"Murder in Montparnasse" is the seventh episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' first season. It is based on the Phryne Fisher novel of the same name by Kerry Greenwood.
Synopsis[]
The widow of a French painter visits Melbourne, reawakening in Phryne memories of her time in Paris after the Great War. When the woman disappears, Phryne begins to fear for the safety of her two assistants, Bert and Cec.[1]
Plot[]
Quotes[]
Mr Butler: The church fete?
Dot: Father Grogan is determined to make more money than Saint Christopher's this year. Two more nut loaves. I think he has a wager on it.
Mr Butler: I thought gambling was a sin.
Dot snorts.
Mr Butler: Well, I hope he appreciates all your efforts. Sewing. Baking. Especially given his lack of understanding about Hugh being a Protestant.
Dot: Father Grogan says he's merely God's messenger.
Mr Butler: There must be something you can do to convince him that stepping out with a nice young man like Hugh Collins isn't a sin. What would Miss Fisher do?
Dot: She'd probably make a big donation. pause Or pull a gun on him. Though I don't think either of those things would even budge my priest.
Mr Butler: You're a woman with influence, Dorothy, though you may not realize it.
Dot: How?
Mr Butler: Well you're crucial to the success of the fete. If, for some reason, you decided not to fulfill your commitments to the church, then I suspect you, along with your handicrafts and mending and baking, would be sorely missed.
Dot: I would, but... but isn't that blackmail?
Mr Butler: Oh, Miss Fisher wouldn't see it like that. It'd be calling his bluff.
Notes[]
Jack and Phryne kiss in this episode to maintain their cover.