Thunderbirds (TV series)/Recap/S1/E21 The Duchess Assignment

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When the elderly Duchess of Royston loses everything at a casino in Monte Carlo, her friend Lady Penelope decides to help her. Enlisting Jeff Tracy's extensive contacts, Lady Penelope finds someone interested in purchasing the Duchess' last asset - Braquasso's "Portrait of a Gazelle". However, two crooks working for the crime syndicate responsible for swindling the Duchess at Monte Carlo kidnap the embattled aristocrat and make off with the painting, leaving her in a deserted house that is leaking gas. Can International Rescue save the Duchess before she falls victim to the ensuing inferno?