Murdoch Mysteries Series 12 Episode Guide

An exploding mystery mansion, an escaped axe murderer and Murdoch's diplomatic disguise... welcome to the twelfth series of Murdoch Mysteries!

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Episode 1: Murdoch Mystery Mansion

Murdoch and Julia's new house, designed by none other than renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is rocked by an explosion that claims a man's life.
Episode 2: Operation: Murder

Julia Ogden enlists Murdoch to investigate possible sabotage in the operating room after a patient dies during a routine medical procedure.
Episode 3: My Big Fat Mimico Wedding

When Murdoch, Ogden, Crabtree and Brackenreid attend Higgins' and Ruth Newsome's wedding, a guest repeatedly tries to kill the groom.
Episode 4: Murdoch Without Borders

After anti-immigrant laws lead to mass deportations, Brackenreid bends the rules to help a Greek carpenter - but then the man becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
Episode 5: The Spy Who Loved Murdoch

Murdoch impersonates a murdered diplomat to save a treaty and prevent a world war but political and sexual intrigue complicate matters.
Episode 6: Sir. Sir? Sir!!!

Murdoch investigates an astronomical phenomenon with a strange impact on his colleagues' behaviour and dire implications for Toronto.
Episode 7: Brother's Keeper

When the sadistic criminal who murdered Detective Watts' adoptive brother is released from prison, Watts kills him - but was it self-defense as Watts claims or revenge?
Episode 8: Drowning in Money

When a wealthy, high society couple is found drowned in their pool in an apparent double suicide, Murdoch suspects that the accident is actually murder.
Episode 9: Secrets and Lies

Inspector Brackenreid goes on a secret mission when a former lover requests help to find a missing girl but it turns out that he's much closer to the case than he thought.
Episode 10: Pirates of the Great Lakes

When treasures stolen from a Neapolitan museum are smuggled into Toronto, an Italian detective turns to Murdoch for help, leading Crabtree to go undercover as a wealthy antiques collector.
Episode 11: Annabella Cinderella

Constables George Crabtree and John Brackenreid are tasked with transporting a convicted axe murderess to prison. The hunt is on when she escapes to seek revenge on those who convicted her.
Episode 12: Six of the Best

Murdoch's painful childhood memories come to the surface while investigating the death of an orphan under the care of the same Jesuit priest who taught him.
Episode 13: Murdoch and the Undetectable Man

Inventor and electricity expert Nikola Tesla returns to help Murdoch with his investigation into the death of a man who was experimenting with invisibility.
Episode 14: Sins of the Father

Murdoch gets to work investigating an apparent arson related death, but runs into trouble when some uncomfortable personal history is revealed in the process.
Episode 15: One Minute to Murder

A man is electrocuted during an intense typing contest, but Murdoch suspects that he may not have been the intended target.
Episode 16: Manual for Murder

Murdoch and Ogden's book 'Solving Murder - A Scientific Approach' is released and sales skyrocket after a series of copycat murders occur, apparently inspired by their manual.
Episode 17: Darkness Before the Dawn (Part 1)

Detective Watts’ investigation into the murder of Lucille Palmer reveals troubling evidence with dire consequences, especially for Constable John Brackenreid who is critically wounded in the line of duty.
Episode 18: Darkness Before the Dawn (Part 2)

Murdoch suspects John Brackenreid is being framed for murder by corrupt copper McWorthy as the real killer goes to great lengths to cover their tracks, involving the new Chief Coroner Miss Violet Hart.