'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' Season 1, Episode 7 Recap: "Murder In Montparnasse"
In its seventh episode, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries abandons the seemingly-unrelated cold open for a round at the pub with Bert. He's drinking it up with his war vet pals Thommo (Chris Davis) and Ronnie Cliff (Ben Prendergast). But tragedy strikes when Thommo is deliberately hit by a car. Robinson and Collins focus their investigation on Thomo's tiff with Ronnie just before they left the bar, much to Bert's irritation. But then the vehicle turns out to be a blue Rolls, owned by local bookie Hector Chambers (Vince Colosimo), who recently fleeced the three of them.
Robinson: Ah Miss Fisher. I was wondering when Bert would roll in the heavy artillery.
For once, Miss Fisher's not there to help investigate. She's had a surprise guest turn up from Paris, Véronique Sarcelle (Linda Cropper). Her late husband, Pierre, always wanted to come to Australia, she claims that's why she's visiting. She admits she had to sell his paintings in the wake of his death. Phryne, it turns out, has two in her collection, one of which surprises Véronique. It's a nude Pierre painted of Phryne in 1919, his last painting, and best work. Phryne bought it through a dealer after he died, and she won't give it up. But she's all too happy to give Véronique the other one, ordering Mr. Butler to wrap it up.
