"Murdoch in Toyland" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the sixty-first episode of the series.
Summary
Detective Murdoch investigates the apparent kidnapping of a child, Veronica Bowden, where a talking doll is left in her bed. When he winds up the toy, it mentions Murdoch by name and asks if he wants to play. Murdoch traces the doll to a blond woman living in a hotel where he surprisingly finds Veronica safe and sound. She has a doll for him that has yet another message for the detective. Dr. Julia Ogden drops in at the station unexpectedly and suggests that someone Murdoch may have previously arrested is now out for revenge.
Character Revelations
Continuity
- There is a flashback to "Big Murderer on Campus"
- Kingston Penitentiary was mentioned as the jail James Gillies was supposed to be in, before he escaped. This may be important in A Midnight Train to Kingston where Gillies returns
Historical References
- References to Edison's talking dolls (recorded cylanders) throughout the episode.
Trivia
- Durham County is mentioned, which coincidentally is a show that Helene Joy (Julia Ogden) was in.
Gallery
Behind the Scenes exhuming Gillies' grave
James Gillies as "Gillian James" interviewed by Constable Hodge
Side one of the list of convictions under Murdoch (note the possible error in Gillies' status)
| Murdoch Mysteries Season 5 |
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| "Murdoch of the Klondike" • "Back and to the Left" • "Evil Eye of Egypt" • "War on Terror" • "Murdoch at the Opera" • "Who Killed the Electric Carriage?" • "Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 1)" • "Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)" • "Invention Convention" • "Staircase to Heaven" • "Murdoch in Toyland" • "Murdoch Night in Canada" • "Twentieth Century Murdoch" Web-Series: The Murdoch Effect Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 6 • Season 7• Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 |