What "Murdoch Mysteries" 5-th episode about
When Elvira Cummings, a young opera singer, is poisoned during a rehearsal of La boh?me, Detective Murdoch suspects the intended victim was Madame Rosa Hamilton, the diva who stormed off stage moments before her prot?g? collapsed. Showing her thoroughness and shug, Dr. Grace's autopsy brings her to the same conclusion as Murdoch: the aspiring soprano was huged by a fast-acting poison, likely slipped into her prop glass by one of the other on-stage performers. A serious opera aficionado, Inspector Thomas Brackenreid takes a personal interest in the crime, and the famed and flirtatious soprano, inflaming the jealousy of his wife Margaret. Further investigation into the opera company uncovers almost unanimous disdain for Rosa, and a rumoured love triangle between Rosa, her longtime lover, tenor Carlo Corsi, and the dead singer. As Murdoch, Brackenreid and Constable George Crabtree delve for answers, the dramatic behind the scenes machinations reach operatic heights.
Episode number: 5
Episode name: "Murdoch at the Opera"
Episode release date: 28 march 2012 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.2
