Ep 3. School Ties, School Lies

Frankie Drake Mysteries season 3 episode 3, titled "School Ties, School Lies," sees the female detective and her team lead an investigation that unravels a diabolical cover-up of the disappearance of a young student in a prestigious all-boys school.

Frankie and Trudy team up with the son of a wealthy businessman, who is also a former student of the school, to investigate the disappearance of a young student. The son of the businessman is concerned that his younger sibling might be in danger and he thinks it is connected to the recent disappearance. The school’s officials are not very helpful, and the police don't want to get involved. So Frankie and Trudy go undercover, getting admitted into the all-boys school to investigate.

In the school, they discover that the institution has a deep and dark secret that they want to keep hidden at all costs. They uncovered information about hazing, bullying, and physical and sexual abuse against the students. This truth is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode, and the school's officials won't stop at anything to prevent the truth from coming out.

Throughout the episode, they find troubling patterns in the school that suggest something much more concerning than just the disappearance of the young student. They uncover a network of lies, cover-ups, and corruption within the school's administration. With the clock ticking, Frankie and Trudy need to move quickly to solve the case before the young student comes to any harm and before the school's officials can cover their tracks entirely.

As the episode unfolds, viewers are taken on a high-stakes, emotional rollercoaster ride through the twists and turns of the investigation. The stories of the students and staff of the all-boys school reveal a complicated web of relationships and motivations that need to be untangled. The question remains: who among the faculty members is responsible for the disappearance and cover-up, and who can be trusted?

Overall, "School Ties, School Lies" is an action-packed and thrilling episode that uncovers the darker side of the all-boys school experience and the lengths some school officials will go to protect themselves. Frankie and Trudy are at their best, managing to untangle the complicated web of lies while also protecting the innocent and exposing the guilty. The episode delivers many twists and turns, ultimately culminating in a satisfying conclusion that will leave viewers eager for more Frankie Drake Mysteries.