圣诞前夕，麦卡伦（布鲁斯?威利斯 饰）正在华盛顿的机场等待妻子霍莉（邦尼?彼地丽娅 饰）乘飞机归来过节。然而无意中他却发现了一个重大的阴谋：被议会解职的特种部队施上校正率领部下准备解救被引渡的中美洲毒枭艾将军。麦卡伦将此事告知了机场警卫队的罗队长，但后者的官僚作风和愚蠢却使这一切未能得到阻止。施上校带领部下占领了机场附近的一座小教堂，设置了一个飞行控制中心，并切断了机场控制塔与空中的一切联系，使众多的客机无法降落。而麦卡伦的妻子霍莉此时却正在其中的一架飞机上。为了解救妻子和在空中的众多客机，麦卡伦不得不再次进行艰苦的努力。

In court for murder, Professor Moriarty is released seconds before Holmes arrives, too late, with vital evidence. Free again Moriarty vows to Holmes that his next crime will be so fiendish and amazing that Holmes's reputation will be finished. Moriarty sets about a fiendish plot involving the crown jewels and a series of mysteries to distract Holmes's mind.I enjoy most of this series as they all seem to run to the same formula. Here the plot goes back to basics and adds more of the mystery and less of the comedy. The plot is an enjoyable battle of wits between the two great minds. The downside is that the side-mystery that Moriarty sets up takes up the majority of the time and the two don't cross swords as well as they do in a gentlemanly beginning. The mystery surrounding Miss Brandon works OK but not really great as you know the whole time who is behind it and why. The jump to the crown jewels is too easily made and is a bit of a letdown.The comedy is less evident than usual but is still there. However it is overwhelmed by the more serious side. Bruce still does well but I was glad that he stood up to Holmes more than usual – telling him off for treating him like a child and such like. Rathbone is a good Holmes but his logic was off here and I wasn't as impressed by him as I usually am. Zucco is an interesting foil, but doesn't get enough time to work here. Lupino in an early role is interesting but a little too heavy and tads to overplay her tension a bit.Overall this is an OK addition to the series. The plot is reasonable but focuses too much on the diversion than the central characters and the reduction in comedy makes it feel a lot heavier than usual.

2019年12月26日宣布完结篇OVA《我们的比赛结束》制作决定，并于2020年初夏先行上映。

本片为罗伯·劳在2018年的电影《坏种》的续集，讲述了15岁的艾玛(麦肯娜·格瑞丝 Mckenna Grace 饰)被送往寄宿学校的故事，但在那里一个新女孩似乎知道了艾玛的秘密，导致艾玛又回到了她以前的生活方式，从而导致引发了一系列悲剧。