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Frankie Drake Mysteries
Ties That Bind
Season 1
Episode 7
Morality Officer Mary Shaw recruits Frankie and Trudy to investigate the disappearance of an English teacher in Chinatown, but Frankie suspects Mary isn’t telling them the whole truth. They soon learn that Mary has a personal connection to the missing woman, who was involved in pursuits much more wide-reaching and much less virtuous than teaching.
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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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A day at the air show turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy.

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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.