Murdoch Mysteries - In the Altogether, S03E12

Interesting. In the second last episode of the season, the ongoing vendetta which William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) had against James Pendrick (Peter Stebbings) seems to have resolved itself. Either Murdoch was right and was finally able to prove it, something which I can't help but think is quite likely, or he will return in the finale for more complications, which would be by far the more enjoyable option.

But do we really need that complication with William's relationship with Dr. Julia Ogden (Helene Joy) hanging in the balance? She is contemplating moving to Buffalo to work at the children's hospital there, a career move which would be most rewarding for her. But, in doing so, she would be leaving Murdoch behind. Is Helene Joy planning on leaving Murdoch Mysteries behind? The good thing about Canadian shows is information like that would require extensive research, and I'm not going to do that as I have no desire to destroy the surprise.

This episode, again excellent, was delightfully complicated. What might have been a simple case, a man murdering the woman he loved out of pain and jealousy, was greatly complicated when a second and seemingly related murder occurred. James Pendrick set a bomb which burnt the corps of a man he had already disposed of and which was also to kill his wife, Sally (Kate Greenhouse). Lucky for her, she arrived late and was generally unharmed.

Other highlights of the episode include Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) determining that the risky photos the first victim posed in were high quality, based both on paper quality and photo composition, and George (Jonny Harris), in response to being asked what the Swiss are famous for, came up with chocolate and holey cheese before clocks.

One more episode, but I will survive because I know I will get a 4th season of this great period drama which takes place in Toronto.