Werewolves

"Werewolves"
Season	2
Episode	12
Airdate	May 20, 2009
Writer	Paul Aitken
Director	Kelly Makin
Guests	Nathaniel Arcand as Jimmy McLeod
Recurring	Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins Dakota Goyo as Alwyn Jones Jeff Douglas as Reginald Poundsett Paul Amos as Dr. Roberts Sarah Allen as Enid Jones
Previous	"Let Us Ask the Maiden"
Next	"Anything You Can Do..."

"Werewolves" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the twenty-fifth episode of the series.

Summary

There's a beautiful full moon in the sky and Toronto may have a lycanthrope - a werewolf - on the prowl. The first victim is a prominent banker who, along with his two large dogs, is found mauled to death in the warehouse district. His death is soon followed by the death of several others and information points to the fact that the men all knew one another and had recently been on a hunting trip together. The police use the services of a native tracker, Jimmy McLeod. The young man aspires to be a police constable but race prevents that from ever happening.

In the Detective's personal life, it is apparent to Enid, even if it isn't to Murdoch, that he still harbors feelings for Dr. Ogden. She tells him that the time has come for him to make a commitment to her and her son Alwyn or end their relationship.

Dr. Ogden shares with Murdoch finding a canine tooth in the victim's fourth vertebrae, upon close examination it has been drilled– so close that a 'kissing-her-fantasy' arises in William. He promptly tells Enid that she is right, his feelings for Dr. Ogden won't be dispelled any time soon. Enid breaks off their relationship.

After solving the case, George gives Jimmy the name of his friend working at Pinkerton's who is interested in Jimmy's talents.

Character Revelations

• Murdoch's middle name is revealed to be Henry: written inside From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne given to Enid's son at the end of the episode.

Continuity

• William confesses to Enid that he has difficulty getting Dr. Ogden out of his mind where upon she give him an ultimatum.
• Like Julia in Murdoch.com, Murdoch has a fantasy kissing Julia that he can not ignore.

Historical References

• Murdoch suggests to Alwyn Jones that humans may travel to the Moon during Alwyn's lifetime.
• Grimm's Fairy Tales
• Jimmy mentions the Indian Residential School. They removed children from the influence of their families and culture, and assimilated them into the dominant Canadian culture, primarily active following the passage of the Indian Act in 1876, until the late-20th century.

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch

His Fantasy

Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Dakota Goyo as Alwyn Jones
Jeff Douglas as Reginald Poundsett
Paul Amos as Dr. Roberts
Sarah Allen as Enid Jones

Guest Starring

Nathaniel Arcand as Jimmy McLeod
Paul Essiembre as Jacob Summers
Hamish McEwan as Frank Jenson
Christine Brubaker as Mrs. Hardy
Duane Murray as Merrill Hardy

Other Cast

Alec Stockwell as Old Dave
Sid Willie Bobb as Billy

Gallery

Werewolves crime scene

Brackenreid get call from the Mayor

Crabtree tells Jimmy he's made a good policeman

Crabtree connects the attacks Dr. Ogden found

Dr. Ogden looks deeper at tooth

William's feelings stir

A fantasy kiss

The weapon

From Earth to the Moon