Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day is the fourth episode in Season 2 of the Frankie Drake Mysteries series. It first aired on October 15, 2018.

Plot Synopsis
When donations are taken from a coloured girls' orphanage, civil rights hero Marcus Garvey hires the team to catch the thief and find the cash.

Historical Reference

 * Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement. Every August 17 is celebrated in Toronto as Marcus Garvey Day.

Main Cast
Lauren Lee Smith as Frankie Drake

Chantel Riley as Trudy Clarke

Rebecca Liddiard as Officer Mary Shaw

Sharron Matthews as Flo

Recurring Cast
Anthony Lemke as Detective Greyson

Karen Robinson as Mildred Clarke

Romaine Waite as Bill Peters

Guest Cast
Ryan Allen as Marcus Garvey

Richard Chevolleau as Avery

Dewshane Williams as Lionel Griffith

Brendan Jeffers as Wesley Hampton

Claire Armstrong as Officer Nellie McElroy

Jewelle Blackman as Cora