''Under the Dragon's Tail'' is a 2005 made-for-TV film starring

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, Matthew MacFadzean, Hélène Joy, and

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. It was adapted by Janet MacLean from the novel by Maureen Jennings of the same name.

Plot

This is the third of three

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s (the previous two being '' Except the Dying'' and '' Poor Tom Is Cold'') depicting the character of William Murdoch and his unique ways of doing detective work. Filming took place in Ontario during September and October 2004. Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of Dolly Capshaw, a

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who provides abortion care. Using new techniques such as fingerprints (or finger marks as they are known in the Murdoch ''milieu'') and handwriting analysis, Murdoch eliminates a number of suspects but has proof that a self-righteous and nosy neighbor, Mr. Golding, was in the house. Missing from Capshaw's desk is her register of clients, a large red book with the image of a dragon on the cover. Murdoch's investigation involves many people whose lives had, in one way or another, crossed with Capshaw's including Ettie Weston, who is no longer a prostitute but is now on the stage with a mentalist act; and Maude Pedlow, the wife of a prominent Superior Court judge. Meanwhile, Constable George Crabtree is in training for the Toronto police boxing tournament under the tutelage of Inspector Ramsgate. In this film, Maude Pedlow is played by Hélène Joy, who went on to portray Dr Julia Ogden in the later TV series ''

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'' starring Yannick Bisson.

Cast

- Detective William Murdoch * Hélène Joy - Maud Pedlow *

- Ettie Weston * Matthew MacFadzean - Constable George Crabtree

DVDs

All three movies were released on DVD in a boxed set on November 11, 2008. On March 3, 2015, Acorn Media announced a re-release for all three movies in May the same year.

References

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* {{John L'Ecuyer Canadian drama television films 2004 television films 2004 films English-language Canadian films Films set in Toronto Films based on Canadian novels Films directed by John L'Ecuyer Films set in the 1890s 2000s Canadian films Canadian mystery television films