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We are going to have so much fun!
~ Gillies to Detective William Murdoch

James Gillies is one of the main antagonists of the Canadian crime drama series Murdoch Mysteries.

He is a wealthy, psychopathic criminal mastermind and serial killer who possesses exceptional intelligence. After being arrested by Detective William Murdoch following his attempt at a perfect murder, he would become obsessed with the detective and continuing their "game"; thus engineering various schemes to outwit Murdoch and kill his loved ones. He is the archenemy of William Murdoch.

He was portrayed by Michael Seater.

Biography[]

Big Murderer on Campus[]

James Gillies and Robert Perry were highly intelligent students when it comes to physics. Gillies schemed a device to kill Professor Samuel Bennett.

Once Detective William Murdoch arrived on Campus to investigate Professor's murder, Gillies and Perry both joined detective seemingly helping him to discover who was responsible for the murder.

By time Detective started to suspect the two students, they correctly deduced that Perry is weaker than Gillies and tricked him into believing that the latter was trying to kill him for his knowledge of the murder.

Believe he is convicted, to save himself from hanging, Perry confessed to the murder revealing Gillies as his partner and mastermind behind the murder. When the Murdoch revealed to Perry that he was tricked, the latter was shocked and both students were arrested by the police.

In the end, Julia Odgen asks Murdoch if she is to assume that Mr. Gillies and Mr. Perry will hang, Murdoch, replies that "Their families will hire the best lawyers in the land. But at the very least, they can look forward to life in prison.". Julia then asks what was their motive, Murdoch responds that Gillies had a theory and wanted to test it (Applied physics) and Mr. Perry, for whatever reason, went along with him.

A Midnight Train to Kingston[]

Gillies is transported on a train to Kingston to be ultimately hanged for his crimes.

Eventually, he is able to escape during the chaos. Murdoch catches up with Gillies and beats him up until the latter tells him to stop. He tells Murdoch that this is the last time for them both and asks him if that doesn't mean that Murdoch is a little bit sad, the latter responds that no. Gillies tells him that he will miss him before he kisses the detective and punches him.

As Gillies is about to jump off the bridge, Murdoch warns him that the water is too shallow and he will be killed by the fall. Gillies respond that it is very possible but he already got nothing to the lose. Then Gillies jumps off the bridge, Murdoch, desperately trying to catch him jumps off the bridge as well, despite Constable George Crabtree tries to stop the detective.

Later, Murdoch is found unconscious by Inspector Thomas Brackenreid and Dr. Julia Ogden, Murdoch questions the constables if they found Gillies, they deny but Crabtree tells Murdoch that "river gets fast and deep down there. If he was still handcuffed, "there's no way he could escape his death". Julia tries to convince a desperate Murdoch that they have to believe that it is over.

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Trivia[]

  • He and Robert Perry are based upon the real-life murderers Nathaniel Leopold and Richard Loeb, who similarly attempted to commit the "perfect crime" to prove their superior intellects. Gillies is likely based more upon Nathaniel Leopold, who was considered the most intellectual of the duo and the initiator of their schemes; he was also similarly betrayed by his partner, and was eventually able to leave prison.
  • Alongside Eva Pearce, Gillies is the second most recurring antagonist in the entire series, having appeared in six episodes.
  • Gillies' relationship with Murdoch is likely inspired by Sherlock Holmes' archenemy James Moriarty, with both being criminal masterminds that possess similar intellects to their heroic counterparts. His insanity, obsession with Murdoch, and desire to continue "playing" with him are also likely inspired by Batman's archenemy, the Joker.
    • His facial scars in his final appearance are also likely inspired by Two-Face, another Batman villain.
  • Gillies' obsession with Murdoch is repeatedly implied to be romantic in nature, making him one of the few homosexual characters in the series, and the second recurring antagonist to be so, after Percival Giles.

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