34 years later, Strange New Worlds has finally cleared up that mystery by confirming that Spock was actually referring to Arthur Conan Doyle rather than his creation, Sherlock. Never mind that Doyle didn't have any directly descended grandchildren of his own, which means Spock couldn't actually be related to him – it's still fun to pretend.

La’an and Spock take the holodeck for a test run through a murder mystery that lets the SNW cast poke fun at Star Trek’s origins.