Murdoch Mysteries - Sixteenth Season

More deliveries?

My accounts at the tailor and haberdashery

Are through the roof.

We need to do something before he bleeds us dry.

These came for you.

Splendid.

Arthur, be a chum and help me get into this here jacket.

Whoo!

Exemplary work, don't you think?

It is quite beautiful,

But it is the third smoking jacket this month.

Do you need quite so many?

Um, one never knows when one will be buried alive again.

I want to remain smartly dressed just in case.

Arthur, open that box.

Aren't those slippers beautiful?

Put those on my feet, please.

Father, there's no need for this.

You can put on your own slippers.

Wouldn't it be a shame if I walked out of this house?

A dead man walking right into the arms of the authorities.

You'd both be hauled off to jail.

So, when I tell arthur to put my slippers on my feet,

I want arthur to put my slippers... On my feet.

You can do better than that.

Well, I just did what you said.

Kneel.

Kneel down, put my slippers on my feet, boy.

I'm waiting.

Good.

Now the other.

That wasn't so hard now, was it?

Anything else?

No.

And thank you, arthur.

Okay, where was I?!

Our organization, the canadian women's olympic campaign,

Represents women in sport.

What are you trying to accomplish here, ladies?

We want canada to bring a team of women

To the 1912 stockholm olympics.

Did you know that 65 women have competed in the olympics

Since 1900, but none from canada?

Well, many would say that's because no one

Would ever watch women's olympic sports.

Well, that's complete hogwash.

Women are just as thrilling as men.

British figure skater madge syers,

She beat a field of men and won the silver medal

At the world championships!

We are all athletes here, just like the fellas over there.

We should be given our fair due.

Well, what sport do you play? - I'm a runner.

Ha! But that's not even an olympic women's sport.

That's precisely our point. It should be.

Maybe embroidery should be an olympic sport?

I beg your pardon? - Maybe, gossiping?

All right, ladies. That's enough time.

come on.

Tomorrow's demonstration meet will allow these athletes

To measure their progress as they work towards

The 1912 olympic games.

Next, we have the men competing in the 100-metre dash.

Why don't you lot introduce yourselves?

Walter knox.

Orillia.

John armstrong-howard.

Winnipeg.

Timothy irons.

Hamilton. - Scotty scorch.

The fastest man in canada.

Born right in this great city!

Mr. Scorch, neither you nor mr. Armstrong-howard

Has lost a single race this year.

Now that you're going head-to-head,

Are you a little nervous?

The only reason he's never lost a race

Is because he's never raced against me.

I could say the same.

Don't let your little local success

Get to your head, scorch.

Only thing fast about you is your mouth, scorch.

Lucky nobody asked you, timmy.

I'll show all you pitiful losers

Exactly how fast I am tomorrow on the track.

By god.

William, you left at the crack of dawn.

You forgot your hat.

Thank you.

That wasn't necessary.

I just wasn't feeling myself this morning

With the little one screaming through the night.

Yes, she's improved a little this morning, thankfully.

She was finally eating when I left her with ellie.

Well, that's good.

Yes, I should get back to that, actually.

Wait!

I've made something that should help

With susannah's recovery.

What is it? - It is a hydration draft.

You see, colds and influenza

Can put the body in a state of dehydration.

Water, of course, is beneficial, but by adding different sugars,

Sodium, potassium and fruit,

I've created a drink that helps to replenish electrolytes

That the body loses during illness.

William, it's blue.

It has blueberry. For flavour.

yeah.

Good morning, doctor.

What brings you here so bright and early?

William forgot his hat.

What? You left the house without your hat?

You all right, murdoch? - Apparently not.

Sleep deprivation. Susannah has us up all night.

Right. Well, there's been a body found at varsity stadium.

Varsity stadium? I was there just yesterday.

You were?

Yes, I was speaking to the press about women's athletics.

Can you believe that canada still hasn't sent a single woman

To the olympic games? - Do other countries?

I've been to the olympic games.

I don't recall seeing girls running around.

Women have been competing since 1900.

I won a gold medal, did I ever tell you?

Yes, I believe you may have once or twice.

It was a crisp morning in st. Louis.

A light fog rolled majestically across the pristine turf.

I really should get to the stadium, then.

Yes, I should get going myself, actually.

Are you sure you're all right? - Yes, much better.

Yes.

Ha!

You don't want to hear the rest?

Well, I'll take these.

Well, I guess your work is done here.

I have to do a full examination just to be sure.

Did you notice the abrasion on his neck?

No.

Not like you to miss something like that.

I've yet to inspect his neck, detective.

There appear to be splinters present under his fingernails.

Curious.

Tired, detective?

I didn't get much sleep this past weekend.

Susannah was sick.

Sorry to hear that.

I take it the little one is all better now?

Yes. Yes, I've been working on a solution

To help replenish her fluids.

You know, I hear athletes use champagne to hydrate.

Maybe next time you can try that.

Henry, have you been giving baby jordan champagne?

No, no, no, no, no. I would never.

Ruthie is quite unnerved by bubbles.

We will need to postpone the meet until tomorrow,

Given the tragic circumstances.

Mr. Kittering?

I understand you were scotty scorch's coach.

Yes.

He was the star of my track club.

I cannot believe this has happened.

Was he well-liked? - Well...

I wouldn't say that.

Track and field can be quite competitive.

Any idea how he ended up with a javelin embedded in his chest?

None.

But I will say this:

Throwing the javelin is not an easy thing.

There aren't a lot of people who could land that throw.

Well, then, please direct me to the people who could.

Last night, myself and a few others

Were at the olympic committee dinner.

And what time did you leave this event?

At 2:00 am.

I didn't know anything about this until I arrived just now.

Did you or any of the other javelin men hold a practice yesterday evening?

none of the javelin men

Have anything to do with this nonsense!

Nonsense?

My teammate told me those damned sprinters

Got him drunk last night and tricked him into giving him

The equipment room key.

The key to the room you're standing in?

Exactly. And then, they came back here

And had a throwing competition.

Talk to walter knox,

He pulls these kinds of stunts all the time.

Thank you.

When should I expect my javelin to be returned?

The one stuck in the victim? - Yes.

She's my favourite.

We went to the pub around 11 pm

And came back to the track at 1:00 am.

The throwing competition was just a bit of fun.

A bit of fun?

That killed a man.

There's no way we killed scorch.

No? How can you be sure? - He wasn't with us.

Didn't all of the 100-metre men go to the pub?