海琳·乔伊

SeasonfiveofMurdochMysteriesopensinunfamiliarterritory,asDetectiveWilliamMurdoch(YannickBisson)leavesTorontototryhisluckwhiletheKlondikeGoldRushintheYukonwindsdown.Suspendedforinterferinginaninvestigation,ontherunforsurreptitiouslyfreeingamurderertomakeamends,andnursingabrokenheartafterDr.Ogdensmarriagetoanotherman,hetriestoescapehispast,andhispassionfordetectivework.Backinthecity,newlypromotedChiefConstableGiles(NigelBennett)makesitcleartoInspectorThomasBrackenreid(ThomasCraig),thathellbekeepingaverycloseeyeonpolicematters.Meanwhile,Murdochsbelovedformerassociate,Dr.JuliaOgden(HélèneJoy),isnowworkingalongsideActingDetectiveGeorgeCrabtree(JonnyHarris)andDr.EmilyGrace(GeorginaReilly),afeistyyoungprotégé.Intheremotenorth,Murdochispleasedtodiscoverthathisfledglingprospectingcareermaygarnergreatsuccess,asmallcomfortafterJuliasmarriagetoanotherman.Butashetriestorebuildhislife,hefindshimselfdrawnintothecaseofMrs.ElizabethBryant(JillHalfpenny),aninnkeeperchargedwithmurder.TheplotthickenswhenwriterJackLondon(AaronAshmore)lendshisinsights,andMurdochsoonrealizesthatwhilehehadhopedtoleavehisshatteredheartandtatteredcareerbackinToronto,hisdaysasadetectivearenotbehindhim.

MurdochandInspectorBrackenreidareaboardtheSSKeewatinaftertheowner,ClarenceMacFarlane,receiveswhathebelievesisathreat.TheKeewatinisabouttodepartfromTorontoonitsmaidenvoyagedestinedforRochester,N.Y.andMurdochthinkstheyshouldstayonboard,especiallyafterheseesthatJuliaisoneoftheinvitedguests.TheirpresenceprovesusefulafterMacFarlanesdaughterAmy,whoisengagedtoherfatherschieffinancialofficerOwenMathers,fallsoverboardandisnowheretobefound.AsMurdochinvestigateshefindsthereisarealthreatagainsttheKeewatinandthetruefactsbehindAmysdisappearance.

SixmonthshavepassedsinceDr.OgdenmovedtoBuffaloandDet.MurdochisconstantlyaloggerheadswithDr.Francis,herreplacement.WhileInsp.BrackenreidthinkshighlyofFrancis,whowasrecruitedfromScotlandYard,Murdochfindshimstubbornandunimaginative.HealsoseemstobeinnorushtohelpMurdochwithhislatestcasewherehumanbodybodypartswerediscoveredonariverbankencasedincement.AhomelessmanlivinginthewoodsnearbyisquestionedandreleasedandMurdochcorrespondswithDr.Ogdenwhooffershimvaluableadviceinherletters.Healsogetshelpfromaretireddetective,MalcolmLamb.Murdochconnectshiscurrentinvestigationarapeandmurderthathadoccurredmanyyearsbefore.

MurdochisinBristol,England,withnomemoryofwhoheisandtwogunmenchasinghimthroughthestreets.WiththehelpofalocalpubLandladyhestartstopiecetogetheranassassinationplot.InTorontoDetectiveHamishSloackisassignedtohelpfindthemissingMurdoch.