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"I, Murdoch" is the eighth episode of the second season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the twenty-first episode of the series. It first aired on March 24, 2009.

Summary

When a young boy, Alwyn Jones, reports seeing a giant shiny knight in the woods, Inspector Murdoch takes an interest and walks the boy home. There, he meets Alwyn's very attractive - and widowed - mother Enid. He doesn't have much time with her however since he's called away to investigate a murder.

The victim is Professor Ezra Dolomore, a mathematician who now works for a major industrialist. Dr. Ogden confirms that the man was poisoned and the fatal dose was administered in a unique way. When young Alwyn disappears, they find a dwarf floating in the river while looking for him, also poisoned.

Also involved in the case is the very secretive government agent Terrence Meyers. Murdoch and Dr. Ogden's relationship has yet to thaw but she seems to be coming around slowly. It all may be for naught as the detective has decided to make a social call on Mrs. Jones.

Character Revelations

Brackenreid is sure that Det. Murdoch can tell Dr. Ogden all about the automaton but to both his surprise and Julia's, Murdoch has a previous appointment. He leaves them to have dinner at Enid Jones' house.
Enid hopes that Murdoch likes pot roast. He reveals that he does.

Continuity

William and Julia remain at odds about her having had an abortion.

Historical References

This episode takes place in Toronto 1896 – Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901) is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and Empress of India.
Professor Ezra Delamore's research is into an application of the Babbage Difference Engine.
The murder method is very similar to the one used to kill the Bulgarian dissident, Gregori Markov (a ricin-filled pellet fired from an umbrella).
The book Murdoch gets for Alwyn at the end, Steam Man of the Plains, was an actual novel printed in 1876 by Harold Cohen.

Trivia

The episode title is a possible allusion to Isaac Asimov's 1950 novel "I, Robot".
This episode's opening murder is taken directly from the real life assassination of a Bulgarian dissident living in London in 1978; the only difference are that the pellet was full of ricin and shot through an umbrella instead of a blind man's cane.
Lori Spring was nominated for Gemini Awards' Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for this episode.

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

Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers
Sarah Allen as Enid Jones
Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Dakota Goyo as Alwyn Jones

Guest Cast

Kris Holden-Ried as Caspar Bomgaarts
Laurie Murdoch as Martin Hammerton
Keith Kemps as Ezra Dolomore
Gloria Slade as Mrs. Eason
Allan Redford as Big Littleman
Bobby Prochaska as Blind Man

Non-Credited Cast

James Ferenczi as Crime Scene Witness

Gallery

Murdoch Mysteries Season 2
Mild Mild West • Snakes and Ladders • Dinosaur Fever • Houdini Whodunit • The Green Muse • Shades of Grey • Big Murderer on Campus • I, Murdoch • Convalescence • Murdoch.com • Let Us Ask the Maiden • Werewolves • Anything You Can Do... Season 1 • 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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  |writer    = [[Lori Spring]]
  |director  = [[Laurie Lynd]]
- |guests    = [[Kris Holden-Reid]] as [[Caspar Bomgaarts]]
+ |guests    = [[Kris Holden-Ried]] as [[Caspar Bomgaarts]]
  |recurring = [[Lachlan Murdoch]] as [[Henry Higgins]]<br>[[Dakota Goyo]] as [[Alwyn Jones]]<br>[[Peter Keleghan]] as [[Terrence Meyers]]<br>[[Sarah Allen]] as [[Enid Jones]]
- |previous  = {{Ep|207}}
+ |previous  ='''''[[Big Murderer on Campus]]'''''
- |next      = {{Ep|209}}
+ |next      ='''''[[Convalescence]]'''''
+}}"'''I, Murdoch'''" is the eighth episode of the [[Season 2 Episodes and Guides|second season]] of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the twenty-first episode of the series. It first aired on March 24, 2009.
-}}
-'''"{{PAGENAME}}" '''is the eighth episode of the second season of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the twenty-first episode of the series.
 == Summary ==
-When a young boy, Alwyn Jones, reports seeing a giant shiny knight in the woods, Inspector Murdoch takes an interest and walks the boy home. There, he meets Alwyn's very attractive - and widowed - mother Enid. He doesn't have much time with her however since he's called away to investigate a murder. The victim is Professor Ezra Delamore, a mathematician who now works for a major industrialist. Dr. Ogden confirms that the man was poisoned and the fatal dose was administered in a unique way. When young Alwyn disappears, they find a dwarf floating in the river while looking for him, also poisoned. Also involved in the case is the very secretive government agent Terence Meyers. Murdoch and Dr. Ogden's relationship has yet to unthaw but she seems to be coming around slowly. It all may be for naught as the detective has decided to make a social call on Mrs. Jones.
+When a young boy, Alwyn Jones, reports seeing a giant shiny knight in the woods, Inspector Murdoch takes an interest and walks the boy home. There, he meets Alwyn's very attractive - and widowed - mother Enid. He doesn't have much time with her however since he's called away to investigate a murder.
+The victim is Professor Ezra Dolomore, a mathematician who now works for a major industrialist. Dr. Ogden confirms that the man was poisoned and the fatal dose was administered in a unique way. When young Alwyn disappears, they find a dwarf floating in the river while looking for him, also poisoned.
+Also involved in the case is the very secretive government agent Terrence Meyers. Murdoch and Dr. Ogden's relationship has yet to thaw but she seems to be coming around slowly. It all may be for naught as the detective has decided to make a social call on Mrs. Jones.
 == Character Revelations ==
+* [[Thomas Brackenreid|Brackenreid]] is sure that [[William Murdoch|Det. Murdoch]] can tell [[Julia Ogden|Dr. Ogden]] all about the automaton but to both his surprise and Julia's, Murdoch has a previous appointment. He leaves them to have dinner at Enid Jones' house.
+* [[Enid Jones|Enid]] hopes that Murdoch likes pot roast. He reveals that he does.
 == Continuity ==
-*William and Julia remain at odds about her having had an abortion.
+* [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia]] remain at odds about her having had an abortion.
 == Historical References ==
+* This episode takes place in [[Toronto]] 1896 – Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901) is Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Ireland]], Defender of the Faith, and Empress of India.
-*Professor Ezra Delamore's research is into an application of the [[wikipedia:Difference_engine|Babage Difference Engine]].
+* Professor Ezra Delamore's research is into an application of the [[wikipedia:Difference_engine|Babbage Difference Engine]].
 * The murder method is very similar to the one used to kill the Bulgarian dissident, Gregori Markov (a ricin-filled pellet fired from an umbrella).
+* The book Murdoch gets for Alwyn at the end, ''Steam Man of the Plains'', was an actual novel printed in 1876 by Harold Cohen.
 == Trivia ==
+* The episode title is a possible allusion to Isaac Asimov's 1950 novel "I, Robot".
-* This episode's opening "murder" is taken directly from the real life assassination of a Bulgarian Dissident living in London in 1978. The only differences are that the pellet was full of ricin and shot through an umbrella instead of a blind man's cane.
+* This episode's opening murder is taken directly from the real life assassination of a Bulgarian dissident living in London in 1978; the only difference are that the pellet was full of ricin and shot through an umbrella instead of a blind man's cane.
-* Lori Spring was nominated for Gemini Awards' Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for this episode.
+* [[Lori Spring]] was nominated for Gemini Awards' Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for this episode.
-== Errors ==
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
 ===Main Cast===
-[[Yannick Bisson]] as [[William Murdoch]]<br>
+[[Yannick Bisson]] as [[William Murdoch]]<br />
-[[Hélène Joy]] as [[Julia Ogden]]<br>
+[[Hélène Joy]] as [[Julia Ogden]]<br />
-[[Thomas Craig]] as [[Thomas Brackenreid]]<br>
+[[Thomas Craig]] as [[Thomas Brackenreid]]<br />
 [[Jonny Harris]] as [[George Crabtree]]
 ===Recurring Cast===
-[[Lachlan Murdoch]] as [[Henry Higgins]]<br>
+[[Peter Keleghan]] as [[Terrence Meyers]]<br />
-[[Dakota Goyo]] as [[Alwyn Jones]]<br>
+[[Sarah Allen]] as [[Enid Jones]]<br />
-[[Peter Keleghan]] as [[Terrence Meyers]]<br>
+[[Lachlan Murdoch]] as [[Henry Higgins]]<br />
-[[Sarah Allen]] as [[Enid Jones]]
+[[Dakota Goyo]] as [[Alwyn Jones]]<br />
-===Guest Starring===
+===Guest Cast===
+[[Kris Holden-Ried]] as [[Caspar Bomgaarts]]<br />
-Laurie Murdoch as Martin Hammerton<br>
-Gloria Slade as Mrs. Eason<br>
+[[Laurie Murdoch]] as Martin Hammerton<br />
+Keith Kemps as Ezra Dolomore<br />
-Bobby Prochaska as Blind Man
+Gloria Slade as Mrs. Eason<br />
-===Other Cast===
-James Ferenczi as Crime Scene Witness<br>
+Allan Redford as Big Littleman<br />
+Bobby Prochaska as[[Man| Blind Man]]
-Allan Redford as Big Littleman<br>
+===Non-Credited Cast===
-Keith Kemps as Ezra Delamore
+James Ferenczi as Crime Scene Witness
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery navigation="true" widths="138" spacing="small">
+I, Murdoch Blackboard.PNG|[[Blackboard]]
+I, Murdoch Blackboard 2.PNG|Blackboards and calculatings...|link=Blackboard
+</gallery>
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