The Paris Agent

Karlsruhe Prison, Germany, October 1944

Eloise and Josie are awakened and told to shower. As they are given fresh clothes, they are told that they are going to a work farm. Josie realizes that the staff is lying, but she does not want to worry Eloise. They get into a truck with two other SOE agents, Wendy and Mary. Eloise tells them that they are going to a work farm, but Josie has a feeling that they will be punished further. However, she does not want to rob her friends of this moment of relative peace and positivity.

Manchester, England, July 1970

Charlotte is waiting outside Professor Read’s office. She asks him if he knows about Josie Miller and explains the identity of Drusilla. She does not want to get Theo into trouble. Professor Read is mystified by the process of learning this information, but he is excited about the developments.

Strasbourg, Germany, October 1944

The four women are handcuffed to the floor of a truck. Eloise fantasizes about open fields and the possibility of fresh food, but Josie is very quiet as she tries to stay positive. Eloise thinks about Hughie and hopes that he is safe. When the truck comes to a stop, they realize that they are not at a work farm; they have arrived at a concentration camp. Panic sets in. The women fear the worst as they are taken to the office of the Commandant. Terrified, Josie speaks to him in German. She sees papers on his desk that indicate that they will be executed by lethal injection. Josie is told that she should be grateful for such a humane death.

Eloise assesses the situation and realizes that they are surrounded by officers and cannot escape. They decide not to tell Wendy and Mary the truth in order to give them a few additional moments of peace. A British prisoner peers through the window to thank them for their service, and Josie and Eloise try not to cry as they are led to the next room. Josie tells Wendy and Mary that they are going to the infirmary to receive a typhus inoculation. Eloise tries to plead with the doctor, but as she realizes that there is no way to escape her fate, she thinks of her son.

Strasbourg, Germany, October 1944

Josie is still conscious, and she imagines that she is walking down a beach with her mother and Noah. The doctors return, and she hears them arguing about the women’s condition. Eloise has died. Josie becomes aware that the two men are staring at her; they say that they need to kill her quickly, but there is no more medication to give her a lethal injection. As she is pushed into the furnace, she tells them that they are murderers and yells “Vive Le France!” as she thinks about her loved ones.

Manchester, England, July 1970

Charlotte sits in a boardroom with Theo, Noah, Professor Read, Drusilla, Quinn, and Helen Elwood. Helen asked them all to sign an NDA. Helen apologizes to Drusilla and explains that she tried to track her down, but most of Josie’s records had been destroyed in a fire on Baker Street. Now, Helen shares that Adrien revealed Noah and Josie’s romantic relationship; Turner was opposed to allowing the two to work together. Drusilla is pleased to learn that Josie enabled the destruction of a demolitions complex. However, Helen and Noah are both very upset to learn that Turner was a double agent. Noah says that Turner told him that Josie was executed in Paris before D-Day. Professor Read explains that Josie and Eloise shared a cell.

Drusilla wants answers about her daughter’s death. Helen explains that she interviewed an orderly who overheard the execution. He heard Josie shout her last words, and Drusilla and Noah cry with grief and pride. Helen adds that Turner did try to get Josie released from prison. Now, they all speculate about his true motives. Helen explains that Turner was willing to trade everything to earn money to help his family, and he took his cyanide pill on the way to his MI6 interview. Helen gives Drusilla the goodbye letter that Josie wrote, and Noah tells Drusilla that Josie is dead because of him. When Drusilla says she does not blame him for Josie’s death, Noah finally gets the closure he needs. Theo explains to Helen that he is Eloise’s son. They are pleased that Theo has discovered the truth about his parentage.

Manchester, 1972

Theo and Charlotte are about to get married. Their living room is decorated with photos of their family. Noah has adopted a second dog and volunteers at the animal shelter. Theo and Charlotte plan to be married in Noah’s garden.