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, and

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. The second film to feature the character of William Murdoch and his unique ways of doing detective work, the film is based on the novel by Maureen Jennings of the same name, and was directed by Michael DeCarlo from a screenplay by Janet MacLean.

Plot

Constable Oliver Wicken (Philip Graeme) is found dead in the basement of an abandoned house, shot through the head. While the rest of the police department believes he committed suicide, William Murdoch (

) thinks otherwise and sets out to prove that his friend and protégé was murdered. While investigating Wicken's death, Murdoch comes across some interesting facts the late constable had kept hidden. He discovers that Wicken was secretly engaged and had been working closely with a mysterious blonde woman before his death. Murdoch uses new but unproven technique called "fingerprinting", to get fingerprints off the gun. With the help of Dr. Odgen, Murdoch proves that Wicken was actually murdered and catches the killer.

Cast

as Detective William Murdoch *

as Inspector Brackenreid *

as Dr. Julia Ogden *

as Ettie Weston * Philip Graeme as Constable Oliver Wickham * Matthew MacFadzean as Constable George Crabtree * Chang Tseng as Sam Lee

DVDs

All three Murdoch films were released on DVD in a boxed set on November 11, 2008.
On March 3, 2015, Acorn Media announced a re-release for all three movies, set for May 26, 2015.

References

External links

* Canadian drama television films 2004 television films 2004 films Films set in Toronto Films based on Canadian novels English-language Canadian films Films set in the 1890s 2000s Canadian films Canadian mystery television films {{Canada-tv-film-stub