Enola Holmes 3 Ending Explained: Who Kidnapped Sherlock & Do Enola & Tewkesbury Get Married?

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Enola Holmes 3. Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in Enola Holmes 3. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ©2026.

Published Jul 2, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT

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Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Enola Holmes 3.The long-awaited third installment of Netflix's Millie Bobby Brown-led Enola Holmes franchise, Enola Holmes 3, is finally available to stream, and like its two predecessors, the new movie is full of twists, mysteries, and an ending that has many questions to answer. By the beginning of Enola Holmes 3, quite a bit had already transpired in Enola's larger story. The first movie introduced the fact that she is the younger sister of both Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, although she grew up without them around, particularly after the early death of her father.

She was then raised by her mother, Eudoria, who had a very unique approach to childrearing, particularly in the context of Victorian England. Rather than needlepoint and proper manners, Enola was raised learning about hand-to-hand combat, explosives, and, of course, solving complex puzzles. Enola Holmes centered on her mother's disappearance, which led to Enola striking out on her own, meeting (and subtly catching feelings for) young Tewkesbury, and becoming a true detective in her own right. She also grew much closer to Sherlock, setting the stage for Enola Holmes 2 to focus more on them.

In fact, Enola Holmes 2 deepened that relationship all the more, showing Enola and Sherlock teaming up together much more so than they had done in the first movie, and likewise deepened her connection with Tewkesbury, with whom she develops a full-blown romance. That is where Enola Holmes 3 picks up, with trailers for the movie having already teased Sherlock's abduction, a possible wedding between Tewkesbury and Enola, and more. Here's how Enola Holmes 3 ends, including who kidnaps Sherlock, how treasure ties into the mystery, and whether Enola actually gets married.

Sherlock Holmes' Kidnapper And Master Plan Explained

Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes holds a magnifying glass in a scene from Enola Holmes 2.

Although Sherlock is typically the one doing the investigating, as has been the case for well over a century since the story was first crafted, in Enola Holmes 3, it's actually Sherlock who needs rescuing. Having traveled to Malta to be a guest at Enola and Tewkesbury's wedding, Sherlock is abducted from his room, gone, seemingly, without a trace. The very next day, Tewkesbury's mother, Lady Tewkesbury, was also taken. Unfortunately, these kidnappings also happen just as Enola is beginning to have serious doubts about whether she wants to get married and join society.

In fact, the very last conversation that Sherlock and Enola have before his abduction involves Sherlock questioning Enola's decision to get married and pointing out that becoming a lady will mean leaving her detective work behind and conforming to a society that she only recently thoroughly despised. Following this conversation, Enola's creeping doubts are apparent, which means that, although she is technically pulled away from her wedding to save her brother, it seems very much like she's a runaway bride.

Despite the complexities of the situation, Enola throws herself fully into the search for her brother and Lady Tewkesbury, as does Tewkesbury himself, who is understandably desperate to find his mother. After a series of chases, mysteries, and clues, Enola and Tewkesbury finally learn that the kidnapper is none other than Moriarty herself (a woman in the Enola Holmes universe, although the character is traditionally a man). Moriarty indeed has both Sherlock and Lady Tewkesbury tied up, keeping them on the brink of death from how thirsty they are.

While there's undoubtedly part of Moriarty that just wants to see Sherlock suffer because they are mortal enemies—and she basically tells him as much—there is also a reason she has taken Sherlock and Lady Tewkesbury and is stringing Enola and Tewkesbury (and Dr. Watson, who has joined the search to save his friend) along to find them, and it has to do with an unexpected plot involving stolen treasure (gold, specifically).

The Malta Treasure And Afghanistan Connection Explained

Initially, Enola believes she is following clues left by Sherlock himself to help her find him. This most notably includes the word "Khost" written on a mirror in Morse code, although she also finds a bit of lace with a unique pattern on the floor of Sherlock's ransacked room. Following these discoveries, Enola chases down a sergeant whom she believes Sherlock was investigating, only for him to be shot in front of her. With his dying breath, he's able to repeat one word, "Wrath." Of course, Enola has no idea what that means, and it's not much to go on.

However, when she hears the name Professor Adeline Rathe, she believes she may be well on her way to solving the case. That sense only becomes all the stronger when she spots a bit of lace identical to the scrap she found in Sherlock's room on the clothing of a woman she now believes could be Professor Rathe. When she goes after this woman, though, she finds a much greater shock: This woman is only working for 'Professor Rathe,' who is really Moriarty. As mentioned, Moriarty's motivations also go beyond just hating Sherlock.

Rather, Moriarty is after gold that was once stolen from Afghanistan by British soldiers during the Battle of Khost—led by none other than Tewkesbury's own father—and was ultimately left in Malta because Tewkesbury's father's guilt grew too great to bear. Now understanding what Moriarty really wanted, Enola realizes that all the 'clues' she had been gathering from Sherlock were actually left by Moriarty, as part of her elaborate plan to get the gold. Thankfully, Enola knows where the treasure is because Tewkesbury's father had once talked about a place full of treasure.

Ultimately, Enola brings the gold to Moriarty, but she isn't actually going to hand things over so easily. She and Moriarty end up fighting one another, and although Enola at first believes that she has defeated Moriarty, Moriarty chases her into the very place where Sherlock and Lady Tewkesbury are tied up. Working together, they are ultimately able to bring Moriarty down, and she is once again arrested.

Enola Holmes & Tewkesbury's Two Weddings Explained

Enola Holmes 3. Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in Enola Holmes 3. Cr. John Wilson/Netflix ©2026

Although the mystery was now solved, and Sherlock's life was now saved, one major question remained at the end of Enola Holmes 3: Would Enola and Tewkesbury actually get married? Enola had (sort of) left Tewkesbury at the altar, and she had been feeling plenty of apprehension before the first wedding was initially set to take place. However, the couple had also spent the movie working together and growing to understand one another more. In the end, there was really just one concern Enola had, and that was the notion of entering society, where she knew she wouldn't fit in.

She did know that she wanted to be with Tewkesbury, though, so they agreed that Enola would not take the Tewkesbury name or the title and all that came with it. Rather, they decided on Tewkesbury's non-lord name, Tebbity-Gore. With that decided and many issues resolved, Enola and Tewkesbury finally do get married in Enola Holmes 3, tying the knot with none other than Enola's mother officiating.