1
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(woman pants)

2
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Ah! The bracing scent of aviation fuel
and grease.

3
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- What happened to that one, miss?
- Gravity I'd say, Dot.

4
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- Ah! Group Captain Lyle Compton!
- Phryne!

5
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This is my assistant, Dorothy Williams.

6
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- Ah, a pleasure, Miss Williams.
- Hello.

7
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Are you interested in planes?

8
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- I could take you for a spin.
- Oh, no, thank you.

9
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- I am interested, but...
- But mainly in how they stay up.

10
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Ah, well,
perhaps a tour of the base, then.

11
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As you can see, our boys are hard at it,

12
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preparing for another airshow
on Saturday.

13
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Help our battered reputation.

14
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Yes, the newspapers certainly
made a meal of your last mishap.

15
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Yes, well, at least no one was killed.
Pity it's such a dangerous game, flying.

16
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Not as dangerous as that machine,
I'll bet. How fast?

17
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Oh, with this tail wind, I'd hazard
a guess as 132 miles per hour.

18
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Prove it.

19
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What was our previous best?

20
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117, Colchester Airfield, 1919.

21
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Dot.

22
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- Miss, no!
- Watch the planes, Dot.

23
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- Hold on tight.
- If you insist.

24
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(Phryne whoops)

25
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HUGH: On your way, then.

26
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Full rigor mortis.
It must have happened last night.

27
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Perhaps she was strangled, sir.

28
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JACK: No marks on the windpipe.

29
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Did those boys recognize her?

30
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No, they don't think she's a local.

31
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No purse. Not even a coat.

32
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Nothing to identify her.

33
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Just a scrap of paper and a set of keys.

34
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HUGH: Sir.

35
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That's a serious boot print.

36
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And where around here would we find
a serious pair of boots?

37
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MAN: Now this plane was a favorite
with Wing Commander Harry Cobby,

38
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lead ace
with the Australian Flying Corps.

39
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Flew 29 victories in less than a year.

40
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Distinguished Service Order,
Distinguished Flying Cross and two bars.

41
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(men laugh)

42
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They're a tricky lot.
Union blokes, not military.

43
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Wouldn't trust them
to keep a kite airborne.

44
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Were you a pilot before you retired,
Mr Greaves?

45
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Ah, no, no. No, I'm just happy
to be part of it these days.

46
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But once flying's in your blood,
that's it. Nothing like it.

47
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Up above the clouds, sun shining.

48
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Like being in Heaven.

49
00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,240  
I'm sure it is.

50
00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,880  
PHRYNE: The papers practically
accused the Mechanics Union

51
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of sabotaging that plane.

52
00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,320  
Well, somebody did.
The fuel was deliberately contaminated.

53
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- Is that why you called me in?
- It gets worse, I'm afraid.

54
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One of my men failed to report for duty
this morning.

55
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Flight Lieutenant James Manning, the
officer who walked away from that wreck,

56
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hell-bent on finding out
who was responsible.

57
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You think he asked too many questions?

58
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I hope not. And another onslaught of
bad publicity could be the death of us.

59
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This needs a... a delicate touch.

60
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Squadron Leader Willis Jones
is organizing our Air Show.

61
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A challenging exercise
in public relations, I gather.

62
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WILLIS:
Yes, apart from the technicalities.

63
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We have other flyers,
but Manning is a one-off.

64
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When did you notice he was gone?

65
00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,720  
- After formation practice yesterday.
- Anything missing from his quarters?

66
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His uniform was gone. His wallet.
Everything else is untouched.

67
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Is there anyone
he was particularly close to

68
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- who might know why he disappeared?
- (knocking)

69
00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,000  
The police to see you, sir.

70
00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,520  
PHRYNE: Jack!
What on earth are you doing here?

71
00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,240  
Same thing as you, I imagine,
Miss Fisher.

72
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Detective Inspector Jack Robinson.

73
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Group Captain Lyle Compton.
That'll be all, Jones.

74
00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,920  
Group Captain, a woman has been found
dead near your perimeter fence.

75
00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,000  
Dead?

76
00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,400  
I was aware there was an incident.

77
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- You didn't know?
- No.

78
00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,520  
Ah, Compton and I are old friends.

79
00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,520  
I was here on another matter.

80
00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,840  
I'll need a list of names
of any personnel who left the base

81
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in the last 24 hours.

82
00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:38,200  
No one was authorized to leave the base,
I can tell you that right now.

83
00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:41,280  
- What about unauthorized?
- Phryne...

84
00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,760  
- PHRYNE: Who was this woman?
- We don't know, as yet.

85
00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:48,920  
This has no connection
with the Air Force.

86
00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,640  
And if I find a connection?

87
00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,600  
There'll be a thorough investigation.

88
00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:55,800  
Keep me informed, Inspector.

89
00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,640  
You'll find me at the morgue,
Miss Fisher.

90
00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,920  
I can't promise to keep
all your secrets, Compton.

91
00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,800  
Not if it stands between Jack
and bringing a murderer to justice.

92
00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,120  
Well, at least be discreet.

93
00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,920  
Please. Keep me posted.

94
00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:29,200  
Dottie!

95
00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,400  
What... what are you doing here?

96
00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,720  
I'm here on official business, Hugh.

97
00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,920  
Already? I know Miss Fisher
has a nose for trouble,

98
00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,520  
but this is a military base with guns,
and men. It could be very dangerous.

99
00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,360  
- The war's over, Hugh.
- I know...

100
00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,400  
And sometimes, Miss Fisher needs me to
do dangerous things, like be a hostage,

101
00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,800  
or pretend to be a racing car driver,
or even go up in a plane.

102
00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,880  
What? You're terrified of planes.

103
00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,280  
Collins!

104
00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:08,360  
HUGH: Sir.

105
00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,680  
PHRYNE: Jack, wait!

106
00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,200  
You know I can't resist a murder.
If it is a murder.

107
00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,960  
I found these by the body.

108
00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,640  
PHRYNE: The missing airman's
service number.

109
00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,240  
I think I've found your connection.

110
00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,120  
PHRYNE: It was a chilly night
to be out without a coat.

111
00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,440  
MAC: Severe dehydration and... asphyxia.

112
00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,680  
My bet's some kind of poison.

113
00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,320  
I found that inside her clothing.
I presume it was around her neck.

114
00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,160  
Those keys.

115
00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,520  
JACK: She had better access
to the Air Force than I do.

116
00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,000  
Perhaps Flight Lieutenant James Manning
gave her access.

117
00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,040  
- Perhaps they were lovers.
- Or maybe just old friends.

118
00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,520  
I met Compton back in England
at the end of the war.

119
00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,040  
I flew a couple of low-key missions
with him, that's all.

120
00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,360  
No lighter,
and only one unlit cigarette.

121
00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,920  
- But a serious smoker.
- Missions, as in intelligence?

122
00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,480  
Not officially.

123
00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,040  
"Flight ... earth...
eyes turned skyward...

124
00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,720  
have been and there...
will always long..."

125
00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,400  
PHRYNE: A love letter?

126
00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,120  
Sounds very literary.

127
00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,120  
Very aeronautical.

128
00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:33,120  
So, Captain Courageous is entrusting
Mata Hari with another secret mission?

129
00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:37,320  
Compton was a long time ago, Jack,
and it wasn't like that.

130
00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,960  
Well, yes, it was, but ...

131
00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,200  
You know what it's like
when you think life is fleeting

132
00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:43,920  
and you might die at any moment.

133
00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,320  
I always feel like that
when I'm with you.

134
00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,520  
Call with any details
that might help missing persons.

135
00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,080  
Her murderer seems to have made off

136
00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,160  
with anything that might establish
who she was.

137
00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,680  
But perhaps not where she's been.

138
00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,720  
DOT: Four and a half pence fare,
nine sections, so...

139
00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,680  
- one, two, three...
- Where would I find the headquarters

140
00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,160  
of the Victorian Amalgamated
Mechanics' Association?

141
00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,720  
The European club.
Hobnobbing with Bert's red ragger mates.

142
00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,040  
If my memory serves me,
that's somewhere on Sydney Road?

143
00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:23,520  
Sydney Road, Brunswick.

144
00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,760  
And we know that James Manning
was nosing around them,

145
00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,560  
trying to find out
who sabotaged his plane.

146
00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,000  
Perhaps that's where he met this mystery
woman. Does that match our ticket, Dot?

147
00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,760  
Yes, miss,
this ticket would get you there.

148
00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,920  
Sounds like you ladies need an escort
to the wrong side of town.

149
00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,520  
Any excuse to see you know who.

150
00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:41,920  
BOTH: Who?

151
00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,520  
Some Russian sheila he's soft on.
She works in the cloak room.

152
00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,800  
She hemmed me trousers, that's all.

153
00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,920  
Don't mention Mr Butler,
or the stock exchange,

154
00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,920  
and don't say you send out your laundry.

155
00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,520  
I doubt your comrades will care who
washes my Herminie Cadolle lingerie.

156
00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,000  
- And don't talk like a toff.
- Sorry.

157
00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,160  
(he knocks)

158
00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,880  
You can get out.
You're no use to anyone.

159
00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:15,120  
I'm just saying this is Australia,
not Russia!

160
00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,640  
So now you've got a problem
with the Revolution?

161
00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,320  
What are you, a bloody idiot?

162
00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,920  
You think a whole bunch of words
is going to change the world?

163
00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,880  
Why don't you hand your card in now?
Go on, throw it on the table.

164
00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,760  
Mr Higgins?
My boss wanted to have a word.

165
00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,000  
Alright.

166
00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,000  
Miss Fisher.

167
00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,120  
Rupert Higgins. Pleased to meet you.

168
00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,880  
Albert here claims that as far
as Capitalist bosses go,

169
00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,520  
- you're not too bad.
- Noblesse oblige.

170
00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,000  
I do my best from on high, Mr Higgins.

171
00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,680  
Like you, I'm sure.

172
00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,560  
This couple you want to know about.

173
00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,720  
This is James Manning.

174
00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:16,960  
- Military?
- Air Force,

175
00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,640  
though I doubt he would have shown off
his uniform in here.

176
00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,520  
And I'm not sure
that they were a couple.

177
00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,360  
He's not familiar.

178
00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,080  
What about the woman?
Tall, dark haired, late twenties.

179
00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,640  
There was a young woman that started
coming to our meetings a few weeks ago.

180
00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,120  
Do you remember her name?

181
00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,040  
Another thing people
don't show off here.

182
00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,080  
We've been raided too many times.

183
00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,520  
Seditious publications.

184
00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,720  
I remember she did pick
a few pamphlets up afterwards.

185
00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,920  
If it's the woman you're after,
she seemed smart, educated.

186
00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,640  
- So she was alone?
- That's why I noticed her.

187
00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,080  
This isn't the kind of place
frequented by single women,

188
00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,120  
apart from a few remarkable exceptions.

189
00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,400  
- Why are you trying to track her down?
- That's the problem, we're not.

190
00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,800  
She was found in bushland
early this morning. Suspected murder.

191
00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,880  
(balalaika plays)

192
00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:14,240  
No, she never say her name.
I can't believe she is killed.

193
00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,120  
Tatiana, meet Miss Fisher.

194
00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,520  
Hello, Tatiana Feoderoff.

195
00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,560  
I know this woman but she is not
my friend, she is my customer.

196
00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,920  
- BERT: And she was here last night.
- Yes, I see her but ...

197
00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,000  
I know she looks fancy,
but you can trust her.

198
00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:34,120  
I see her with a man from here. Higgins.
You know him?

199
00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,320  
- BERT: Go on, love.
- On the stairs.

200
00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,800  
He did not see me, but he had her arm,
like this. Strong.

201
00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,600  
- Was he friendly or angry?
- They were whispering.

202
00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:47,960  
I could not hear,
but from their faces it was important.

203
00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,480  
Thank you, Miss Feoderoff.
You've been most helpful.

204
00:13:51,560 --> 00:13:53,400  
Please, don't say I tell you.

205
00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,480  
Don't worry,
we'll keep it under our hats.

206
00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,320  
What's that?

207
00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,520  
May I have that coat?
The dusty rose one?

208
00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,320  
- It's her missing coat.
- Yes. Yes, she left it here.

209
00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,600  
This is to fix the insides here.

210
00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,240  
Thank you. I may need an expert opinion.

211
00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,120  
The fabric is excellent quality,
a silk wool jersey,

212
00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,360  
so the whole ensemble would have been
very expensive.

213
00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,640  
If I could examine it more closely,
I might find a dressmaker's mark.

214
00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:30,720  
Of course. Collins.

215
00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,520  
I also found something
in the coat pocket,

216
00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,120  
but you're going to have to play nicely.

217
00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,320  
Why aren't you at the RAAF,
wing walking or something?

218
00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:45,960  
Now that won't score you any points.

219
00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,320  
I've managed to score a few without you.
European Club.

220
00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,120  
Haunt of militant unionists, including
the Amalgamated Mechanics

221
00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,360  
and committed red ragger,
Rupert Higgins.

222
00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,480  
The logical deduction
with the union trouble at the RAAF.

223
00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,520  
Higgins' file. "Belonging to an unlawful
association" charge

224
00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,520  
dismissed ten years ago.
Sedition charge still pending.

225
00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,720  
Do you think our victim was passing
James Manning information?

226
00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,120  
Could explain what she was doing near
the base, with his keys.

227
00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,400  
What about next-of-kin
on Manning's military file?

228
00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,920  
You should be impressed I managed
to get his service number.

229
00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,920  
You know, you and Compton are very
similar, Jack. I think you'd like him.

230
00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,840  
I don't think one
necessarily follows the other.

231
00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,640  
Alright, full points for that.

232
00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,480  
A match for the love letter.

233
00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,920  
I was hoping we might try
that new pie cart for lunch.

234
00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,720  
Were you?

235
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,920  
I know we've got a few things
to settle before our big day.

236
00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,400  
Like my job.

237
00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:49,960  
Like your job, but I thought we could
also talk about settling on a date.

238
00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:57,640  
So maybe you could worry about that, and
leave the investigating to Miss Fisher.

239
00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,520  
And maybe you can try that pie cart
on your own.

240
00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,680  
I've suddenly lost my appetite.

241
00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:06,800  
Dot!

242
00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,440  
(knocking)

243
00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,720  
Here's the cast of that boot print, sir.
It's a big one. At least size 12.

244
00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,520  
- Possible match for a flying boot.
- In need of repair.

245
00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,320  
If that's the print you found near the
body, I doubt it's Manning's.

246
00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:25,400  
How do you know?

247
00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,160  
The only other thing I managed
to glean from his file was his height.

248
00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,200  
- Five foot six inches.
- Hardly a giant.

249
00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,320  
No, a men's shoe size eight,
nine, ten at the most.

250
00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:35,000  
So we're looking for a tall airman, sir.

251
00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,720  
Well, that whittles it down
to about 85% of the Air Force.

252
00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,320  
JACK: Bring the car around, Collins.

253
00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,880  
We're here to see Captain Compton.

254
00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,320  
I have my orders, sir. Miss Fisher only.

255
00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,560  
Surely the Group Captain didn't say
I couldn't be escorted by my fiancé?

256
00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:02,400  
Such a masculine environment's
overwhelming for a single woman.

257
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,320  
Let me check for you.

258
00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,680  
Oh, there's no need to escort us.
I know the way.

259
00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,720  
PHRYNE: Admit it, Jack.
Being a woman definitely has its assets.

260
00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:20,840  
Oh, I appreciate your assets.
Now if can we hurry up this break in?

261
00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:24,440  
I'm not breaking anything.
I'm merely taking a circuitous route.

262
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,000  
Keys.

263
00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,120  
Numbers would have made this
a lot easier.

264
00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,400  
Suggest that to your Captain friend.

265
00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:54,200  
Eureka.

266
00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,920  
- Third time lucky.
- Fourth.

267
00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000  
Must you be so contrary?

268
00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:05,880  
James Manning's locker.

269
00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:21,240  
James Manning and Willis Jones.

270
00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,480  
Can I help you?

271
00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,520  
Miss Fisher.

272
00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:35,320  
Detective Inspector Jack Robinson,
meet Squadron Leader Willis Jones.

273
00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,640  
I've told Miss Fisher
everything I know about Manning.

274
00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,560  
I'm also interested in another matter.
A woman found dead outside the base.

275
00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,920  
I saw the police car.

276
00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,880  
We have reason to believe
that Flight Lieutenant James Manning

277
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,400  
- knew the dead woman.
- What's this got to do with me?

278
00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,560  
Your boots are a match
for a very particular footprint

279
00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,120  
we found beside the body.

280
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,400  
- You need your right heel repaired.
- What?

281
00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,680  
You also need to tell us more about
your relationship with James Manning.

282
00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,320  
- Where did you get that?
- COMPTON: Yes, Miss Fisher.

283
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,720  
Where did you get that?
As you were, Jones.

284
00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,880  
You two. With me.

285
00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,080  
We have good reason to believe both men
were at the crime scene.

286
00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,520  
- I'm not interested in speculation.
- I am. What about a love triangle?

287
00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,080  
- I can't imagine that.
- Well, it's not that difficult.

288
00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,400  
One woman, two men.
It has been known to lead to conflict.

289
00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,600  
We need to conduct
a more extensive search...

290
00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,640  
I'm sorry, I can't allow a civilian
search on military grounds.

291
00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,520  
Then how do you expect me
to investigate?

292
00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:36,120  
I appreciate you have a job to do
and a public to answer to, but so do I.

293
00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,400  
And at this point in history, I believe
my position to be the more precarious.

294
00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,480  
I do hope you understand.

295
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,840  
On another matter, Phryne.

296
00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:49,320  
A personal one.

297
00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,120  
There could never be a love triangle.

298
00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,520  
Willis and James would never fight over
any woman.

299
00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,120  
- Lovers?
- I have no proof, of course,

300
00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,800  
but if it were to get out, it would be
the last straw for the RAAF, and for me.

301
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,120  
Even so, both of them had something
to do with that woman.

302
00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,520  
If you genuinely want me to find out
what happened to James,

303
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,560  
then you have to give me
free access to this place.

304
00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,920  
(sharp knocking)

305
00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,800  
Greaves. Please escort Miss Fisher
on a full tour of the base.

306
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,800  
Wherever she wants to go,
whatever she needs to know.

307
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,040  
Hello, Hugh.
I've come to return your evidence.

308
00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:51,400  
How are you going with that postmark?

309
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,760  
Ah, good. I'm nearly there.

310
00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:57,840  
The town definitely starts with a C
and it's nine letters long.

311
00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,160  
Might help to narrow it down
to the suburbs of Perth.

312
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,320  
And why would I do that?

313
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,520  
Bon Marche. Perth, Western Australia.

314
00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,800  
Yes, that... that might help,
but it's still not the answer, is it?

315
00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,680  
Stick to the whole of Australia then,
Hugh.

316
00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,720  
Can't be easy, a military man in charge
of a unionized workforce.

317
00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,720  
Oh, they all toed the line well enough,
until the rumors started.

318
00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,400  
About Willis and James?

319
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:48,400  
I wasn't the only one who saw him sneak
out of Willis's quarters at all hours.

320
00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,920  
Moment he arrived, he started work
on Willis. Preyed on him.

321
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,400  
So Willis lost respect?

322
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:58,920  
Then that plane came down and
James pointed the finger at the union.

323
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:03,400  
What did he accuse them of,
shoddy work or party politics?

324
00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,600  
Both. And it didn't make
Willis's life any easier.

325
00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,400  
Do you think Willis will be able
to pull off this Air Show?

326
00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,720  
Without a doubt. He's a better flyer
than James ever was.

327
00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,320  
He can loop-de-loop
and barrel roll like a bird.

328
00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:23,240  
Does Willis smoke?

329
00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,240  
No. Never.

330
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,640  
- Mac was right, Jack. She was poisoned.
- MAC: By her own cigarettes.

331
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,320  
I found that at the back
of Willis Jones' desk.

332
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,160  
It's a match for the cigarette
she found near the victim's body.

333
00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,760  
Except that cigarette was harmless.

334
00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,720  
The cigarette found
in the packet contained ricin.

335
00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,360  
Blood samples have confirmed it.
Ricinus communis.

336
00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:48,520  
From castor oil?

337
00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,400  
From the beans of the castor seed plant,
to be exact.

338
00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,520  
- The oil itself isn't poisonous.
- I'm impressed you're even close.

339
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,520  
The Americans and British were
experimenting with chemical weapons

340
00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,440  
towards the end of the war, until
the Hague Convention banned them.

341
00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:01,720  
Ricin's deadly.

342
00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,720  
Mm, just a few grains,
particularly if inhaled.

343
00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,120  
But this hasn't been touched.

344
00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,520  
PHRYNE: Well the killer must have laced
other cigarettes in the packet.

345
00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,600  
- Doesn't work fast. It can take days.
- (telephone rings)

346
00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,120  
A perfect way to be absent
at the time of death.

347
00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,800  
For you, Inspector. Your constable seems
to have a lead on our mystery woman.

348
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,120  
Virginia Forbes went missing
from Claremont six years ago.

349
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:33,200  
Six years?

350
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,000  
Worked as a nurse
at the military hospital.

351
00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,720  
- Might explain the bandage.
- Might explain more than that.

352
00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,120  
James was transferred to Melbourne
from the Claremont Air Base in 1923.

353
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,160  
That must have been
where James and Virginia met.

354
00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,920  
But if what you're telling me
about James is true,

355
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,080  
whatever happened between them
wasn't romantic.

356
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,480  
Well, you can see now
why Compton needs to be discreet.

357
00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,440  
No, I don't see. A woman is dead,

358
00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,520  
and he's asking you
to withhold information from me.

359
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,000  
If he won't cooperate with the police,
I'll go over his head.

360
00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,120  
You seem determined to make this
a personal matter.

361
00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,160  
And you seem determined
to make it a military one.

362
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,920  
I don't understand
why you have to dance to his tune.

363
00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:09,400  
HUGH: Excuse me, Miss Fisher.
Mr Butler just called to let you know

364
00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:13,200  
that Group Captain Compton
would like to see you, urgently.

365
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,600  
Thank you, Hugh.

366
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,000  
I dance to no one's tune, Jack.

367
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,880  
(door closes)

368
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,320  
A shandy for the lady.

369
00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,200  
I can't speak with you. Go, please.

370
00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:39,280  
Why not?

371
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:45,600  
That lady, your boss. Comrade Higgins
says she's with the police.

372
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,080  
He thinks I say bad things about him.

373
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,520  
What? You only told the truth.
I'll set him straight.

374
00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,520  
No, Bert, please.
There are things you do not know.

375
00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,720  
MAN: That bastard Higgins.

376
00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,040  
You'll be next.

377
00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,720  
Some papers went missing, three nights
ago, from here, from the Party.

378
00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,160  
Nobody knows who to trust.

379
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,720  
Well, Higgins can trust you,
and I'll tell him that.

380
00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:18,440  
Does it matter? This woman, if she is
dead, she is dead. I don't want trouble.

381
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:23,000  
No trouble. Just a word, or two.

382
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,120  
Listen to me, Higgins.
It's one thing sorting out

383
00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,120  
some pansy right-winger's politics,
but there's no need to touch a lady.

384
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,920  
- No, please!
- Oi, Bert!

385
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,240  
Miss Feoderoff needs to appreciate
our...

386
00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,720  
She needs you to leave her alone.

387
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,120  
- Calm down, Bert.
- Please.

388
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,800  
You could lose your party membership.

389
00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:47,040  
And you could lose an entire set
of choppers if you go near her again.

390
00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:48,320  
Stop!

391
00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,520  
Or I tell everyone what you do.

392
00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,120  
BERT: Come on, love.

393
00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,160  
- You just quit.
-<i> Krest'yanin.</i>

394
00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,320  
- What'd she just say?
- It's Russian for "bastard."

395
00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,120  
No, it's Russian for "peasant."

396
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,520  
Don't worry, we'll find you another job.

397
00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,720  
Plenty of places'd be lucky
to have someone like you.

398
00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:15,720  
Thank you, Bert, but I have some things
at the Club I must get.

399
00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,280  
First thing tomorrow.

400
00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:22,320  
Then I must go far away from here.
I am illegal. I have no passport.

401
00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:26,120  
Miss Fisher'll sort that.
She's got friends in the police force.

402
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,120  
You can trust her.

403
00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,000  
I trust no one.

404
00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,280  
Except you.

405
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,720  
COMPTON: Greaves tells me
you found evidence in Willis's desk?

406
00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,320  
- PHRYNE: A packet of cigarettes.
- Willis doesn't smoke.

407
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:43,840  
That's what made me curious.

408
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,400  
They match the cigarette found
beside Virginia Forbes' body.

409
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:47,720  
Our victim has a name now.

410
00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:49,920  
Well, your inspector
will be happy with that.

411
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000  
Don't you start, Compton.

412
00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,720  
You two can squabble over demarcation.
I'm interested in the big picture.

413
00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,400  
And how does Jack fit into your picture?
He's not your usual style.

414
00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,400  
I don't have a usual style.
I think I'm admirably versatile.

415
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,800  
Ah, so I am right, about Jack.

416
00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,920  
Too much ballast for lift off.

417
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,720  
- Yours or his?
- Probably both.

418
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,600  
Tempt you with a drink?

419
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,320  
Nothing like a drop of brandy
at 10,000 feet to warm the heart.

420
00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,400  
Is that what you're up to?

421
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,120  
Remember Madagascar?

422
00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,400  
God, yes, how could I forget?

423
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:35,800  
It's a miracle we survived that landing,
and then the cyclone raged for days.

424
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,400  
Nothing to do but sit it out.

425
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,320  
Though we did manage
to think of a few other things.

426
00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,920  
Ah, the good old days.

427
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,000  
How I've missed the thrill of them.

428
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,080  
JACK: There must be a connection
between the three of them.

429
00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,920  
If it wasn't romantic, what was it?

430
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,200  
Not sure what a red ragger would have
in common with a couple of pilots, sir.

431
00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,720  
Which suggests their rendezvous
were clandestine.

432
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,800  
But it wasn't a very private place
to meet.

433
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,520  
There was an old sentry box
just inside the base.

434
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,600  
- Bring the car around, Collins.
- Yes, sir.

435
00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,600  
(guards talk quietly)

436
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,680  
Flight Lieutenant.
These have to be James Manning's.

437
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,800  
Condy's Crystals. Antiseptic?

438
00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,400  
Why would he take his clothes off
out here?

439
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:21,800  
Oh.

440
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,840  
- (siren)
- Get to the car. Go! Go! Take those!

441
00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:28,920  
(dogs bark)

442
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,240  
You go that way! Go!

443
00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,320  
GREAVES: Hey! You!

444
00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,720  
These sentries will fire, Constable.
Put your hands above your head.

445
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,840  
- Now.
- Get to the car, Hugh.

446
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,440  
- GREAVES: Drop your weapon.
- Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

447
00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,440  
PHRYNE: Don't shoot!

448
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,720  
GREAVES: Hold your positions, men!

449
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,120  
COMPTON: Inspector Robinson,
this is trespass!

450
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,120  
- JACK: We were just leaving.
- Not with military property.

451
00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,600  
Take it up with the Chief Commissioner.
Get to the car, Collins.

452
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,040  
Stand down, men.

453
00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,400  
Jack, wait!

454
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,360  
We were just reminiscing!

455
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:44,400  
Where did you find those?
And what on earth...?

456
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,240  
It's a police matter, Miss Fisher.
It's none of your concern.

457
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,000  
You keep those eyes turned skyward.

458
00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,160  
Eyes turned skyward.

459
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,840  
That's it.
The note by Virginia Forbes' body.

460
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:03,760  
The love letter is a quote
from Leonardo da Vinci.

461
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,840  
I think I might have found it.
Is this it?

462
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,280  
- "Once you have tasted flight, you..."
- Yes!

463
00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,320  
"Once you have tasted flight,

464
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,520  
you will forever walk the earth
with your eyes turned skyward,

465
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:21,800  
for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return."

466
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,000  
How lovely.

467
00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,520  
- A snifter, miss?
- Desperately.

468
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,960  
Like Mr Greaves said,
like being in Heaven.

469
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,120  
Except poor Leonardo never got to fly.

470
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,680  
Do you think Virginia Forbes
could have been an aviatrix?

471
00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:40,120  
That, my dear Dot,
is a very good question.

472
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,920  
Mr Butler, get me a couple
of small, flat cushions.

473
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,120  
And Dot, a long bandage
from the medicine cabinet.

474
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,920  
I'll meet you upstairs in my smalls.

475
00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,800  
Straight as a celery stick, Miss.

476
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,640  
Well, except for your...

477
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,200  
Oh, nothing that a De Bevoise Bandeau
wouldn't fix.

478
00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,920  
I should have picked up on her face
being so heavily powdered.

479
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,920  
And this will explain
the Condy's crystals, Inspector.

480
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,440  
A strong solution will both darken
and roughen the skin.

481
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:51,600  
Meet Flight Lieutenant James Manning,
also known as Virginia Forbes.

482
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,520  
WILLIS: She swore she'd find a way
to join the Air Force, and she did.

483
00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,400  
By assuming the identity
of Flight Lieutenant James Manning,

484
00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:02,920  
who was admitted to the Perth hospital
where Virginia was nursing.

485
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,440  
The real James Manning
was committed to a sanatorium.

486
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:11,560  
But Ginny knew he'd been about to be
taking up a posting in Melbourne.

487
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,360  
JACK: So she stole his identity papers

488
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,800  
and doctored the medical report
to say he was fit for duty.

489
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:20,840  
You've got to admire her ingenuity.

490
00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,400  
And an exceptional aviatrix,
by all accounts.

491
00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:27,760  
Goggles and God help you.
That was Ginny.

492
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,720  
Did you know about her forays
into the Communist Party?

493
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,160  
I knew she was fired up and that
she suspected someone in the unions.

494
00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:38,720  
She said she had found out
who was behind the sabotage.

495
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,840  
- Any names?
- No.

496
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,360  
But she said she'd befriended
someone at the club

497
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,600  
and was paying them to find her proof.
A Russian girl.

498
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,920  
She promised me she would stop
as soon as she found it.

499
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,240  
We know you were with her when she died.

500
00:34:54,320 --> 00:35:00,000  
She came back frantic that night.
She was beside herself.

501
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,400  
She was sweating.
She... she couldn't breathe.

502
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,000  
There was no time to go for any help.

503
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,920  
She died in my arms.

504
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:16,800  
So you removed anything that might
identify her, and left her there.

505
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,360  
(paper bag rustles)

506
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,600  
JACK: What were you doing
with the cigarette packet?

507
00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:26,680  
PHRYNE: I found it in your office.

508
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:33,360  
I don't know. I...

509
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,480  
I didn't know
what to make of how she died.

510
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:38,880  
Did you know they were poisoned?

511
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,440  
No, I had no idea.

512
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,960  
Thank you. That'll be all.
We may need to speak with you again.

513
00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:54,760  
We need to hold onto that.

514
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:09,960  
He may be lying.

515
00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,640  
Rupert Higgins could have doctored
the cigarette.

516
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:16,640  
Whether Willis murdered Ginny with these
or not, why would he hold onto this?

517
00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:19,480  
And why is he still so interested in it?

518
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:31,520  
We may need a Russian
to help us find out.

519
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,520  
I don't reckon they'll be happy
to see any one of us back in there.

520
00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:41,400  
- How important is this bag, anyway?
- I must have it. It is sentimental.

521
00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,880  
Behind the counter there is
a loose floorboard. You just...

522
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,160  
He knows, love. You heard her.

523
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,880  
You can't just leave after this.
Let me help you.

524
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,760  
- There is one way.
- Well, name it. Anything.

525
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,760  
I become a new person. A new name.

526
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:18,400  
With you, Bert...

527
00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,240  
Tatiana Feoderoff, will you be my wife?

528
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,200  
- No!
- MAN: Give me that bag!

529
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,320  
TATIANA: My bag!

530
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,800  
BERT: What's in that bloody bag?

531
00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:49,120  
Now perhaps you'd like to tell us
who you really are.

532
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,720  
This passport's a fake.
It's a good one, but a fake.

533
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:56,760  
- You told me you didn't have one.
- I am Tatiana Krasnaya.

534
00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,240  
- When did you come to Australia?
- After the Revolution.

535
00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:01,800  
How well did you know Ginny?

536
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:06,080  
She saw me at The Club,
tearing one of Higgins' pamphlets.

537
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:11,560  
So she tells me she knows they are lies
too. Then I tell her everything.

538
00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:16,360  
- About Russia?
- About my brothers and sisters.

539
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,320  
All killed in the Revolution.

540
00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,160  
Higgins says they are criminals,
but they are only children.

541
00:38:23,240 --> 00:38:25,440  
But Ginny asked you to do
a lot more than just her sewing,

542
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,640  
didn't she, Tatiana?

543
00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:29,720  
PHRYNE: You made a deal.

544
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:35,800  
She said she would save me,
if I steal from Higgins what she wants.

545
00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,440  
A report to the Comintern.

546
00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,120  
Yes.

547
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:45,120  
She will tell me the day,
to fly me to somewhere safe.

548
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,320  
To a new life. She promised me.

549
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:51,840  
This outlines plans for further sabotage
at the RAAF airshow this Saturday.

550
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,920  
This is definitely the safest place
for you right now, Miss Krasnaya,

551
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:59,240  
but I need your help. I speak a lot more
Russian than I can read.

552
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,400  
Our meeting place.

553
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:07,720  
(Tatiana speaks Russian)
Tuesday four o'clock.

554
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,120  
That's today.

555
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,720  
And<i> zhar-ptitz</i> is Firebird.

556
00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:13,920  
The Russian equivalent of the Phoenix.

557
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,200  
I need to make an urgent phone call,
to stop an act of treason.

558
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,600  
Krasnaya. What kind of name is that?

559
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,120  
My father was General Anton Krasnaya.

560
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:30,720  
He was an advisor to the White Army,
against the Bolsheviks.

561
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,120  
So that cock and bull story
about you being illegal

562
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,120  
and having to get married
was just a con job?

563
00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:40,480  
- You're a bloody White Russian!
- Bert, I was a child. I knew nothing.

564
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,600  
I thought I would be safe with you.

565
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,760  
You are a good man, Bert.

566
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:53,080  
You are the kind of man
any woman would come to love.

567
00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:59,320  
Willis must have known.
That's why he kept the cigarette packet.

568
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:02,000  
And those map coordinates: 14G3, here.

569
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,200  
PHRYNE: The Gowrie Park airfield.

570
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,040  
Flying off into the wild blue yonder
seems more appealing than facing

571
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:09,120  
a court martial for accessory to fraud.

572
00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:12,000  
Or perhaps honoring
his dying lover's last wish.

573
00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:17,640  
This report isn't signed. There's no
proof Higgins was behind the sabotage.

574
00:40:17,720 --> 00:40:22,400  
Which is why Tatiana needs to keep that
rendezvous with Willis this afternoon.

575
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,720  
And why Rupert Higgins
needs to find out about it.

576
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:25,800  
A stake out?

577
00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,320  
Preferably with full cooperation
of the Air Force.

578
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,120  
I'll leave that part to you.
We'd better move fast.

579
00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,200  
As always.
I'll put out word at the European Club.

580
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:50,360  
CEC: G'day, gents. Got a special tip
for Higgins. Pass it on for me?

581
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:51,440  
MAN: Will do.

582
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,920  
I think that's everything, miss.
Your pistol's been repaired

583
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,360  
and there's a supply of ammunition
should you require it.

584
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,120  
Thank you, Mr B.

585
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:06,160  
Are you sure I can't do anything else,
Miss?

586
00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:10,280  
No, thank you, Dot. I know how terrified
you are of leaving the ground.

587
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,880  
I would never forgive myself
if anything happened to you.

588
00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:15,680  
I wish I felt the same way about flying
as Mr Greaves does.

589
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:17,600  
He thinks flying's like being in Heaven.

590
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,240  
But he was stick in a factory
in Avonmouth for the whole war.

591
00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,400  
Avonmouth's where they made mustard gas
during the war.

592
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:25,080  
The CWS?

593
00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,040  
Chemical Weapons Services, that's right.

594
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:39,520  
This is highly unorthodox, Inspector,
police and Air Force joint maneuvers.

595
00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:42,400  
JACK: We know who's maneuvered us,
don't we, Captain?

596
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,440  
Yes, well, she always was a wild child.

597
00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,200  
I can see the taxi cab, sir.

598
00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,120  
How're you doing, Ms Krasnaya?

599
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,720  
(Russian accent)
Could not pick the difference.

600
00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,600  
(normal) Unless someone asked me
to hem their trousers.

601
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,800  
- Dot, you're in charge.
- Yes, miss.

602
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,200  
Here comes Willis now, right on time.

603
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,120  
I told the Air Vice Marshall
we were doing extraordinary maneuvers.

604
00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,480  
With Miss Fisher involved,
I'm sure we can be guaranteed of that.

605
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:58,720  
Do you think Higgins got the message,
sir?

606
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:00,600  
We'll soon find out.

607
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:20,400  
- Wish me luck.
- (wishes good luck in Russian)

608
00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:40,720  
Is this plan going to work?

609
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,840  
We have to wait for them
to make the first move.

610
00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:58,760  
There's a black motor car approaching.
Get ready.

611
00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:00,920  
They're right behind you.

612
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:21,400  
(he yells)

613
00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:26,040  
JACK: There's another gunman. Let's go!

614
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:30,800  
(gunshot)

615
00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,320  
- DOT: Is Miss Fisher alright?

616
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:37,880  
- BERT: Yeah.
- CEC: They missed her.

617
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:51,840  
(men yell)

618
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,840  
BERT: I've got him, miss.

619
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:12,480  
- CEC: Easy, mate.
- Bert!

620
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,840  
(gunshots)

621
00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:28,200  
HUGH: On the ground! On the ground!
Get on the ground!

622
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:11,680  
JACK: I'll catch him, Miss Fisher!

623
00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:57,320  
HIGGINS: Get away!

624
00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:25,200  
Happy now you've caught another Red
for the government?

625
00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:27,920  
You won't be locked up
for your politics, Higgins.

626
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,480  
You'll be locked up
because you're a murderous thug.

627
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,160  
How's Squadron Leader Jones doing?
Have you finished with him?

628
00:47:56,240 --> 00:47:59,920  
Not yet, Captain. We just need
a statement about Rupert Higgins

629
00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:01,480  
and the relationship he was having

630
00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:03,720  
with the woman
who was posing as James Manning.

631
00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:06,000  
COMPTON: I assume
you'll charge Higgins with murder.

632
00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:09,400  
The Air Force will most certainly
be pressing charges of sabotage.

633
00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:12,400  
A woman? James was a woman?

634
00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:17,720  
Virginia Forbes. And Rupert Higgins
was guilty on many fronts.

635
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:22,800  
But he didn't murder her, did he,
Mr Greaves?

636
00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:27,320  
PHRYNE: Ricin coated bullets.

637
00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:30,320  
Produced experimentally
at Avonmouth factory

638
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:32,040  
where you worked during the war.

639
00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:35,320  
Later banned, and yet there they were,
sitting in your locker.

640
00:48:35,400 --> 00:48:37,200  
I didn't know he was a woman.

641
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:40,320  
And yet you laced his cigarettes,
knowing he would take days to die,

642
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:43,520  
and there are enough enemies at play
for you to hide behind.

643
00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:47,200  
I thought he was after Willis.
Everybody thought that.

644
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:49,080  
Even you.

645
00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:55,720  
But you turned a blind eye. Even let him
be the air show ace, someone like that.

646
00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,000  
Someone so... depraved.

647
00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:00,920  
Forget the union.

648
00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,920  
Manning was going
to bring down the RAAF all on his own.

649
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:05,880  
Somebody had to do something.

650
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:22,400  
Ginny knew it was dangerous,
impersonating an officer.

651
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,360  
But it was the only way she could see.

652
00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:29,600  
When I tried to warn her off the Unions,
she said she had no choice.

653
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:34,760  
She would do anything for the Air Force.
Group Captain Compton ordered her

654
00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:37,280  
to find out the truth. She said
she was going to see it through.

655
00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:41,800  
And she did.

656
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,000  
I think she loved me,...

657
00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:50,160  
...but she loved flying more.

658
00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:58,920  
I thought you said pursuing the Union
was James Manning's idea?

659
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:02,920  
It was, originally. Then I ordered him
to follow through with it.

660
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,920  
Why did you not tell me?

661
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:09,520  
I couldn't be seen to condone
what James was doing. He was spying.

662
00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:13,000  
And you were keeping up appearances.
With me.

663
00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:18,000  
Well, I'm not in Madagascar any more.
I have responsibilities.

664
00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:21,800  
What a shame.

665
00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:32,920  
(knocking)

666
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,320  
- Dottie.
- Hugh.

667
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:39,560  
- I, um...
- I...

668
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:45,120  
I want you to know that I only said
I was going up in a plane

669
00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:47,920  
because you didn't think I could.

670
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,400  
Well, I'm still glad you didn't.

671
00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:52,720  
But if Miss Fisher wanted me to,
I would have.

672
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:55,400  
Even if I screamed the whole way,
or shut my eyes,

673
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:57,160  
or fainted before
we even left the ground.

674
00:50:57,240 --> 00:50:58,920  
I know. I... I know.

675
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:02,120  
Because you're brave. And you're smart.

676
00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:05,120  
I never would have found Claremont
without your help.

677
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:09,200  
You're smart and you're beautiful
and you're brave, and...

678
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:12,880  
...sometimes it scares me to death.

679
00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:19,800  
I just want to be the one
to choose what I do.

680
00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:23,280  
It's my job.

681
00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:27,720  
Well,

682
00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:31,000  
I guess I'm going to have to find
a way of being brave about that, too.

683
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:42,800  
So, what about Saturday
14th of September, 1929?

684
00:51:45,600 --> 00:51:47,640  
Sounds perfect.

685
00:51:47,720 --> 00:51:49,720  
(jazz music)

686
00:51:54,680 --> 00:51:58,720  
Two arrests in one day.
Murder and treason.

687
00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:00,920  
This calls for a celebration.

688
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:04,320  
Well, I still have a report to write
for the Chief Commissioner,

689
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:08,120  
about a missing Russian émigré due to
give evidence at Rupert Higgins' trial.

690
00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:10,120  
(knocking)

691
00:52:10,200 --> 00:52:13,520  
Excuse me, Miss Fisher,
Albert has telephoned.

692
00:52:13,600 --> 00:52:16,400  
He said that the caviar has arrived.

693
00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:19,000  
Thank you, Mr B.

694
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:25,680  
So if the caviar is who I think it is,
where's it being sent to?

695
00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:29,120  
Tasmania.

696
00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:30,920  
So what do I tell my Chief?

697
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,800  
You can tell him that the Air Force
doesn't know, either.

698
00:52:33,880 --> 00:52:35,520  
That's some consolation.

699
00:52:35,600 --> 00:52:37,320  
Even though Compton saved my life.

700
00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,360  
- Literally?
- Ten years ago.

701
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:41,920  
He had a chute and he could have bailed,

702
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:46,520  
but he chose to crash land the plane
between two mountains and a ravine,

703
00:52:46,600 --> 00:52:48,800  
and we both survived.

704
00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:54,160  
Well, no doubt you have more
dashing heroes in your past.

705
00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:57,000  
If there weren't, I wouldn't be here.

706
00:52:58,400 --> 00:52:59,600  
To heroes, then.

707
00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:05,920  
And to one, as yet, unsung hero

708
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,800  
who has saved me over and over again.