Movie Description:
Set in the 1890s, the sophisticated and sly Detective William Murdoch investigates murders against the seedy backdrop of a debauched worldwhere no one trusts the police and everyone seems sinister. Murdoch is a principledyoung man whose intelligence and compassion areoften at odds with his superiors and co-workers. While seemingly irrefutable evidence leads his peers down the wrong investigative paths, Murdoch`skeen instinct will not allow him to dismiss causes of deathso easily. Without modern-day technology to aid him andoften with minimal help fromwitnesses, Murdoch must get to the bottom of each crime armed only with his wits and cunning-and he will not rest until the murdereris brought to justice. Considered a "CSI in the 1890s," MURDOCH MYSTERIES are gripping thrillers based on Maureen Jennings`s bestsellingmystery novels about a cop years ahead of his time.