"The Kissing Bandit" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the fifty-first episode of the series.
Summary
Toronto is hit with a series of bank robberies where the lone gunman not only takes the money but kisses a pretty girl before running off. Pesky Toronto Gazette reporter Patty Glenn is all over it which is proving to be more sensational than the the recent vampire stories. Oddly however, the stolen money turns up on the doorstep of a local orphanage. When the thief robs the same bank for a second time and kisses the same girl, Annabelle Rose, Murdoch begins to suspect that he may have taken a particular liking to the girl. When the bandit robs the bank for a third but kills Annabelle with a revolver, Murdoch thinks he may have the solution. Meanwhile, Dr. Julia Ogden's vivacious sister, Ruby, is back in Toronto to attend Julia's upcoming marriage to Dr. Darcy Garland. She's not convinced that Julia and William no longer have feelings for one another.
Character Revelations
- Julia's father is concerned that her wedding preparations are behind and has sent for Ruby to help her older sister.
- Ruby is genuinely concerned that her older sister is not following her heart's desire, which is a driving motivation for Ruby.
Continuity
- Last appearance of Paddy Glynn
- Julia is determined to keep her word to Darcy, even shutting out Ruby from discussing it any further.
Historical References
- Brackenreid mentions journalists starting a war for increased readership. This is a direct reference to the Spanish American War, which was caused in no small part by Yellow Journalists (particularly from publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer of The New York Journal and New York World, respectively) writing increasingly sensational and frequently false stories about Spanish oppression in Cuba.
Trivia
- The Kissing Bandit is a 1948 film directed by Laslo Benedek, starring Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson along with Ricardo Montalban, Ann Miller, and Cyd Charisse.
Errors
- The book Murdoch uses to invent the dye device "Manual of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry" was not published until 1902.
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
Guest Starring
Other Cast
Gallery
| Murdoch Mysteries Season 4 |
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| "All Tattered and Torn" • "Kommando" • "Buffalo Shuffle" • "Downstairs, Upstairs" • "Monsieur Murdoch" • "Dead End Street" • "Confederate Treasure" • "Dial M for Murdoch" • "The Black Hand" • "Voices" • "Bloodlust" • "The Kissing Bandit" • "Murdoch in Wonderland" Web-Series: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7• Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 |