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"Manhunt" is the third episode of the fifteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred eighteenth episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on October 4, 2021.

Summary

Detective Murdoch pursues former Chief Constable Giles after he escapes from prison to vindicate a murderer.

After disgraced former police officer Percival Giles escapes from Kingston Penitentiary, Murdoch races to intercept him before a mercenary detective can arrest Giles first. At the penitentiary, Murdoch learns that another inmate Jimmy Mortimer claims the former inspector planted evidence seven years earlier that convicted Mortimer of murdering his sweetheart.

In the aftermath of her abduction, Effie is having trouble coping and turns to Dr. Ogden for help.

Character Revelations

  • Miss Cherry returns but not in her usual job as a newsmonger – she plays volleyball instead.
  • Giles admits to Murdoch that if Mortimer hangs for a crime he did not commit,"it would be entirely my fault". He was biased and blinded.

Continuity

  • William Murdoch's sidearm is one of Bat Masterson's Colt .45 revolver, given to Murdoch by Inspector Brackenreid at his bachelor party in 1902 (ep. 803).
  • Murdoch returns to Kingston Penitentiary.
  • The investigation leads to a 1902 coroner's report with a sketch Dr. Grace made of what she deduced was the murder weapon.
  • Wanting to close her law practice due to her current state, Effie seeks out Dr. Ogden to help with her overwhelming anxiety.
  • Julia offers Effie sound advice and empathy as she herself has faced similar trauma more than once (ep.511, ep.918).
  • Brackenreid coaches again – this time volleyball.
  • Ironically, Murdoch will enable the former Chief Constable Giles's final escape as the detective had done with Constance Gardiner which triggered their earlier cat-and-mouse-game across four seasons over her escape.

Historical References

  • This episode takes place in Toronto 1909 – Edward VII (Albert Edward;1841-1910) is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas.
  • The game of Mintonette the original name given to the sport founded by William G. Morgan that later became volley ball and today is known as volleyball. The sport roots can be traced back to Holyoke, Massachusetts when William, the director at the local YMCA, created the sport as an alternative to the more physical basketball. The story goes that he strung a badminton net in the gym and using the bladder of an old soccer ball invented volleyball. Most origin stories of “mintonette” are rooted in the fact that the original sport being much like badminton so “minton” to “mintonette”, with a court 25 by 50 feet and the net 6 feet 6 inches high. In attempt to align with other sports, the game originally mimicked baseball with 9 innings and 3 servers per inning, but originally with unlimited number of players on each side.

Trivia

Cast

Main Cast

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

Recurring Cast

Nigel Bennett as former Chief Constable Giles
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Clare McConnell as Effie Newsome
Bea Santos as Louise Cherry
Brian Kaulback as John Hodge
John Jarvis as Warden MacNeil

Guest Cast

Ian Matthews as Detective Gerrard Samuel
Greg Ellwand as Fenton Wallace
Mikaela Bisson as Amy Wallace
Austin Ball as Whitney Jacobson
Yess Benger as Nora
Gordon S. Miller as Jimmy Mortimer
Maiko Munroe as Mary Suddon
Desmond Campbell as Gravedigger
Phillip MacKenzie as Guard

Non-Credited Cast

Gallery

Murdoch Mysteries Season 15
The Things We Do for Love Part 1The Things We Do for Love Part 2ManhuntBlood on the TracksLove or MoneyI Know What You Did Last AutumnThe Incorrigible Dr. OgdenMurdoch Knows BestThe Lady VanishesDrawn in BloodThe Night Before ChristmasThere's Something About MaryMurdoch on the CouchThe Witches of East YorkRawhide RalphIt's a Wonderful GameBloodlinesPatriot GamesBrother Can You Spare a CrimePendrick's Planetary ParlourDevil MusicSweet AmeliaPay the PiperClose Encounters


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Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15

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