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"Crabtree à la Carte" is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season and the one hundred sixty-third of the Murdoch Mysteries series. It first aired on January 29, 2018.

Summary

Margaret Brackenreid and George Crabtree participate in a cooking competition sponsored by a canned beef company, but the insult-hurling judge is poisoned. However, things get a little more complicated when it's revealed that the judge was not the only one who ate from the poisoned tin - everyone did. Including Crabtree and Mrs. Brackenreid.

Character Revelations

George Crabtree fears for his life when he thinks he has consumed tainted meat.
Violet Hart proves to be diligent and good at her job in the City Morgue.
Watts and Cherry team up for the first time and discover the only moleta in all of Toronto.
Julia is in the second month of her pregnancy.
Margaret Brackenreid cheats to get what she wants and the Inspector bribes Crabtree to give her what she wants.

Continuity

Crabtree's Aunts reference, specifically Aunt Fern for her apple and beef balls recipe.
William and Julia experience some friction, uncomfortable tense moments between the first-time expectant parents.
George comes up with "Tasty Vittles Dinner ...ready to heat, ready to eat", shorten to 'TV Dinner'.

Historical References

Story line allusion to the Chicago Tylenol murder case from the 1980s, which was not the company's fault but they came out and apologize before they knew what the cause was.
The Pythagorean diet, vegetarianism, practiced by Percy and Mary Shelley, along with Leonardo Da Vinci who is quoted: "My body will not be a tomb to other creatures."
Crabtree states that if he dies he will "...never see Egypt or any of those new provinces we have now." Two new Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan and Alberta) were added in September 1905, making nine in total as of this episode.

Trivia

Other episodes with Crabtree in the title are: Crabtree Mania and Kung Fu Crabtree.
The character Randall Gordon is an allusion to British celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay.
Actor Matt Baram first appeared as Edward Simms in the episode Houdini Whodunit.
Actor Daniel Kash was last seen as Arthur Frumm in All Tattered and Torn.
Actor Scott Edgecombe portrayed Randolph Phillips in Dial M for Murdoch.

Errors

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Bea Santos as Louise Cherry
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart

Guest Cast

Matt Baram as Roderick Rhodes
Daniel Kash as Randall Gordon
Eddie Glen as Mr. Madison
Alicia Dea as Kathleen Cooper
Jill Frappier as Lolo Tucker
Jerome Bourgault as Henri Prideaux
Scott Edgecombe as Dickie Douglas
Nick Bailie as Mr. King
Jeremy Crittenden as Arthur Power
Ian MacIntyre as Dr. Fenton

Non-Credited Cast

Gallery

Murdoch at the Blackboard discussing the case...

Murdoch Mysteries Season 11
Up From Ashes • Merlot Mysteries • 8 Footsteps • The Canadian Patient • Dr. Osler Regrets • 21 Murdoch Street • The Accident • Brackenreid Boudoir • The Talking Dead • F.L.A.S.H.! • Biffers and Blockers • Mary Wept • Crabtree à la Carte • The Great White Moose • Murdoch Schmurdoch • Game of Kings • Shadows Are Falling • Free Falling • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15

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-|season = 11
+ |season = 11
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+ |airdate = January 29, 2018
-|previous = '''''[[Mary Wept ]]'''''
+ |writer = [[Simon McNabb]]
-|airdate = January 29, 2018
+ |director = [[Leslie Hope]]
-|next = '''''[[The Great White Moose]]'''''
+ |image = 1113 Crabtree à la Carte.png
-|director = [[Leslie Hope]]
+ |guests = Matt Baram as [[Roderick Rhodes]]<br>Daniel Kash as [[Randall Gordon]]
-|writer = [[Simon McNabb]]
+ |previous = '''''[[Mary Wept ]]'''''
-|image = 1113 Crabtree à la Carte.png
+ |next = '''''[[The Great White Moose]]'''''
-|guests =
+}}"'''Crabtree à la Carte'''" is the thirteenth episode of the [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|eleventh season]] and the one hundred sixty-third of the [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]] series. It first aired on January 29, 2018.
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-"'''Crabtree à la Carte'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[Season 11 Episodes and Guides|eleventh season]] and the one hundred sixty-third of the [[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]] series. It first aired on January 29, 2018.
-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
+Margaret Brackenreid and George Crabtree participate in a cooking competition sponsored by a canned beef company, but the insult-hurling judge is poisoned. However, things get a little more complicated when it's revealed that the judge was not the only one who ate from the poisoned tin - everyone did. Including Crabtree and Mrs. Brackenreid.
-When a cooking contest judge gets poisoned, Murdoch discovers that competitors, including Crabtree and Margaret, also tasted the tainted ingredient.
 ==Character Revelations==
-* [[George Crabtree]] has a secret recipe.
+* [[George Crabtree]] fears for his life when he thinks he has consumed tainted meat.
 * [[Violet Hart]] proves to be diligent and good at her job in the [[City Morgue]].
 * [[Detective Watts|Watts]] and [[Louise Cherry|Cherry]] team up for the first time and discover the only moleta in all of [[Toronto]].
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 * [[Margaret Brackenreid]] cheats to get what she wants and the [[Thomas Brackenreid|Inspector]] bribes Crabtree to give her what she wants.
-==Continuity==
+== Continuity ==
-* [[Crabtree's Aunts]] reference, specifically Aunt Fern for her recipe.
+* [[Crabtree's Aunts]] reference, specifically Aunt Fern for her apple and beef balls recipe.
 * [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia]] experience some friction, uncomfortable tense moments between the first-time expectant parents.
 * [[George Crabtree|George]] comes up with "''Tasty Vittles Dinner ...ready to heat, ready to eat''", shorten to 'TV Dinner'.
-==Historical References==
+== Historical References ==
 * Story line allusion to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders Chicago Tylenol] murder case from the 1980s, which was not the company's fault but they came out and apologize before they knew what the cause was.
 * The Pythagorean diet, vegetarianism, practiced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_and_Romanticism Percy and Mary Shelley], along with [https://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396 Leonardo Da Vinci] who is quoted: "My body will not be a tomb to other creatures."
 * [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] states that if he dies he will "...''never see Egypt or any of those new provinces we have now''." Two new Canadian provinces (Saskatchewan and Alberta) were added in September 1905, making nine in total as of this episode.
-==Trivia ==
+== Trivia ==
-* The one other episode with Crabtree in the title is '''''[[Crabtree Mania]]'''''.
+* Other episodes with Crabtree in the title are: '''''[[Crabtree Mania]] '''''and''''' [[Kung Fu Crabtree]].'''''
 * The character Randall Gordon is an allusion to British celebrity chef and restaurateur [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay Gordon Ramsay].
 * Actor Matt Baram first appeared as Edward Simms in the episode [[Houdini Whodunit|'''''Houdini Whodunit''''']].
 * Actor Daniel Kash was last seen as Arthur Frumm in [[All Tattered and Torn|'''''All Tattered and Torn''''']].
+* Actor Scott Edgecombe portrayed Randolph Phillips in '''''[[Dial M for Murdoch]]'''''.
-==Errors==
+== Errors ==
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
 ===Main Cast===
 [[Yannick Bisson]] as[[William Murdoch| Detective William Murdoch]]<br />
@@ Line 50: / Line 52: @@
 [[Shanice Banton]] as [[Violet Hart]]
 === Guest Cast ===
-Matt Baram as Roderick Rhodes<br />
+Matt Baram as [[Roderick Rhodes]]<br />
-Daniel Kash as Randall Gordon<br />
+Daniel Kash as [[Randall Gordon]]<br />
-Eddie Glen as Mr. Madison<br />
+Eddie Glen as [[Mr. Madison]]<br />
-Alicia Dea as Kathleen Cooper<br />
+Alicia Dea as [[Kathleen Cooper]]<br />
-Jill Frappier as Lolo Tucker<br />
+Jill Frappier as [[Lolo Tucker]]<br />
-Jerome Bourgault as Henri Prideaux<br />
+Jerome Bourgault as [[Henri Prideaux]]<br />
-Scott Edgecombe as Dickie Douglas<br />
+Scott Edgecombe as [[Dickie Douglas]]<br />
-Nick Bailie as Mr. King<br />
+Nick Bailie as [[Mr. King]]<br />
-Jeremy Crittenden as Arthur Power<br />
+Jeremy Crittenden as [[Arthur Power]]<br />
-Ian MacIntyre as Dr. Fenton
+Ian MacIntyre as [[Dr. Fenton]]
-=== Non-credited Cast ===
+=== Non-Credited Cast ===
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery widths="136" navigation="true">
 Crabtree à la Carte 1.png|Cooking competitors
 Crabtree à la Carte victim.png|Victim
+Crabtree à la Carte Watts Cherry.png|Cherry on the story about tainted meat
 Crabtree à la Carte 2.png|Botulinum?
+Crabtree à la Carte Blackboard 2.png|Murdoch at the [[Blackboard]] discussing the case...|link=Blackboard
+Crabtree à la Carte Crabtree Watts.png|...With Crabtree and Watts.
 Crabtree à la Carte 3.png|Examining the evidence
 Watts and  Cherry  at newsstand.png|Cherry and Watts at the newstand|link=Toronto Telegraph
+Crabtree à la Carte Blackboard hospital.png|Murdoch and Ogden questioning the victim
 </gallery>