This is a good episode about boxing, the science of blood-spatter, with a light touch on the racism of 1895. The episode opens with a boxing match between black and white pugilists. The black one, Amos Robinson, is found dead with his wife, Fannie, standing over the body with a pistol. Murdoch disputes the easy conclusion based on the way the blood is dispersed on her dress. As Murdoch digs deeper he discovers more about a corrupt boxing promoter, his bohemian wife, the questionable morals of the boxers manager, and the boxer Amos punched out when he was supposed to dive. While the episode features some light flirting between Dr. Ogden & Murdoch plus Constable Crabtree's lovable questioning/theorizing (and a blood seeking ferret) what's noticeable is talk of race. Inspector Brackenreid has to be cut off from speaking a racial slur, the boxing promoter seeks to hype a white local verse black out of towner, and Fannie thinking Murdoch has propositioned her. Race doesn't dominate the story though as Murdoch follows several twists and turns to discover the true killer and his motive.