Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series)

The Glass Ceiling (2008)

Allan Royal: Chief Stockton

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• Chief Stockton : Murdoch. Hmph. Good copper. But it'd be a bloody cold day in Hell before a papist becomes an inspector in my police force.

  Inspector Brackenreid : Sir, Detective Murdoch is quite exceptional. The fact that he's Catholic...

  Chief Stockton : Thomas. You're an ambitious man. And I can see some day you being an alderman or maybe even a mayor. But Toronto is a Protestant city. You'd be wise to remember that.

• [first lines] 

  MC at Police Chiefs' Dinner : Gentlemen, it is my distinct honour to introduce our keynote speaker, Inspector Thomas Brackenreid.

  Inspector Brackenreid : Gentlemen, those of us at Police Station Number 4 of the Toronto Constabulary had never been confronted by such a puzzling crime. The victim was found in a windowless room that was locked from the inside. But that was not the most baffling part. The victim had been electrocuted; yet the room had no electricity. All that was out of the ordinary was a shattered jar, a chain, a wooden disc and some foil. It soon became apparent that the victim had been killed by a Leyden jar.

  Chief Stockton : A question, Inspector.

  Inspector Brackenreid : Chief Constable Stockton. Of course.

  Chief Stockton : What is a Leyden jar?

  Inspector Brackenreid : Ah, it's a device for storing electric charge.

  Chief Stockton : Then it's a battery.

  Inspector Brackenreid : No, no, it's... its a...

  [consults his notes] 

  Inspector Brackenreid : Ahem, it's a capacitor.

  Chief Stockton : What's a capacitor?

  Inspector Brackenreid : A device for storing electric charge.

  Chief Stockton : Then it's a battery.

  Inspector Brackenreid : Well.

  Inspector William Murdoch : Inspector, if I may interject?

  Inspector Brackenreid : Of course. Detective William Murdoch, Gentlemen.