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1 :01x01 - Pie-lette
Writer: Bryan Fuller
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Guest star: Patrick Breen (Leo Gaswint), Terry Anzur (Newscaster #3), Ed Brigadier (Minister #1), Field Cate (Young Ned), Ted Garcia (Newscaster #1), Murray Gershenz (The Rabbi), Tina Gloss (Ned's Mother), Brad Grunberg (Funeral Director), Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck), Geraud Moncuré (Newscaster #4), Leyna Nguyen (Newscaster #2), Greg Suddeth (Gravedigger #1), David Trice (Martin Miltenberger), Julie Wittner (Deedee), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Jeff Wolfe (Shiny Shoes Killer)
As a child, Ned discovered he had a very unique ability -- he can bring someone back to life with a simple touch, but if the touches them again, they return to dead for good. His ability takes a complicated turn when his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, is murdered and Ned brings her back to life. Now that she knows his secret, Chuck agrees to help Ned and his partner, private eye Emerson Cod, solve murders by talking to the victims.
2 :01x02 - Dummy
Writer: Peter Ocko
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Guest star: Patrick Fabian (Mark Chase), Riki Lindhome (Jeanine), Jonathan Mangum (Bernard Slaybaugh), Omar Avila (Manuel), Matt Braunger (Rick), Field Cate (Young Ned), Taji Coleman (Beth), Alex Endeshaw (Lab Technician), Wesley Harris (Science Teacher), Jon Eric Price (Ned's Father), Sy Richardson (Coroner)
When an automotive developer is found dead after a hit-and-run, Ned believes there's more to the accident than meets the eye, especially after learning that the victim worked for a company about to unveil an experimental car. Meanwhile, Chuck demands answers from Ned about how he brought her back to life.
3 :01x03 - The Fun in Funeral
Writer: Bryan Fuller
Director: Paul Edwards
Guest star: Raul Esparza (Alfredo Aldarisio), Brad Grunberg (Louis / Lawrence Schatz), Eddie Shin (Wilfred Woodruff), Field Cate (Young Ned), Victor Z. Isaac (Delivery Boy), Howard Mann (Elderly Man), Leyna Nguyen (Newscaster), Kristin Dos Santos (30s Woman), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Albert Wong (Faibing Woo)
Emerson is hired to investigate the mysterious death of one of the owners of a funeral home... the man who died when Ned kept Chuck alive. Meanwhile, Chuck bakes anti-depressant medication into her aunts' pies.
4 :01x04 - Pigeon
Writer: Rina Mimoun
Director: Adam Kane
Guest star: Dash Mihok (Conrad / Lewis / Lefty), Jayma Mays (Elsita), E. J. Callahan (Jackson), Field Cate (Young Ned), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Vance Cefalu (Bradan), Dan Glenn (Young Jackson), Victor Z. Isaac (Delivery Boy), Pamela Kosh (Curator), Raf Mauro (Old Dead Guy), Karly Rothenberg (Becky), Michael Oosterom (Pigeon Puppeteer)
A plane crashes into an apartment building and the trio must decide whether or not the pilot committed suicide. As they investigate, Chuck is drawn to the sole survivor, much to Ned's dismay. Meanwhile, Olive finds a wounded messenger pigeon and goes to the Aunts for help.
5 :01x05 - Girth
Writer: Katherine Lingenfelter
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Guest star: Carlos Alazraqui (Gordon), Barbara Barrie (Mamma Jacobs), Ralph P. Martin (Pinky McCoy), Christopher Neiman (Lucas Shoemaker), Hamish Linklater (John Joseph Jacobs), Field Cate (Young Ned), Jon Eric Price (Ned's Father), Leyna Nguyen (Newscaster #2)
With the Halloween season upon them, a ghostly horseman is killing local jockeys. Emerson and Olive try to find the person behind the deaths with help from Chuck and Ned, while Ned deals with his Halloween angst.
6 :01x06 - Bitches
Writer: Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik Creasey
Director: Allan Kroeker
Guest star: Christine Adams (Simone Hundin), Mark Harelik (Ramsfeld Snuppy), Lydia Look (Heather Hundin), Jessica Lundy (Hilary Hundin), Joel McHale (Harold Hundin), Jenny Wade (Hallie Hundin), Ed Brigadier (Minister), Field Cate (Young Ned), Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck), Sy Richardson (Coroner)
Following the death of a polygamist dog breeder, Emerson, Ned, and Chuck try to figure out which wife poisoned his coffee. It is when they find out that his death is the result of marketing a new breed of dog that they find out each wife had her own motive for killing Harold that they are able to solve the mystery.
7 :01x07 - Smell of Success
Writer: Scott Nimerfro
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Paul Reubens (Oscar Vibenius), Field Cate (Young Ned), Tim Conlon (Chas Spielman), Sarah Jayne Jensen (Anita Gray), Christopher Sieber (Napoleon LeNez), Terry Anzur (Anchorwoman), Tina Gloss (Ned's Mother), Victor Z. Isaac (Delivery Boy)
Emerson is called on to investigate the case of Anita Gray. Sitting at her desk, Anita was leaning over to smell a scratch-n-sniff book when suddenly an explosion erupted from the book, completely engulfing her.
8 :01x08 - Bitter Sweets
Writer: Abby Gewanter
Director: Allan Kroeker
Guest star: Molly Shannon (Dilly Balsam), Field Cate (Young Ned), Michael Cornacchia (Burly Bruce Carter), Raul Esparza (Alfredo Aldarisio), Steve Hytner (Andrew Brown), Michael White (Billy Balsam (as Mike White)), Tammy Dahlstrom (Woman), Tara Donato (Sheila), Joe Don Harris (Cop), Wesley Harris (Science Teacher), Nicholas Khayyat (Eugene), Abbe Meryl (Tina), Leyna Nguyen (News Anchor), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Steven A. Ross (Guard), Reginald Veneziano (Tony)
Emerson, Ned and Chuck investigate the death of Tony DiNapoli, who appears to have been strangled by a woman. However, when Ned brings Tony back to life to find out killed him, Tony claims it was Burly Bruce Carter, via the hands of his “girlfriend” who is a real doll. Meanwhile, business at the Pie Hole drops off when a new candy store opens in town, and Alfredo continues to pursue an oblivious Olive who, herself, continues to pine after the Pie Maker.
9 :01x09 - Corpsicle
Writer: Lisa Joy
Director: Brian Dannelly
Guest star: Paul Reubens (Oscar Vibenius), Grant Shaud (Steve Kaiser), Julia Campbell (Emma Newsome), Field Cate (Young Ned), Colby Paul (Abner Newsome), Audrey Wasilewski (Madeline McLean), Tina Gloss (Ned's Mother), David Alan Graf (Angry Neighbor (as Alan Graf)), Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck), Jeff Marlow (Victor Narramore), Michael Merton (Bill Richter), Jon Eric Price (Ned's Father), Sy Richardson (Coroner)
After Ned reveals a dark secret to Chuck, she runs out into the night. Emerson isn't happy with the situation, since it's interfering with the investigation of a murdered insurance adjuster found frozen solid. Meanwhile, Olive delivers another pie to the aunts, and scent expert Oscar Vibenius returns to determine what's so intriguing about Chuck's scent.
10 :02x01 - Bzzzzzzzzz!
Writer: Bryan Fuller
Director: Adam Kane
Guest star: Missi Pyle (Betty Bee), French Stewart (Woolsey Nicholls), Peter Cambor (Dusty Fitz), Autumn Reeser (Kentucky Fitz), Diana Scarwid (Mother Superior), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck), Robin Gwynne (Customer)
In the aftermath of learning the Aunts' secret, Olive decides to resign as waitress and Lily arranges for her to be checked into a nunnery. Meanwhile, Emerson takes on the case of a woman who died in a bee-related incident.
11 :02x02 - Circus Circus
Writer: Peter Ocko
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Rachael Harris (Georgeann Heaps), Lee Arenberg (Arnaud Bailey), Diana Scarwid (Mother Superior), Googy Gress (Bryce Von Deenis), Theodore Zoumpoulidis (Pierre), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Michael C. Alexander (Customer #1), Artie O'Daly (Rocky Milano), Nicole Greenwood (Miss Moss), Loren Lazerine (Jackie Johnny), Hayley McFarland (Nikki Heaps), Mark Povinelli (Small Person), Casey Weiant (Randi Jean), Jackie Harris (Miss Dijon)
A woman hires Emerson to find her missing daughter, and the trail leads to a circus. Meanwhile, Chuck moves out of Ned's apartment, and her aunts visit the Pie Hole.
12 :02x03 - Bad Habits
Writer: Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Guest star: Mo Collins (Sister Larue), Graham McTavish (Hansel Von Getz), Diana Scarwid (Mother Superior), Michael Hitchcock (Father Ed), Samantha Bailey (Young Olive), Diana Costa (Mother Snook), Mary K. Devault (Sister Maria Christina), Marc Raducci (Father Snook)
Still at the nunnery, Olive hires Emerson and Ned to investigate the suspicious suicide of a nun. Meanwhile, Chuck wonders what to do with her new life.
13 :02x04 - Frescorts
Director: Peter Lauer
Guest star: David Arquette (Randy Mann), Debra Mooney (Calista Cod), Alexandra Barreto (Veronica Villanueva), Dana Davis (Barb), Hayes MacArthur (Buddy Amicus), Phil Abrams (Dr. Eugene Halifax), Amelia Borella (Young Calista), Heather Brooker (Missy Scrivner), Colton Haynes (Ares), Joshua LeBar (Joe), Carolyn McDermott (Brave Faced Wife), J.R. Nutt (Teen Buddy), Stevie Wash, Jr. (Young Emerson Cod (as Steven Wash Jr.))
Emerson has to deal with a visit from his mother, and a sexy client who needs his help in solving the murder of her best friend Joe... and Joe had a lot of best friends.
14 :02x05 - Dim Sum Lose Some
Writer: Davey Holmes
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Stephen Root (Dwight Dixon), Christine Adams (Simone Hundin), Blake Kushi (Rubbie Wu), Andrea Lui (Mei Ting), Graham Miller (Ralston), Alex Miller (Maurice), Ping Wu (Bao Di Ting), Ron Yuan (Shrimpboy), Chao-Li Chi (Hua Jaing), Teddy Chen Culver (Busboy), Daeg Faerch (Ingmar), Mae Hi (Lai Di Ting), Allen C. Liu (Perry the Busboy), Jolene Kim (Waitress/Dealer), Charles Shen (Bodyguard #2), Atticus Todd (Bodyguard #1)
A Chinese restaurant owner, Mr. Bao Di, is killed in a seeming accident. His wife hires Emerson to investigate what she believes was murder, and the team discovers that Bao owed gambling debts and used his daughter's hand in marriage as collateral.
15 :02x06 - Oh Oh Oh...It's Magic
Writer: Katherine Lingenfelter
Director: Adam Kane
Guest star: Fred Willard (The Great Herrmann), Stephen Root (Dwight Dixon), Paul F. Tompkins (The Geek / Gunther Pinker), Alex Miller (Maurice), Graham Miller (Ralston), Sy Richardson (Coroner), Kerri Kenney (Alexandria (as Kerri Kenney-Silver)), Tina Gloss (Ned's Mother), Connor Merkovich (12 Yr Maurice), Keenan Merkovich (12 Yr Ralston), Jon Eric Price (Ned's Father), Jason Simmons (5 Yr Maurice), Kristopher Simmons (5 Yr Ralston)
The Great Herrmann hires Emerson to find out who's trying to kill him, and magic, murder, and mystery mix, while Ned discovers that there's some magic in his father's history.
16 :02x07 - Robbing Hood
Writer: Jim Danger Gray
Director: Paul Shapiro
Guest star: Shelley Berman (Gustav Hoffer), Danny Comden (Rob Wright), Jennifer Elise Cox (Elise Hoffer), Ethan Phillips (Daniel Hill), Jamison Yang (Tam Phong), Stephen Root (Dwight Dixon), Nicholas Khayyat (Eugene (as Nicolas Khayyat)), Ethan Kogan (James-Andrew, Bellboy-Porter)
When Gustav Hoffer, the creator of the mechanized yarn-baller, dies during a robbery, his laywer hires Emerson to determine if premeditated murder was planned. Meanwhile, a man out of Chuck's past finds her empty coffin and starts asking questions of the aunts.
17 :02x08 - Comfort Food
Writer: Douglas Petrie
Director: Peter Lauer
Guest star: Josh Randall (Charles Charles), Tim Bagley (Colonel Likkin), Patrick Fischler (Waffle Nazi), Beth Grant (Marianne Marie Beetle), Eric Stonestreet (Leo Burns), Stephen Root (Dwight Dixon), Daeg Faerch (Ingmar), Hugh Holub (Judge), Nicholas Khayyat (Eugene), Joleen Lutz (The Widow Likkin)
Chef Colonel Likkin takes a licking, and Ned decides to help his widow obtain her husband's secret recipe. However, the corpse admits that he was murdered and someone stole his recipe. Meanwhile, Chuck makes an impetuous decision after Ned brings her father back to life, and Dwight Dixon drops in... and out.
18 :02x09 - The Legend of Merle McQuoddy
Writer: Dara Resnik Creasey, Chad Gomez Creasey
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Josh Randall (Charles Charles), Perry Anzilotti (Augustus Papen), Alexander Gould (Elliot McQuoddy), Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck), David Koechner (Merle McQuoddy), Mary Kay Place (Annabelle Vandersloop), Jordan Feldman (Willie), Leyna Nguyen (News Anchor), Kristen Olson (Nora)
Elliott McQuoddy hires Emerson to investigate the death of his mother Nora, a lighthouse keeper found harpooned to death on her own light.
19 :02x10 - The Norwegians
Writer: Scott Nimerfro
Director: Tricia Brock
Guest star: Orlando Jones (Magnus Olsdatter), Ivana Milicevic (Hedda Lillihammer), Michael Weaver (Nils Nilsen), Stephen Root (Dwight Dixon), Nicholas Khayyat (Eugene Mulchandani), George Hamilton (Ned's Father)
When Emerson turns down her offer of employment, Vivian hires a team of Norwegian detectives to locate the missing Dwight Dixon. However, the trail of clues leads to Ned and Chuck, and their secrets.
20 :02x11 - Window Dressed to Kill
Writer: Abby Gewanter
Director: Julie Ann Robinson
Guest star: Richard Benjamin (Jerry Holmes), George Segal (Roy "Buster" Bustamante), David Arquette (Randy Mann), Willie Garson (Dick Dicker), Diana Scarwid (Mother Superior), Wayne Wilderson (Wendell Feathersone), Constance Zimmer (Coco Juniper), Sam Pancake (Denny Downs), Rachel Cannon (Erin Embry), Sy Richardson (Coroner), John Cantwell (Devotee), Diana Costa (Olive's Mom), Marc Raducci (Olive's Father), Ellery Sprayberry (Young Olive), Eve Curtis (Debbie Dicker), Evan Shafran (Crime Scene Passerby), Sean Lake (Pie Hole Patron)
Chuck convinces the gang to take on the case of a murdered window dresser whose partner may have done her in. Meanwhile, Ned questions his value to the team and his relationship with Chuck when his abilities dies out on him.
21 :02x12 - Water and Power
Director: Dean White
Guest star: Christine Adams (Simone Hundin), Robert Picardo (Detective Puget), Francesca P. Roberts (Amelia Stingwell), Gina Torres (Lila Robinson), Fred Williamson (Roland Stingwell), Matt Winston (Michael Brunt), David Arquette (Randy Mann), Melinda Bennett (Principal Eleanor Swindle), Stephen DeCordova (Specialist #1), Nick Endres (Tour Guide), Andy Forrest (Mr. Booker), Sam Ingraffia (Specialist #2), Carol Mansell (Trish), Stefan Marks (Mr. Abner), Byrne Offutt (Mr. Cray), Yolanda Snowball (Female Teacher), Craig Tsuyumine (Red Faced Teacher), Stevie Wash, Jr. (Young Emerson), Sean Lake (Pie Hole Patron)
Emerson is approached by an old flame who wants him to investigate her ex-husband's murder... while he rekindles his relationship with Simone. Meanwhile, Olive takes an interest in Randy Mann.
22 :02x13 - Kerplunk
Writer: Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Wendie Malick (Coral Remora), Nora Dunn (Blanche Remora), Wilson Cruz (Sid Tango), Michael McDonald (Galveston Gus (as Michael James McDonald)), Joey Slotnick (Jimmy Neptune), Josh Hopkins (Shane Trickle), Scott Director (He Lobster), Lisa M. Haskins (She Lobster (as Lisa Hoskins)), Giselle Gail Gaines (Young Vivian (10 yrs)), Mackenzie Brooke Smith (Young Lily Charles (5 yrs) (as Mackenzie Smith)), Avery Stevens (Young Lily (11 yrs)), Katie Haider (Synchronized Swim Double), Angela Schaub (Synchronized Swim Double), Marita Schaub (Synchronized Swim Double), Jaclyn Thomas (Synchronized Swim Double), David Arquette (Randy Mann), Bob Ross (Aquacade Goer), Sean Lake (Pie Hole Patron), Sy Richardson (Coroner)
When one of Lily and Vivian's old synchronized swimming rivals is murdered, the aunts must come out of retirement to solve the case.