History Heartwarming / Elementary

** When the evidence reults in the murderers arrest and it would reuslt in their children having no parents to look after them, Sherlock sincerley states "Fortunataely for them, we understand they have very loving grandparents" showing he does care about the children affected by their parents actions.
** When the friend of the deceased woman is asked if she was jealous of the deceased being interested in a man she reveals that the deceased was a lesbian and because her family was supper religious and she had never got around to telling them that, after she was killed they decided it wasn't their place to tell anyone and would repsect her wishes They had in fact kept her secret so well for three years the police investigation into the re-open case did not find out she was a lesbian until she told them.

-->Any moment during the episode people are still accusing the innocent man who is in prison, Sherlock is visible annoyed they are still accusing him.
-->When the evidence reults in the murderers arrest and it would reuslt in their children having no parents to look after them, Sherlock sincerley states "Fortunataely for them, we understand they have very loving grandparents" showing he does care about the children affected by their parents actions.
-->When the friend of the deceased woman is asked if she was jealous of the deceased being interested in a man she reveals that the deceased was a lesbian and because her family was supper religious and she had never got around to telling them that, after she was killed they decided it wasn't their place to tell anyone and would repsect her wishes They had in fact kept her secret so well for three years the police investigation into the re-open case did not find out she was a lesbian until she told them.

** Watson's other friends staging an intervention because they think Sherlock is a BastardBoyfriend and they want to bail her out. They were wrong, and accidentally upset her in the process, but knowing her friends are actively proactive in trying to help her is still a testament to how good friends they are.

--->'''Sherlock''': You are standing on a precipitate and I will not watch you tumble over, mate. ''I refuse to.''

*** Especially heartwarming, as Holmes notes: shot twice in the back, slowly bleeding to death, Andre still understands that he has been attacked in an attempt to implicate Marcus, and uses his own blood to write "NOT MARCUS" before passing out.

*** Especially heartwarming, as Holmes notes: shot twice in the back, slowly bleeding to death, Andre still understands that he has been attacked in an attempt to implicate Marcus, and uses his own blood to write "NOT MARCUS" before passing out;

*** Especially heartwarming, as Holmes notes: shot twice in the back, slowly bleeding to death, Andre still understands that he has been attacked in an attempt to implicate Marcus, and uses his own blood to write that it wasn't him before passing out;

** Detective Bell and his brother Andre reconciling after Andre is shot. Especially heartwarming as Andre is a ex-criminal and the brothers had a strained relationship.
*** Especially when it was revealed that despite the fact that he was shot in the back and didn't see his shooter, he wrote the note in blood that Marcus didn't shoot him because he knew his brother wouldn't do it.

** Sherlock testing Watson's self defense skills (relevant, after the events of the previous episode) becomes heartwarming when he admits that if anything happened to her, he would never forgive himself.

* Sherlock reveals that shortly after they formed their partnership he changed his will so that in the event of his death Joan gets ''everything'' he owns. After a mishap with his trust fund he decides to change the will again. While Joan still gets the brownstone (nad Sherlock's brain) the bulk of his money now goes to charity, primarily to organisations Joan supports, and he starts a gun buy-back program in her name.

-->'''Sherlock:''' Stay on permanently. Not as a sober companion. As my ''companion''.

-->'''Sherlock:''' When I pursued Moran, my entire life I had made one meaningful connection. That was with Irene Adler. You were preparing to take on a new client, I had every reason to believe I would be returning to my solitary methods of old. Since then, we've turned into a partnership. It's an arrangement I find very rewarding. You're an interesting project and I enjoy watching your progress. The thing that's different about me, empirically speaking...is you.
-->'''Joan:''' That is one of the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.

-->'''Sherlock:''' Watson, you know that there are risks entailed in the work that I - that ''we'' - perform. We cannot do the work without undertaking those risks. But know this: as far as Moriarty is concerned, I will never allow any harm to come to you. Not ever.
-->'''Joan:''' You can't promise that.
-->'''Sherlock:''' And yet I have.

--> '''Holmes:''' You know, she solved you. The ''[[IronicEcho mascot]]''. '''Watson.''' ...But, um, given your repeated claims to have eyes and ears everywhere, you said "There was only one person in the world that could surprise you." Turns out...there's two.

-->'''Mycroft:''' I know why you're upset. You're not sure what you can do what needs to be done without her
-->'''Sherlock:''' My very good friend might be murdered by your very bad friends.
-->'''Mycroft:''' I think she is the person you love the most in the world."

-->'''Sherlock:''' Would you believe I've never been a godparent before?
-->'''Kitty:''' Don't take this the wrong way, but yeah, I would.

-->'''Suspect:''' They told me you spent the night here, I guess we never finished our talk.
-->'''Holmes:''' No, I just wanted to make sure you were okay.

-->'''Lin:''' You’re not upset because you violated some sacred trust between you and your psychiatrist. You're upset because someone you liked and respected and admired – someone whose job it was to help people figure out their lives - thought you should be a mommy….You’re strong, smart, funny, driven, compassionate, she added all that up, and somehow she came up with the one thing you were not – a mom. I’m sorry, but I think that stinks. Everything that she saw in you, all your best qualities, they’re not the things that would make you a great mother, they’re what makes you a great detective, a great friend and a great sister.

-->'''Holmes''': Worrying about the origin of her issues is counterproductive. In doing so you risk making her substance abuse about you, when in fact your energy and hers are best spent focusing on her recovery.
-->'''Gregson''': You think I don’t know that?
-->'''Holmes''': I think that you’re in pain, and despite our recent troubles, that bothers me. Look, my father was an abject failure as both a parent and a human being, but when it came to my own struggles he did one thing right: He kept my recovery about me. You’re ten times the man he is, so if he can do right by me, I’m confident that you can do right by Hannah, but only once you move past blame.

--> '''Holmes''': Not as the child's father but as the mother's friend. I mean I'd lay down my life for you. So if you succeed in adopting a child I'd lay down my life for him or her, it's as simple as that.
--> '''Joan, visibly touched''': Have you thought about what you'd want to be called by my kid?

-->'''Sherlock''': I wanted you to trust your own instincts... I expect my colleagues to do the same.

--> '''Sherlock''': You are standing on a precipitate and I will not watch you tumble over, mate. ''I refuse to.''

** ''[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Sherlock]]'' showing genuine concern and working to reach out to Hawes, whose been struggling since a bomb was detonated in an earlier episode. Whats more he knows its not a reaction to the bomb itself, but [[TheLostLenore the death of a co-worker who he had asked out literally right]] [[KickTheDog before she was killed]]. Sherlock's reason being he can see where ignoring that pain can lead and Hawes eventually realizes that Sherlock is right and he needs to heal, taking a sabbatical.
--> '''Sherlock''': You are standing on a precipitate and I will not watch you tumble over mate. ''I refuse to.''

--> ''The context isn’t romantic; their conversation about Morland’s cruelty and Sherlock’s struggle with addiction is the opposite of pillow talk. But the image is deliberate. He’s low to the ground, offering the ring to a standing Joan, and that framing is deeply recognizable regardless of context—it’s an offer. It’s an offer here, too, though not of marriage: marriage is a product of passion. It’s something even rarer for Sherlock: an offer of intimacy.''
* In "Murder Ex Machina", Sherlock meets a woman named Fiona Helbron, with whom he eventually begins a romantic relationship. As Fiona is "neuroatypical" (her word for being on the autism spectrum), Sherlock does considerable research on the subject in an attempt to be a more suitable partner. In "Ready or Not", she breaks up with him because she feels that he is treating her differently on account of her condition. Later in the episode, he invites her to his home and informs her of his previous relationship with Moriarty, explaining that while he did make an extra effort with her, it wasn't because he saw anything wrong with her. It was because he doesn't normally see the point in romance, but considers Fiona worth that extra effort. This prompts her to take him back.

* "Hounded": After questioning a homeless man on potential leads on the episode's case, Joan helps him get to a homeless shelter as the night was going to get cold. When she returns to the brownstone, Sherlock doesn't even blink at the extra time she took to help the man get settled at the shelter.

* After a private detective, who's an old friend of Captain Gregson, refuses to reveal important information pertaining to the case of the week, Holmes takes the detective aside and threatens to reveal his meth addiction, which would mean getting kicked out of the business. When the detective relents, Holmes then recommends that the detective seek treatment at the same rehab facility Holmes himself just left. Doubles as an awesome moment.

* Although polite, the pregnant young lady staying with Joan first seems judgmental of Joan’s lifestyle. She later describes how her pregnancy came completely unexpected, her dating life didn’t start until college and her conservative parents particularly threw a party when she decided to give the baby up for adoption. Hearing how Joan gave up her life as a doctor, reconcile with her parents, and having a partner like Sherlock describe how amazing Joan was, made her realize that she wanted to keep her baby despite the sacrifices she will have to make.

** Sherlock on why he came back to New York after leaving MI6: "I belong here."