When the director of Toronto's new symphony is cuddled, Murdoch suspects jealous musicians are responsible.
s16e01 - Sometimes They Come Back (1)
s16e02 - Sometimes They Come Back (2)
s16e03 - The Write Stuff
s16e04 - Promising Young Ladies
s16e05 - Murdoch Rides Easy
s16e06 - Clean Hands
s16e07 - Murdoch and the Sonic Boom
s16e08 - I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn
s16e09 - Honeymoon in Hampshire
s16e10 - Dash to Death
s16e11 - D.O.A.
s16e12 - Porcelain Maiden
s16e13 - Vengeance Makes the Man
s16e14 - Murdoch at the End of the World
s16e15 - Breaking Ranks
s16e16 - An Avoidable Hinder
s16e17 - The Ballad of Gentleman Jones
s16e18 - Virtue and Vice
s16e19 - Whatever Happened to Abigail Prescott
s16e20 - Just Desserts
s16e21 - Murder in F Major
s16e22 - Scents and Sensibility
s16e23 - The Long Goodbye (1)
s16e24 - The Long Goodbye (2)
The series takes place in Toronto in the 1890s and follows Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting, blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence.
Detective Murdoch is assisted by the three other main characters: Inspector Brackenreid, Doctor Julia Ogden, and the inexperienced but eager Constable George Crabtree, who aspires to be a mystery-novel writer. Brackenreid, Murdoch's immediate superior, is a blunt and sceptical Yorkshireman with a fondness for whiskey, and prefers conventional methods of detection over Murdoch's eccentric methods, though he is typically pleased and proud when Murdoch is successful despite the odds. Crabtree is often unable to grasp the more advanced methods, but his enthusiasm and loyalty make him a good assistant. Like Crabtree, Dr. Ogden is a great supporter of Murdoch's methods. Her skill in pathology usually helps by revealing a great deal of useful evidence to aid Murdoch in solving cases.
Throughout the series Murdoch's growing infatuation with her, and his inability to express his feelings, provide a light subplot. In the fifth season, after Dr. Ogden is married to Dr. Darcy Garland (a colleague she met in Buffalo), a new doctor is introduced, Dr. Emily Grace. She and George Crabtree show some romantic interest in each other.