Murdoch Mysteries: Season 2
William Murdoch deals with high-profile criminals and solves mysterious cases in his usual manner in his own special way during the second season. As a Victorian-era Toronto detective in the 1890s, he uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, alongside then-cutting edge forensic technology and steampunk-style inventions. Throughout his investigations, Murdoch encounte
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Detective William Murdoch operates in Toronto during the 1890s.
- Murdoch employs radical and then-cutting edge forensic techniques, such as fingerprinting and trace evidence.
- The investigations involve steampunk-style inventions and forensic sleuthing in the age of invention.
- The series is set against a Victorian-era backdrop involving high-profile criminals and famous historical personalities.
Season overview
William Murdoch deals with high-profile criminals and solves mysterious cases in his usual manner in his own special way during the second season. As a Victorian-era Toronto detective in the 1890s, he uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, alongside then-cutting edge forensic technology and steampunk-style inventions. Throughout his investigations, Murdoch encounters some of the most famous and notorious personalities of the period, ranging from Buffalo Bill Cody to Jack the Ripper. The series continues to explore forensic sleuthing in the age of invention, bringing the historical world to life through period details and dramatic mysteries.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Mild, Mild West
Feb 10, 2009 · 60 min
When the traveling Buffalo Bill Cody's Western Extravaganza settles in Toronto, murders happen. Inspector Murdoch must investigate the crimes while his boss becomes enamored with A
Snakes and Ladders
Feb 10, 2009 · 60 min
An investigator arrives from Scotland Yard who is after the infamous Jack the Ripper. Meanwhile, Murdoch takes dancing lessons so that he can escort Dr. Ogden to a ball.
Dinosaur Fever
Feb 17, 2009 · 60 min
When the unveiling of a reconstructed dinosaur skeleton at a gala event reveals the dead body of a young man found in its jaws, Murdoch must enter the world of bone-hunters to find
Houdini Whodunit
Feb 24, 2009 · 60 min
The young Harry Houdini becomes Murdoch's prime suspect when he investigates a daring robbery-homicide. Meanwhile, Dr. Ogden's sister comes to visit and soon becomes attracted to M
The Green Muse
Mar 3, 2009 · 60 min
The romance between Inspector Murdoch and Dr. Ogden heats up as Murdoch finds himself investigating the death of a young woman working as a high-class prostitute.
Shades of Grey
Mar 10, 2009 · 60 min
As they investigate a young woman's death, Murdoch and Dr. Ogden find their relationship threatened when they turn out to be of opposite opinions in the matter of abortion.
Big Murderer On Campus
Mar 17, 2009 · 60 min
Detective Murdoch fears that his relationship with Dr. Ogden has been permanently damaged, as he heads into investigating a seemingly perfect crime, the murder of a university prof
I, Murdoch
Mar 24, 2009 · 60 min
Murdoch finds himself drawn to the widowed mother of a boy who has gone missing, but the case starts to take a strange turn involving spies, midgets and a robotic super weapon.
Convalescence
Mar 31, 2009 · 60 min
Dr. Ogden and Enid compete to nurse the injured Murdoch back to health, as in his delirium he begins to suspect his landlady of planning a murder. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree inv
Murdoch.com
May 6, 2009 · 60 min
The discovery of a decomposed body leads Murdoch into the fascinating world of telegraphy - the 1895 equivalent of the internet. When Murdoch calls on Enid to assist in the invest
Let Us Ask the Maiden
May 13, 2009 · 60 min
Murdoch's investigation into the death of a young Jewish man leads to Toronto's small Jewish getto - the Ward. There he finds a tale of forbidden romance and himself again being d
Werewolves
May 20, 2009 · 60 min
A savage murder, seemingly at the jaws of a wild beast, leads Murdoch into the mysterious worls of North American shamaism and lycanthropy. While searching for a reational explana
Anything You Can Do
May 27, 2009 · 60 min
While investigating a murder, Murdoch find himself teamed with a North West Mounted Policeman whose methods and mannerisms are strikingly similar to this own -- perhaps too similar