Murdoch is in Bristol, without any idea of who he is. Two armed men chase him through the back alleys, and shoot him in the arm. He ducks into a pub, where Anna Fulford, the landlady, hides him from the chasers. He then explains that the first thing he remembers is waking up on a coal train in Montreal with a steamer ticket to England, which he used. The ticket was in the name of John Dawson, but the Detective doesn't believe that is his name.
In Toronto, there is great concern for Murdoch, and Detective Hamish Slorach from Police Station 5 has been seconded to Police Station 4 in order to lead the investigation. Slorach's approach and methods differ greatly from Murdoch. A body is found, with a hole straight through the head. It takes some effort to find the bullet, which has been fired from a very powerful gun. A man is arrested in possession of plans for the gun, and the Police learn that there was a team of three, of whom he was one, the dead man, Dawson, was the second, and a third man, Keating, has gone to England with the gun. Crabtree suggests that perhaps Murdoch has followed Keating, so the Toronto Constabulary alert the Bristol Constabulary that a man with a powerful gun is en route to England, and to ask if they have heard from Detective Murdoch.
In Bristol, Anna Fulford finds safe lodgings for Murdoch, thanks to her priest. Murdoch and the people pursuing him have several encounters, as a result of which he learns that there is to be an assassination at the Clifton suspension bridge. Murdoch escapes from the assassins, and takes his story to the Bristol Police, arriving at the station at the same time as the telegram from Toronto. When the telegram is read out, Murdoch realises he is the Toronto Detective named in it. The Chief Inspector at the station informs Murdoch that Queen Victoria and Lord Treadwell, her Secretary of State for War, are due to pass over the bridge very soon, and orders all his men to the bridge to prevent the attack. Murdoch, having seen the gun when he was talking to Keating, is convinced that the gunman won't be anywhere near the bridge.
So, will Murdoch or the Bristol Police find Keating and the gun in time to avert disaster? Will Murdoch regain his memory? Will he return to Toronto, or will Detective Slorach keep his office?
This is a refreshingly different style of episode, and it is so absorbing that the time just flies by. It's a clever plot device to have Murdoch lose his memory in the first episode of a new series, because the glimpses of Murdoch's life in Toronto not only move this story along, but would also provide a helpful way in to the series for any new viewers.
In Toronto, there is great concern for Murdoch, and Detective Hamish Slorach from Police Station 5 has been seconded to Police Station 4 in order to lead the investigation. Slorach's approach and methods differ greatly from Murdoch. A body is found, with a hole straight through the head. It takes some effort to find the bullet, which has been fired from a very powerful gun. A man is arrested in possession of plans for the gun, and the Police learn that there was a team of three, of whom he was one, the dead man, Dawson, was the second, and a third man, Keating, has gone to England with the gun. Crabtree suggests that perhaps Murdoch has followed Keating, so the Toronto Constabulary alert the Bristol Constabulary that a man with a powerful gun is en route to England, and to ask if they have heard from Detective Murdoch.
In Bristol, Anna Fulford finds safe lodgings for Murdoch, thanks to her priest. Murdoch and the people pursuing him have several encounters, as a result of which he learns that there is to be an assassination at the Clifton suspension bridge. Murdoch escapes from the assassins, and takes his story to the Bristol Police, arriving at the station at the same time as the telegram from Toronto. When the telegram is read out, Murdoch realises he is the Toronto Detective named in it. The Chief Inspector at the station informs Murdoch that Queen Victoria and Lord Treadwell, her Secretary of State for War, are due to pass over the bridge very soon, and orders all his men to the bridge to prevent the attack. Murdoch, having seen the gun when he was talking to Keating, is convinced that the gunman won't be anywhere near the bridge.
So, will Murdoch or the Bristol Police find Keating and the gun in time to avert disaster? Will Murdoch regain his memory? Will he return to Toronto, or will Detective Slorach keep his office?
This is a refreshingly different style of episode, and it is so absorbing that the time just flies by. It's a clever plot device to have Murdoch lose his memory in the first episode of a new series, because the glimpses of Murdoch's life in Toronto not only move this story along, but would also provide a helpful way in to the series for any new viewers.
