TV-PGSeason 8
Forensic sleuthing in the age of invention.
Synopsis
Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Season 8 is the Victorian-Toronto detective drama you can watch online on iFILM — eighteen episodes that finally march Detective William Murdoch and Dr. Julia Ogden toward their wedding day.
It opens badly. Inspector Brackenreid is beaten on the waterfront, and Murdoch ties the assault to a dead merchant pulled from the harbor. From there the year reads almost like a chapter of the detective's own life: the marriage, a Manhattan honeymoon tangled in a plot against President Roosevelt, a model killed mid-protest at a corset show. Julia drifts toward the suffragette cause while Constable Crabtree gets a shot at making detective. Edison, Bat Masterson, a shipwreck — every case hands Murdoch a fresh puzzle and another gadget of the age.
CBC builds the show from Maureen Jennings' novels, and this is one of its warmest runs: less murk, more family, the same careful forensics. It suits anyone who likes a cozy period whodunit over grim body counts. Stream Murdoch Mysteries Season 8 online on iFILM.
18 episodes
S8·E1On the Waterfront (1)
Murdoch believes that the brutal murder of a waterfront merchant could be linked to the shocking assault on Inspector Brackenreid.
S8·E2On the Waterfront (2)
Murdoch and the force have to confront more violence on the waterfront as they try and bring Brackenreid to justice. Dr. Ogden and Dr. Grace go head to head in court.
S8·E3Glory Days
Murdoch and legendary lawman Bat Masterson unite to hunt for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.
S8·E4Holy Matrimony, Murdoch!
As their wedding day approaches, Murdoch and Ogden intervene in the trial of a woman accused of killing her husband.
S8·E5Murdoch Takes Manhattan
During their honeymoon in New York, Murdoch and Ogden uncover a deadly conspiracy threatening U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt.
S8·E6The Murdoch Appreciation Society
Murdoch's admirers interfere with a murder investigation; Ogden thinks about running for office.
S8·E7What Lies Buried
Murdoch's own colleagues are suspects when a police officer's skeleton is discovered in the basement.
S8·E8High Voltage
When a man is electrocuted, Murdoch is led to inventor Thomas Edison.
S8·E9The Keystone Constables
Crabtree and Higgins go under cover to investigate the murder of a vaudeville comic.
S8·E10Murdoch and the Temple of Death
Murdoch and Crabtree discover that a mysterious temple may house ancient treasure - and deadly consequences for anyone who dares to hunt for it.
S8·E11All That Glitters
Murdoch and Crabtree investigate the murder of a land surveyor in Northern Ontario.
S8·E12The Devil Wears Whalebone
Murdoch investigates the murder of a model who was killed during a protest.
S8·E13The Incurables
A group of inmates at the asylum threaten Dr. Ogden's life.
S8·E14Toronto's Girl Problem
Murdoch works with Brackenreid's nephew and discovers a murder victim is connected to an all-female gang of jewel thieves.
S8·E15Shipwreck
Murdoch is reunited with his childhood mentor while investigating a murder in a church.
S8·E16CrabtreeMania
Crabtree investigates the death of a wrestler and uncovers deception and fraud.
S8·E17Election Day
On election day, Dr. Ogden faces a setback; Murdoch investigates a murder with national security implications.
S8·E18Artful Detective
During a hunt for a killer who collects macabre trophies, Murdoch becomes a target.
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