Season five of Murdoch Mysteries opens in unfamiliar territory, as Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) leaves Toronto to try his luck while the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon winds down. Suspended for interfering in an investigation, on the run for surreptitiously freeing a murderer to make amends, and nursing a broken heart after Dr. Ogden's marriage to another man, he tries to escape his past, and his passion for detective work. Back in the city, newly promoted Chief Constable Giles (Nigel Bennett) makes it clear to Inspector Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), that he'll be keeping a very close eye on police matters. Meanwhile, Murdoch's beloved former associate, Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), is now working alongside Acting Detective George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) and Dr. Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly), a feisty young protégé. In the remote north, Murdoch is pleased to discover that his fledgling prospecting career may garner great success, a small comfort after Julia's marriage to another man. But as he tries to rebuild his life, he finds himself drawn into the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant (Jill Halfpenny), an innkeeper charged with murder. The plot thickens when writer Jack London (Aaron Ashmore) lends his insights, and Murdoch soon realizes that while he had hoped to leave his shattered heart and tattered career back in Toronto, his days as a detective are not behind him.
科尔(汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰)是一名天赋卓绝的赛车手,在比赛中屡屡夺得头筹,赛车是他生命中不可或缺的组成部分。科尔最大的对手是罗比(迈克尔·鲁克 Michael Rooker 饰),在科尔还没有出道之前,罗比几乎无人能敌,但科尔的出现让他再也无缘冠军的头衔,为了打败科尔,罗比付出了非常多的努力。在一场重要的比赛之中,科尔再度站在了罗比的对手席上,两人都将全部的实力展现了出来,哪知道用力过猛双双发生事故,科二和罗比都身受重伤。 在医院里,科尔邂逅了名叫克莱尔(妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰)的医生,没过多久,两人就坠入了情网之中。经过克莱尔的诊断,罗比头部受伤,必须要接受手术,但这意味着他将错过一场十分精彩的比赛,在科尔的劝说之下,罗比忍痛放弃比赛,而代替他参加的,是野心勃勃的哈利(罗伯特·杜瓦尔 Robert Duvall 饰)。