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| “ | And we will, in the end, we will get you. | „ |
| ~ Marion Brooke sent the Masons' threat to Morse. |
Freemasonry, also known as the Masonry, are the main antagonists of Inspector Morse franchise.
It is an ancient secret order of worldwide scale that is held by powerful and rich elites, with loads of them involved in many criminal activities.
Overview[]
Within the franchise, particularly in the prequel series Endeavour, the Freemasons in the United Kingdom has its own influence across the nation, including the region of Thames Valley and Oxford.
Jim Strange was also revealed to be one of their members and used his connections to the Freemasons for his own gain. Although, Strange was much less corrupt and evil than many others, and remained to be an acquaintance and nearly-friend towards Morse.
However, many other of its members tended to abuse their connection to the Masons to win profits for self-serving purposes. The Oxford Freemasonry members were practically behind the official corruption within the franchise, and they were Morse's arch-enemies because of his acts against them.
Even by the time when Morse was in his prime, after he had become an inspector, the Freemasonry in Oxford still existed and still had members who abused power with their part in it. As such, they made minor appearances in Inspector Morse main series as well.
History[]
Endeavour[]
Series 2[]
The Freemasonry first made their appearance in Series 2 and was revealed to be the masterminds behind the Oxford's city corruption, with many of its members had been committing crimes such as bribery, extortion, and even murder. Morse was originally given a place in the Freemasonry, but he refused and decided to fight against them.
A part of Freemasonry members are implied to be involved in and/or at least shielding the pedophile crime ring in Blenheim Vale, considering its ringleaders Josiah Landesman and Gerald Wintergreen are major corrupt officials in Oxford.
Series 3[]
In 1967, Jim Strange was promoted to Sergeant and subsequently moves from uniform to the Criminal Investigation Department as Morse's immediate superior. Morse questioned whether Strange's involvement with the secret society of Freemasonry may be behind his promotion, and Strange admitted that this may be so. Unlike Morse, Strange saw nothing wrong with this, saying that people had to "play the game" to get ahead.
Series 4[]
The unseen leading members of the Freemasons, who were fed up by Morse's continuous meddle with their plans, sabotaged his sergeant exam by stealing away his paper, causing Morse to fail automatically.
After some investigation, Bright later informed Morse that the only paper that was lost was Morse's paper, suggesting that Morse's exam was rigged by those from higher places. Sympathized with Morse, Bright tried to convince him that he should find another place outside of Oxford, in order to keep himself away from their wrath. However, Morse chose to stay and continue his confrontation against those corrupt officials in shadow.
Series 6[]
In the Series 6 finale, a member of the Freemasons named George McGryffin was amongst the culprits of the episode, and was one of the two culprits responsible for the Cranmer House's collapse (alongside Clive Burkitt), and was also a partner of the true killer behind George Fancy's murder.
After being interrogated by Morse, Burkitt had contacted Strange to stop Morse in exchange of becoming an inspector. However, as same as the time during the Blenheim Vale incident, Strange eventually chose to side with Morse and helped him to expose the truth. This time, Strange successfully took part in uncovering the truth behind the Cranmer House and the drug crisis in Thames Valley.
Inspector Morse[]
In "Masonic Mysteries", Morse (when he became an inspector) had been framed and confronted by his old adversary, Hugo De Vries, who was involved in the Freemasons and tried to seek revenge on Morse for defeating him in the past.
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Trivia[]
- In the real world, Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the 14th century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
- Also in the real-life, Freemasonry has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories throughout the years.
- It was implied that the Freemason's plan to ruin Morse's career had been foiled, considering Morse had finally becomes an inspector (and thus becoming the titular Inspector Morse) by 1980. Still, the process of the young Morse's final victory against the Freemasons is yet to be shown in Endeavour.
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