortly after their meeting, the two senior members of the Order are murdered, and Blackwood reveals himself to the other members, still alive. Blackwood convinces the remaining member to follow him to lead England to take back the United States, presently weakened after its civil war.
Blackwood captures Alder and lures Holmes and Watson into a trap to rescue her; though Alder and Holmes escape unharmed, Watson is bed-ridden from injuries. Holmes discovers a warrant has been issued for him by the Home Secretary, a member of the Order, and goes into hiding, using the time to deduce Blackwood's plan. Holmes recognizes the three murders are tied to the mythological Sphinx, and determines that Blackwell's next strike will be the English Parliament. Holmes works in secret with LeStrade to be taken to the Home Secretary as a prisoner, and is able to confirm his theory before escaping onto a waiting boat on the Thames with Watson and Alder.
While Watson prepares to leave 221B Baker Street to establish his own business and marry Mary Morstan (Kelly Reilly), Holmes is hired by Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), an old foil, to find a red-haired midget. Holmes follows Adler to discover she is working for a man that remains unidentified in shadows. Three days after Blackwood's death, his tomb is found destroyed, and his coffin contains the body of the midget. Holmes and Watson discover the midget's home containing numerous chemical experiments, but run into thugs that are attempt to burn the building down to cover the evidence. Though they escape, they are arrested for property damage. Watson is released on bail raised by Morstan, while Holmes is taken secretly to the Temple of the Four Orders, an occult-dabbling secret society. Their leaders beg Holmes to stop Blackwood, revealing he was a former member and the son of the current leader; though Holmes refuses their offer, he continues to investigate. Shortly after their meeting, the two senior members of the Order are murdered, and Blackwood reveals himself to the other members, still alive. Blackwood convinces the remaining member to follow him to lead England to take back the United States, presently weakened after its civil war.
Blackwood captures Alder and lures Holmes and Watson into a trap to rescue her; though Alder and Holmes escape unharmed, Watson is bed-ridden from injuries. Holmes discovers a warrant has been issued for him by the Home Secretary, a member of the Order, and goes into hiding, using the time to deduce Blackwood's plan. Holmes recognizes the three murders are tied to the mythological Sphinx, and determines that Blackwell's next strike will be the English Parliament. Holmes works in secret with LeStrade to be taken to the Home Secretary as a prisoner, and is able to confirm his theory before escaping onto a waiting boat on the Thames with Watson and Alder.
The three enter the sewers beneath Parliament and discover a complex machine, based on the midget's experiments, with a radio-controller trigger to release a cyanide derivative into the Parliament chambers, set to kill all but those in Blackwell's favor. After defeating Blackwell's thugs, they dislodge the cylinders containing the cyanide compound, disabling the machine, and Alder escapes with them through the sewers to the top of the unfinished Tower Bridge, followed by Blackwell and Holmes. Blackwell knocks Alder out, but get tangled in the ropes and chains and struggles to free himself. Holmes arrives and explains all of Blackwell's mysticism as applications of science and trickery, and intends to take him back to prison. However, Blackwell slips and falls, hanging himself on the chains. Holmes helps Adler recover, then handcuffs her, but leaves a key to the lock in her bodice. She explains that her employer is Professor Moriarty, warning him of his deviousness. Some time later, the police report to Holmes and Watson of a dead officer found near Blackwood's device, and Holmes deduces that chasing Adler and fighting Blackwood was a diversion by Moriarty to steal the radio remote component from it. Holmes readily accepts the case.
thats quite enough for me....but still i expect professor moriarty there.
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