'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' Season 1, Episode 11 Recap: "Blood and Circuses"
This week's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries cold open begins at Farrell's Circus, as performers ready for the show. But when the lovely Miss Amelia Parkes (Victoria Thaine) steps forward to enter The Amazing Vanishing Act box for magician Mr. Sheridan (Greg Stone), there is a body inside. It's his other assistant, Miss Christopher (Moira Finucane), filled with knives and covered with a snake. The tragedy drives Samson (Aaron Jeffery), the strongman of the cast, to go call upon Miss Fisher. He's hoping to hire her to look into the death of Miss Christopher, as the police are not interested in solving it. But Phryne is reluctant. The circus was where she and Jane used to go as children, and it's where her sister disappeared.
Collins: I've been shot, sir!
Elsie: Don't turn it into a three-act play.
Miss Fisher tries to get Jack involved, but the case is assigned to Snr Sgt Grossmith (Joel Tobeck). Jack appoints Collins to help Grossmith with the case, but that's all he can do. Despite Phryne's reluctance, it's time to run away and join the circus. Samson brings her in and introduces her to the ringmaster, Mr. Jones (John Wood), as a replacement, under the name of Fern. The timing is perfect because Amelia is refusing to go back on stage. Fern is hired right away, despite Jones wondering where he's seen her before.
