- A blackmailer uses tapes of underage girls to get money from their fathers. When Holmes witnesses the blackmailer's murder, it becomes a race to find out who his accomplice is and prevent the videos from being released on the Internet.
- Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) is asked for help by his sobriety sponsor, Alfredo (Ato Essandoh). Alfredo's own sponsor is being blackmailed over a video of his daughter's rape. The rapist is in jail but the blackmailer informs the father that he has a "fail-safe" accomplice who will release the video to the Internet should anything happen to him or if the father goes to the police.
Holmes agrees to find the blackmailer and his accomplice and destroy all evidence of the tape because, as he says "I have a particular disdain for blackmailers." Holmes discovers that the blackmailer is one Charles Augustus Milverton. Holmes breaks into Milverton's house but is forced to hide when Milverton returns. A masked shooter enters and kills Milverton, but Holmes cannot see the murderer from his concealment. Now Holmes and Watson (Lucy Liu) must find the dead man's associate and retrieve the horrible video before it's posted on the internet.
During the case, Holmes repeatedly complains about an upcoming meeting where he is scheduled to accept his one year sobriety chip. Alfredo tells Holmes, "I know it's hard, but one of these days you have to get over yourself." Holmes learns that the chip ceremony is not just for his own benefit. It inspires other members by seeing someone succeed. Finally, Holmes confesses that he will not be exactly one year sober. He cheated by doing drugs one more time as a "last hurrah" before entering rehab.
Holmes accepts the chip at the ceremony. At the end, Watson gives Holmes a framed excerpt from the Robert Frost poem 'Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening' with its concluding lines - "miles to go before I sleep."- written by Paularoc
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