Murdoch investigates the suicides of heirs to a great manor house and family fortune, but evidence begins to mount that it might be murder.Murdoch investigates the suicides of heirs to a great manor house and family fortune, but evidence begins to mount that it might be murder.Murdoch investigates the suicides of heirs to a great manor house and family fortune, but evidence begins to mount that it might be murder.
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Helene Joy
- Dr. Julia Ogden
- (as Hélène Joy)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJulia invites William to a lecture on the Michelson-Morley experiment. This was was a scientific experiment to investigate a substance called aether, which was long believed to fill empty space. The experiment was done by Albert A. Michelson and Edward Morley in 1887 and later repeated by other scientists with increasing sensitivity. It effectually disproved the aether hypothesis and initiated a line of research that eventually led to the theory of special relativity.
- GoofsWhen Detective Murdoch asks the Beaton household and staff if anyone has seen Timothy's ghost, a modern plastic water bottle can clearly be seen on the desk behind Murdoch and Crabtree. Plastic water bottles were not invented until after World War 2 and were not common until the 1960s.
- Quotes
Constable George Crabtree: [Referring to Rowena] Sir, you're not going to let her leave?
Detective William Murdoch: She's not leaving us, George. She's leading us.
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I have read the comments of two other reviewers, and whilst both of them make some good points, I feel that they undervalue this episode because of what they perceive as too much pandering to political correctness.
In particular, the issue in this episode seems to be the interactions between the white characters in the story and those who are black or mulatto (to use the definitely non-PC word repeatedly used in this show). As a British person, my observations could easily be wide of the mark, but surely the attitudes of these family members would be very much influenced by their Haitian (and before that, French) origins. Equality is, after all, one of the three principles on which French society stands. The interracial dynamics could be quite different from the norms for a typical Canadian or American family of the day.
When it comes to the behaviour of the other principal characters, Detective Murdoch is a Roman Catholic whom we are told early on will get no preferment within the Police force because of that fact, so as the underdog, perhaps he is more likely to empathise with others who are underdogs in other ways. Dr Ogden has had to struggle herself, so perhaps she more readily warms to others in their struggles, leaving aside the fact that she is better educated than any other principal character, and better educated people tend to have broader minds. Inspector Brackenridge is a diamond in the rough whose multiple prejudices are very near the surface, but every now and then we do glimpse a softer man underneath the brash exterior.
Overall, then, I am happier than my fellow reviewers to allow the characters in this show more latitude in their behaviour before crying foul. For me, this episode is a definite 10 for the quality of the mystery and the pacing of the action. I also believe it is quite clear that Yannick Bisson is very good value for his portrayal of Detective Murdoch. It isn't poor acting as some have written in other reviews, and anyone who has seen the hilarious series 2 finale would surely agree.
In particular, the issue in this episode seems to be the interactions between the white characters in the story and those who are black or mulatto (to use the definitely non-PC word repeatedly used in this show). As a British person, my observations could easily be wide of the mark, but surely the attitudes of these family members would be very much influenced by their Haitian (and before that, French) origins. Equality is, after all, one of the three principles on which French society stands. The interracial dynamics could be quite different from the norms for a typical Canadian or American family of the day.
When it comes to the behaviour of the other principal characters, Detective Murdoch is a Roman Catholic whom we are told early on will get no preferment within the Police force because of that fact, so as the underdog, perhaps he is more likely to empathise with others who are underdogs in other ways. Dr Ogden has had to struggle herself, so perhaps she more readily warms to others in their struggles, leaving aside the fact that she is better educated than any other principal character, and better educated people tend to have broader minds. Inspector Brackenridge is a diamond in the rough whose multiple prejudices are very near the surface, but every now and then we do glimpse a softer man underneath the brash exterior.
Overall, then, I am happier than my fellow reviewers to allow the characters in this show more latitude in their behaviour before crying foul. For me, this episode is a definite 10 for the quality of the mystery and the pacing of the action. I also believe it is quite clear that Yannick Bisson is very good value for his portrayal of Detective Murdoch. It isn't poor acting as some have written in other reviews, and anyone who has seen the hilarious series 2 finale would surely agree.
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- 16:9 HD
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