"Twisted Sisters" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the seventy-fifth episode of the series. It first aired March 18, 2013.
Summary
Detective Murdoch investigates the death of a young woman, Judith Winslow, found on the waterfront by lads from the Toronto Athletic Club on a training run. Dr. Grace determines the young woman died from drowning though she was struck on the head before going into the water. She worked as a secretary at a financial firm run by Alvin Storey but had ambitions to be a journalist. According to her roommate Sophia Lucas, she had no enemies. The police soon have a second murder when Ethel Morgan is found dead in a alleyway - also having drowned. A third victim, Virginie Rousseau, is found before Murdoch finds the connection between the three – which turns out to be the suicide of another female university student a few years earlier.
A champion croquet player for two years running, Emily Grace returns to the athletic club after hearing that Canada will be sending a croquet player to the Paris Olympics and a past rival is competing. Once Emily had broken off her engagement, she was not welcome at the club; the social snobbery is still very present.
Character Revelations
- George's Aunt Begonia is an excellent seamstress and he wears suits she made for him.
- Emily shows her competitive streak and croquet playing skills.
Continuity
- George and Emily's courtship continues.
Historical References
- Toronto Athletic Club
- Croquet was indeed an event at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but there wasn't a team from Canada.
- Historically, McMaster University is the outgrowth of educational work initiated by Baptists in central Canada as early as the 1830’s. It opened in Toronto in 1890. Inadequate facilities and the gift of land in Hamilton prompted its relocation in 1930.
Trivia
- This episode shares its title with the episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" which Yannick Bisson also starred in.
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 Constable Henry Higgins
Kristian Bruun as Constable Slugger Jackson
Guest Cast
Paula Brancati as Sophia Lucas
Zabib Shaikh as Mahmoud Bahmanyar
John Bregar as Alvin Storey
Jonathan Keltz as Ralph Bridgewater
Lara Gilchrist as Eustacia Stokes
Jonathan Koensgen as Kane Mueller
Kimberly-Sue Murray as Hilda Gregson
Molly Kidder as Judith Winslow
Sharon McFarlane as Mrs. Richards
Stuart Dowling as Martin Jones
Lisa Charleyboy as Marianne
Uncredited Cast
Krystal Meadows as Virginie Rousseau
Gallery
| Murdoch Mysteries Season 6 |
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| "Murdoch Air" • "Winston's Lost Night" • "Murdoch On The Corner" • "A Study in Sherlock" • "Murdoch Au Naturel" • "Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom" • "The Ghost of Queen's Park" • "Murdoch in Ladies Wear" • "Victoria Cross" • "Twisted Sisters" • "Lovers in a Murderous Time" • "Crime and Punishment" • "The Murdoch Trap" Web Series: Nightmare on Queen Street Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • eason 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15 |