![]() Varian deals with a mix-up concerning Max Ernst's visa. Albert is jealous that Mary Jayne slept with Patterson. Hotel Splendide concierges and brothers from Ouidah, Paul and Petit, start a resistance cell. Commissaire Frot of the Marseille Police pressures Patterson to learn the whereabouts of the ERC's refugees. Mary Jayne and Thomas assist Margaux's mission to get British POWs out of French prison. Thomas introduces Mary Jayne to the mysterious Margaux, who will fund the ERC if Mary Jayne collaborates with British Intelligence. Vice-Consul Hiram Bingham informs Varian that anti-immigrant sentiment is growing in the US, making the ERC's work more difficult. While in Spain, Benjamin dies by suicide. Mary Jayne seduces American Consul Graham Patterson, hoping he will convince her father to reinstate her allowance. Lisa leads a group of refugees, including Walter Benjamin, through the mountains. Varian's old flame, Thomas Lovegrove, offers his country mansion, the Villa Air-Bel, as a safe haven. The ERC's main lodgings, the Hotel Splendide, is raided by the police. Mary Jayne's father cuts her off from the family fortune, jeopardizing the ERC's funding. Ursula continues to safety, but Albert and Lisa return to Marseille to inform Mary Jayne and Varian about the route. After an initial escape attempt on a ship fails, the refugees are led by Lisa Fittko through the Pyrenees mountains and into Spain. Meanwhile, predominantly Jewish refugees, including siblings Albert and Ursula Hirschman, seek passage to America despite lacking travel visas. In 1940 Marseille, France, American Emergency Rescue Committee operatives Mary Jayne Gold and Varian Fry attempt to help refugees escape Nazi Germany to the United States, but their efforts are hindered by the Vichy government.
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