| "The Past Is Parent" | |
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| Air date | November 5th, 2015 |
| Writers | Robert Doherty |
| Director | Seith Mann |
| Producers | Carl Beverly; Melissa Black; Carol Cuddy; Robert Doherty; Bob Goodman; Peter Ocko; John Polson |
| Starring | Jonny Lee Miller; Lucy Liu; Jon Michael Hill; Aidan Quinn |
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"The Past Is Parent" is the first episode of season four of the crime drama/mystery series Elementary and the sixtieth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Seith Mann with a story written by series creator Robert Doherty. It first aired on CBS on Thursday, November 5th, 2015 at 10:00 pm.