Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series)
Murdoch and the Temple of Death (2015)
Yannick Bisson: Detective William Murdoch
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Quotes
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Constable George Crabtree : [seeing the temple for the first time] Sir, it really does look like the Taj Mahal, doesn't it?
Detective William Murdoch : Actually, George, it-it's more like the Hagia Sophia.
Constable George Crabtree : Ah, yes, the church built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century. The greatest in all of Christendom for over a thousand years.
[Murdoch stares at him]
Constable George Crabtree : Sir, I've been researching early Christianity for my new novel.
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Inspector Thomas Brackenreid : The Holy Grail? In Markham? Ontario?
Detective William Murdoch : We're positing a theory, sir.
Dr. Iris Bajjali : A very =compelling theory.
Detective William Murdoch : I'm not entirely convinced myself, but...
Inspector Thomas Brackenreid : Good! because it's bloody crackers. That's what King Arthur and his knights were after, isn't it?
Detective William Murdoch : According to legend, yes.
Inspector Thomas Brackenreid : Then what's it doing in bloody Markham?
Dr. Iris Bajjali : What was it doing in bloody England?
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Constable George Crabtree : Sir, the novel that I'm working on now is about an archaeologist, but he's sort of a swashbuckling archaeologist.
Detective William Murdoch : A swashbuckling archaeologist, George?
Constable George Crabtree : Yes, sir, he's introverted but rugged; incredibly brave, but he has an Achilles heel.
Dr. Iris Bajjali : What is it?
Constable George Crabtree : Butterflies.
[Murdoch gives him a look]
Constable George Crabtree : He's terrified of them, and of course, at the end of the novel, he has to crawl into a cave full of them.
Dr. Iris Bajjali : What sort of man is afraid of butterflies?
Detective William Murdoch : Your point, George?