I wasn't sure about Dot and Hugh, but Dot proved to be strong and Hugh is learning to appreciate that. They'll be able to talk about things--and I think Dot will continue detecting, at least for the poor women whose life she might have led, if not for Miss Fisher.

I don't know how Phrynne expects to fly to England from Australia in an open plane. Does she know where to land to refuel? What about storms? If she was just flying somewhere to catch the ship, that's one thing. I may be thinking too hard about this.

I don't know how Phrynne expects to fly to England from Australia in an open plane.

There are a lot of islands north and northwest of Australia. I'd probably fly to Indonesia, then the Philippines, then China, then make my way across southern Asia to Turkey, then on to Europe and England. I'd much rather make my way to England from Australia than try and fly to the US—there's a lot more empty Pacific heading east.

That said, the ship's probably got ports of call along a similar path, especially if it's taking the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean rather than going around the Cape. Phryne's probably planning to catch up to it at one of those.

Here's a modern Australia–England cruise ship with a port of call schedule: [link]

There are a lot of islands north and northwest of Australia.

That's true, I was thinking of a course over the Indian Ocean. I can see her catching up to the ship and then following along to make sure her father didn't get into trouble.

Or packing him into a large trunk (with airholes) and shipping him to her mother.

I was sceptical that a Gipsy Moth (Phrynne's aircraft) could even make it to the Dutch East Indies, much less England, but in researching the matter it seems at least two different women flew a Moth from England to Australia (via India), so it was done. Long trip with a lotta stops, though. The Moth only had had a range of 320 miles and a cruising speed of 75 knots.

The fewer stops, the fewer opportunities for dad to escape.

Allegedly Dad was eager to get back to his wife, but tigers and spots, you know. It might be better to get him back to England by plane, under close supervision.

Summer marathon series project includes Elementary. I have been following along via threadsuck 2013, 2014, 2015. Just finished Ep8 of Season 3. Reading old threads because I wasn't watching at the time has two major problems. First of course is the pain of reading posts from Buffistas that should still be here. Second is not being able to comment in real time.

That said, I just finished the murdered cops episode, and damn, that closing scene of the perp being led out was something powerful. The sobriety stuff was excellent too. All in all, I am sorry I am so far behind, but marathon watching has its benefits too.

Are there any other current series in the Procedurals category that I should put on the list before Fall?

The sobriety stuff was excellent too.

I have such a weak spot for that. I think Jonny Lee Miller is fantastic dealing with his addiction.

Is season 3 the Kitty season?

Yes, I am warming up to Kitty. Right now she has me off balance.