S20·E5 Missing Persons

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for Murdoch Mysteries S20E5 (Missing Persons).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, numbers, or plot points.
Constraint 3: If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Constraint 4: Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 5: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 6: Word count target: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: Murdoch investigates an unhappy kidnapping of a businessman but begins to suspect the victim might not be as innocent as he seems.
Source [1]: Series is "Forensic sleuthing in the age of invention." Victorian-era Toronto detective.
Source [2]: Canadian television drama series. Premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008. Currently airs on CBC. Based on characters from Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings.
Source [3]: Created by Cal Coons, Alexandra Zarowny, R.B. Carney, Maureen Jennings. Cast includes Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Helene Joy. Set in the 1890s. William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques (fingerprinting, trace evidence).
Source [4]: Cast includes Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, and Thomas Craig.
Source [5]: Season 20 has 4 episodes. Next episode Oct 26, 2026. (Wait, the prompt asks for S20E5, but Source [5] says Season 20 has 4 episodes. This is a conflict. I must stick to the provided facts. If the source says there are 4 episodes, I cannot confirm the existence of a 5th episode based on the sources, but the prompt asks for a recap of S20E5. However, the instructions say "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES." The synopsis provided is for S20E5. I will write the recap based on the synopsis provided, but I must be careful about the episode count mentioned in Source [5].)
Wait, let's look at the word count requirement: 280-380 words.
The Synopsis is very short: "Murdoch investigates a unhappy kidnapping of a businessman but begins to suspect the victim might not be as innocent as he seems."
Problem: If I only use the synopsis, I cannot reach 280 words without "inventing or guessing." The instructions are very strict: "If a detail