"Murder and Mozzarella" is the third episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' third season and the 29th episode overall.
Synopsis[]
The strangling of an old lady in her restaurant's kitchen signals the latest flare-up in a feud against a rival Italian eatery. But with organized-crime involvement and grudges stretching back to the old country, this is no ordinary food fight.[1]
Plot[]
Cold Open[]
Broken plate glass lies on a kitchen floor near a door off its hinges. In the background a figure dressed in black struggles with an old woman. Rigoletto plays in the background. The woman's string of prayer beads breaks. She reaches for a knife but can't reach it. Some tomato sauce spills on the floor. The woman screams, then falls to the floor.
Quotes[]
Phryne: Jack, I can't help feeling I'm missing half of this conversation.
Jack: And I'm happy to keep it that way, Miss Fisher.
Phryne: And this Fabrizi, he was the husband of the woman at the restaurant. The one who was... um... brushing down your jacket.
Jack: nodding Concetta.
Phryne: She seemed to know you quite well.
Jack: She an... old friend. I believe that's a term I've heard used.
Starring[]
- Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher
- Nathan Page as Detective John "Jack" Robinson
- Ashleigh Cummings as Dorothy "Dot" Williams
- Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Hugh Collins
- Paul Pantano as Vincenzo Strano
- Annette Serene as Nonna Luisa
- Dennis Coard as Father O'Leary
- Robert Mammone as Guido Luppinacci
- Danielle Horvat as Marianna Luppinacci
- Vince D'Amico as Pappa Antonio Strano
- Louisa Mignone as Concetta Fabrizi
Music[]
- La donna è mobile from Rigoletto composed by Giuseppe Verdi performed by Enrico Caruso (playing in the Italian restaurant)
- Estudiantina composed by Émile Waldteufel performed by Italia Bella Orchestra
Notes[]
Phryne attacks an intruder with a knife, inflicting a wound on the upper arm. Though there are many suspects, the actual intruder (on that instance, at least) is never identified.