When a falling studio light nearly kills Julienne Fortby live on air during psychic TV show, The Fortby Sisters, the horrified psychic visits Frank and Lu - someone's trying to kill her. Frank's sceptical of the medium, although Lu's impressed when Julienne gets a "message" from her late grandmother. Julienne suspects her jealous sister and co-host, Marcia who lacks 'the gift', is responsible. Investigating at Calpurnia Studios, our PIs discover a host of suspects, among them broadcast B B C S T U D I O S . C O M technician Scott Blacksell and security guard Bruce Perry, not to mention ex-fan Enid Kascar who the sisters have recently sued after she accused them of fakery. But when Marcia is hit by the Fortby Orb during a live show and hospitalised, the case is thrown wide open... Can Frank and Lu catch whoever's behind these "accidents" before they take a turn for the deadly?
Duration: 43 minutes and 39 seconds
Episode Number: 114
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Private inspector Frank Hathaway has always worked alone.
But Frank isn't doing so well.
He's out of shape and low on cash.
Frank needs a partner.
Frank needs ex-hairdresser and people-person Lu.
He just doesn't know it yet.
The two eventually join forces and form a highly unlikely and hugely entertaining detecting duo.
Frank and Lu quickly discover that all is not as peaceful as it seems in their pretty theatre town.
The mayor is murdered, vengeful lovers stalk the streets and a magician's trick fatally misfires.
Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon, where low life criminals get caught up in deliciously high drama.
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