After a man was killed in his study, his daughter, Charlotte, was found holding an ax in her room. When Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) tried to remove it, she got violent and bit Constable Crabtree (Johnny Harris).
Although the evidence pointed towards her, when she told Murdoch that she did not remember killing her father, he refused to allow her to sign a confession even though she believed she had done it while possessed by the devil.
It turned out she was not possessed by the devil; instead, she had multiple personalities - 3, to be exact: Charlotte, a tempestuous and violent Maddy, and a sweet and innocent 3-year-old named Girlie. Girlie was the one who had witnessed the murder, but she had promised Bobo she would not tell anyone who did it.
Although Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) showed little patience for the young crazy woman, refusing to have his constabulary made a mock of as had happened during the Lizzie Borden trial, Murdoch persisted in his investigation. He finally discovered who the murderer was, but that was not the family's horrid secret.
Charlotte's father had murdered her mother when she was three years old, then hacked up her body and buried her in the basement. No wonder the girl, having witnessed the affair, was driven mad.
I thought the best part of the entire episode was the new rhyme that Brackenreid wrote.
Bobby Edwards took an axe
and gave his Step-Father 40 whacks.
Bastard bloody deserved it.
Can't wait till next week's episode!
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