Stolen Virus

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Stolen Virus
Miss Sherlock

Stolen Virus (最後の事件 前編 lit. The Last Case Part 1) is the 7th episode of season 1 of the Japanese TV series Miss Sherlock, released on 8 june 2018, starring Yuko Takeuchi as "Sherlock" and Shihori Kanjiya as Wato Tachibana. 53 min.

Wato and Toru begin dating. Samples of a deadly virus are stolen from a private institution called Teinichi Chemical. The researcher who stole them later turns up dead while his fiancé, Mitsuki Kurata, has been infected and left in an abandoned building. When she is found, Kurata immediately identifies Sherlock as the culprit. In actuality, Kurata had faked her own kidnapping and forced her fiancé to steal the virus as ransom. After killing him to take the samples, she infected herself and falsely accused Sherlock to prevent her from intervening. Sherlock confronts her on the roof of a hospital, where Kurata reveals a plan to unleash the virus on all of Tokyo if Teinichi Chemical does not confess to their shady dealings with terrorist groups during an upcoming press conference. Kurata then jumps to her death while making it seem as if Sherlock had pushed her, further incriminating the detective. With the police focused on finding Sherlock and Teinichi Chemical refusing to confess, Sherlock is forced to continue her search for the virus alone. She learns that Kurata had been working together with none other than Toru and rushes to intercept him. By the time she does, Toru has already infected himself and Sherlock is forced to shoot him to prevent him from spreading the virus just as the police and Wato arrive on the scene. Wato is left devastated and Sherlock breaks down over her actions. Through a video Moriya recorded shortly before his death, Sherlock learns that Akira Moriwaki, aka Stella Maris, is Wato's counselor Dr. Irikawa. Meanwhile, Dr. Irikawa approaches a grieving Wato and asks the latter to accompany her.

References to the original Sherlock Holmes stories in this episode:

  • Akira Moriwaki is the archetype of the arch-enemy of Sherlock, like Professor Moriarty in the original stories.



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Crew

  • Director : Takashi Matsuo
  • Screenplay : Shu Marumo, Oikawa Mami, Junichi Mori
  • Producers : Koichi Murakami, Noriko Toishi
  • Co-Producers : Hiroki Iwasaki
  • Music : Kenishiro Suehiro