The morning after an assignation with a young woman, man's body is found in room 206 at the Windsor house hotel. Murdoch is called from his breakfast in the suite he shares with Dr Ogden to investigate. The man is Frederick Longfellow, an inventor, who was in Toronto for the medical exhibition, and he seems to have been electrocuted by the device he brought to exhibit, an electric chair called, "The Amazing Vital Motion Plus." Longfellow, however, was registered in room 209, whilst 206 was booked in the name of Thomas Edison.
Edna Brooks asks if George Crabtree will take her son, Simon, to the medical exhibition, and he agrees. Meanwhile, Dr Ogden is hosting a meeting of her suffragette friends, Margaret Haile and Lilian Moss; they are joined for the first time by Dr Grace. They are there to discuss entering Dr Ogden as a candidate in the forthcoming Provincial elections. However, back at the Masonic Lodge, Mayor Clarkson has a quiet word with Inspector Brackenreid, saying that Dr Ogden's candidacy could prove a can of worms.
Crabtree reports that Thomas Edison's finger marks were found in his hotel room and on the chair. Also, he and Longfellow had once been business partners. When challenged by Murdoch, Edison says the signature and room were his son's, Thomas Alva Edison Jnr. Murdoch catches up with Edison Jnr at the Medical Emporium, and brings him in for questioning, as Constable Crabtree and Simon Brooks enjoy the exhibits.
Inspector Brackenreid has a difficult conversation with Dr Ogden about her plan to stand for election. He cannot dissuade her.
Edison Jnr says he left Longfellow at the Exhibition Hall before going drinking with his boss, McBride, and fellow exhibitor Rico. He says Longfellow was not giving him due respect, so he chose to go with McBride. He cannot account for his movements after leaving McBride and Rico, as he was drunk.
Dr Grace tells Murdoch she found cotton fibres in Longfellow's mouth. It turns out that Edison Snr had removed a handkerchief belonging to Edison Jnr from Longfellow's mouth. Murdoch arrests Edison Jnr on suspicion of murder. Murdoch turns his attention to finding the woman Longfellow was seen with before his death. He tracks her down, she is Anna Rico, and she tells him that Longfellow took her back to his room, but she left after the arrival of a very drunk Thomas Edison Jnr.
Dr Ogden and Murdoch talk over the Inspector's intervention, and Murdoch says that as many and wife, they stand together, come what may. He tells the Inspector that, too, and that the matter is not up for further discussion. So, will Murdoch prove Edison Jnr the murderer, or will he find evidence against someone else? Will Inspector Brackenreid continue to pressurise Murdoch to get to Dr Ogden? Will Murdoch's marriage falter just as it is beginning?
Once again, the writers have twisted historical fact (Thomas Alva Edison Snr did despair over the course his son's life was taking, and did eventually take the steps mentioned in the final scene) and a murder mystery into an entertaining and diverting show. It's also fascinating to be in at the beginning of Murdoch's married life, and to see how the dynamic of the relationship is changing.
Edna Brooks asks if George Crabtree will take her son, Simon, to the medical exhibition, and he agrees. Meanwhile, Dr Ogden is hosting a meeting of her suffragette friends, Margaret Haile and Lilian Moss; they are joined for the first time by Dr Grace. They are there to discuss entering Dr Ogden as a candidate in the forthcoming Provincial elections. However, back at the Masonic Lodge, Mayor Clarkson has a quiet word with Inspector Brackenreid, saying that Dr Ogden's candidacy could prove a can of worms.
Crabtree reports that Thomas Edison's finger marks were found in his hotel room and on the chair. Also, he and Longfellow had once been business partners. When challenged by Murdoch, Edison says the signature and room were his son's, Thomas Alva Edison Jnr. Murdoch catches up with Edison Jnr at the Medical Emporium, and brings him in for questioning, as Constable Crabtree and Simon Brooks enjoy the exhibits.
Inspector Brackenreid has a difficult conversation with Dr Ogden about her plan to stand for election. He cannot dissuade her.
Edison Jnr says he left Longfellow at the Exhibition Hall before going drinking with his boss, McBride, and fellow exhibitor Rico. He says Longfellow was not giving him due respect, so he chose to go with McBride. He cannot account for his movements after leaving McBride and Rico, as he was drunk.
Dr Grace tells Murdoch she found cotton fibres in Longfellow's mouth. It turns out that Edison Snr had removed a handkerchief belonging to Edison Jnr from Longfellow's mouth. Murdoch arrests Edison Jnr on suspicion of murder. Murdoch turns his attention to finding the woman Longfellow was seen with before his death. He tracks her down, she is Anna Rico, and she tells him that Longfellow took her back to his room, but she left after the arrival of a very drunk Thomas Edison Jnr.
Dr Ogden and Murdoch talk over the Inspector's intervention, and Murdoch says that as many and wife, they stand together, come what may. He tells the Inspector that, too, and that the matter is not up for further discussion. So, will Murdoch prove Edison Jnr the murderer, or will he find evidence against someone else? Will Inspector Brackenreid continue to pressurise Murdoch to get to Dr Ogden? Will Murdoch's marriage falter just as it is beginning?
Once again, the writers have twisted historical fact (Thomas Alva Edison Snr did despair over the course his son's life was taking, and did eventually take the steps mentioned in the final scene) and a murder mystery into an entertaining and diverting show. It's also fascinating to be in at the beginning of Murdoch's married life, and to see how the dynamic of the relationship is changing.
