Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate five cases, each of which portrays violence caused either through hand to hand fighting or the use of a firearm or bladed weapon.

The most graphic violence, although not regarded as gross, is seen in a cinematic in which a character’s throat is cut. The instance at which the knife is applied to and drawn across the throat is not shown, but as the character falls to the floor, there is a small spurt of blood from the neck.