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[ Gasping ]
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
[ Jazz music plays ]
Subtitling made possible by Acorn Media
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Vehicle approaches ]
[ Horn honks ]
Phryne Fisher for Mr. Waddington.
Bunch of red-raggers.
Bolsheviks, the lot of them.
Think they're going to intimidate me into breaking,
but they won't win.
You didn't mention
the job involved breaching a picket line.
And your aunt didn't mention that you were a Commo.
[ Bell dings in distance ]
I've been told you dabble
in sorting out delicate domestic matters.
My daughter, Lila.
She's missing and I need you to find her and bring her back
with as little fuss as possible.
Do you think her disappearance
could have something to do with your current troubles --
some kind of blackmail?
What, do you think they kidnapped her for ransom?
I like to entertain all possibilities.
No, no, no. They wouldn't dare.
Lila ran off yesterday morning after...a terrible row.
And what was the argument about?
My first wife passed away last year,
and things have not been... cordial
between my daughter and my new wife.
I suspect the police might be better suited to finding her.
No, there's far too much about me in the press, Miss Fisher.
I'd prefer to keep the police at arm's length.
[ Gunshot ]
-[ Indistinct shouting ] -That's gunfire.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Gunshot ]
[ Shouting in Latvian ]
What the blazes?
Call the police.
And call an ambulance. Somebody's been shot!
Hold still.
[ Grunting ]
Whoa, you're not going anywhere.
We've only just met.
[ Coughing ]
Nina. Nina.
For Nina.
Yes.
Tell -- Tell her...
Thank you, Constable.
You all right, Miss Fisher?
Of course.
I'd like you to take me home now, if you'd be so kind.
[ Door opens, closes ]
[ Footsteps approaching ]
Good Lord, Phryne.
What on earth have you been up to?
PHRYNE: All in the line of duty, Aunt Prudence.
I was meeting your friend Mr. Waddington, as it happens,
dabbling in his delicate domestic matter.
There was a shooting at the docks.
Connected to the strike?
Impossible to say at this stage.
It's time someone pulled those union hooligans into line.
It's been a taxing evening, Aunt Prudence.
Right now, all I have the stamina for
is a hot bath and a stiff drink,
so unless there's something desperately important...
Jane is to be suspended from school.
What's her crime?
A whole catalog of antisocial behaviors.
She's been flippant, conniving, uncouth.
That's according to Miss Shepherd, the school's bursar,
who was kind enough to forewarn me.
There are reputations at stake here, Phryne.
Yours not the least of them.
It may mean little to you,
but I had to exert considerable influence on the board
to get Jane into Warleigh Grammar,
and now she's disgraced herself in her first term.
I'll speak to Jane.
We'll sort it out.
I promise.
Mr. Butler, you are an angel incarnate.
DOT: Whose blood is it, miss?
I don't know, Dot.
He was young.
We had a war to end all wars.
[ Explosions in distance, indistinct shouting ]
MAN: [ Gasping, coughing ]
Morning, all.
So this is what goes on before 9:00 a.m.
Nothing special on the agenda at school today, Jane?
Aunt Prudence lagged, didn't she?
Well, she gave me the official version.
What's yours?
They're sending me home with a letter today.
Two of the girls stole Marjory Johnson's shoes and glasses.
She had to walk home barefoot and blind, so I slugged them.
Sounds perfectly justified to me.
You don't have to stay there, you know?
[ Sighs ]
But...I like the books.
The library is spectacular.
Well, then, if you like the books
and you're prepared to suffer the silly girls
and senseless rules...
A groveling apology.
PHRYNE: Exactly.
Or hang the lot of them,
and we'll take our business elsewhere.
So, you go and get suspended,
and I'll leave the decision up to you.
Constable Collins telephoned.
He's coming over to take your statement about last night.
And Mr. Waddington's called, twice.
He said it's about his daughter.
Thank you, Dot.
Do you know Lila Waddington?
Not very well. Why?
Just curious.
That's a very pretty cardigan you have on today, Dot.
Thank you, miss.
And...[sniffs] do I smell attar of roses?
It's a significant effort to impress a Protestant policeman.
I wish you'd detect a little less every now and then, miss.
HUGH: Yourka Rosen, 24 years old, according to his passport,
but no address yet.
-JACK: Russian? -Latvian.
No other identifying evidence,
apart from the distinctive tattoo on his chest.
The letter "A" in a circle.
What do you make of that?
Well, he -- he could have had a sweetheart
whose name began with the letter "A."
Anna, or, uh, Amelia.
Um, Arabella is a possibility.
Um, Anastasia is -- is another.
I don't think so, Constable.
I suspect his heart was pledged to a cause called "anarchy."
Was he one of the strikers?
Uh, no, sir.
He never even worked at the docks.
Any witnesses for the getaway car?
Not yet, sir.
They seem to have smashed through the gates
up at the other end of the docks.
How many shots were fired?
Uh, three -- three shots were fired in total, sir.
Two in the victim,
and one hit Miss Fisher's car
when she was drawn outside by the gunfire.
How very unlike her.
[ Laughs ]
Interesting.
Is this a match for the victim's?
Uh...Uh, yes, sir.
The victim was missing a black Oxford shoe.
Is that blood?
It's too red.
Smells like paint.
Come on.
"Zalga Paint and Solvent Company, Riga."
-You were right, sir. -Mm.
Give me a hand here, Constable.
Never seen bullets like those before, sir.
JACK: Browning automatic.
American-built, especially for the front.
The idea was a man could march straight through enemy lines
with this on his hip.
Walking fire, they called it.
Cut through a line of troops like a hot knife through lard.
Walking...fire.
And make a note
that nothing seems to be missing from the crate.
Looks like they were interrupted.
Luckily.
Oh, and did you make a note
about leaving the scene of the crime
in order to escort Miss Fisher home?
She made a request, sir.
JACK: Miss Fisher is going to make
a good deal of requests, Constable.
And while there may be circumstances
in which we can be of mutual benefit to each other,
we need to establish right up front
who wears the trousers in this arrangement.
Good morning, Inspector, Constable.
What a pleasant surprise.
I heard the first shot,
so I ran outside just in time to hear the second shot
and see two men drive away in a dark car.
Did you get a good look at them?
All I could see were the headlights,
but they were speaking some kind of Slavic language.
Latvian, probably.
That would explain the anarchist tattoo.
You can hardly blame the Latvians.
The Russians, the Germans, the Russians again.
Everyone's tried to get a piece of them.
But why were they shooting at each other?
We'll ask the questions. Thank you, Miss Fisher.
Of course.
What kind of evidence did you find at the docks?
JACK: [ Clears throat ]
I'm just being polite.
JACK: We've moved beyond manners, Miss Fisher.
You were nearly shot
because you're drawn to trouble like a moth to a flame.
All good anarchists and wharfies would agree
that capitalism exploits the common man.
Do you think these Latvians have weighed in
to give the union effort a bit more grunt?
That could explain the Browning automatic.
They have a machine gun?
Idle speculation at this point.
We discovered an attempted theft of ammunition,
but no evidence of the actual weapon.
Why on earth would anyone want to steal ammunition
if they haven't got the gun?
Thank you, Dot.
That's a very pretty cardigan you have on today, Dot.
Well, I think we've taken enough of your time.
But you haven't tried Mr. Butler's biscuits.
Dot, why don't you take Constable Collins
into the kitchen
and package some up for him?
This is my lucky day, then.
PHRYNE: Hugh?
I'd like your help with something.
That young man handed it to me just before he died,
for a woman called Nina.
I'll just get the inspector.
PHRYNE: I'd rather you didn't.
It was entrusted to me...
and I'm entrusting it to you.
Me?
PHRYNE: The name of the jeweler is inside the lid.
Why don't you find Nina first,
and if you happen to unearth any vital clues along the way,
then I'm happy for you to tell the inspector.
But if you'd rather not...
No! No.
Uh, I want to.
PHRYNE: Of course you do.
Anyone can see how keen you are.
And it never hurts to impress the boss.
I don't know how to thank you, Miss Fisher.
Maybe you could just keep me informed.
Hugh.
Don't forget your biscuits.
And you do know that it's an engagement ring, don't you?
Of course.
GERALD: My daughter's room, Miss Fisher.
PHRYNE: How do you account for Lila's religious interest?
My first wife was brought up in a very religious home.
The more ill she became, the more devout she was,
for all the good it did her.
And what was hanging here?
A painting of the *** Mary.
It was her mother's.
[ Footsteps approaching ]
MRS. WADDINGTON: Gerald? Are you up here?
Uh, my dear, my dear.
This is Miss Fisher.
She's the lady detective that I was telling you about.
Oh, it's my fault completely.
I hope he told you that.
Only that you argued before Lila disappeared.
She was accusing her father of being un-Christian
towards his employees.
And I tried to defend him,
but it was clearly the straw that broke the camel's back.
And when did you notice Lila was missing?
At breakfast yesterday.
She took her uniform and bag -- no other clothes.
Paul thought she might have gone off early to school.
And who is Paul?
Do you know where Lila might run to, Paul?
Did your sister have any special friends...
...or perhaps a male friend, a boyfriend?
Paul.
My sister went missing... when we were children.
And if there'd been anything I could have done
to help find her,
I would have done it.
No person I wouldn't have upset.
No rule I wouldn't have broken.
Perhaps the Sisters of Mercy.
She's gone there before.
Why in heaven's name would she visit a convent
rather than a church?
Most likely she was interested in the life, miss.
PHRYNE: I'm sorry, Dot,
but I cannot imagine a situation so intolerable
Lila would rather bury herself in a place like this.
They're not -- They're not buried, miss.
They're married to God.
[ Scoffs ]
Knees, miss!
Ladies.
PHRYNE: How do you do?
Miss Phryne Fisher and my companion, Miss Williams.
Well, this is a most alarming business.
Lila's brother believes she may have sought refuge here.
REVEREND MOTHER: Oh, I wish it were true.
The poor girl's been in a terrible state
since her mother passed.
So, you knew Lila well, then?
She believes she has a calling.
But such a commitment must be approached with a clear head.
Were you aware of the friction between her and her stepmother?
As I'm sure you can appreciate,
there are some things in a family that are personal,
Miss Fisher.
I'm trying to find a missing child, Reverend Mother.
When did Lila last visit you?
Yesterday.
She pleaded her case again to join the order.
And what was your counsel?
I advised her to obtain the permission of her family,
if she was determined to become a postulant.
And then she left.
And yet, she never arrived home again.
I promise you I'm not hiding Lila between these walls,
Miss Fisher.
I got the distinct impression she was hiding something.
You're not doubting the word of a Reverend Mother?
Is that a first-class ticket to Purgatory?
What about fancying a Protestant?
JACK: Any word on the dead man's next of kin?
No family here, sir.
They all seem to be in Latvia.
But I am following up on the fiancée.
What fiancée?
This was handed in at the docks.
I followed it up in my break.
JACK: Engagement ring?
Exactly.
So I traced the ring to the jeweler's,
and he confirmed that Yourka Rosen
was actually paying the ring off in installments.
He gave me this address.
Clyde Street, Collingwood.
Have you been around there?
Not yet, sir.
Take the car and have a look.
See if the neighbors know anything.
But don't take any risks.
Yes, sir.
Oh, and well done, Collins.
Thank you, sir.
JANE: I found out about Lila Waddington for you.
Before or after you were suspended?
Doesn't start until next week.
Most of the girls hate Lila
because she's always scribbling in her diary.
I hope that school library makes up for its students.
Do you know anything about Lila's brother, Paul?
He must be the one who picks her up on his bicycle.
All the girls go goofy and call him "The Sheik."
Mm. Thank you, Jane.
Well, Warleigh Grammar doesn't seem to be too impressed
with my parenting skills,
but at least I've exerted a good influence
on your powers of observation.
-[ Footsteps approaching ] -DOT: Excuse me.
Constable Collins called to say
that he's still trying to locate Yourka Rosen's fiancée,
but he has found out that her full name is Nina Aliyena.
Thank you, Dot.
Constable Collins certainly knows how to deliver
on his commitments.
It's a fine quality in a man.
Yes.
Aliyena.
I wonder where you have to go in this town
to find a Latvian anarchist.
BERT: Now, me and Cec are okay,
'cause he's still with the Waterside Workers,
and I've been with the Commos since 1920.
Now, what's your story?
Marxist, Leninist, Communist, or Socialist?
Well, I have a thorough working knowledge
of revolutionary theory,
and I'm happy to dispel any reformist illusions
which bind workers to the chariot of capitalism.
How's that?
You'll do.
But keep your head down
if you like the way it's attached to your shoulders.
[ Knock on door, door opens ]
[ Folk music plays ]
Can't vouch for the moonshine.
-Na zdorovie. -Na zdorovie.
Christ. 2:00.
Looks like Peter the Painter.
PHRYNE: Who?
Bloke who slipped in the back door
after that strife in London -- the Siege of Sidney Street.
Coppers would love to get their hands on him.
BERT: He'll know who's who, all right.
PHRYNE: Thank you.
I think I'll fly solo for the rest of the evening.
Sure that's a good idea?
Easier to pass as a revolutionary
without a posse of staff.
Fair point.
Phryne Fisher.
Peter Smith.
Is Smith a terribly common name in Latvia?
I don't live in Latvia.
Shame.
I was thinking of visiting. I could have used a guide.
Why go to Latvia?
To see Riga, to do some cross-country skiing.
To find Yourka Rosen's mother.
And what would you be telling Yourka's mother?
That he was not alone when he died...
that he was courageous to the end.
Do you know who shot him, Peter Smith?
These are dangerous questions.
My favorite kind.
Perhaps Yourka Rosen's sweetheart, Nina,
will be more willing to talk.
[ Footsteps approaching ]
Excuse me.
What happened to Yourka?
[ Shouts in Latvian ]
Can you suggest an escape route?
[ Footsteps ]
Lost, are you?
If we continue the struggle here, then others will follow,
and this young country
will be filled with old pain and grudges.
And what about Yourka?
He, too, had started to question the methods of his comrades,
and that is why he tried to destroy the ammunition.
But his comrades caught him.
What are they planning to do with the gun,
assuming they can arm it?
Orders will come at the last minute.
And Nina -- does she know that Yourka was shot
by one of his own?
She may suspect,
but if she starts to question their tactics,
she is also in danger.
She should be warned.
I would not know where to find her.
We used to be close...
...but things came between us.
Is this man known to you, Miss Aliyena?
[ Crying ]
Yourka...no.
Yourka.
JACK: We know Yourka was an anarchist.
And we suspect he was involved
in planning an armed action of some sort.
What do you know about that?
I don't know.
Someone murdered your fiancé, Miss Aliyena.
We need your help to find out who.
Please, you don't understand.
I heard you might require an interpreter.
I haven't mastered all the Baltic states,
but my Russian's passable,
and given the current scale of Soviet dominion,
I'm sure it will suffice.
Unless, of course, you've got the case tied up already.
Nina.
Ya prishla vam pomoch.
How does Miss Fisher know we were here?
I may have mentioned it to Miss Williams...in passing.
At the morgue?
Interesting small talk, Collins.
Excuse me, Inspector.
The station's on the phone for you.
How did you know Yourka?
Your English is very good.
I only met him recently.
I know that he loved you.
Do you know who killed him, Nina?
Not yet.
But his comrades will make sure justice is done.
There is talk that Yourka was having his doubts,
that he was trying to stop his comrades going too far.
Yourka was loyal to the cause.
If Yourka's life was taken by his own comrades,
then your life could be in danger, too.
Where do you get your information?
There was a struggle
between the Latvians and the security guards.
Too many shots were fired,
and they had to flee without Yourka.
There were no security guards.
There were only three men.
Yourka was killed by men driving a black car,
men speaking Latvian.
I know him because I held him as he died.
I was there, Nina.
No. I don't know you. I have to go.
I'm a friend of Peter's.
That's why I'm here.
Peter is no friend to me.
JACK: I thought we had a watch on these, Collins.
HUGH: We did, sir, but there was an explosion at the picket line,
and our officers had to help out there.
Deliberate distraction, no doubt.
I'd say so, sir.
They came under the fence this time.
Cut away the wire.
Some very determined and now well-armed Latvians
are running around out there, Collins,
and I'd like to know who they have in their sights.
[ Creaking ]
[ Footsteps ]
Shh!
-[ Muffled grunting ] -Shh, shh!
Were you followed?
Who by?
You are a witness.
They will not just let you walk away.
How did Nina seem?
Like someone shot the man
she was meant to spend the rest of her life with.
PETER: Because of me.
I am the one that told Yourka to go that night.
I wanted to stop the bloodshed, but I have only added to it.
I'm sorry.
I have put you in danger.
I should go.
You're perfectly safe here.
There's so much anger in that circle.
And this one?
The number of years in prison.
And here?
I was born free and should remain free.
Miss Fisher.
Hello, Jack. To what do I owe the honor?
I need a serious word.
[ Gunshot ]
You all right?
Oh!
Do you know how much these stockings cost?
Uh...
You seem hell-bent on goading these lunatics
into getting rid of you.
I hate to be a pedant,
but I think I just got in the way the first time.
What, and you've done nothing else to incite them since?
I'm just lending you a helping hand.
At this stage, the only benefit of your helping hand
is that I might have a walk-up start
when it comes to investigating your eventual ***.
Your nudging along Constable Collins' fledgling career
is another thing I can manage without.
He seemed keen to take the initiative.
Especially when someone hands it to him in a ring box.
Until Yourka Rosen's murderers are apprehended,
you are to lie low
and stay right away from this investigation.
Are we clear?
As a bell.
Don't worry, Jack.
I have a delicate domestic matter to keep me occupied.
I'm not sure I'll be able to save those stockings, miss.
What happened to you?
Too much champagne with lunch.
Lila's diary.
I beg your pardon?
I popped back to school
because I left my history books in my locker,
and I found that in Lila's locker.
Define "found" for me.
Well, you can't really call what's on there a lock.
You said you wanted to know about Lila,
but I can always sneak it back.
PHRYNE: No.
That won't be necessary.
Thank you.
I'll be upstairs, doing my homework.
Oh, and, Jane?
You're not to go out without one of us over the next few days,
and all the doors and windows are to remain locked.
Is that my punishment?
No.
It's to keep you safe.
LILA: "I know this love is wrong,
despite everything Paul says about love conquering and all.
The Madonna on my wall cried real tears today,
and I'm so afraid.
Is she weeping for my sins, or is it all in my mind?
I'm going to confess all to the nuns
and pray that they can save me."
PHRYNE: If Lila's unhappiness had more to do
with an unnatural love between herself and her brother
than a crisis of faith,
then I hate to think what's happened to her.
Oh, the poor thing.
She asked to stay with us.
PHRYNE: But you didn't think it wise?
She confided none of this to me.
We discussed the nature of miracles.
She became upset.
I turned her away because...
There is something I think I should have told you,
-Miss Fisher. -[ Drawer opens ]
After Lila's first visit,
her father wrote to me expressing his opposition
to her joining the order.
As I've described,
I had my own reservations about Lila beginning her novitiate,
but...her father's letter
included a sizable donation to the convent.
The building is falling down around our ears,
and I was sorely tempted.
But my conscience won't allow me to bank it.
I'd appreciate it if you'd return it to the Waddingtons
for me.
PHRYNE: I'm curious.
Was this miracle you discussed anything to do with the Madonna?
REVEREND MOTHER: Yes.
Lila wanted to verify an apparition.
She claimed that an icon of the *** and Child
had begun to weep.
I told her that the truth lay between God and her own heart.
Lila and Paul?
Well, of course they're fond of each other,
like siblings should be,
but as to anything inappropriate...
What about this?
"I know this love is wrong,
despite everything Paul says about love conquering all."
Another of her flights of fancy.
Did she...often make things up?
Her mother didn't die of heart trouble, Miss Fisher.
Not that anyone would say it aloud.
The weakness was in her mind.
She thought she was getting messages from God, signs.
Lila saw her mother kill herself.
Do you think that's why your husband
was so determined to stop her entering the convent?
He paid £500 to make them turn her away.
Well, I can understand.
Can't you, Miss Fisher?
Religious fervor was such a destructive force
in his first marriage.
Where is that painting now?
I had the staff get rid of it.
It seemed the most appropriate thing to do.
Paul. You're home early.
Um, come downstairs,
and I'll have the maid prepare something for you.
Excuse me, Miss Fisher.
I know where that painting is if you want it.
Couldn't let them throw it out.
DOT: "I try to keep my faith,
and of course, I believe in miracles.
But what if my mind is playing tricks on me?
What if it's true, what I'm most afraid of?
If I am imagining these tears, then I have no faith.
But worse than that, I no longer know what is true
and what I alone have dreamed up.
Perhaps it is Mayday time after all."
PHRYNE: Mayday.
Mayday. What does that make you think?
DOT: Labour Day celebrations,
Maypole dancing.
Or the aviation signal for distress.
Not surprising the poor girl thought she was going mad.
Someone's been tampering with this poor ***.
Mayday.
I think there's a Mayday Asylum in Beechworth.
Mayday Hills Mental Asylum.
Dot, you're a genius.
I hope you've got a compelling reason
for me to justify police intervention.
Unimaginably compelling.
LILA: I'm not mad, am I?
I don't want to go home.
You don't have to, Lila, not yet,
and you're certainly not mad.
We'll take good care of her.
As long as you don't induct her while we're gone.
Jane!
You're not meant to go outside.
Someone has to get the mail.
Then it will be me.
JANE: Hurry up!
Aah! Jane!
Dot! Dot!
Somebody help me!
Let her go!
Please! Dot!
Someone help me!
Mr. Butler, he took Dot! In that dark car!
He took her away!
Who is this?
This is not her.
But she came from the house where we saw Peter!
You have taken her maid!
[ Shouting in Latvian ]
How was I to know?!
[ Shouting in Latvian ]
What are you doing?
Don't hurt her.
-Just help me. -What are you doing?
God.
You won't get away with this.
Miss Fisher will make sure of it.
I'll move the ammunition to the car.
I'm sorry.
I thought the gun was just a show of strength, nothing more.
We are after gold, Nina.
You think they will just hand it to us?
No one wants the innocent to die...
...but the cause is greater than any one of us.
Like Yourka?
He lost his way, Nina.
Don't you lose your way, too.
Yourka was a traitor.
Clean her up.
We'll deal with her later.
I have no key.
I can't help you.
But you can run.
Where would I go?
Go to Miss Phryne.
Tell her where I am, that I'm in danger.
You are safe, until 3:00.
Then what?
It was me they were after, not Dot.
Bunch of spineless --
Miss Nina Aliyena.
You were right.
They killed Yourka.
Where's Dot?
She is being held at the safe house.
I can take you there.
-CEC: Let's go. -BERT: Wait.
How do we know this isn't a setup?
You're still a witness to the ***.
Dot could be bait,
and this sheila's here to lead you to some deserted house
so they can knock you off properly.
Cheery thought.
What say you, Nina?
They wanted to kill you.
Then they found out you were close to Peter.
They decided to capture you instead
and force him to accept their plans.
What plans?
They are going to rob a bank this afternoon of Russian gold.
Ask Peter if you do not trust me.
He will vouch for my word.
I'm not sure some ex-anarchist, ex-love's word
is worth that much.
ALIYENA: He's not an ex-love.
He -- He's my father.
They will use your maid as a hostage.
Where is this safe house?
They've cleared out.
I told you... as soon as Nina ran,
they would pack up and move to another safe house.
We need Nina.
We're taking her to the police.
ALIYENA: It is planned for 3:00 today at the State Bank.
PHRYNE: Which branch?
[ Conversing in Latvian ]
Are you sure?
It is in Baker Street.
Thank you for the tip-off.
But you stick as much as a fingernail into this robbery,
and I'll be the one hunting you down.
Collins, make sure Miss Aliyena and Mr. Smith don't leave.
We'll be asking them both a lot of questions.
HUGH: Yes, sir.
Don't worry, Peter.
I never kiss and tell.
You speak Latvian like a child!
And whose fault is that? You left when I was 3.
When Mama took me to Russia --
Tell me again the address, exactly what they said!
ALIYENA: [ Speaking Latvian ]
Again!
I am sorry about Yourka, about everything.
He -- He wanted to marry me.
I know.
Could it have been baznica, not maiznieks?
It could have been baznica, not maiznieks.
What does that mean?
It means "church."
Is there a bank in Church Street?
Hugh?
Has Jack left yet?
HUGH: Everything's under control, Miss Fisher.
As -- As we speak, Detective Robinson
and seven of the station's finest are on their way.
God, Hugh, there could have been a mistake.
They might have gone to the wrong address.
So are we just going to wait in place
and pray that Jack gets here in time, right?
Mm-hmm.
You should stay in the car.
You won't be safe.
I'll be fine.
I'll make sure of it.
[ Sighs ]
Try and look natural.
How?
Fill out a deposit slip.
I'll wait by the door.
Everyone, on the ground! Move it! Now!
Get down!
Do as I say!
You! Turn around!
Do as I say.
Take my gun.
MAN: Turn around!
You!
What is this?
It is a trap!
Police!
Don't move!
Shoot!
Drop it!
Now!
I'll kill you!
Kick it away.
Shoot.
Do it!
Now!
[ Gunshot ]
PHRYNE: Hugh!
HUGH: Put it down!
Put the gun down now!
Move away from it!
Peter!
[ Gasping ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
He's my father.
Papa!
[ Speaks indistinctly ]
I have a comrade in Queensland.
If you go to him, he'll look after you,
and I will meet you there.
-Will you help her find him? -Of course.
How will you be free?
PETER: Don't worry.
I will find a way.
What I don't understand is how you came to be in possession
of an unregistered weapon, Constable.
Uh...
He wrestled the gunman and, uh, turned the gun on his cohort.
More initiative, Collins?
I'm continually impressed.
Well, go on, then.
Go and take your place in the sun.
I'm not convinced
my heroic constable deserves all the credit.
But as I've forbidden him to do your bidding,
I may need to escort you home myself.
Thank you.
Last week's history results came back yesterday.
The principal ordered the board to re-enroll me,
because I'm too academically gifted
to let the state school have me, she said.
There you are.
You've no idea how much trouble you've caused me, my girl.
I've had to go to enormous lengths
to smooth over your indiscretions with the board.
I finally convinced them to offer you one more chance.
-But I've -- -PHRYNE: Wonderful news.
We're so grateful that you could save the day.
Aren't we?
Thank you, Aunt Prudence.
Yes, well...
Well, come along. Don't dawdle.
Ah, Dottie.
[ Sighs ]
Peter got away.
Please ask Mr. Butler to bring the car around.
It's time to deal with those Waddingtons.
Of course, I thought it was strange
that a man like Gerald Waddington
would make a donation in cash, rather than by check
and that you were so unsurprised by it, Mrs. Waddington.
What have you done?
PHRYNE: Your sister is safe, Paul.
But there is no doubt she has suffered
because of your deception.
Hasn't she, Mrs. Waddington?
It was the small things
that gave away your love affair at first.
The touch of a hand.
But when Lila discovered you together and knew for certain,
the only choice was to make her doubt herself.
And what better way
than to take her faith and turn it against her?
PAUL: No.
A pity your glycerin left such a convenient trace.
You made everyone believe what they feared most --
that the madness of the mother had been visited on the child.
And Lila had only one place left to run to --
the same madhouse her mother was sent to.
The Reverend Mother has agreed
that Lila can stay at the convent,
on the condition that she finish her schooling
before she makes any decision about her calling.
Thank you.
I suppose you'll be wanting your fee.
I'm not sure I need a monetary payment.
But I could settle instead for peace talks on the waterfront...
in return for my absolute discretion.
You drive a hard bargain, Miss Fisher.
JACK: You'd almost think someone twisted Waddington's arm,
you know, in a charming way.
I've had my fair share of strike action.
What, the police strike of '23?
Mm.
Shoulder to shoulder.
A lot of good men lost their jobs.
I was one of the lucky ones.
I would have picked you as more of a fence-sitter.
It'd be a tactical error
to think you have me pegged just yet, Miss Fisher.
I'm very glad to hear it.
[ Jazz music plays ]
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