24 Hours Til Doomsday 

Murdoch is summoned by no less than Prime Minister Laurier to head off the launch of an explosive-armed missile set to be fired from Canada to New York City unless a ransom demand of $4 million is met within the next 24 hours.

Director:

Gary Harvey

Writers:

Maureen Jennings (characters), Bob Carney (developed for television by) (as R.B. Carney)

Stars:

Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Yannick Bisson	...	Detective William Murdoch
Thomas Craig	...	Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Helene Joy	...	Dr. Julia Ogden (as Hélène Joy)
Jonny Harris	...	Constable George Crabtree
Mouna Traoré	...	Rebecca James
Peter Stebbings	...	James Pendrick
Peter Keleghan	...	Terrence Meyers
Christine Horne	...	Svetlana Tsiolkofsky
Brian Paul	...	Sir Wilfred Laurier
Matthew Bennett	...	Allen Clegg
John Cleland	...	Lester Mogg
Jonathan Goldapple	...	Mystery Man

Storyline

Murdoch finds himself working to save Canada - a request from the Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, no less. Working with Canadian spy Terrence Meyers, Murdoch has less than 24 hours to stop whoever is blackmailing the government for $4 million - or they will fire a rocket on New York City. Information leads them to the wilds of Mississauga where Murdoch comes across none other than James Pendrick who admits to building a rocket. With the information Murdoch gives him, Pendrick realizes someone has been stealing his work. Together, Pendrick and Murdoch race to Niagara-on-the-Lake to stop the missile from being fired.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorism | rocket | gliding | extortion | false identity | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode takes place in 1903.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Detective William Murdoch: I'm merely stating that given that the film was based on a Jules Verne novel, it could pay at least cursory attention to scientific plausibility.
Dr. Julia Ogden: I believe it's meant for children, William.
Detective William Murdoch: Precisely. You wouldn't want them to go through life with a distorted understanding of physics.
Dr. Julia Ogden: So it's not possible to reach the moon by way of cannon?
Detective William Murdoch: Even if enough force could be summoned, the acceleration would crush you. I can't even begin to discuss the gravitational issues.
Dr. Julia Ogden: I thought you said...
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Connections

References A Trip to the Moon (1902)

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2015 (Canada)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9