What Lies Buried

Summary

Detective Murdoch finds himself investigating his fellow policemen when a skeleton is found under concrete while Station 4 is undergoing renovation. Dr. Grace determines that the victim was an adult male with the cause of death most likely a blow to the temple. The concrete floor had been poured in 1881 and records indicate that Chief Constable Giles was the detective at Station House 4 at that time. Others who worked there include retired Chief Constable Stockton who was the station's inspector and Brackenreid, who was a uniformed officer. Murdoch and Crabtree soon determine that the victim was Constable Finch who last worked at the station house on the same day the concrete was poured. A broken glass photographic negative that was buried with the victim is the vital clue that leads them to the murderer.

Character Revelations

• Constable Giles is a homosexual
• The relationship between Giles and Hodge is similar to Murdoch and Crabtree

Errors

• We find the floor of the station house was poured in 1881 and reference is made to earlier incidents at the station. Yet the exterior shots of Station House no4 show it as being built in 1889.

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch

What Lies Buried

Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid

Jonny Harris as George Crabtree

Helene Joy as Julia Ogden

Georgina Reilly as Emily Grace

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins
Nigel Bennett as Chief Constable Giles

Other Cast

Allon Royal as Chief Constable Stockton

Brain Kaulback as Constable John Hodge

Stuart Clow as Constable Albert Perkins

Peter Wildman as Constable Ernest Applebee

Steven Chambers as Frank Porter

Thomas Turner as Peter Reed