Murdoch Mysteries

I just watched that man die before my eyes.

All right.

No!

Open up, Murdoch!

Where's my wife?

Your wife is gone.

Your inspector is not here for you.

And I've heard at least one of your loyal constables is dead.

- - Aah!

- -

So will you sign that confession?

No.

I'm sorry -- for you.

- - Amen.

We should go.

Why aren't they burying George?

His body is still in the morgue.

The burial is scheduled for next week.

Thank you for letting me attend.

There will be light at the end of this, I assure you.

Constable. Take those down.

We're not honoring those who dishonor the constabulary.

All of you should consider this your lucky day.

Until further notice, Station Four is standing down.

But you will all be paid in full

until a final decision has been made.

All citizen reports and complaints

are to be referred to Station Five.

Your only duty is to log said reports,

not act on them.

You can all put your feet up for a while.

Ah, Miss Marsh.

Welcome.

Gentlemen, until further notice, Station Four

will be managed by my colleague Miss Penelope Marsh.

Though her arrival in the city may be recent,

she has managed departments much larger than this in London.

Gentlemen.

Regardless of my sex, I expect to be treated as your superior.

Oh, here's Murdoch.

Men, if you want work, real work, it's very simple.

All that needs happen is that man admit his guilt

in the murder of Miss Lydia Hall.

What do you say, Detective?

Will you see fit to clear your conscience?

The only thing that I'll see to

is that you end up where you belong.

Behind bars.

Hm.

Miss Marsh, the station is yours.

Any malfeasance is to be reported to me.

Yes, sir.

You're nothing.

You've still heard nothing about Julia?

I believe her to still be alive.

I suspect they want your confession

and are leveraging her safety to get it.

You're a good man, Murdoch. The city knows it.

If you're guilty, people will want to hear it from your lips.

- If? - I don't believe you are.

But we have two unsolved murders -- Mr. Dobbs

and one which directly relates to you.

Lydia Hall.

I was supposed to protect her.

Uh...

What do you know about the land scheme you were investigating?

All records have been purged from city hall.

If any remain, they would be in the hands of Graham or Williams.

Then that's where I'll look.

MURDOCH No, no.

Find Julia. Nothing else matters.

You must be Constable Higgins.

I'm glad to see you're recovering.

Where's the inspector?

He's a wanted man. I don't know.

So, what are you doing here?

Simply what I'm told.

I'd advise you to do the same.

Welcome back.

[ Cheers and applause, up-tempo piano music plays]

MAN'. Whoa!

Ah, the belle of the bar.

At your service, Mr. Graham.

Condolences on your loss.

Thank you.

But one girl's loss can be another man's gain.

Mm. Saucy.

I am that.

And a whole lot more.

I may call upon you, Miss Bloom.

I'll be sure to answer.

MAN'. Whoa!

You could have picked a less conspicuous place to meet.

Are you ashamed to be seen with me?

Mr. Williams, we need a confession from Murdoch.

And how do we do that?

Show Murdoch his wife is still alive,

but will not be much longer if he continues to be intransigent.

Can you do that?

Good.

Where's Brackenreid?

Why hasn't his body been found?

I instructed Chief Constable Davis

to kill him and dispose of his body.

You should have told me that you were gonna do this.

To do that, I would have to have confidence in you.

Sadly, I don't.

A word?

- Who are you? - Detective Llewellyn Watts.

I applied for a temporary transfer to this station.

That's hardly necessary.

Each station requires a detective,

whether it is fully operational or not.

I believe you'll find very little to do.

I'm gambling once the Murdoch affair is cleared up,

this station will return to normal.

I would like to be well positioned

to take over when that happens.

Planning for the future.

It's what the wise do, Miss Marsh.

Did you know the two men who were killed?

The man in the ground and the man in the morgue.

I knew them both.

Your feelings towards them won't affect your job?

Of course not.

My role in this world is to see that justice is done.

You'll obey my orders?

Like a dog.

What are you doing cozying up to her?

Even I wouldn't stoop that low.

I'm getting close to the action, Constable.

So you're in charge here,

now that Detective Murdoch's gone?

I'm the detective of record, yes.

Ooh. What happened here?

Some men from Williams' office were rifling around in here.

I don't know what they were looking for.

I would suppose either something

that makes Detective Murdoch look guilty

or their boss innocent.

We should clean it up.

Why?

Do you want Detective Murdoch coming back to work

and seeing this?

It's time for a photograph, Dr. Ogden.

Graves, open the door.

I'm in here.

Graves?

Damn it!

There was one unusual thing, however.

Detective Murdoch's recording equipment is missing.

It's not really missing.

-It's been borrowed. - You took it?

I thought it may come in useful.

Constable Higgins. A word.

Yes?

Why were you three shot?

More than shot.

Two were killed. Good friends of mine.

I understand that. Why?

We were trying to help Detective Murdoch.

You know that for a fact?

We received a message

we believed to be from the detective,

and we walked into a trap.

And who do you imagine did this?

Let's just say your boss and his friend Graham

aren't the men they seem.

So you're saying they're murderers?

Take from it what you will.

Get out of here.

No one enters without my permission.

Of all the men on city council to take up with,

Why did I pick you?

- I'll find her. - Of course you will.

If you don't, it's your life.

- Don't you mean "ours"? - Oh, I don't think so.

You remember this, don't you?

This is the weapon you used to kill Mr. Dobbs.

You told me to kill him.

There's only one man's fingerprints on that thing.

As such, it really is in your best interests to find her.

We can make this city great again, Mr. Williams.

But it'll take resolve.

So get that confession, no matter what it takes.

Please just give me one moment. I'll see what I can do.

Wait here.

Oh, Miss Marsh.

You are to refer all complaints to Station Five.

I know. He's not here to register a complaint.

That's Detective Murdoch's solicitor.

Why is he here?

The detective has made clear his intent to confess.

His attorney is here to counsel him.

It's the truth. I know it's hard to believe.

I need to inform Mr. Williams.

If Murdoch is gone when I return --

I watched two men die, Miss Marsh.