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Frankie Drake Mysteries
The Pilot
Season 1
Episode 8
A day at the air show turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when they prevent the kidnapping of aviator Phillip Anderson’s son Charlie. Although Anderson shuns their offer of assistance, Frankie and Trudy stay on the case. Their worst fears are realized when Charlie and his nanny go missing. Things aren’t as they seem in the Anderson house, and no one can be trusted.
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When a star ladies baseball player dies during a game, Frankie suspects foul play.
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Frankie is hired to protect Coco Chanel when she’s the target of an assassination attempt.
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The gals are hired to find stolen charity money but discover the theft is tied to more.
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Mary is acting in a radio play but realizes she’s in over her head.
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A kidnapping at a dance hall keeps the team on their toes. Can they find the victim?
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When an old rival swans into town, Frankie’s sure a break-in at the museum is connected.
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When Frankie gets a call from a British spy, Mary discovers how she became a detective.
Frankie is hired to confirm the identity of a woman claiming to be a Russian princess.
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A young wife of a veteran hires the detectives to investigate her husband.
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Morality Officer Mary Shaw recruits Frankie and Trudy to investigate a disappearance.
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Frankie and Trudy’s night out at Quon’s Speakeasy turns deadly when bullets start flying.
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Frankie and Trudy go Hollywood when they’re hired to investigate a murder on film.