Season five of Murdoch Mysteries o ens in unfamiliar territory, as Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) leaves Toronto to try his luck while the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon winds down. Sus ended for interfering in an investigation, on the run for surre titiously freeing a murderer to make amends, and nursing a broken heart after Dr. Ogden's marriage to another man, he tries to esca e his ast, and his assion for detective work. Back in the city, newly romoted Chief Constable Giles (Nigel Bennett) makes it clear to Ins ector Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), that he'll be kee ing a very close eye on olice matters. Meanwhile, Murdoch's beloved former associate, Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), is now working alongside Acting Detective George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) and Dr. Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly), a feisty young rotégé. In the remote north, Murdoch is leased to discover that his fledgling ros ecting career may garner great success, a small comfort after Julia's marriage to another man. But as he tries to rebuild his life, he finds himself drawn into the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant (Jill Half enny), an innkee er charged with murder. The lot thickens when writer Jack London (Aaron Ashmore) lends his insights, and Murdoch soon realizes that while he had ho ed to leave his shattered heart and tattered career back in Toronto, his days as a detective are not behind him.
