The Old Switcheroo

The Old Switcheroo is the first episode in Season 2 of the Frankie Drake Mysteries series. It first aired on September 24, 2018.

Plot Synopsis
Frankie Drake learns that her mother Nora has joined the board of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), promising to bring an influx of treasures to the museum’s fledgling antiquities collection. Frankie and Trudy investigate a break-in but find nothing’s been stolen. Meanwhile, Flo and Mary Shaw are embroiled in a mystery of their own after discovering a body in the morgue has been intentionally misidentified.

Historical Reference

 * Howard Carter, the British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became famous after discovering the intact tomb of Tutankhamun (known as "King Tut") in November 1922.
 * Hiram Bingham III, an American academic, explorer and politician who proved the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in 1911 with the help of the local indigenous farmers.

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
Wendy Crewson as Nora Amory

Grace Lynn Kung as Wendy Quon

Romaine Waite as Bill Peters

Guest Cast
Anthony Lemke as Detective Greyson

Lara Jean Chorostecki as Marian Hartley

Steve Byers as Hiram Bingham

Tadhg McMahon as Ronald Parkes

Dephine Roussell as Ingrid Walsh

Robin Cleland as Cemetery Caretaker

Wayne Sujo as Mahjong Cheater