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
Recurring	Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins Matthew Bennett as Allen Clegg Giacomo Gianniotti as Leslie Garland Lisa Norton as Emma Goldman
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 the Murdoch Mysteries and the ninety-third episode of the series. It first aired March 10, 2014.

Summary

After the assassination of U.S. President McKinley in Buffalo, Ottawa-based spy Terrance Myers 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. Rumors have it that Emma Goldman is back in Toronto and the police begin rounding up anyone who might be considered the least bit subversive. Among them is Anton Wocek who is later found dead in a warehouse with Myers standing by him with the gun in his hand. That's enough for the supremely arrogant American spy Allen Clegg who believes Myers is part of the conspiracy. Murdoch sets out to prove Myers' innocence and find out exactly what is going on.

Continuity

• The assassination of the President of the United States was "foreshadowed" at the end of War on Terror back 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Historical References

• President McKinley's assassination by a man claiming to be an anarchist in Buffalo, New York.

Trivia

• Maureen Jennings once named the novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" as one of her favorite books. The title is obviously a play on the book, but works 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).

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

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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