In the fourth season of this suspenseful TV drama, with Holmes facing criminal charges in the aftermath of his recent violent behavior and relapse, his powerful father Morland Holmes (John Noble) arrives in New York to fix his estranged son’s troubles by any means necessary. When Morland offers to use his influence to have Sherlock and Joan reinstated as consultants to the NYPD, Sherlock’s mistrust of his father makes him question his motivation to help.