Artful Detective

"Artful Detective"
Season	8
Episode	18
Airdate	March 30, 2015
Writer	Paul Aitken Carol Hay
Director	Don McCutcheon
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"Artful Detective" is the eighteenth episode of the eighth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the one hundred-fourteenth episode of the series. It first aired March 30, 2015.

Summary

The constabulary investigates what they believe is a "sequential killer" that Murdoch discovers is a macabre form of gambling. The gamblers then turn their attention to Murdoch.

Crabtree is preoccupied with the physical abuse sustained by his ex fiancee Edna Brooks at the hands of her recently returned husband.

Character Revelations

• Emily make a discovery in the case but before informing the Detective, she meets with George first.
• George may have murdered Edna's husband, at the very least he has covered up the crime.
• Murdoch invents a prototype of the Taser.

Continuity

• George Crabtree is arrested for the murder of Archibald Brooks

Trivia

• The Weaponized Capacitor (Murdochian taser) voted #5 of 5 Favourite Murdoch Inventions^[1] by The Arts Guide 8/20/15 Adnan M.
• Murdoch Mysteries is broadcast in the United States as "The Artful Detective".

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree
Georgina Reilly as Emily Grace

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Kristian Bruun as Constable Slugger Jackson
Sara Mitich as Lillian Moss
Tamara Hope as Edna Brooks (née Garrison)
Percy Hynes-White as Simon Brooks

Guest Cast

Chris Hoffman as Bernie King
Peter Krantz as Big Game Hunter
Jim Annan as Arnold Paulson
Ruth Madoc-Jones as Mrs. Richards
Robert Gerow as Street Boy
Kaitlin Kozell as Young Mother

Uncredited Cast

John Stead as Bill McCann

Gallery

The many Murdochs