Frankie Drake Mysteries
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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Ep 1Mother of Pearl
Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally when she’s the number one suspect in a jewellery heist.
Ep 2Ladies in Red
Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists at his plant, but things soon take an explosive turn.
Ep 3Summer in the City
When a body turns up in the luggage of a young man, Frankie and Trudy must join forces with reporter Ernest Hemingway to clear his name.
Ep 4Healing Hands
When Trudy gives shelter to a faith-healing preacher’s daughter, she and Frankie find themselves investigating Toronto’s Jazz scene.
Ep 5Out of Focus
Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.
Ep 6Whisper Sisters
After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy’s investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.
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