Murdoch investigates the murder of an Eaton's department store manager who was disliked by the shop girls.Murdoch investigates the murder of an Eaton's department store manager who was disliked by the shop girls.Murdoch investigates the murder of an Eaton's department store manager who was disliked by the shop girls.
- Dr. Julia Ogden
- (as Hélène Joy)
- Gerald Biskind
- (as Rob De Leeuw)
- Shop Girl
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis episode takes place in 1900.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Preston Monk: Good morning, ladies. I trust you are prepared for another day serving at Eaton and Company, Canada's greatest store. Now remember, you are ladies serving ladies. Which means, Miss Richardson, no loafing behind the counter, no engaging in idle chatter. Isn't that right?
Helen Richardson: Yes, Mister Monk.
Preston Monk: Miss Richardson, the ladies of Rosedale do not want to be served by a cow chewing her cud.
[he holds out a hankerchief, and she spits out a wad of gum]
Preston Monk: And as for the rest of you, I implore you to refrain from using common familiarities. Our esteemed customers to not wish to be referred to as 'Dearie', and please, no 'heaven help me' looks exchanged while serving. What do I expect at all times?
Pearl Redmond: Decorum, Mister Monk. We are Mister Timothy's ambassadors.
Preston Monk: Day-cor-um. Thank you, Miss Redmond. Miss Sykes. Your services will no longer be required.
Florence Sykes: Sir, I can't afford not to work; why are you firing me?
Preston Monk: You know perfectly well. I don't make the rules; I merely follow them. Collect your wages on your way out.
Florence Sykes: Pompous prig.
[to Helen]
Florence Sykes: What are you staring at?
Helen Richardson: Flo, I'm very sorry...
Florence Sykes: Save your sympathies, Helen. Monk'll get his one of these days.
Mr Monk hired only single women and he was mean (in Murdoch the men are mean and weak the women strong and smart). He criticize the women employees and has Miss Eva Pearce be in charge of them them. Miss Pearce has a way with men. She thinks she is better then women and treats the female employees just as bad as Mr Monk. She flirts with men and uses gestures & other deceptions she feels works with men.
Murdoch and Crabtree look for finger prints and other things to find out who killed Mr Preston because there was a funny mark that pieced his skull when they found him dead.
It looks like the women did not like Monk and they don't like Miss Pearce so there are a number of suspects.
Murdoch interviews Miss Pearce and is captivated by her. You can see it in his eyes. Later there is a tacky scene with Miss Pearce undressing and kissing Murdoch. This was a dream he relates to Dr Odgen his girlfriend who is now into some kind of psychiatry instead of being the coroner. She is also kind of jealous.
Dr Ogden has bad news for Murdoch, her husband Darcy wants to stay married and won't give her a annulment/divorce. She ends up telling Murdoch they could live together.
At the end Murdoch tells her they will only live together if they are married. For once he stood up for something moral.
In this episode a young man dies who worked in the store. He was also murdered. The two deaths are connected with the women in the store.
- ctyankee1
- Apr 27, 2015
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