"Buffalo Shuffle" is the third episode of the fourth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the forty-second episode of the series. It first aired on March 1, 2011 (UK).
Summary
Murdoch reunites with his old flame, Dr. Julia Ogden, in Buffalo, New York, to investigate the death of a young patient. In short order, Murdoch's feelings for Julia heat up, as do suspicions surrounding one of Ogden's colleagues.
Despite a brazen and puzzling break-in at Station 4, a seemingly indifferent Murdoch asks Inspector Brackenreid for a few days off. Puzzled by the request, Brackenreid grants his beleaguered detective's request. It turns out that Murdoch wants to travel to Buffalo, New York, to help Dr. Ogden investigate the death of one of her young cancer patients - a death she suspects may have been a murder committed by one of her hospital colleagues. Ogden's suspicions are bolstered when a hospital nurse is found dead. As Murdoch and Ogden work together to determine if and how the two deaths are linked, Murdoch can't help but feel the flames of romance being rekindled.
Meanwhile, back in Toronto, Brackenreid, along with Constables Crabtree and Higgins, investigates the seemingly pointless break-in and discovers that there is a lot more going on than meets the eye.
Character Revelations
- George Crabtree refers to William Murdoch having a sister, Susannah Murdoch, who is a nun.
- Dr. Ogden gives Murdoch a name "Willard Prenfrew" as a cover.
- Murdoch assisted Detective Callahan in an abduction case some time ago.
- Julia is engaged to Darcy Garland.
Continuity
- Detective William Murdoch makes the Toronto Gazette headlines with his inventive a device he calls the Scrutiny Camera to catch a jewel thief in the act.
- Re-appearence of Dr. Folwell, last seen in In the Altogether.
- Julia has now three goldfish in her care.
Historical Reference
- This episode takes place in Toronto and Buffalo, New York, 1898 – Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901) is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and Empress of India.
Trivia
- Yannick Bisson's daughter, Mikaela, appears in this episode as the girl Darcy pushes in the wheelchair
- This episode uses photography as a method of criminal detection, while Crabtree also learns how to manipulate photos, possibly causing their redundancy.
Error
- Dr. Folwell is credited as "Martin Falwell", but his full name "Mahlon Folwell" was first stated in In the Altogether and his last name is also spelt correctly as "Folwell" in its closing credits.
Cast
Main Cast
Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree
Recurring Cast
Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Kevin Bundy as Dr. Martin Falwell
Jonathan Watton as Dr. Darcy Garland
Ephraim Ellis as Patrick Glynn
Guest Cast
Tammy Isbell as Laetecia Abbot
Fulvio Cecere as Detective Callahan
Stewart Arnott as Dr. Lawrence Abbot
Connor Price as Ezra Fielding
Lucy Filippone as Mrs. Digiarno
Non-Credited Cast
Mikaela Bisson as Girl in Wheelchair
Gallery
| Murdoch Mysteries Season 4 |
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| "All Tattered and Torn" • "Kommando" • "Buffalo Shuffle" • "Downstairs, Upstairs" • "Monsieur Murdoch" • "Dead End Street" • "Confederate Treasure" • "Dial M for Murdoch" • "The Black Hand" • "Voices" • "Bloodlust" • "The Kissing Bandit" • "Murdoch in Wonderland" Web-Series: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7• Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 |