The Mighty Mackenzie and his Cavalcade of Mysteries returns to town after a ten-year absence, alongside Phryne's ne'er-do-well father as their penniless and elusive investor. The grizzly public death of a girl in a tampered guillotine act calls Phryne to the scene. It's murder, and Phryne will join the troop for its infamous water tank act to float the killer to the surface. Written by statmanjeff

Phryne's old flame, Group Captain Lyle Compton of R.A.A.F. Victorian Command Headquarters, Base 19, calls in Phryne to discretely investigate a sabotaged plane and a missing pilot. Det John Robinson interrupts with news of a woman found dead at the perimeter fence. Lyle denies any connection to his base. Phryne and Jack investigate, nonetheless, but Dot and Phryne's nearness to a concentration of fit, masculine men unsettles both Jack and Hugh, especially as Lyle and Phryne reminisce old times. The key to the dead woman lies in her identity and double life. Written by statmanjeff

Hugh's road to Catholicism gets detoured by word of a murder. Phryne and Jack soon become embroiled in a family feud between hot-headed Italian restaurateurs with a history of grievances that include arson, forbidden love, stolen recipes, and unsolved murders. As Jack, having previously dealt with these two families, imposes a truce during his new investigation, Dot uses her clout to adjust a tenet of the church that Hugh finds most appealing. Written by statmanjeff

A desperate, cop-wary street urchin hires Phryne to find his missing brother. As she and Jack look into the matter and discover a dead boy near a war veterans' hospital, Hugh finds himself both thwarted and exhausted in trying to improve his life for himself and Dot. Written by statmanjeff

Aunt Prudence, in gratitude to Dr Samuels for helping her through the death of son Arthur, avails her home as temporary consulting rooms, only for it to quickly mushroom into a sanatorium for rich women. Chief among the modern treatments, a vaginal vibrator, which electrocutes one of the patients. The deliberately frayed wire points to murder. With Dr Samuels (who only targets rich women) as the prime suspect, Jack helps Phryne sift through a morass of details. With Hugh away fishing (getting his head together), Constable Martin steps in - an eager beaver at Jack's side who staunchly eschews any help from women. Written by statmanjeff

The Grand Hotel has most certainly seen better days, especially now that its concierge has been forcibly shoved from its rooftop. Phryne's reluctance to investigate rests entirely on of fact of her untrustworthy father Henry being one of the guests (whom she handsomely paid to be well on his way back to England). Henry's past and a crooked game of poker lie at the heart of the matter that Phryne struggles with repugnance to put right. Written by statmanjeff

Phryne hosts a tennis tournament at her aunt's estate. One of her old girlfriends, tennis champion Constance Burrows, cuts short her honeymoon to compete. Her new husband, Stanley, coaches his new wife. Hugh finally returns, having a reconciled family, a promotion and a happy fiancée to show for it. A horrid death precedes the tournament, whereby Jack, Dottie and Hugh learn Phryne's secret fear. Written by LA-Lawyer

Vengeance is the order of the day as the hospitalized killer from The Grand Hotel case escapes his police guard in obsessed, continued pursuit of Baron Henry Fisher. The escape coincides with the murder of prize-winning scientist Quentin Tode, felled by a difficult-to-identify poison. The two incidents appear strongly connected, but as Phryne figuratively sprints non-stop to protect her father's life, Dot and Hugh contend with Father O'Leary, whose caustic Irish nature makes him an astonishing prime suspect in the killing, and a formidable stumbling block (even out of jail) in the couples' marriage plans.In the same time Phryne and Jack continues their relationship and recognize their feelings for eachother. Written by statmanjeff