While investigating a geologist's murder, Murdoch finds himself teamed with Sergeant Jasper Linney, a North West Mounted Policeman whose methods and mannerisms are strikingly similar to his own. Murdoch also hopes to rekindle his relationship with Dr. Ogden.
Tropes:
- In Medias Res: The episode jumps between Murdoch, Sergeant Linney, and Harry Murdoch in a shootout in the abandoned town of Pringle Creek and explaining how the investigation led them there.
- Long-Lost Relative: Jasper Linney is Murdoch's paternal half brother, which is hinted throughout the episode by their abundance of Shared Family Quirks.
- Make It Look Like an Accident: The modus operandi of hired killer Alexander Wilfrith, aptly nicknamed "Accidental Al".
- Pocket Protector: Murdoch's life is saved by a copy of Lord Byron and Percy Shelley poetry in his breast pocket.
- Too Much Alike: Murdoch and Linney don't hit it off at first due to being a little too similar.
