Murdoch enlists some revealing detective work while investigating a murder at a nudist community.

Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of Nathan Peters, a ragtime musician and renowned band-leader, who was found dead at the docks. His group, the Jubilee Singers, was performing nearby and his wife had already reported him missing. Dr. Emily Grace determines that he died in the early hours of the morning from a blow to the head causing a subdural hemorrhage. The evidence in the case begins to point to one of the Jubilee Singers as the perpetrator. Much to George Crabtree's chagrin, Emily seems to have taken an interest in the roguish Leslie Garland. Julia meanwhile feels that a huge weight has been taken off her shoulders now that James Gillies is dead.

George Crabtree investigates a suspicious death in the world of entertainment wrestling.

Murdoch investigates a man's murder outside a burlesque show performed by Crabtree's former paramour Nina Bloom.