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“Forensic sleuthing in the age of invention.”
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
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Episode 1
While the electrocution of a young woman leads Murdoch to a war between rival electricity suppliers, and no less than Nikola Tesla, Crabtree finds himself attracted to a suspect.
Episode 2
When two respected officers of the court are murdered, Brackenreid fears he’s next on the hit list.
Episode 3
Fannie Robinson stands out as the most viable suspect in the death of her husband, boxer Amos Robinson.
Episode 4
Skeptical Murdoch teams with his hero, Arthur Conan Doyle, to solve a murder that was revealed during a séance.
Episode 5
When it is revealed that a man murdered on his wedding day was homosexual, Murdoch finds himself fighting his own beliefs.
Episode 6
When his estranged father’s drunken body is found passed out near a murder scene, Murdoch finds himself questioning his own objectivity.
Episode 7
When a skeletal corpse falls to the stage during a performance, Murdoch discovers not only a sinister murder plot, but Brackenreid’s secret love for the theatre.
Episode 8
When a wealthy rowing club member is found murdered, Murdoch investigates Toronto’s rich and powerful – and discovers a hidden side of Dr. Ogden.
Episode 9
Murdoch questions the confession of a mad ventriloquist who claims he killed his alcoholic father.
Episode 10
Children are the prime suspects in the murder of a wealthy philanthropist.
Episode 11
A killer disguised as the grim reaper vows to reveal a grisly secret by terrorizing the associates of a medical research institute.
Episode 12
While investigating the murder of an Irish girl, Murdoch discovers a plot to kill a visiting British Prince.
Episode 13
By all appearances, Martians are responsible for the hanging death of Rouge Valley landowner Henri Gaston, a Martian-obsessed loner with a shop full of telescopes, charts and journals.
