Hell to Pay

"Hell to Pay"
Season	10
Episode	1018
Airdate	March 20, 2017
Writer	Peter Mitchell
Director	Peter Mitchell
Guests	Robin Dunne John Wildman
Previous	Hot Wheels of Thunder
Next	TBA

"Hell to Pay" is the eighteenth episode of Season Ten and the landmark one hundred fiftieth of the Murdoch Mysteries series. It first aired on March 20, 2017.

Summary

When a burlesque dancer asks Murdoch for help, the Station House No. 4 team find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy and unforeseen danger.

In the highly dramatic, action-filled season finale, William Murdoch is on the run.

While Murdoch didn't kill anyone, it is what the evidence says – framed for murder and caught in a conspiracy – he doesn't think anyone in the Constabulary can help him with a target on his back.

But he’s not the only one in danger, an adversary from Thomas Brackenreid's past returns and things get deadly serious. Everyone is drawn into the conspiracy and all their lives are in peril.

Character Revelations

• Murdoch gives Crabtree a solid punch...
• George and Nina finally talk...
• Louise Cherry is not the journalist nor the woman George thought she was...
• Julia Ogden has a fierce uppercut...

Continuity

• Second time Murdoch is framed for murder; the first was in Murdoch in Wonderland.
• Toronto being consumed by the Great Fire of 1904 comes full circle. (see ep.1001)
• The return of Jeffrey Davis along with revenge, greed, and an well organized set up...
• Brackenreid's motto "Follow the money...."
• Gripping 'edge-of-your-seat' cliff-hanger.

Historical References

• Great Fire of 1904 (see ep.1002)

Trivia

• Features several guest stars in pivotal roles: Sanctuary's Robin Dunne and John Wildman, who Mitchell first met when they were both working on The Campbells. Dunne and Wildman play bigwigs in city hall who have plans for Toronto’s future.
• In 10 seasons, Constable Higgins is the only character who hasn't been jailed (so far).
• The good news before the season finale aired Murdoch Mysteries will return for Season 11. The bad news after the season finale, not sure everyone in the cast will be back...
• Peter Mitchell's interview in the aftermath: "I don’t think we can end a season like that and have everything be tickety-boo. The show, in essence, has five cliffhangers: three constables, one Julia and a Brackenreid. And we don’t see any of them past the three-quarter mark of the show. And, why is Watts offering to be so helpful at the very end of the episode? Is he a good guy? I don’t know. Why didn’t he help Murdoch earlier? Why is he showing up now?"

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

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Mouna Traoré as Rebecca James
Kristian Bruun as Constable Jackson
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Richard Clarkin as Chief Constable Davis
Erin Agostino as Nina Bloom
Katy Breier as Lydia Hall
Bea Santos as Louise Cherry
Daniel Maslany as Detective Watts

Gallery

George and Nina