Murdoch and Brackenreid investigate a shooting in Buffalo.
s09e01 - Nolo Contendere
s09e02 - Marked Twain
s09e03 - Double Life
s09e04 - Barenaked Ladies
s09e05 - 24 Hours Til Doomsday
s09e06 - The Local Option
s09e07 - Summer of '75
s09e08 - Pipe Dreamzzz
s09e09 - A Merry Murdoch Christmas
s09e10 - Raised on Robbery
s09e11 - The Big Chill
s09e12 - A Case of the Yips
s09e13 - Unlucky in Love
s09e14 - Colour Blinded
s09e15 - Wild Child
s09e16 - House of Industry
s09e17 - Bl..dy H.ll
s09e18 - From Buffalo With Love
s09e19 - Cometh the Archer
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.