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{{infobox episode
 
{{infobox episode
 
|image = Invention_convention_01.jpg
 
|image = Invention_convention_01.jpg
 
|season = 5
|airdate = July 31, 2012
 
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|episode = 9
 
|airdate = July 31, 2012 (Canada)
 
|writer = [[Paul Aitken]]
 
|writer = [[Paul Aitken]]
 
|director = [[Cal Coons]]
 
|director = [[Cal Coons]]
|guests = [[Arlene Dickinson]] as [[Miss Dickinson]]
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|guests = Arlene Dickinson as Miss Dickinson
|recurring =[[Arwen Humphreys]] as [[Margaret Brackenreid]] <br> [[John Tench]] as [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
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|recurring =[[Arwen Humphreys]] as [[Margaret Brackenreid]]<br>[[John Tench]] as [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
|previous = {{Ep|508}}
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|previous = '''''[[Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)]]'''''
|next = {{Ep|510}}
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|next = '''''[[Staircase to Heaven]]'''''
 
}}"'''Invention Convention'''" is the ninth episode of the [[Season 5 Episodes and Guides|fifth season]] of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the sixty-first episode of the series. It first aired on April 24, 2012 (UK).
|season = 5|episode = 9}}
 
"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the sixty-first episode of the series.
 
 
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
Detective Murdoch investigate the shooting death of inventor Karl Schreyer who was shot at an inventor's convention. He was very much disliked by his fellow inventors who accused him of stealing their ideas for his own use. He had contacted Murdoch after receiving a threatening note and he was there when Schreyer was shot giving his thank you speech for winning the Eaton Prize for most commercially viable invention in this case, a vacuum cleaner. Murdoch's biggest problem is to figure out just how an assassin could shoot him without being seen. While the evidence points to other inventors as responsible for the murder, an invention by Alexander Graham Bell provides the solution to the crime. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree tries to commercialize some of Murdoch's inventions.
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Detective Murdoch investigate the shooting death of inventor Karl Schreyer who was shot at an inventor's convention. He was very much disliked by his fellow inventors who accused him of stealing their ideas for his own use. He had contacted Murdoch after receiving a threatening note and he was there when Schreyer was shot giving his thank you speech for winning the Eaton Prize for most commercially viable invention in this case, a vacuum cleaner. Murdoch's biggest problem is to figure out just how an assassin could shoot him without being seen. While the evidence points to other inventors as responsible for the murder, an invention by Alexander Graham Bell provides the solution to the crime. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree tries to commercialize some of Murdoch's inventions, while Inspector Brackenreid has a toothache and tries to skip his dental appointment.
 
== Character Revelations ==
 
== Character Revelations ==
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* [[George Crabtree|Crabtree]] believes so much in Murdoch's inventions, he has taken a booth at the convention to demonstrate [[Pneumograph (Truthizer)|The Truthizer]] ([[Still Waters|108]]) in hopes of winning [[T. Eaton Co. Limited|The Eaton Prize]] for the Detective.
 
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* [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] tells George that his creations are not inventions but re-workings of known technologies.
   
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
*There is a reference to the episode where Brackenreid was on the gold cure.
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*There is a reference to the episode to when [[Thomas Brackenreid|Brackenreid]] was on the [[Gold Cure]].
*The same quote the judge uses in [[Crime and Punishment]] ("You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead") is used by William Murdoch when speaking to the suspects.
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*The same quote the judge uses in '''''[[Crime and Punishment]]''''' ("''You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead''") is used by [[William Murdoch]] when speaking to the suspects.
   
 
== Historical References ==
 
== Historical References ==
*Reference to Eaton's department store
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*Reference to [[T. Eaton Co. Limited|Eaton's]] department store
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*[[Julia Ogden|Dr. Julia Ogden]] does not appear in this episode.
*When Miss Dickinson says "That's it! I'm out!" it is a reference to Arlene's phrase often used on CBC's Dragon's Den [[File:CBC LIVE Arlene Dickinson Guest Stars on Murdoch Mysteries-0|thumb|right|335 px]]
 
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*The [[Pneumograph (Truthizer)|Pneumograph]] (lie detector) voted #1 of 5 Favorite Murdoch Mysteries Invention by The Arts Guild 8/20/2015 Adnan M.
 
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*At the end of the episode when [[George Crabtree]] suggest that a sound activate device could be used to turn the lights on and off, it is a reference to the real life device: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper The Clapper].
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*The decoded text of the cypher actually reads "It is essential that we are all seen to be watching the speech the instant the machine fires. We have precisely 20 seconds between when the device is triggered and when the shot is fired. Should the machine be discovered it is imperative that we stick to the plan. We must hang together or we will hang separately."
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*A future sequential killer will replicate the murder mechanism in '''''[[Manual for Murder]]''''' and George will reference this case in '''''[[The Final Curtain]].'''''
 
== Errors ==
 
== Errors ==
 
*The secret message Murdoch is trying to decode doesn't contain spaces. The copy on his blackboard contains spaces. They are not random, as it's those spaces which are the key for Murdoch to be able to find the key by noticing several occurrences of the three-letters word "GND" and supposing it's the coded word "THE".
 
*The secret message Murdoch is trying to decode doesn't contain spaces. The copy on his blackboard contains spaces. They are not random, as it's those spaces which are the key for Murdoch to be able to find the key by noticing several occurrences of the three-letters word "GND" and supposing it's the coded word "THE".
   
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== Cast ==
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=== Main Cast ===
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[[Yannick Bisson]] as [[William Murdoch]]<br />
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[[Hélène Joy]] as [[Julia Ogden]]<br />
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[[Thomas Craig]] as [[Thomas Brackenreid]]<br />
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[[Jonny Harris]] as [[George Crabtree]]<br />
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[[Georgina Reilly]] as [[Emily Grace]]
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=== Recurring Cast ===
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[[Arwen Humphreys]] as [[Margaret Brackenreid]]<br />
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[[John Tench]] as [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
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=== Guest Cast ===
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Arlene Dickinson as Miss Dickinson<br />
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Jonathon Young as Ernest Harding<br />
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Carlos Diaz as [[Karl Schreyer]]<br />
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Ron Gabriel as Ronald Nellis<br />
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Ryan Blakely as Jeremy Barton<br />
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Joey Klein as Harlan O'Brian<br />
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Julia Course as Myrtle Raylin<br />
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Brian Rhodes as Timothy Eaton<br />
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Philip Marchand as Dentist<br />
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Philip Nessel as Volunteer<br />
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Liz Gordon as Volunteer's Wife
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=== Uncredited Cast ===
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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File:Invention_convention_02.jpg
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509 Invention Convention Blackboard 2.PNG|Puzzle on the [[Blackboard]]|link=Blackboard
 
File:Invention_poster.jpg|Inventions of [[William Murdoch]]
 
File:Invention_poster.jpg|Inventions of [[William Murdoch]]
 
</gallery> [[File:CBC LIVE Arlene Dickinson Guest Stars on Murdoch Mysteries-0|thumb|right|335 px]]
</gallery>
 
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"Invention Convention" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the sixty-first episode of the series. It first aired on April 24, 2012 (UK).

Summary

Detective Murdoch investigate the shooting death of inventor Karl Schreyer who was shot at an inventor's convention. He was very much disliked by his fellow inventors who accused him of stealing their ideas for his own use. He had contacted Murdoch after receiving a threatening note and he was there when Schreyer was shot giving his thank you speech for winning the Eaton Prize for most commercially viable invention in this case, a vacuum cleaner. Murdoch's biggest problem is to figure out just how an assassin could shoot him without being seen. While the evidence points to other inventors as responsible for the murder, an invention by Alexander Graham Bell provides the solution to the crime. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree tries to commercialize some of Murdoch's inventions, while Inspector Brackenreid has a toothache and tries to skip his dental appointment.

Character Revelations

  • Crabtree believes so much in Murdoch's inventions, he has taken a booth at the convention to demonstrate The Truthizer (108) in hopes of winning The Eaton Prize for the Detective.
  • Murdoch tells George that his creations are not inventions but re-workings of known technologies.

Continuity

Historical References

  • Reference to Eaton's department store

Trivia

  • Dr. Julia Ogden does not appear in this episode.
  • The Pneumograph (lie detector) voted #1 of 5 Favorite Murdoch Mysteries Invention by The Arts Guild 8/20/2015 Adnan M.
  • At the end of the episode when George Crabtree suggest that a sound activate device could be used to turn the lights on and off, it is a reference to the real life device: The Clapper.
  • The decoded text of the cypher actually reads "It is essential that we are all seen to be watching the speech the instant the machine fires. We have precisely 20 seconds between when the device is triggered and when the shot is fired. Should the machine be discovered it is imperative that we stick to the plan. We must hang together or we will hang separately."
  • A future sequential killer will replicate the murder mechanism in Manual for Murder and George will reference this case in The Final Curtain.

Errors

  • The secret message Murdoch is trying to decode doesn't contain spaces. The copy on his blackboard contains spaces. They are not random, as it's those spaces which are the key for Murdoch to be able to find the key by noticing several occurrences of the three-letters word "GND" and supposing it's the coded word "THE".

Cast 

Main Cast 

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree
Georgina Reilly as Emily Grace

Recurring Cast 

Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
John Tench as Alexander Graham Bell

Guest Cast 

Arlene Dickinson as Miss Dickinson
Jonathon Young as Ernest Harding
Carlos Diaz as Karl Schreyer
Ron Gabriel as Ronald Nellis
Ryan Blakely as Jeremy Barton
Joey Klein as Harlan O'Brian
Julia Course as Myrtle Raylin
Brian Rhodes as Timothy Eaton
Philip Marchand as Dentist
Philip Nessel as Volunteer
Liz Gordon as Volunteer's Wife

Uncredited Cast

Gallery

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