Murdoch Mysteries Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - PowerThe electrocution of a young woman leads Murdoch to a war between rival electricity suppliers. |
Episode 1 - TroublemakersWhen Julia is at Suffragette rally, a bomb is set off and Murdoch investigates. Effie Newsome encourages George to take his book to a publisher, even though he has doubts of its success. |
Episode 1 - Do the Right Thing, Part 1Murdoch and Ogden are abducted and newly appointed Inspector Crabtree's first order is finding them. |
Episode 2 - The Glass CeilingMurdoch inadvertently upstages Brackenreid at a meeting of police chiefs and catches the attention of Chief Constable Stockton who invites him to apply for an Inspector position at Station No. 3. |
Episode 2 - Bad PenniesThe murder of a dock worker seems linked to recent labour disputes at the wharf, but the involvement of a Pinkerton detective reveals that a past crime is motivating current events. |
Episode 2 - Do the Right Thing Part 2Conflicted about exonerating a murderer to save their daughter, Murdoch and Ogden abduct the socialite to face justice. |
Episode 3 - KnockdownAfter his victory against Sully Sullivan, underdog, black boxer Amos Robinson is found dead in his hotel. The suspect is his wife Fannie who was found standing over his body. |
Episode 3 - Forever YoungMurdoch investigates the bizarre murder of a young woman who disappeared a decade earlier, yet somehow hasn't aged a day. |
Episode 3 - Murdoch and the Mona LisaWhen the suspect in the theft of the Mona Lisa is murdered, Murdoch's investigation leads to artist Emily Carr. |
Episode 4 - Bottom of the BarrelMurdoch suspects the stabbing of a man at an oyster bar is linked to a former case involving harlots sold into marriage. |
Episode 4 - Elementary, My Dear MurdochDetective Murdoch’s hero Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes is in town to give a lecture on spiritualism. |
Episode 4 - Prodigal FatherA death at an investment event leads Crabtree to the father he never knew, and Murdoch to suspect he may be culpable. |
Episode 5 - Murdoch And The Cursed CavesAn adventure in the woods turns scary when Murdoch, Ogden, Higgins, and Ruth are stalked by a beast that killed two men. |
Episode 5 - Station House of HorrorFour wishes that are fulfilled, but the fulfillment of wishes does not always bring a person to a good state. The results of the wishes of Julia Ogden and William Murdoch and Sergeant Brackenreid and Dr. Hart. |
Episode 5 - Till Death Do Us PartWendell Merrick was killed in the church meeting room on the day he was to marry Eunice McGinty. |
Episode 6 - The Philately FatalityAn investigation into the murder of a wealthy and open homosexual leads Murdoch to wonder if the cause was a jilted lover or his stamp collection. |
Episode 6 - Let Loose the DogsJohn Delaney was on his way home from a ratting match at Vincent Newcombe’s pub and somehow ended up face down in the river. Nearby, Murdoch finds the prone drunken body of Harry his estranged father. |
Episode 6 - Dying To Be EnlightenedOgden, Watts and Effie attend a health retreat run by a charismatic leader where a fellow guest dies mysteriously. |
Episode 7 - Toronto The BadA passenger riding in Higgins' cab is poisoned and subsequent murders lead Murdoch to suspect they're connected to a cold case. |
Episode 7 - Cool MillionDays before a major horse race, Murdoch investigates the intentional killing of a champion horse favored to win. |
Episode 7 - Body DoubleInspector Brackenreid is enjoying a performance of Macbeth at the Grand when the theatre’s ceiling gives way and a skeletal corpse falls at the feet of Lady Macbeth. |
Episode 8 - The Final CurtainA murder is committed at the end of a play where John Brackenreid is a participant. |
Episode 8 - Still WatersThe body of Richard Hartley, a newly appointed member of the King’s Club men’s eights rowing team, is found washed up on a beach. |
Episode 8 - The Cottage In the WoodsIn the woods, Ogden, Hart, Effie and Louise encounter a troop of girl adventurers whose leader was believed killed by a madman. |
Episode 9 - The Killing DoseMurdoch investigate an apparent suicide attempt, as Julia grapples with her Hippocratic oath. |
Episode 9 - Belly SpeakerMurdoch questions the confession of a mad ventriloquist who claims he killed his alcoholic father and Arthur Conan Doyle comes to town with an ulterior motive. |
Episode 9 - The Christmas ListMurdoch investigates the murder of a slum landlord found in Santa's toy sack at a department store Christmas parade. |
Episode 10 - Mrs. Crabtree's NeighbourhoodMurdoch investigates the shooting of a local construction company owner who was executed in a barbershop. |
Episode 10 - Child's PlayHoward Rookwood, philanthropist and co-owner of a glue factory and tannery, is found dead after returning home from a fundraiser for Calvin Baker’s House for Girls in Toronto. |
Episode 10 - Parker In The RyeThe family of a rye distiller is murdered, except for the son, who cannot remember what happened. Suspects involve a local racketeer, the distiller's aide of 20 years, and guns-for-hire. |
Episode 11 - A Heavy EventMurdoch investigates the stabbing of a Scottish dancer at the Highland Games reveals old clan rivalries. |
Episode 11 - Bad MedicineDr. Francis Grout, a co-founder of the Greyson Institute of the Mind is found . Arrows jut from his back - the letters WY are written in blood on a nearby rock. |
Episode 11 - Staring Blindly Into The FutureJames Pendrick invites the greatest minds and achievers to a symposium in a Toronto hotel, though he is unable to attend. Some of the attendees mysteriously vanish, shortly after placing orders for room service. |
Episode 12 - The Rebel and the PrinceOn the very night that British aide David Jennings warns the authorities about a possible Irish threat against the Prince, an Irish girl wearing a Brotherhood ring winds up dead. |
Episode 12 - Fox HuntInspector Brackenreid and his wife are invited to a fox hunt, where, shortly afterward, a man is discovered in a fresh, shallow, grave. |
Episode 12 - Wheel of Bad FortuneAfter a corpse with a death tarot is discovered in an alley, Murdoch believes it relates to a controversial psychic case. |
Episode 13 - Annoying Red PlanetHenri Gaston’s body is found hanging from a tree in the Rouge Valley. But the absence of any footprints baffles Murdoch - how did the body get into the tree? |
Episode 13 - Kill Thy NeighbourMurdoch's neighbour ends up murdered and all evidence points to Murdoch, leaving his colleagues to prove his innocence. |
Episode 13 - Train To NowhereWhen Crabtree journeys north to intercept his fugitive father, he finds a dead policeman and community of scallywags. |
Episode 14 - Rigid SilenceMurdoch and Julia travel to Kingston Penitentiary to investigate a suspicious prison suicide. |
Episode 14 - The Smell of AlarmWhen Murdoch investigates the bizarre death of a science professor, it appears the weapon may have been a swarm of bees. |
Episode 15 - Murdoch and the Treasure of LimaWatts is abducted after he and Murdoch go north on a treasure hunt to find stolen Incan gold and a murder. |
Episode 15 - The Trial Of Terrence MyersMurdoch, Julia and Brackenreid are called to a tribunal where Terrence Meyers is accused of attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. |
Episode 16 - Preacher Jimmy WildeMurdoch suspects the sudden death of a man at a gospel revival is connected to a fiery charlatan preacher and nun. |
Episode 16 - In The Company Of WomenA hair salon owner is murdered and as the murder occurred outside of Murdoch's jurisdiction, Julia, Effie Newsome and Louise Cherry team up to investigate. |
Episode 17 - The Fantastic Mr. FawkesMurdoch and Brackenreid are enlisted by spy Terrence Meyers to protect a prime ministerial candidate from assassins. |
Episode 17 - Things Left BehindMurdoch suspects Violet Hart has ties to a conman's murder, Ogden flirts with danger, and a team member is abducted. |
Episode 18 - The Future Is UnwrittenMurdoch is convinced Violet Hart is involved in a murder. Crabtree is still a hostage and Watts' future is in jeopardy. |
Episode 18 - Spirits In the NightWhen Murdoch investigates a murder near a graveyard, witness accounts suggest the killer was a bloody female apparition. |
Episode 19 - A Most Surprising BondA mysterious illness forces Odgen to quarantine her new women's hospital. |
Episode 20 - Rhapsody In BloodMurdoch suspects the murder of a fledgling composer may have been motivated by jealousy. |
Episode 21 - Engaged To Be MurderedAfter a woman is stabbed in her university dorm room, Crabtree and Watts suspect another student is responsible. |
Episode 22 - Why Is Everybody Singing?After a shooting lands Murdoch in a coma, his world suddenly becomes a full-blown musical. |
Episode 23 - Smoke Gets In Your EyesAfter a man dies in a drunken brawl at the Starbright Lounge, Murdoch's suspect is another detective. |
Episode 24 - For the Greater GoodInspector Murdoch probes a renowned scientist's faked demise, unraveling a complex scheme. |
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