Detective William Murdoch found himself far from the familiar, gas-lit streets of 1890s Toronto. He was standing on the patterned cobblestones of , the salt air of the Tagus River filling his lungs. He had been dispatched to Portugal to consult on a baffling case: a series of "impossible" thefts within the Palácio da Ajuda .
Using a modified —which he had lugged across the Atlantic in a reinforced trunk—Murdoch collected a sample of the residue. Back at his makeshift laboratory in the embassy, he discovered the substance was a rare oil found only in the gear-works of the new Lisbon funiculars. Murdoch Mysteries (2008) PortuguГЄs (Portugal) L...
Murdoch adjusted his collar, his mind already cataloging the architectural anomalies of the palace. His contact was Inspector Baltazar, a man who viewed Murdoch’s "scientific gadgets" with a mix of suspicion and weary amusement. Detective William Murdoch found himself far from the
As the sun set over the Atlantic, Murdoch cornered the thief—a disgraced engineer—using a combination of logic and a well-timed that jammed the thief's getaway carriage. Using a modified —which he had lugged across