The Murdoch Appreciation Society (episode)

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"The Murdoch Appreciation Society (episode)"
Season	8
Episode	6
Airdate	November 18, 2014
Writer	Carol Hay
Director	Deborah Chow
Recurring	Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Previous	"Murdoch Takes Manhattan"
Next	"What Lies Buried"

"The Murdoch Appreciation Society" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the one hundred-second episode of the series.

Summary

Detective Murdoch investigates the death of a man found dead on a park bench. Dr. Grace initially determines that he was stabbed in the abdomen but subsequently concludes he was actually suffocated. He also has dried blood on his index finger and three pages from a Mark Twain novel on him. When he returns to the station Murdoch meets Owen Hume who reports that his employer, lawyer Randolph Sampson, has been missing for two days and subsequently identifies him as the man in the park. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree investigates the disappearance of a corpse, that of Prof. Andrew Richardson, from the medical school. His brain was the object of a medical study by Dr.Dempsy who is researching the brains of highly intelligent people. When it turns out that Sampson and Richardson are the same person Murdoch learns that he's dealing with a group of admirers who wanted to see him in action so to speak. Julia continues her suffrage activities and lawyer Clara Brett Martin confirms that it's possible for a woman to run for elected office.

Errors

• Murdoch uses an ultraviolet lamp to detect drops of blood. The ultraviolet lamp, more commonly known as a black light, was invented by William H. Byler in 1935, some 30 years after the time of this episode.

Cast

Main Cast

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

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins

Guest Starring

Will Bowes as Nigel Barnes