S01E01 Except the Dying
Detective Murdoch investigates when a wealthy family's pregnant maid is found dead in an area frequented by prostitutes.
Detective Murdoch refuses to believe the coroner's conclusion that his young friend and protégée, Constable Oliver Wicken, committed suicide. However, the only possible witness who could solve the mystery is locked away in a lunatic asylum.
In 1890s Canada, a police inspector applies the latest scientific methods of deduction, much to the chagrin of his superiors.