Only Murdoch in the Building

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"Only Murdoch in the Building"
Season	18
Episode	1802
Airdate	October 7, 2024 on CBC Gem
Writer	Simon McNabb
Director	Katie Boland
Guests	Rebecca Liddiard
Recurring	Louise Cherry, Crown Attorney Alister Gordon
Previous	The New Recruit
Next	What the Dickens?!

"Only Murdoch in the Building" is the second episode of the eighteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred eighty-nineth episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on October 7, 2024 on CBC Gem and airs on October 14, 2024 on CBC.

Summary

Only Murdoch in the Building: With Julia and Susannah in London, Murdoch settles into a rooming house. When his quirky new neighbor, Tippy Longfellow, asks for Murdoch's help in solving an apparent murder in the building, he discovers that her dubious claims are true.

Meanwhile Crown Attorney Effie Crabtree's first case for the Crown is one of the biggest in Toronto's history: The trial of former city councilman Chadwick Vaughan.

Character Revelations

• Inspector Choi wasn't always a bachelor, "My life used to be very different. Losing someone is...an adjustment."

Continuity

• At Scott's Diner, Effie reminds Louise Cherry that "...Clara Brett Martin was the first female attorney in the entire British Empire. She forged the path that I have followed." Cherry continues the interview for a profile on Effie's first case with the Crown and attends the trial.
• William Murdoch moves into 2C of The Regent Arms.

Historical References

• This episode takes place in Toronto 1912 – George V is King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
• Clara Brett Martin opened the way for women to become lawyers in Canada by being the first in the British Empire in 1897.

Trivia

• Actress Rebecca Liddiard was first seen as Lisette Barnes in Tour de Murdoch.

Cast

Original Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Thomas Craig as Chief Constable Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Inspector Albert Choi
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Clare McConnell as Effie Crabtree
Bea Santos as Louise Cherry
Mark Caven as Chadwick Vaughan
Neil Crone as Alister Gordon
Nathan Hoppe as Constable McNabb
R.H Thomson as Chief Inspector Stewart

Guest Cast

Rebecca Liddiard as Tippy Longfellow
Josh Peace as Mr. Holland
Stuart Dowling as Judge
Will Bowes as Defence Counsel
Scott Anderson as Stanley Lester
Alisa Yasnaya as Miss Fink

Non-Credited Cast

Paul Irving as Constable Paul

Gallery

Scott's Diner Interview