The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold

"The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold"
Season	7
Episode	15
Airdate	March 10, 2014
Writer	Adam Barken
Director	Sudz Sutherland
Guests	Brent Crawford as President William McKinley
Recurring	Matthew Bennett as Allen Clegg
Previous	Friday the 13th, 1901
Next	Kung Fu Crabtree

"The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold" is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of Murdoch Mysteries and the ninety-third episode of the series. It first aired on March 10, 2014.

Summary

After the assassination of U.S. President McKinley in Buffalo, Ottawa-based spy Terrence Meyers shows in Toronto. The Canadian government is concerned that some of the assassin's co-conspirators may try to make their way to Canada to avoid U.S. authorities. Rumours have it that Emma Goldman is back in Toronto and the police begin rounding up anyone who might be considered subversive. Among them is Anton Woycek, who is later found dead in a warehouse with Meyers standing by him with his gun in hand. That's enough for the supremely arrogant American spy Allen Clegg, who believes Meyers is part of the conspiracy. Murdoch sets out to prove Meyers' innocence and find out exactly what is going on.

Character Revelations

• Leslie Garland appears on the list of anarchists/anarchist sympathizers and is arrested by Brackenreid.
• Allen Clegg's machinations almost result in Terrence Meyers' death, but earns him Meyers' respect.

Continuity

• The assassination of the President of the United States was foreshadowed at the end of War on Terror in Season 5, which also included Meyers, Clegg, and Emma Goldman.
• At the end of the episode, George hands William a note from Julia. He meets her in a shadowy back alley where upon Julia tells him that Gillies is still alive and has been sending her death threats.

Historical References

• This episode takes place in Toronto 1901 – the Edwardian Era (1901-1910) is the time when King Edward VII rules the British Empire.
• President McKinley's assassination by a man claiming to be an anarchist in Buffalo, New York. On September 6, 1901, Polish-American labourer and anarchist Leon F. Czolgosz is caught in the act. Czolgosz is tried, convicted and executed by the State of New York on October 29, 1901.
• Emma Goldman lies when asked if she knew Leon Czolgosz: They met for the first time at one of her lectures in Cleveland in May 1901. At a train station on July 12, 1901, Goldman introduced him to anarchist friends who were at the station. Later, she wrote a piece in defence of Czolgosz.

Trivia

• Maureen Jennings once named the novel "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" as one of her favourite books. This episode title is an allusion to that book, and can be seen as another reference as the "spy," Allen Clegg, comes up to Canada, "the Cold."
• The actress Melanie Leishman first appeared in Downstairs, Upstairs (ep.404) as Nancy Booth. (see Recasted Actors).

Notable Quotes

Julia to William: "Life without you, William, is worse than death."

William to Julia: "Together, we are stronger than anyone."

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

Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers
Matthew Bennett as Allen Clegg
Lisa Norton as Emma Goldman
Giacomo Gianniotti as Leslie Garland

Guest Cast

Melanie Leishman as Sarah Harrison
Christian Bako as Anton Woynek
Brent Crawford as President William McKinley
Goran Stjepanovic as Leon Czolgosz
Sam Rosenthal as Suspect Man
Jennifer Goodhue as Suspect Woman
Hope Fleury as Girl

Gallery

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