Sherlock Holmes's History
Sherlock Holmes is a consulting detective and the older brother of Enola Holmes in the novel series by Nancy Springer and its 2020 film adaptation. In the film, he is portrayed by Henry Cavill.
Sherlock and Mycroft went to a train station to meet Enola when she sent them a telegram. Upon arriving at the train station, both Sherlock and Mycroft failed to recognize their sister. Mycroft was confused as to why Enola had not brought the carriage he had sent, only to find he had sent it to the wrong place. They went to Enola's home, where Sherlock concluded her mother had not left due to foul play, and with her full wits about her.
While talking to his brother in their mother's home, Sherlock listened while Mycroft stated they had two objectives: to find Enola a boarding school with the help of his friend Miss Harrison and to find their mother. He considered his goal to be the former while assigning the latter to Sherlock. Mycroft believed his mother, wild and dangerous, had raised a wild child. Sherlock, however, found her to be intelligent.
After getting dressed by Ms. Harrison, Enola begged her brothers not to send her to the school, but Mycroft found it was necessary, as she would never find a husband in her current state, which Enola mentioned she did not want. Sherlock stated it was not his responsibility to educate her, but was left astonished when Enola said he had allowed Mycroft to be cruel to their mother.
As Enola sketched in a field, Sherlock joined her, remembering she used to be shy, bringing a small pinecone wherever she went, which she called Dash. He also remembered she never wore any trousers, but mentioning he could not remember anything else, which Enola was grateful for, as she now found those memories embarrassing. However, Enola was now sad that Sherlock had only come back due to their mother missing.
After Enola escaped the next day, Sherlock tracked Edith down using his mother's letters to ask her if she knew where Eudoria was but got no answer. Soon after, when Lestrade found Enola, One day, Sherlock visited her at her boarding school. He told her he had not found their mother, but congratulated her on becoming a good detective. He also gave her Dash, who Eudoria had kept all those years. Enola was not happy with Sherlock, however, and he soon left.
At the police station, Sherlock was received by Lestrade, where he told the inspector the Dowager wanted Tewkesbury's uncle to be the successor to stand against a reform bill and the extension of the vote, which would not be in line with what Tewkesbury would want. Sherlock also deduced the young man's uncle was not present during the murdering of Tewkesbury's father, as he had been serving in Afghan war at the time. Sherlock was startled, however, when Inspector Lestrade asked him how Enola had managed to put the pieces together before he had.
Afterwards, Sherlock set a puzzle on the newspaper, which instructed Enola to meet him at the Royal Academy. While at the Royal Academy, Sherlock and Mycroft waited. There, Sherlock asked to let Enola be his ward, offering to take care of her, which Mycroft accepted. They discussed Tewkesbury, who turned out to be the decisive vote, and Sherlock suspected had a thing for Enola. As they left to get a drink, Sherlock found Dash on the statue in the middle and placed it back.
