Season 1 |
| Fatal Confession (Nov/30/1987) | Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson appear in the two-part television movie that launched the popular mystery series. Bosley plays Father Dowling, a parish priest who has a knack for solving crimes. At his side is co-worker Sister Steve, a street-smart schemer who is a match for any criminal. The case at hand finds Father Dowling and Sister Steve investigating the apparent suicide of a former parishioner. In between saying Mass, hearing confessions and managing the softball team, Father Dowling somehow finds time to conduct his own investigation and he is quite certain his friend was murdered. At the heart of the case is a powerful senator and the widow of a notorious crime boss.
| | Guest Stars: Leslie Nielsen as Senator Erdain, Robert Prescott as Phil | | Director: Christopher Hibler | |
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| 1 :01x01 - The Missing Body Mystery (1) (Jan/20/1989) | | Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls dead at his feet. Father Dowling puts the church in a bad light when he insists on tracking down the killer. While doing so, he seems to have helped botch a FBI sting operation! | | Director: Christopher Hibler | |
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| 2 :01x02 - The Missing Body Mystery (2) (Jan/20/1989) | | Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls dead at his feet. Father Dowling puts the church in a bad light when he insists on tracking down the killer. While doing so, he seems to have helped botch a FBI sting operation! | | Guest Stars: Robert Walden as Vincent Tillman | | Director: Christopher Hibler | |
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| 4 :01x04 - The Man Who Came To Dinner Mystery (Feb/10/1989) | | Father Dowling becomes a family affair when Harriet Nelson appears alongside granddaughter Tracy Nelson in "The Man Who Came to Dinner Mystery." Also appearing in the episode is William R. Moses, Tracy's real-life husband. Harriet plays a crusty nun famous for her intoxicating rum cakes. | | Guest Stars: Harriet Hilliard as Sister Agnes | | Director: Alan Cooke (2) | |
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| 5 :01x05 - The Mafia Priest Mystery (1) (Feb/17/1989) | | Father Dowling finds himself caught in a bizarre mystery when he attempts to prove a fellow priest innocent of murder. Dowling and Sister Steve get more than they bargained for when they discover the young priest's family is indeed connected. To organized crime! | | Guest Stars: Andreas Katsulas as Assistant District Attorney Douglas, Lindsay Frost as Kathy Luciani | | Director: Charles S. Dubin | |
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| 6 :01x06 - The Mafia Priest Mystery (2) (Feb/24/1989) | | Undeterred by appearances, Father Dowling sets out to prove a young priest innocent of murder after he discovers the priest has been framed by a member of his own family. Nothing is ever easy, of course, and when the real assassin is himself killed, Dowling must rely on a family member who is too afraid to tell the truth. But tell it he must. | | Director: Charles S. Dubin | |
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| 7 :01x07 - The Face In The Mirror Mystery (Mar/03/1989) | When the good Father's evil half-brother shows up unexpectedly, Dowling suspects right away that the evil one is up to no good. After thwarting his brother's attempted diamond heist, Dowling finds himself in hot water when he discovers that the police can't tell the two brothers apart.
| | Guest Stars: Diane Ladd as Arlene | | Director: Alan Cooke (2) | |
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