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Elementary

The Cost of Doing Business (Season 4, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Morland offers to act as one of his son's "Irregular" consultants so that he can lend Sherlock and Joan his considerable resources to help them solve a case.

Director

Aaron Lipstadt

Writers

Robert Doherty (created by) | Jason Tracey

Producers

Carol Cuddy | Melissa Owen

Composer

Sean Callery

Cinematographer

Tom Houghton

Editor

Jeff Vacirca (as Jeffrey Vacirca)

Production Designer

Andrew Bernard

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Updated Dec 17, 2015

Release date

Dec 17, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Jonny Lee Miller Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes See fewer	Top 5000	Mindhunters (2004)
Lucy Liu Dr. Joan Watson Dr. Joan Watson See fewer	Top 5000	Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Jon Michael Hill Detective Marcus Bell Detective Marcus Bell See fewer	Members only	Widows (2018)
John Noble Mr. Morland Holmes Mr. Morland Holmes See fewer	Top 5000	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Aidan Quinn Captain Thomas Gregson Captain Thomas Gregson See fewer	Top 5000	Practical Magic (1998)
Reed Diamond Joel Fitzgerald Joel Fitzgerald See fewer	Members only	Designated Survivor (2016)
John Shea Bill Wellstone Bill Wellstone See fewer	Members only	Mutant X (2001)
Michael Esper Donald Pruitt Donald Pruitt See fewer	Members only	The Outsider (2020)
Celia Keenan-Bolger Amber Bova Amber Bova See fewer	Members only	The Visit (I) (2015)
Edoardo Ballerini Agent Lukas Muller Agent Lukas Muller See fewer	Members only	Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Bonus Features (1999)
Joel Marsh Garland Manager Manager See fewer	Members only	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Andrew Breving Executive Executive See fewer	Members only	The Departed (2006)
Will Cobbs ESU Officer #1 ESU Officer #1 See fewer	Members only	BrainDead (2016)
Jonathan Sale Another ESU Officer Another ESU Officer See fewer	Members only	Lola Versus (2012)
John Jellison Old Man Old Man See fewer	Members only	Anastasia (1997)
Ted Koch Mr. Adler Mr. Adler See fewer	Members only	Hannibal (2001)
Jakob Von Eichel Pierre Gagnier Pierre Gagnier See fewer	Members only	Cell (I) (2016)
Rich Mollo Frank Bova Frank Bova See fewer	Members only	The Blacklist (2013)
Julie Megan Smith Joel's Wife Joel's Wife See fewer	Members only	Crowning Glory: A Psycho Thriller