Murdoch Mysteries: Season 16
Julia Ogden is invited to dinner at the warden's, only to have a murder take place instead of dessert. Murdoch investigates the murder of Mrs. Hart's friend's fraternity brother.
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Murdoch Mysteries Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Julia Ogden is invited to dinner at the warden's, only to have a murder take place instead of dessert. Murdoch investigates the murder of Mrs. Hart's friend's fraternity brother.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Sometimes They Come Back (1)
Sep 12, 2022 · 43 min
Crabtree bails on his marriage plans after a prophecy. Murdoch investigates the bizarre murder of two gravediggers.
Sometimes They Come Back (2)
Sep 19, 2022 · 43 min
Murdoch suspects Hart is lying about her father's death. Brackenreid leads a PI to Watts endangering both their futures.
The Write Stuff
Sep 26, 2022 · 43 min
When a writer is murdered at a literary event, Rudyard Kipling and Lucy Maud Montgomery come under Murdoch's scrutiny.
Promising Young Ladies
Oct 3, 2022 · 43 min
Murdoch investigates a man's murder outside a burlesque show performed by Crabtree's former paramour Nina Bloom.
Murdoch Rides Easy
Oct 10, 2022 · 43 min
After a motorbike enthusiast dies, Murdoch’s investigation is aided by mechanics William Harley and Arthur Davidson.
Clean Hands
Oct 17, 2022 · 43 min
While investigating a murder in a tight-lipped Mennonite colony, Murdoch and Ogden don plain clothing and go undercover.
Murdoch and the Sonic Boom
Oct 24, 2022 · 43 min
Hours before a clandestine visit by President Taft, Murdoch is entangled by Terrence Meyers in an experiment gone wrong.
I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn
Oct 31, 2022 · 43 min
Murdoch investigates the brutal on-camera murder of an actress during the filming of a movie about the clown killer.
Honeymoon in Hampshire
Nov 7, 2022 · 43 min
Honeymooning in England, Crabtree and Effie find a dead hotel guest while Murdoch investigates an apparent suicide.
Dash to Death
Nov 14, 2022 · 43 min
As Murdoch investigates the murder of an elite athlete impaled by a javelin, Hart and Arthur plot her father's demise.
D.O.A.
Nov 21, 2022 · 43 min
When the eye witness in Frank Rhodes trial is poisoned and dies, Murdoch soon displays the same symptoms. It is up to Inspector Bracken, Dr. Ogden and the rest of the team to solve
Porcelain Maiden
Jan 2, 2023 · 43 min
Higgins enlists Watts help after he messes up the courier delivery of a horse statue for some very dangerous thugs.
Vengeance Makes the Man
Jan 9, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch must prove Brackenreid's innocence when he's framed for murder by a vengeful foe.
Murdoch at the End of the World
Jan 16, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch investigates the stabbing death of a doomsayer on the eve of Halley's Comet.
Breaking Ranks
Jan 23, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch suspects malfeasance and murder in the apparent drowning of a military recruit.
An Avoidable Hinder
Feb 6, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch is asked by a former logging camp friend to exonerate him in a decades old murder.
Ballad of Gentleman Jones
Feb 13, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch suspects a sequential killer is targeting hobos and enlists Watts to go undercover at a hobo camp with Crabtree.
Virtue and Vice
Feb 20, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch investigates the murder of a respected art dealer who had a sideline selling illegal pornographic drawings.
Whatever Happened to Abigail Prescott
Feb 27, 2023 · 43 min
To prove Ogden's innocence in the death of an alderman's wife, Murdoch pursues the politician with a vengeance.
Just Desserts
Mar 6, 2023 · 43 min
Nearly exonerated, Ogden is implicated in the warden's murder. Murdoch delves into the death of a fraternity pledge.
Murder in F Major
Mar 20, 2023 · 43 min
When the director of Toronto's new symphony is murdered, Murdoch suspects jealous musicians are responsible.
Scents and Sensibility
Mar 27, 2023 · 43 min
When a bride mysteriously collapses and dies before her wedding, Murdoch suspects she was poisoned by her perfume.
The Long Goodbye (1)
Apr 3, 2023 · 43 min
Murdoch's investigation of a constable's murder is hampered by interference from Brackenreid's zealous overreplacement.
The Long Goodbye (2)
Apr 10, 2023 · 43 min
Disgusted by the new Inspector's tactics, Murdoch resigns and is privately enlisted to find a missing heiress.