Toronto the Bad

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"Toronto the Bad"
Season	13
Episode	1307
Airdate	TBA
Writer	Dan Trotta
Director	Sherren Lee
Guests	Annie Briggs as Lucille Anderson Erik Knudsen as Frank Rizzo Jason Blicker as David Dillinger
Previous	The Philately Fatality
Next	The Final Curtain

"Toronto the Bad" is the seventh episode of the thirteenth season and the one hundred ninety-third of the Murdoch Mysteries. It first aired November 11, 2019.

Summary

While moonlighting as a cab driver, Higgins finds a dead passenger in the backseat.

Character Revelations

• Seedier side of Toronto is revealed...
• Murdoch plays pool – rather well.

Continuity

• Sleeplessly working his side job, cab driver Higgins tries to make ends meet for Ruth to live in the manner she is accustomed.
• William and Julia’s neighbour, Goldie Huckabee gets a tour of their home... and a statue goes missing afterward.

Historical References

• This episode takes place in Toronto 1907 – Edward VII (Albert Edward;1841-1910) is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas.

Trivia

• A possible nod to the classic cop drama "Hill Street Blues", according to Greg David of TV, eh?''.
• Showrunner Peter Mtichell tweeted that this episode influences include Thomas Berger’s novel Neighbors (1980), Taxi Driver (1976) and the murder of Kitty Genovese.

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Jonelle Gunderson as Goldie Huckabee

Guest Cast

Annie Briggs as Lucille Anderson
Erik Knudsen as Frank Rizzo
Jason Blicker as David Dillinger