Inspector Brackenreid is relaxing at the beach on a hot day when the body of a woman, Katherine Buchanan, is discovered. Doctor Ogden, who was also at the beach, conducts a preliminary examination of the body in situ and finds what appears to be large bite marks from an animal on the victim's body. Inspector Brackenreid is convinced that the marks came from a large creature he believes he saw in Lake Ontario shortly before Katherine's body was discovered.

Murdoch Mysteries Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - Murdoch Ahoy
• s07e02 - Tour de Murdoch
• s07e03 - The Filmed Adventures of Detective William Murdoch
• s07e04 - Return of Sherlock Holmes
• s07e05 - Murdoch of the Living Dead
• s07e06 - Murdochophobia
• s07e07 - Loch Ness Murdoch
• s07e08 - Republic of Murdoch
• s07e09 - Midnight Train to Kingston
• s07e10 - Murdoch in Ragtime
• s07e11 - Journey to the Centre of Toronto
• s07e12 - Unfinished Business
• s07e13 - The Murdoch Sting
• s07e14 - Friday the 13th, 1901
• s07e15 - The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold
• s07e16 - Kung Fu Crabtree
• s07e17 - Blast of Silence
• s07e18 - The Death of Dr. Ogden

Murdoch Mysteries Show Summary

The series takes place in Toronto in the 1890s and follows Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting, blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence.

Detective Murdoch is assisted by the three other main characters: Inspector Brackenreid, Doctor Julia Ogden, and the inexperienced but eager Constable George Crabtree, who aspires to be a mystery-novel writer. Brackenreid, Murdoch's immediate superior, is a blunt and sceptical Yorkshireman with a fondness for whiskey, and prefers conventional methods of detection over Murdoch's eccentric methods, though he is typically pleased and proud when Murdoch is successful despite the odds. Crabtree is often unable to grasp the more advanced methods, but his enthusiasm and loyalty make him a good assistant. Like Crabtree, Dr. Ogden is a great supporter of Murdoch's methods. Her skill in pathology usually helps by revealing a great deal of useful evidence to aid Murdoch in solving cases.

Throughout the series Murdoch's growing infatuation with her, and his inability to express his feelings, provide a light subplot. In the fifth season, after Dr. Ogden is married to Dr. Darcy Garland (a colleague she met in Buffalo), a new doctor is introduced, Dr. Emily Grace. She and George Crabtree show some romantic interest in each other.