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Detective Llewellyn Watts, originally of Station House No. 1, is introduced in Season 10, portrayed by Daniel Maslany.

Preferring the streets and outdoors instead of blackboards, stating, "the truth is in the air and we must breathe it in". Detective Watts is quite unlike Detective Murdoch. He is a little hard to get a handle on with regard to what he’s going to say next— a bit of a loose cannon with little in regards to social graces. Well-read, he has an existential philosopher's curiosity about human nature and an objective analytical logic in the mould of Sherlock Holmes, but processes his thoughts aloud as they come to him– unfiltered.

He dines on street food and especially likes German soft pretzels.

Early Life

Born to a Jewish mother and father (ep.1115), Llewellyn Watts lost both his parents before his twelfth birthday and was raised by his older sister and only sibling. When he was twelve, his sixteen-year-old sister disappeared (ep.1012), but their landlady looked after him (ep.1015). The landlady’s twin sons Daniel and Hubert Marks became, in every way, his brothers (ep.1207) and he their protector.

Llewellyn Watts quietly searches for his missing sister from his time as a young constable to becoming a detective for the Toronto Constabulary through to his working with the team at Station House No. 4 in Season 10.

Season 10

Concocting A Killer

  • In a chat with Crabtree, Det. Watts deduces, "Are you the same man today you were yesterday? Your hair is not the same. You cut and discarded it. Same with your fingernails. Over time, our entire body falls away and is reconstituted. How, then, can you be the same? Our thinking changes, with maturity, with experience. In truth, the continuity of personhood may be nothing more than a delusion. In fact, it makes me question our whole profession..."
  • In the morgue with Dr. Ogden, he observes aloud, "The detective was wrong. You're not pretty. Look at you... Classic, Romanesque bone structure, excellent physiognomic symmetry... You're not pretty, you're beautiful." Julia replies, "Well, I suppose I'm flattered." He asks, "Why? It's merely an objective assessment."

A Murdog Mystery

  • Watts has been asked to vacate Station House No. 1 due to personality conflicts and freely admits it is his own. Happily, he has heard that there is an opening for a detective at Station House No. 4 as Murdoch is now Acting Inspector until Brackenreid returns.
  • Det. Watts enlists Constable Jackson in the investigation of missing women, whereupon their Detective-Constable partnership brings.

The Missing

  • While he doesn't like asking for permission, he requests for Constable Jackson again, calling him an "agreeable fellow" which is high praise coming from Watts.
  • He tells Jackson, "If I was a betting man. Well I was a betting man once....and that didn't go well."
  • Watts has a missing sister. When he was 12 years old, his older sister went missing. She was 16 years old. This is the motive behind his determination to find the missing women.

Mr. Murdoch's Neighbourhood

  • Detective Watts finds an interesting book of Greek Gods and Goddesses belonging to Muriel Bruce which may be a valuable clue to his on-going case into the missing women.

Hades Hath No Fury

  • Watts discovers that the woman killed in a mysterious explosion is Muriel Bruce and further investigation leads to the Greenwood Estate and a surprise reunion with his long lost sister, Clarissa Watts, now known as Athena.
  • Clarissa Watts abandoned her 12 year old brother because she did not want a life of servitude. Lady Greenwood was looking for a companion, and when she died, left her entire estate to Clarissa.
  • After a rough start in their working relationship, Freddie Pink relates, "You didn't choose your sister. But in fairness, she didn't choose you, either." Watts tells her that she has a symmetrical face. Julia reassures Freddie that he meant it as a compliment. (ep.1004)

Hell to Pay

  • Watts appears at the end of the episode after Murdoch is locked up, framed by a conspiracy for the murder of Lydia Hall. With the majority of Murdoch's allies presumed dead or incapacitated, Watts appears to offer him needed help.

Season 11

Up From Ashes

  • As it turns out, Watts' offer to help is genuine. He attends the funeral of Jackson with Murdoch, having allowed him to attend. He then proceeds to get on Penelope Marsh's good side, acting as if he is there to follow her orders, when he is truly trying to find out what is really going on. He also tries to convince Marsh that Williams and Graham are the bad guys.
  • He runs into Julia in the street, who is in disguise, and takes her to the tavern where George and Brackenreid are waiting. Watts then tells the others how he stuck to the shadows when he heard things were going badly for Murdoch, and recounts how he ran into the church after the shooting occurred. He found Jackson dead, but Henry and George were alive. Ordering Henry and Jackson to be taken to the hospital, he pretends that George is dead so that he can go undercover, and takes him to Miss James, who saves his life.
  • He teams up with Marsh, who turns out to be on their side, to get the fingermarks of Williams and Graham, but when they can't get Williams' fingermarks, they take him to the Windsor House Hotel room that the Murdoch's live in.
  • In the closing scene, Watts listens in as Brackenreid makes a tribute to Jackson, and Watts mentions that "He was a stout, earnest fellow, I liked him very much." Watts then decides to stay on at Station House Four.

Merlot Mysteries

  • Llewellyn Watts is an oenophile and has a sommelier, Jean-Michel Larouche Coutre III.
  • Watts assists Murdoch in the investigation of the murder of a wine connoisseur. As they investigate the cellar, Watts reveals himself to be a bit of a wine connoisseur, able to name the notable wines in the cellar.
  • In order for Murdoch to have a better understanding of the different varietal characteristics of wine, Watts conducts a tasting experiment for the Detective, resulting in Murdoch becoming quite drunk.
  • Investigating where the old winery used to be located, George and Watts return to the the Station House rather happily tipsy. Upon discovering that the winery was right next to the estate owned by the murder victim, Watts departs with Murdoch to determine its exact location.

The Canadian Patient (Mention)

  • Inspector Brackenreid asks, "Where's bloody Watts?" When told that he has asked for a couple of days off, the Inspector responds with, "Thinks he can wander in and out of this Station House and do as he pleases."

21 Murdoch Street

  • Detective Watts gleans that John Brackenreid is not certain whether he truly wants to be a policeman.

The Accident

  • Llewellyn helps a woman who has fallen out of a tour wagon and only speaks German. He attempts to assist her and translates when the ambulance team arrives. However, he is "banished" when the woman takes issue with his pronunciation.
  • Llewellyn is taken with Nurse Liston, though this is short lived, as it is determined she is involved in the planning of the accident.

Brackenreid Boudoir

  • Llewellyn Watts finds romance in the adventurous and well-travelled Miss Fiona Faust.
  • To Crabtree’s surprise, Detective Watts himself takes on the case of a stolen bicycle belonging to the lovely Miss Faust.
  • The smitten Watts learns more about the free-thinking well-traveled Fiona Faust over ice cream cones from McGillion’s, followed by a round of darts and beer at his watering hole, The Tipsy Ferret, after alerting most of the city's pawn shops and the other Station Houses of the missing bicycle. Feeling stuck in a place that is not the most interesting city in the world, Fiona has no complaints about her present company, Mr. Watts – Detective – he asks her to call him Llewellyn. She forthrightly states that she does like him.
  • After Fiona’s bicycle is found at Crawford’s Pawnshop, Crabtree asks Watts when is he going to tell Miss Faust, for George had spotted him wheeling her unmistakable bicycle into the evidence lockup. Perhaps in a few days when he has gotten over her, Watts tells Crabtree, and then he’ll find it for her.
  • Fiona ends up buying another bicycle and shows Llewellyn, therefore he knows he can't keep her. He ends up giving her the original bicycle and telling her how he almost didn't give it to her. Fiona says, "Were you really going to deny me my dream?" to which Llewellyn replies, "I thought about it, but no." While Fiona is "sorely tempted to stay", she has to finish this. She informs Llewellyn that after her tour, "a trip back to Toronto would be a lot quicker," and Llewellyn says he "would like that." Their story ends with Fiona kissing Llewellyn while they are both standing over her bicycle and we hear the bicycle's bell ring.

The Talking Dead

  • Detective Watts' life is at risk when he offers to take young Agnes Swift to the fair after her mother is falsely arrested.

Mary Wept

  • Interested in the statue of the Virgin Mary that is supposedly crying blood, Llewellyn accompanies William to the church to investigate.
  • They are told they do not have permission to examine the statue. Though William complies, Llewellyn does not, taking a sample of blood to bring to the morgue for testing.
  • While Violet prepares the sample, Llewellyn engages Julia in a conversation about miracles, science and faith; Llewellyn says, "May I ask, is there a small part of you that believes it might be a miracle?" Julia replies, "I prefer logic and science to faith." Llewellyn quickly answers, "And if logic and science can offer no explanation? Consider the bumblebee, it shouldn't be able to fly, yet it does." Julia states, "Well, I believe science will explain that in time, too." Llewellyn responds, "Then you've simply chosen to put your faith in science, rather than religion."
  • Julia concludes the blood is mammalian and Llewellyn begins to speak again, but William tells him they should go.
  • Later, while looking at photos of the statue in William's darkroom, William says to Llewellyn, "Perhaps science itself is a creation of the divine." Llewellyn answers, "Well then you do believe in miracles."
  • When William determines the statue isn't crying, Llewellyn is disappointed and states, "I'll admit I found it heartening to contemplate a miracle, if only for a passing moment."
  • Llewellyn finds the man who carved the statue and learns it was commissioned by Father Jennings.
  • Llewellyn and William go to apprehend Father Jennings and find him drawing blood from his arm, indicating he filled the statue with his own blood.

Crabtree à la Carte

Murdoch Schmurdoch

  • While investigating the case with Al Jolson, Watts hears children singing as they pass a window. It stops him as he recognizes it as the one his mother sang to him. Jolson tells him that it is an old Yiddish lullaby and that his family must be Jewish. Highly unlikely, for his last name, Watts, is not a Jewish name. But "names are changed all the time when folks get off the boat from the old country", Jolson insists, "And if your mother is Jewish, so are you." After some research Llewellyn discovers, in fact, that his parents were the Wattenbergs.
  • Al Jolson tells Watts that he has found his new shtick, before applying black makeup to his face. Jolson appears in blackface in the The Jazz Singer.

Game of Kings

  • Watts points out the thing about the Travel Agency, "They not only know where you are going, but also where you are coming from"...

Shadows Are Falling

Free Falling

  • Llewellyn and John are on the case of a man whose torso, sans head, arms and legs, was found at the docks near the mouth of the Don River.
  • John is having trouble looking at the body, so Llewellyn gives him advice on how to deal with gruesome remains. The secret is replacing instinct with logic and applying transitive law. A person is not generally disturbed by the stepped on, mangled remains of an ant, therefore they should not be disturbed by a beetle, a caterpillar, a butterfly, a sparrow, a fish, a rabbit, a dog, or a human. Therefore, the body is no more upsetting than the mangled remains of an ant. Though John still has trouble at first, he is later able to use this advice, stating "This torso is just an ant." To which Llewellyn replies, "Well executed."
  • Llewellyn uses William's blackboard to go over where the body may have come from, but doesn't write anything on it. Later, George asks if he realizes there's nothing written on it and Llewellyn tells him, "Yes, but it provides a frame of reference."
  • George confides in Llewellyn about visiting Paris with Nina (ep. 1109) and now she is asking George to go there with her, for good. Llewellyn shares, "I know that we spend our whole lives holding on to what we have. We fear loss as much as death itself. But without loss there is no change. Without change there is no...life."
  • While Julia is away, Violet is unofficially in charge of the morgue. Llewellyn wants to wait for the doctor to perform the autopsy, since Violet has never performed one, but she convinces him that she is up to it.

Season 12

Murdoch Mystery Mansion

  • Watts appreciates the design of the new Murdoch Home, suspecting that Murdoch might not, he asks him directly to which William states, "it suits Julia's needs" – neither men aware of Julia listening to them.
  • At the Station House, Llewellyn asks Violet if she needs help. Indeed, she is seeking to learn about investigative techniques to help in her job. Llewellyn tells her it is admirable and Violet tells him that, due to her colour, it is necessary. Llewellyn then invites Violet to have a seat at his desk and hands her books with relevant information.

Murdoch Without Borders

  • Given Watts' facility with languages, it is no surprise when George discovers that the detective speaks Greek. In Greektown, not only does his facility with languages (ep.1116) comes in handy again, but his taste for "nostimo" street food (souvlaki, baklava) garners information from the vendor, as George discovers. Ironically, George has been the first in line to try new foods in the past (eps.603, 711, 915).

Sir. Sir? Sir!!!

  • Prompted by a reported disturbance at a farm, Thomas tells George to take Watts as "he seems exceptionally idle today," as he attempts to flip his hat up in the air and land on his head, with little success.
  • While travelling to the farm, George asks Llewellyn if he thinks there could be more up in space (as in aliens). Watts observes, "All those stars, all those planets, who would be arrogant enough to assume that we are the only life in all the vastness of space?"
  • At the farm, a huge hole is discovered in the barn, caused by a meteor. Watts decides to go to the neighbouring farms to check if there has been any other disturbances.
  • On his way to visit the other farms, he spots a strange, bug-like creature on the ground. Being curious, he picks it up to look at it. Suddenly, several more of the creatures are crawling on a tree, right next to him. Upon returning to the barn, he is not his usual self. He stands very upright, using pleasantries and commenting on how rules must be obeyed.
  • Later, amongst the town folks, Watts, Henry and Violet are in a large room with glowing cocoons on the ceiling. Everyone is using only clicky, chirpy, chattery sounds. Appearing the same, their bodies have been taken over...
  • Creature Llewellyn joins the others – William, Julia, Henry and Violet– insisting George to surrender to his fate. Creature Thomas tells him, "Don't struggle, Bugalugs." Creature Llewellyn says, "From this day forward, we will all be Bugalugs."

Brother's Keeper

  • Detective Watts reports a killing at his own hands, in self-defence; This is the first time he has taken a life.
  • Hubert Marks and his twin brother Daniel are the sons of the landlady who took care of twelve year old Llewellyn Watts when his sister abandoned him. Watts has always held them as his brothers and himself as their protector.
  • As it turns out, Llewellyn did not kill Nigel Baker, in self-defence or otherwise. Llewellyn believes Hubert killed him in retaliation for Daniel's murder, and Llewellyn wants to protect his brother, so he takes the blame for the killing.
  • However, Murdoch and Crabtree discover that Hubert was also killed by Baker and that Nigel's father Thomas Baker had killed his own son, because he did not want anyone else to be hurt by him.
  • Even with the ordeal Llewellyn has experienced with the profound loss of his brothers, he does not condone the father's crime.

Drowning in Money

  • Llewellyn assists in solving the case of a wealthy couple who drowned in their pool.
  • When Violet is unable to discern what venom was used on the victims, Llewellyn tells her it's time "to seek knowledge beyond that which passeth our understanding." This leads to a man who did undercover work for Llewellyn, involving fraudulent insect sales, and he is able to determine the venom is scorpion.

Annabella Cinderella

  • When John accidentally lets Anabella escape, George asks Llewellyn for his help in getting her back. This ultimately leads to the discovery that Anabella is innocent, when Llewellyn determines the time of death noted for the victim is wrong, and Anabella has an alibi for the actual time.

Six of the Best

  • An investigation into the death of a boy leads to an orphanage, where Llewellyn befriends a boy named Felix, who was best friends with the victim. Llewellyn relates to Felix because they are both orphans and both enjoy reading. Llewellyn brings Felix books and lets him know he can be anything he wants. When Felix doesn't think so, Llewellyn tells him, "You certainly can. Where we start out in this life needn't define where we end up."

Darkness Before the Dawn Part 1

  • Watts shows up to work in a running outfit, saying that he has recently joined a running club to "clear the head."
  • The victim, Lucille Palmer, was involved in one of his cases years ago, and that he believes Inspector McWorthy has been making little progress. Although the Inspector doesn't give him a concrete no, he tells Watts, "I've got something cooking at the moment and don't want you mucking it up," and to "mind your step."
  • Watts asks Miss Hart if he could see the victim's body, to which she promptly laughs. "That's amusing?" he asks. "You policemen have a lot of personal interests," she answers. She explains that the person who identified the victim, Isabel Carmichael came in accompanied by Constable John Brackenreid.
  • Inspector McWorthy believes Watts has overstepped and tells Inspector Brackenreid as much. Brackenreid tells Watts to stop investigating. Watts does not obey.
  • Watts learns that John met Isabel in an acting class, and briefly knew Lucille as well. He tells John to learn about Lucille Palmer through his lady friend without letting her know the reason and assures him that it is merely "an exercise in pretending."
  • John reports back that man named Grant Sutton who Lucille was seeing may be the last one to see her alive. Watts tells John to follow him to Sutton's dwellings to interview him. They discover the place to be suspiciously quiet, after separating to search it, John gets shot.
  • While John is in surgery, Murdoch steps in: Watts explains that Sutton was also likely dead now, as there was another man shot dead in the room with John. Watts is feeling responsible putting John's life at risk.
  • "To ask for the kind of forgiveness I need is to place another burden on him," he tells Dr. Ogden. She, however, believes it's her own recklessness that's to blame. "And yet, look at us. We are unscathed," Watts replies.
  • After he doesn't show up to work, Murdoch finds Watts at his running club and discusses the case with him. Apparently, John had taken a gun out of the armory without informing Watts, and it was believed that the bullet that killed Lucille was from that gun.

Darkness Before the Dawn Part 2

  • Watts musters the courage to visit John. He tries to apologize, but John stops him. "Remember what you told me before? Saying sorry doesn't change anything, so why waste energy in saying it?" He doesn't believe it to be Watts' fault and John already "knew Sutton was dangerous."
  • Dr. Ogden finds Watts in a bar, playing bagatelle by himself, and decides to join him in drinking. Watts questions whether they are truly at fault for their actions if they can't possibly know the outcomes. Julia, however, disagrees. "John Brackenreid is lying in a bed in the hospital, facing the possibility he may never walk again because I refused to wait for a more experience surgeon," she says. "And my actions put you in the position you're in," Watts adds. "Or did they?"
  • Later when Dr. Ogden finds Watts drowning his sorrows, she tells him, "... we may not know the outcome of our actions, but I do know this: there are no outcomes without action." She declines his offer for a drink and leaves promptly. "I have things to do. I hope you do as well."
  • Continue his investigation, Watts uncovers the fact that Carmichael, who had recently confessed to both of the murders, was missing details to prove he was responsible for Lucille Palmer's death. He joins Murdoch to conclude the case.
  • Rejoining the running club, Watts tells a fellow member, "I intend to train until I can beat you." This man is revealed to be Tom Longboat.

Season 13

The Philately Fatality

  • Detective Watts returns to the Station House to assist Detective Murdoch and Inspector Brackenreid with a case involving a stamp enthusiast and a men-only party.
  • When various men are brought to light as being homosexual, Watts' views conflict with Brackenreid's as the case progresses. Where Brackenreid threatens arrest, Watts attempts to speak one-on-one with the suspects as he understands that no one wants to lose their jobs, nor their reputation.
  • Jack Walker helps Watts locate Mr. Paxton's secret stamp collection in exchange for an hour to run an errand visiting his mother. When the Inspector learns of this, he criticizes Watts for being so foolish as "he's being held on suspicion of murder! He could be on a train halfway across the country by now." Watts firmly assures Brackenreid that Jack Walker, though he could have run, has done what was promised and returned to the cells.
  • When the investigation comes to a close, Detective Watts calls on a now-released Mr. Walker to thank him for his cooperation. Hesitating in the doorway, Walker asks if there was anything more Watts wanted to tell him. Watts asks, "Do you mind if I call you, Jack?"

The Final Curtain

  • Llewellyn attends a play, along with George, Julia, William, Thomas and Margaret. They go to support John, who is one of cast members. Llewellyn arrives at his seat later than the others because he "stopped for snacks."
  • When a woman who is one of the cast members is killed during the performance of the play, Llewellyn assists with the investigation, first by helping to keep the audience from getting on to the stage and then by finding potential clues and questioning suspects.
  • After the culprit is found out, Llewellyn is the one who first goes to apprehend him.

The Killing Dose

  • Watts has spent the night over at Jack's residence.
  • Stepping into the hallway, Watts spots George just leaving Effie Newsome's room. He tries to make a discreet get-away but George catches him, saying he didn't know Watts lived in the building. Watts truthfully tells him that he, in fact, doesn't. George assumes Watts has been visiting a lady friend like himself, "We're in the same boat," no need to hide.
  • Watts helps George track down a possible thief in their building. When evidence arises pointing to Jack Walker's butcher shop, they engage in a 'wink and nod' questioning which helps resolve the case but leaves a puzzlement.
  • Watts has asked George to meet with him to explain that he's been having "money troubles" which is why he was staying over at Jack Walker's. Unconvinced, George replies, "Well, Detective, you should know that your – 'money troubles' – are safe with me."
  • A bit taken aback, Watts is silent for a moment before thanking his fellow copper and friend.

Staring Blindly into the Future

  • When several guests go missing at the James Pendrick Symposium for the future, police officers are assigned to the remaining guests and Llewellyn is assigned to Emma Goldman.
  • Llewellyn and Emma are watching Andrew Carnegie deliver his speech and he is saying how he plans to give away his money. While Llewellyn thinks this is admirable, Emma comments how he only got so far because of the workers who struggled and "broke their backs" to get Carnegie where he is. After which, she proceeds to go up to Carnegie, say "this is for the workers," and punch him in the face. As Llewellyn starts to go over, a constable comes up and tells him about other business that needs to be addressed. Llewellyn goes to do that, but he tells the constable to take Emma out of the building, but to not arrest her because, after all, "the woman has a point."

Kill Thy Neighbour

  • When William is framed for murder, Llewellyn helps to catch the real culprit, along with Thomas, George, Julia, Robert and Louise.
  • Llewellyn works out a timeline that narrows down when the device that killed the victim was installed. The actual culprit, Ralph Fellows, says he was following a man to a bordello as part of some private investigator work at the time and shows Llewellyn the photos. However, Llewellyn finds out the man goes to the same bordello at the same time every week and the photos were taken a week earlier.
  • Llewellyn asks for a signed copy of George's book and when George happily obliges, Llewellyn informs him, "It's not for me."

In the Company of Women

  • A boy's pig has gone missing and Llewellyn agrees (somewhat reluctantly) to help him find it.
  • Llewellyn learns the pig has been found and is at Jack's butcher shop, however Thomas wants the pig for a hāngī. After some convincing by Llewellyn, Thomas agrees to let the boy keep the pig.
  • The boy says he will see about having the pig butchered if he doesn't win a prize at the fair and Llewellyn is surprised there is no affection gained for the animal.
  • The culprit in the case solved by Julia, Effie and Louise attempts to flee in his auto and in so doing, ends up hitting the pig, causing him to run away again. Llewellyn and Thomas grab the culprit and Thomas asks Llewellyn if he is going to help the boy catch the pig, to which Llewellyn responds, "No, I think I'm on the pig's side now."

Things Left Behind

  • Watts is leaving a pub in the company of Jack Walker, and while the two attempt to make use of the shadows, their moment is short-lived when Watts discovers a body. He instructs Jack to leave and calls Detective Murdoch to the scene.
  • Constable Higgins arrives and informs them of a robbery of a wealthy estate. Watts goes to investigate the disappearance of a MacAuley painting. A few minutes later, a man identifying himself as Detective Edwards walks in. He explains that he's new to Station House One and still does not have a solved case under his belt, and wishes to work together with Watts. The next day, the two discover evidence that leads to the possible conclusion of the thief being a woman.
  • After interviewing Aldous Germaine, Germaine comments as he leaves, "it was nice seeing you the other evening, Detective." This may suggest that Watts and Jack have attended men-only parties since being together.
  • A day later, Watts is confronted by Detective Edwards, who informs him that Jack had been picked up previously on charges of suspected homosexual activity. "I will take that under advisement," says Watts. As Detective Edwards walks away, Watts gives him a rather annoyed look before following suit.

The Future is Unwritten

  • Upon finding Philipe MacAuley alive, Detectives Watts and Edwards question both the painter and Stella Davenport. They explain how the paintings had been put on loan, not actually bought, in hopes that people would see them and want to buy them. Watts surmises that the real thieves are the collectors - not MacAuley and Davenport. "I like the way you think," Detective Edwards agrees.
  • The two detectives go to retrieve MacAuley's paintings from collector Derek Ferdinand, who objects, stating he'd bought them. However, when Watts asks to see a bill of proof, Ferdinand proudly states the agreement was done by handshake. Being that this cannot be proven, Watts and Edwards proceed to take the paintings off the walls, anyway.
  • Jack and Llewellyn are enjoying each other's company at a bar when Edwards walks in. While neither man sees him, Edwards does see them. He leaves without saying a word.
  • To celebrate Edwards' first case closed, Watts produces a bottle of wine, but Edwards doesn't want it. He instead smashes the bottle against the floor, stating he doesn't like Watts' "kind", and hints that Jack has been arrested by Station House One. Watts moves to strike the man, but backs down.
  • Watts goes to free Jack, but the butcher refuses to let Watts damage his career.
  • Later, Watts storms into Inspector Brackenreid's office and explains the situation. Brackenreid can't do anything: his hands are tied in this matter. Jack Walker is guilty of what he was charged with. "Then Charge me," Watts demands. "I am as indecent as Jack Walker," adding, "Jack Walker should not be persecuted for being a human being - nor should I." Before leaving, Watts asks the inspector what his next action will be.
  • As it happens, Brackenreid ends up releasing Jack. Though Watts doesn't thank the Inspector personally, he does leave a bottle of wine on his desk, with a note that reads, "A gift for a man of honour. My sincere My deepest respect."

Season 14

Murdoch and the Tramp

  • Watts is present at the Victoria Day Carnival when Henry gives the good news that Ruth is pregnant.
  • A few moments later the group encounters Obie Stratford, who comments on Julia's outfit, "if styles keep advancing I hope I live five years longer." Murdoch is confused as to why this is funny to which Watts explains, "I believe the joke lies in the incongruence of the lasciviousness." The light-hearted moment is spoiled when a body falls through the overhead tarp.
  • Watts enters Brackenreid's office while Nomi is leaving, having noticed something curious, but he stops talking when he sees the Inspector's expression. He inquires if something is wrong to which Brackenreid denies. "You can confide in me," Watts assures him. Brackenreid explains the situation and his difficulty with lying and hiding things. He asks how Watts does it - he feels bloody awful lying. "Precisely," says Watts.
  • Back at the carnival, Watts informs Murdoch that he's talked to a man who says he witnessed a man with a knife near the stage. He is then distracted by shouting somewhere nearby and decides to go investigate. George goes with him. The disturbance turns out to be a father beating his son - or so they think. Upon separating them, the boy, who turns out to be Buster Keaton, begins to get angry and explains it's all an act, at which point Llewellyn instructs the constable to let Buster's father go.
  • Beneath the stage on Vaudeville night, Watts and George are assisting Mr. Laurel on finding his suitcase when they discover a large case of sharp objects directly beneath the trap door of the stage. The door is barely held shut by a single nail - an obvious trap. George pops through the trap door to warn Charlie Chaplin and the show is called off. Later at the station house, Chaplin boasts about receiving a letter from a young lady after a romantic encounter. "How do you know it's from a young lady?" Watts asks. "It could be from an old lady. Or a young man." Murdoch somewhat agrees that it could be a trap and devises a plan, which involves Watts following Obie Stratford, their top suspect, while remaining in constant wireless contact via a large device strapped to his back. Watts is rather apprehensive. "I'm meant to wear this?"
  • The truth is discovered some time later - Obie Stratford is the target, not the perpetrator. Watts is instructed to detain Ed Ward without drawing suspicion. Watts initiates the comedic chase scene near the end when he looks at Ed Ward and exclaims, "Oh! You're under arrest!"

Rough and Tumble

  • Watts assists Murdoch, and the reluctant Brackenreid, in uncovering the truth surrounding a murder which Bobby is the alleged perpetrator of.

Code M for Murdoch

  • While Murdoch attempts to track down James Pendrick, Watts deals with a case involving a body found in the Don river. A photo of the dead man is hung up in the Station House and he is recognized by Julia, who says his name is Doctor Quinlan.
  • Quinlan was beaten with the use of a weapon, not fists. Watts suggest perhaps a cricket bat. He, Julia, and Violet Hart are curious as to why Quinlan did not defend himself. Hart says she'll know more when she sees his brain. Watts, eyeing the saw in her hand, makes a rapid departure.
  • Back at the Station House, Watts questions Professor John Gatlin, a colleague of Quinlan's. Gatlin has no knowledge of anyone who would want to harm Quinlan - "he was highly regarded in his field". Quinlan believed he was close to discovering a medical breakthrough, though he wouldn't tell anyone, and his partner had insisted on secrecy. Watts asks the name of this partner. "A man by the name of Pendrick," Gatlin says. Perhaps Watts and Murdoch's cases are connected?
  • After discovering what happened to Quinlan, the question becomes, what killed him? Violet Hart unveils Quinlan's brain (much to Watts and Murdoch's disgust) and explains she found a severe inflammation in his brain. Julia identifies it as rabies. Murdoch wonders if this is what happened to Pendrick's dog, which had been put down three months ago. "Perhaps the passing of his pup prompted Pendrick to pursue a... cure," Watts says.

Shock Value

  • Jack tells Llewellyn that he's planning a surprise, and while Watts doesn't like surprises, Jack asks him for his indulgence.
  • Later, Watts spots George oiling up a bicycle and remarks that "a modern police station would have automobiles by now."
  • George expresses the difficulties he's having on a recent case of the kidnap of a child, for there's only one witness and he is disinclined to trust her. Watts tosses him a pretzel and offers to assist. While the two are around town, Watts spots Jack talking to another man and hesitates, then quickly brushes it off when George inquires.
  • After seeing Jack talking to the other man a second time, Llewellyn discreetly follows them to Jack's apartment and opens the door. To his embarrassment, he sees a cake on the table and learns the man is a baker and Jack was going to surprise Llewellyn with the cake for their one year anniversary. The man leaves as Llewellyn apologizes, and then Llewellyn starts to leave, but Jack stops him. "Since you've ruined the surprise, we may as well have cake... so, I suppose this means you like me." "Oh, very much," Llewellyn replies.

The Ministry of Virtue

  • Watts encounters a man banging on an alleyway door screaming "I paid in full!" He asks what the trouble is, opens his coat to reveal where his badge should be, then realizes it's in his pocket. The man explains he's waiting for a delivery. Watts inquires on the type of delivery, but before the man can respond a woman walks up and introduces herself as Constance Weatherly who serves the Virtue's Ministry. Thinking all is well in hand, Watts starts to leave, then becomes suspicious again when Weatherly asks if Axel Crawford is "ready to collect [his] bride?" Then another woman opens the door and tells Weatherly, "Maddie's locked herself in the lavatory." Weatherly asks Watts help.
  • They approach the locked door where a woman named Madeline Tompkins has locked herself in. Watts inquires on the nature of this place, then knocks on the door himself. Weatherly procures a set of keys and opens it to a dastardly sight - Miss Tompkins lying in a bathtub, bloodied, and dead.
  • Murdoch is brought in to conduct the investigation. While he is questioning Miss Weatherly, Watts calls from the upstairs window that he's found something. He reveals a pendant bearing initials which are not the victim's, then leads Murdoch outside to where there are shoe marks underneath Tompkins' window.
  • Later, Watts is helping a distraught Jack Walker deal with offensive vandalism done to the butcher shop. As Jack leaves per Watts' request, the detective asks a group of men if they saw anything. The men deny seeing something, but sarcastically quip that what happened was a shame. Watts arrests them. Jack is not pleased to hear this, wanting things to just blow over, and breaks things off between them.
  • Watts asks Brackenreid for the vandal charges to be dropped. The inspector is confused. "I thought Jack Walker was your friend." Indeed, he is, but this friend wishes to avoid public trial. The charges are dropped, Watts goes to see Jack, only to find him currently celebrating an engagement party with a young woman. The woman invites him in but he declines. "I would never intrude on your joy." Jack closes the door in Watts' face.
  • Again in Brackenreid's office, Watts skulks around with a drink in his hand, agonizing over Jack Walker's engagement to Clara Cartwright. He becomes obsessed about warning the bride to be about who Jack is. Brackenreid advises him not to do anything stupid.
  • From a distance, Watts watches Clara and Jack.

Murdoch Escape Room

  • A call comes in to the station house, seemingly from Murdoch, asking after Detective Watts, but Watts is out investigating a corpse found in a sewer. Brackenreid goes in his place.
  • At the station house, Watts is sorting through the evidence - including Miss Cherry's notebook. Higgins arrives and tells the Detective he spoke with Frank Hoover, the man who wrote the note. It was addressed to Phineas Smith, a witness in the Osbourne robbery case, and Detective Murdoch's alibi in the case surrounding Raymond Huckabee's death.
  • Watts interviews Frank Hoover, who says he gave the IOU to Smith the last time he ever saw him, at the Queen's hotel. Apparently, he was getting paid to stay out of his house for a time. "Who paid him?" Hoover doesn't know; Smith was having dinner with someone - a woman - and he never got the chance to speak with him. Watts holds up Goldie Huckabee's photo. "That's her," says Hoover.
  • Watts, Higgins, and Miss Cherry dig around the case files on Raymond Huckabee's murder. Watts asks if Mrs. Huckabee has been located yet, but she hasn't. They discover that Raymond Huckabee was constantly in debt from gambling and his wife was concerned, going so far as to hire a P.I.. "Number one reason not to get married." She tells Watts to consider her a confirmed bachelorette. "Consider me your counterpart," Watts returns.
  • Miss Cherry seems surprised to discover that Watts is a bachelor. "You just haven't been in love," she decides. Watts tells her she's "very wrong about that", and Louise asks the name of his apparently former lover - assuming female. "Jack...lyn," Watts says.
  • The two then discover a rough sketch of the device that killed Raymond Huckabee among Goldie's personal papers. Then Higgins comes in with a case of knives they found hidden in her attic. There is one missing, a direct match to the knife found on the corpse in the sewer. Miss Cherry also discovers a stash of love letters from Ralph Fellows.
  • Fellows is brought in for Watts to interview. He maintains his insistence that Detective Murdoch killed Raymond Huckabee. He also reveals that he was aware of Station House Four's plan to trap him, then Fellows asks where Murdoch is. "Why am I talking to a second-rate Detective?" Watts asks if he killed Raymond Huckabee. Fellows denies this, and when asked why he confessed, says it was "To stop you and the corrupt machinery of the law from railroading the only woman I ever loved." Fellows attempts to taunt Watts, to little effect.
  • Watts and Cherry track down the crown attorney once more, but without Goldie Huckabee to interview, their argument holds little weight. Unfortunately, Goldie cannot be located. "So," Watts rambles to Miss Cherry as they walk down the road, "have we just saved an innocent man from the noose, or allowed a killer to walk free?" With the new evidence against Goldie it allows for reasonable doubt in the conviction of Ralph Fellows. Miss Cherry wonders if this was the plan all along. Although, none of this would have happened if Louise hadn't stumbled upon the skeleton in the alleyway, which leads them to believe their cases are connected. They discover that Miss Cherry's tip on her "unrelated" case had come from Goldie Huckabee. The two toss ideas back and forth, before wondering where Detective Murdoch has gone to.
  • Watts, Higgins, and Miss Cherry examine a note on the blackboard. Watts discovers it to be a code, an invitation to meet at 36 Tate Street, which is Kirkham's old electroplating factory, slated for demolition. The pieces begin to fall into place.
  • Watts gets there in time to rescue everyone from being dissolved in acid, quipping, "would now be a good time to ask for a raise?"
  • After the case is closed, Louise and Watts are walking down the street together, discussing the case. "I acted with integrity at every point," Miss Cherry comments. Watts agrees, to which Miss Cherry says it's not a common opinion. "Oh, I don't have common opinions," Watts says. Louise then goes in to kiss him, but Watts backs up awkwardly. He apologizes, explaining he's not ready. Louise assumes that he's still in love with "her", to which Watts appears to agree, stating, "something like that."

The Dominion of New South Mimico

  • Both Watts and Murdoch are summoned by Roderick H. Roderick to the newly formed "nation" of New South Mimico to investigate a murder.
  • While Murdoch argues the legitimacy of New South Mimico, Watts quips that borders aren't real: "They're arbitrary divisors of people, but insomuch as we acknowledge them, we may as well acknowledge Mr. Newsome's." Thus ends the discussion and bringing attention back to the murder the detectives were originally summoned for. Later, Watts calls the "nation" a "manifestation of a lunatic's untethered vanity".

The .38 Murdoch Special

  • Since his breakup with Jack Walker, Watts has spent his days moping around the station house contemplating on laws put in place for the sake of "morality". He then seeks out Doctor Ogden, hoping she can help "cure" him of his "deviant sexual impulses" (his homosexuality). Julia is hesitant, but Watts tells her to consider it.
  • They do end up going through with it, but Watts doesn't feel any different. Julia tells him that she believes deep down, he doesn't really want to change, which Watts denies. "I have to." He tells Julia that his heart isn't broken simply because someone doesn't love him anymore, but that someone isn't allowed to love him.
  • Back in the station house later on, Watts observes that they "work for a system that builds laws to ensure that those who fit what society wants are rewarded, while those who do not are left to suffer," alluding to his own troubles.

Everything is Broken Part 1

  • Watts is drinking at a bar and complaining to the bartender about a loud group of men in the next room when a boy walks in holding a gun, and shoots at the loudest man. Watts attempts to apprehend the boy, but he scurries away. The detective questions all the men, but none of them have any idea who the boy was.

Everything is Broken Part 2

  • Watts helps identify the man young Harry Murdoch shot at as Frank Rhodes.
  • Upon meeting Violet in the morgue, he asks if she could secure a table at her husband's restaurant. Violet agrees, then states that he seems to be in good spirits. The two have a friendly conversation, relating to each other's troubles of the heart. Watts claims he has gotten over his heartbreak, and is no longer looking for love.
  • However, it appears the Jack-Llewellyn relationship is not over.

Season 15

The Things We Do for Love Part 1

  • Watts is sent to investigate the case of a young woman whose parents believe her husband murdered her. A neighbour leads Watts around back, where a couple are kneeling in front of a fire. They are saying goodbye to the soul of their daughter. The father claims that the man who killed her is inside the house - her husband, Jack Larkin. However, he knows nothing about their claims.
  • Questioning the parents, Watts inquires why they believe Larkin killed their daughter, Minori. The mother says that Larkin beat Minori, often, and she tried to leave. He also apparently had a wife before her, whom he killed. At the scene of the burial, Violet Hart manages to swipe a part of a bone to examine later.
  • Later, Watts interviews the parents. A young man comes in, demanding to know why his parents are here if they have done nothing wrong. Watts shakes his head, saying that they did assault Larkin, but the young man defends them. Watts does eventually interview Jack Larkin, who claims that he's simply a man who's lived in tragic circumstances. Watts wants to charge him, but is overruled by Brackenreid. Legally, he cannot be held, not without solid evidence.
  • Watts and Violet are summoned to the Nakamura's estate, where Jack Larkin lies dead, but Eliza Day is still alive.

The Things We Do for Love Part 2

  • Watts and Brackenreid suspect the son Keiji might be responsible for Jack Larkin's murder. Brackenreid tells Watts to bring the Nakamura parents in, but Watts is hesitant, believing them to be suffering. "They're parents," Brackenreid counters. "They live in a world of perpetual suffering." The parents are brought in anyway, but they do not believe their son would kill another man.
  • Keiji is brought in, and is surprised to learn Jack Larkin is dead. Suspicion of him is cleared after his alibi is confirmed. Later, Watts asks Hart to ask Dr. Ogden to examine the bone fragment from the cremation and Ogden identifies it as an animal bone – possible pig's, indicating that the Nakamura daughter is still alive. The parents are brought in, and Brackenreid strategically charges them with murder, later telling Watts that he has the bare bones of a plan: If their daughter is a good person, she'll come forward to protect her parents.
  • The next day at the Station House, Minori Nakamura surrenders herself to Watts, confessing to the murder and pleads for her parents' release. Minori is arrested and Watts sympathizes, wondering what will happen to her given her cruel circumstances.

Blood on the Tracks

  • Watts is at the Station House, holding Henry's baby Jordan in his arms when Murdoch comes in. Henry brings up a new holiday called Mother's Day, which Watts appears to approve of. He then hands Jordan back to Henry and picks up his half-eaten pretzel.
  • Jack and Llewellyn are walking down the street discussing visiting Portugal. Jack offers to take them to the track instead. Watts seems wary of this. "I haven't placed a bet since 1902 when I lost every penny I had." Jack reassures him that he'll only be paying for drinks.
  • Watts and Jack find Jordan sitting on the ground playing with Murdoch's remote control, thus reuniting the child with her frantic father Henry, after she escaped the Station House.

Love or Money

  • After Llewellyn compliments George's Aunt Zinnia on her hat, he is informed she always wondered what she would wear to a station house and that she is there on suspicion of murder. Llewellyn tells her, "If you're innocent, you're in the best of hands. If you're guilty... good day!"
  • Llewellyn poses as a bank teller in order to continue the ruse started by William, George, Thomas and Zinnia, intended to catch a suspect.

I Know What You Did Last Autumn

  • Watts holds a pumpkin carving contest in the station house, but soon considers his carving attempts too poor to enter into his own contest. However, later one of his carved pumpkins is shown with others in the contest, indicating he changed his mind about entering, or at least still wanted it to be on display.

The Incorrigible Dr. Ogden

  • Watts invites Jack to attend a performance at the Plaza Theatre with him for an evening of enchantment, but Jack nervously declines.
  • At the station house, Inspector Brackenreid introduces Watts to Milo Strange, a man who claims, "Walt Whitman has been abducted." Watts is confused, stating that "Walt Whitman is dead", but Strange soon clarifies - Walt Whitman is his peacock, named after the poet. Brackenreid leaves the case in Watts' hands.
  • After the case is solved and Walt Whitman, the peacock returned, Strange invites Watts to a poetry reading: an evening of enchantment.

Murdoch Knows Best

  • Watts and George are on the case of a missing person, Coach Keen, reported by a youth basketball team. All they could find was his hat with some blood on it. He was last seen going to buy uniforms for the team, but Watts discovers he never made it to the sporting goods store. While hypothesizing on what happened, Watts spots and becomes distracted by Milo Strange across the street.
  • As it turns out, Coach Keen took the money and used it to buy drinks instead of helping the young basketball team. Watts and George confront the would-be coach and George threatens to arrest him, but Watts hums, "he's not worth the hot meal." Later, the two of them are wondering what to do; the children are just poor street urchins who want to play a game. Watts suggests finding them a new coach - and another seven dollars for uniforms. The two of them do just that.
  • Watts runs into Strange once more, stating, "seems we can't manage to avoid one another." He offers Strange a pretzel and, to his delight, Strange accepts.

The Lady Vanishes

  • Llewellyn assists William and George in locating Henry, along with helping to solve the case of the kidnapping of Lucinda Helmsworthy.
  • Llewellyn is responsible for finding the driver of the streetcar Henry was on, whose information leads Llewellyn, William and George to Henry's location.
  • After talking to Thomas and William about how Mr. Helmsworthy might've stolen the ransom money, Llewellyn states, "If it's there we shall discover it. Unless he is cleverer than us, of course, in which case we will likely fail. But, the risk of failure should not dampen the endeavour." He then proceeds to back slowly out of Thomas' office.

Drawn in Blood

  • Llewellyn very much wants to attend the Mahler concert, but is unable to get tickets. When Milo invites him, Llewellyn is excited and accepts immediately.
  • Regarding the case of the supposed cartoonist who was killed, Llewellyn finds out no one saw who left the most recent drawing and delivers this information to Thomas.
  • Llewellyn then expresses that he is unsure about going to the concert with Milo because he is still with Jack and doesn't want to mislead Milo or be unfair to Jack. Thomas tells him there's nothing wrong if it's just friends and Llewellyn agrees that he is overthinking things.
  • Another drawing shows up in the paper, featuring caricatures of Llewellyn, Thomas, William, George and Henry. Llewellyn asks why he was included as he's hardly been involved with the case and George says, "guilt by association, I suppose."
  • Outside the concert, Llewellyn asks for the tickets and Milo says he has another idea, his friend is going to leave the side door open so they can sneak in. Llewellyn is unsure about this, but goes along, especially when Milo says it's a challenge, as Llewellyn loves a challenge.
  • The manager catches Llewellyn and Milo, and they run out the door. Llewellyn said for them to make a run for it, to Milo's surprise, as explaining it to the men from the station house could be difficult.
  • Llewellyn and Milo discuss how the concert was much better up close. Milo then suggests they see the rest of the concert when it comes to New York and Llewellyn tells him, "that's a lovely idea."
  • Thomas sees Llewellyn later and comments that he seems in a better mood. Llewellyn thanks him and tells him he had a great time. Thomas leaves and Llewellyn goes to buy a pretzel, but after doing so he sees Jack's butcher shop and has a look that suggests he still feels some guilt about attending the concert with Milo.

The Night Before Christmas

  • Llewellyn is attending the station house over Christmas while Thomas, William, George, Henry, Margaret, Julia, Effie and Ruth visit an estate bequeathed to Julia, which is going to be made into a home for orphans.
  • When Violet sees that Llewellyn didn't go to the estate with the others she asks him if he hates Christmas and Llewellyn answers, "I'm Jewish by birth, a doubter by nature and a cynic by experience, but more than all that I find myself incapable of forced cheer."
  • Three children show up at the station house with a large gift box they found on the street. Llewellyn opens the box to find there is a puppy inside, a Christmas present for a boy, from his parents, and the children want help finding him.
  • Llewellyn tells them they won't be able to find him on Christmas Eve, they can look on Boxing Day and for now, take the puppy home. However, it turns out the children are orphans and therefore don't have a home.
  • Violet makes a comment about Llewellyn proving his detective skills and he accepts the challenge. He narrows down where the puppy most likely came from, but there's still a lot of walking and telephone calls. Finally, on the last phone call, Llewellyn finds out where the puppy belongs.
  • Llewellyn, Violet and the children take the puppy to the home and our greeted by the boy who is getting the puppy for Christmas. They surprise him with the puppy, and after the excitement, he invites them inside for Christmas breakfast, with his mother's approval. They all go inside and Llewellyn thanks the family for their generosity.
  • Later, George informs Julia and William that Llewellyn called and has three orphans ready to move in.

Murdoch on the Couch

  • Llewellyn greets a man named Mr. Davidson at the station house. He claims his wife has been killed, and this was shown to him in a dream.
  • Mr Davidson tells Llewellyn the dream, it involves seeing his wife lying on a blanket covered in blood, and a man sitting behind her, holding a scalpel. He tells Llewellyn he believes the man behind his wife is the one who killed her. Then Llewellyn gets a phone call and is informed that no one has seen a woman living at Mr. Davidson's residence.
  • Llewellyn looks at the case file for Mrs. Davidson and finds she was killed four years ago. This leads him to believe that Mr. Davidson is confused about his wife's death and thought something happened recently. The case file shows Mrs. Davidson committed suicide, but Mr. Davidson says he still believes she was killed.
  • Mrs. Davidson's case file shows that Julia is the one who performed the autopsy, and Llewellyn asks if it could have been a murder. She remarks that Mrs. Davidson was shown to have a large amount of opium in her system, suggesting someone may have drugged and killed her.
  • Dr. Freud is at the station house, due to receiving a death threat, which he believes was sent by one of his colleagues. Llewellyn remarks that Dr. Freud is an expert in dream interpretation and should interpret Mr. Davidson's dream.
  • Dr. Freud concludes the man Mr. Davidson saw was his own reflection, suggesting he is the one who killed his wife. This idea angers Mr. Davidson, and he squeezes a glass he is holding so hard that it breaks, and his hand starts bleeding. Llewellyn and Julia go to help him.
  • Later, when everyone is preoccupied, Mr. Davidson grabs Dr. Freud and threatens to stab him in the neck. Llewellyn, William and Thomas see him and assess the situation. Mr. Davidson tells them that his wife was abused by her father and went to Dr. Freud for guidance, however she ended up killing herself because he caused her to question what actually happened, and why. Mr. Davidson blamed Freud for his wife's death. Thomas punches Dr. Freud when Mr. Davidson is not expecting it, allowing Llewellyn and William to grab him and move him away from Dr. Freud.
  • Llewellyn and William interview Mr. Davidson and he tells them he was the one who sent the death threat. He then decided to go to the station house and set up the story about the dream so he could kill Freud. Llewellyn remarks that the ruse had them fooled.
  • Llewellyn comments that he thinks it seems foolish to attempt to understand the way people think.

The Witches of East York

  • Llewellyn finds it very interesting that there is a witch, Minerva West, living in Toronto, and wants to meet her.
  • When Gunther Wenders, a man who threatened Miss West, is put in jail, she and two other witches cast a spell in front of Station House 4. As they begin, Llewellyn exits the station house and watches them, intrigued.
  • At the same time the spell is being cast, Mr. Wenders is standing in his cell showing great distress. A constable calls Llewellyn and he goes to the cell where Mr. Wenders is now lying on the bed. Llewellyn checks his pulse and finds he is dead.
  • Llewellyn tells William about the timing of the spell and Mr. Wenders dying. William is sure there is no correlation and suggests Mr. Wenders was killed another way, such as by poisoning. Llewellyn goes to check how the meals are prepared and given to the inmates.
  • He finds that each inmate was served the same meal and distribution was random, therefore no one would be able to tell who was going to get a particular plate of food.
  • Mrs. Wenders goes to William and Llewellyn, insisting the one who killed her husband is Miss West, and they should question her.
  • Llewellyn and William go to Miss West's house. She tells them the spell was not mean to kill Mr. Wenders, but to keep him quiet. Llewellyn asks who were the other women he saw that night. Minerva only knows their chosen names, Persephone Jade and Elsbeth Nighthawk. Llewellyn notices Minerva's book that holds her incantations and spells. Some of the ingredients used are poisonous. William and Llewellyn take the book for evidence, along with the cabinet which holds it and various ingredients, much to Minerva's frustration.
  • Back at the station House, Julia asks Llewellyn what he thinks about Minerva. He appreciates how she thinks differently and doesn't live by general rules of society.
  • Llewellyn and William find Miss West, Miss Jade and Miss Nighthawk engaged in a ceremony and wait till they are done. Afterwards they follow Miss Nighthawk and Miss Jade. Both of them stop at the same house, but Miss Jade leaves just before Llewellyn and William get there. They find out this was Mr. Wender's house and Miss Nighthawk is his daughter. She doesn't show remorse for her father's death and readily admits she killed him because he hated her.
  • Llewellyn and William question Miss Nighthawk at the station house. She says she killed her father by casting her own spell outside the station house. Llewellyn observes that Miss Nighthawk and Miss Jade are a couple and Mr. Wenders did not approve of their relationship. Though it is most unlikely Miss Nighthawk killed Mr. Wenders with witchcraft, she is taken to the cells. They have to hold her, as she confessed to the crime, and they will find out what actually happened.
  • Llewellyn does not see how religion and superstition are different.
  • Julia and Violet find out Mr. Wenders likely had a reaction to something he ate. Llewellyn and William go to the kitchen to ask the cook, Verona, if she has seen anything suspicious and find out what food caused Mr. Wender's death. The only thing is someone was looking around, but didn't take anything. Llewellyn picks up a jar of cooking oil and smells it, noting that it has a strong odour. This is not the usual vegetable oil that Verona uses.
  • Julia and Violet find out the oil is soya oil, which often causes a severe reaction for people who are sensitive to soy beans. Llewellyn observes the oil was deliberately switched. This ultimately leads to the discovery that Mrs. Wenders killed her husband in order to protect her daughter.

Rawhide Ralph

Patriot Games

Brother Can You Spare a Crime

Pendrick's Planetary Parlour

Devil Music

  • Llewellyn attends a show with Milo at the salon started by Violet and Miss Bright, the Star Bright Club, where a man named Leadbelly performs a song called Five Ways to Kill a Man. While watching the performance, Llewellyn is acting rather standoffish towards Milo.
  • The body of a man who performed at the salon is found, and after Violet determines several possible causes of death, Llewellyn recognises that they are all mentioned in Leadbelly's song.
  • Llewellyn is tasked with finding someone who saw the victim and determining whereabouts before he died. Milo joins him. Llewellyn isn't sure about this and comments about how Milo was with another man. Milo says that they are together now. He wants to help and Llewellyn agrees.
  • Llewellyn discovers the victim was seen in the early morning, returning to the salon. He was killed there, and then his body was moved.
  • Violet determines the victim was killed by a blow to the head, and all other previously considered causes were simulated after his death. Llewellyn observes, "Leadbelly was being set up".
  • Llewellyn is walking with Milo and says he enjoyed working with him, then asks about them being together that evening, when he isn't working. Milo reminds him he will be with another man then, but there is still some time before he leaves. Milo proceeds to kiss Llewellyn on the cheek, which catches him by surprise. There are people around, but no one seems to notice. Milo walks away; Llewellyn shakes his head, but follows after him.

Sweet Amelia

  • Llewellyn is attempting to get in touch with Milo Strange, but is unable to reach him directly, having to leave a message with someone else who answers the phone.
  • Llewellyn acquires an advertisement showing that Milo will be reading poetry at the Star Bright Club.
  • Llewellyn goes to the Star Bright Club to surprise Milo, only to find out that Milo has already invited another man to the poetry reading. Llewellyn walks out, looking dismayed.

Pay the Piper

Close Encounters

Season 16

Sometimes They Come Back Part 1

Sometimes They Come Back Part 2

Clean Hands

Honeymoon in Hampshire

Porcelain Maiden

Ballad of Gentleman Jones

The Long Goodbye Part 1

  • Inspector Edwards orders a raid of a men-only party Llewellyn is attending. George tells Llewellyn to leave, but Llewellyn says he will go to jail with his friends.
  • Later, George tells Llewellyn that he can go, but Llewellyn says he is going to stay in jail until he is able to have a trial. He wants the people to say if it's a crime for him to be who he is.

The Long Goodbye Part 2

  • Llewellyn has chosen not to eat as a statement against his treatment and not being given a trial. However, he does drink some water that George gives him.
  • Violet visits Llewellyn in jail while he is sleeping and pours a thick liquid in his water cup. Llewellyn wakes up and asks what is going on. Violet tells him she is checking in on him. Llewellyn is finding it difficult to keep up, but when Violet says he doesn't have to continue, Llewellyn says he does. Violet offers him some water and he comments that it has an odd taste. She replies that it's because he hasn't eaten for so long.
  • George tells Llewellyn that if he doesn't leave he will have to be thrown out. Llewellyn leaves, but is distraught. He says the reason he will not get a trial is because smart and good people would find the law is not right.
  • Llewellyn realizes Violet put vital amines in his water and goes to the morgue to confront her. She tells him she didn't want his life to be in danger from malnourishment. Llewellyn says he had to make a statement. Violet apologizes for misleading him, but tells him that if he is gone he can't actually speak out and attempt to change things. Llewellyn admits that makes sense, comments about being very hungry, then invites Violet to go eat with him, which she accepts.
  • Llewellyn goes to see George as George wants to talk with him. George is wearing a suit and Llewellyn asks about it. Since Edwards was fired, George is now the inspector. Llewellyn thinks this is a joke at first, but George is serious. He says the first thing he wants to do as Inspector is ask if Llewellyn wants to go back to his job. Llewellyn asks if this is even with him being who he is. George replies that he is asking because of who Llewellyn is. As such, Llewellyn agrees to come back. He then asks if there is anything for him to start on. Yes, George proceeds to hand him a pretzel. Llewellyn takes a pretzel out of his pocket, grabs the one from George, and happily starts eating.

Season 17

Do The Right Thing Part 1

Do The Right Thing Part 2

Murdoch and the Mona Lisa

Station House of Horrors

  • Though Llewellyn doesn't make his own wish, he is featured prominently in Violet's story, Post Mortem.
  • When a man who is looking and behaving oddly attacks Violet, Llewellyn intervenes and pushes him away. Violet and Llewellyn then proceed to the morgue.
  • At the morgue, Llewellyn complains he is not feeling well and Violet notices his hand has been bitten and looks infected, but there hasn't been enough time for that to be the case. Llewellyn comments that the man could've been sick.
  • As Violet is bandaging Llewellyn's wound, a dead man lying on a table in back of him begins to rise. Llewellyn sees Violet's reaction and asks what is the matter. She points past Llewellyn and he turns around to see the dead man moving towards them. After Violet tells him to, Llewellyn goes over to the freezer and coaxes the man over, planning to lock him inside. However, when Llewellyn opens the door, there are several more bodies that have all reanimated. As the dead people move towards them, Llewellyn and Violet manage to close the freezer door.
  • Afterwards, Llewellyn recognises that he is becoming like the other people and tells Violet to shoot him. Instead she decides to give him an overdose of heroine. Though at first it seems like the overdose works, Llewellyn suddenly wakes up growling and reaches towards Violet, his teeth yellowed and decayed, having become one of the reanimated dead.

Dying to be Enlightened

The Cottage in the Woods

The Christmas List

Train to Nowhere

Murdoch and the Treasure of Lima

  • Llewellyn learns that a family heirloom, a watch passed down to him from his father, contains coordinates that may lead to the location of treasure.

Spirits in the Night

Engaged to be Murdered

  • Llewellyn takes on the high profile case of a student killed in the women's dorms at the University of Toronto.
  • Llewellyn finds a new love interest, Joseph Greyson, who works as a night watchman at the university.

Why Is Everybody Singing?

  • After William is found shot and the investigation has started, he hears Llewellyn singing about covering all areas of the scene in the search for evidence.
  • Llewellyn is one of the constructs that William's subconscious manifests to help him figure out what happened.
  • William hears Llewellyn singing with Thomas, George and Henry about clues they found. Particularly, Llewellyn sings about how they found what looks to be a bullet hole in a window and how it was determined that the perpetrator was lying in wait for William.
  • In William's hospital room, George, Llewellyn and Henry have more information for Thomas. Llewellyn tells him that an arrest has been made, and Henry says it is Maizy Mack. William again hears them singing and Llewellyn sings about how Maizy's husband was hanged due to evidence provided by William, suggesting possible motive. However, she denies this.
  • Llewellyn sings a song with Violet about how they are not certain the perpetrator was Maizy. Llewellyn sings mainly about how the evidence was so obvious, it seems more to him that she she was being set up.
  • William's hat was damaged when he was shot and Llewellyn buys him a new one.
  • Llewellyn is one of many people singing and dancing when William is out of his coma, but has a relapse of the musical anomaly.

Season 18

In The Future

A Frankie Drake Mysteries Cold Case

  • In 1921, Inspector Watts is called to help with a case that he worked on with former Chief Constable Brackenreid in 1905, but they were unable to solve. By teaming up with Morality Officer Mary Shaw and Private Detective Frankie Drake, they uncover the real culprit behind the robbery that was believed to have involved Frankie's father.

Trivia

  • MM writer Simon McNabb: "There was a long conversation in the Writers’ Room about how to bring in a detective who could play off Murdoch and be his opposite without being a terrible detective,... So we thought about how to come up with someone who is totally unlike Murdoch but still very much a classically great detective and in the mold of your Sherlock Holmes’. We found a nice balance — so it was really fun to see them play off each other and I think the actors did too."
  • Daniel Maslany, who plays Detective Watts, is the younger brother of actress Tatiana Maslany who is known for her role as Alison Hendrix in Orphan Black.
  • When Greg David (TV, Eh?) asked if we can trust Watts' motives at the end of Season 10, Peter Mitchell answered, "Maybe. I never trust those Maslanys. They have many faces! (Laughs) Daniel is fantastic; just a very pleasant young man."
  • For the first several episodes, the end credits had him listed as simply Detective Watts, as his first name had not been revealed. After Hades Hath No Fury (ep. 1015), in which his sister calls him by his first name, the credits changed accordingly to list him as Detective Llewellyn Watts.
  • Season 11 will reveal him to be "a gadabout detective and he comes and he goes. He is semi-permanently stationed in No. 4.", according to Peter Mitchell. Watts is in at least half of that season's episodes.
  • According to show-runner Peter Mitchell after Season 13, "And I think that the way that Daniel portrayed the character, it was with the writers easy for us to go, ‘Yeah, that wouldn’t be a surprise.’ I don’t think we plotted out a three-year arc that would uncover a secret, other than it seemed like although some of the fans had a hard time accepting that this could indeed be possible, it never seemed to us that it was a huge leap. And Dan was super pumped to do it, sort of like off to the races."

Gallery


Murdoch Mysteries Recurring Actors and Characters
Daniel Maslany as Detective WattsShanice Banton as Violet HartLachlan Murdoch as Henry HigginsArwen Humphreys as Margaret BrackenreidPaul Sun-Hyung Lee as Albert ChoiClare McConnell as Effie NewsomeBea Santos as Louise CherryCharles Vandervaart as John BrackenreidPeter Keleghan as Terrence MeyersPeter Stebbings as James PendrickMatthew Bennett as Allen CleggNigel Bennett as former Chief Constable Giles • Siobhan Murphy as Ruth NewsomeShailene Garnett as Nomi JohnstonStephanie Belding as Nurse SullivanSebastian Pigott as Dr. DixonColin Mochrie as Ralph FellowsJames McGowan as Dr. ForbesPatrick McKenna as Hamish SlorachDmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola TeslaJohn Tench as Alexander Graham BellMartin Moreau as Theodore RooseveltCyrus Lane as Rupert NewsomeCraig Brown as Eddie CrawfordDavid Reale as Mr. ClementsErin Agostino as Nina BloomMouna Traoré as Rebecca JamesJordan Johnson-Hinds as Nate DesmondDylan Neal as Jasper LinneyKristian Bruun as Constable JacksonRichard Clarkin as Chief Constable DavisMichael Seater as James GilliesRothaford Gray as Alderman William Peyton HubbardCyrus Lane as Roger NewsomeGeorgina Reilly as Emily GraceCharlotte Sullivan as Charlotte (formerly Minerva Fairchild)Sean Harraher as Constable WorseleyTamara Hope as Edna Brooks (née Garrison)Giacomo Gianniotti as Leslie GarlandNicole Underhay as Margaret HaileSarah Gadon as Ruby OgdenKate Greenhouse as Sally PendrickStephen McHattie as Harry MurdochGeraint Wyn Davies as Arthur Conan Doyle
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