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Father Dowling Mysteries Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
The Royal Mystery
Thu, Sep 20, 1990 60 mins
Steve switches places with a lookalike princess who wants to be with her rocker beau, which puts Steve in danger since someone wants to murder the princess. Gloria: Francesca Buller. Mrs. Gibbons: Sarah Douglas. Steve/Princess: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 2
The Medical Mystery
Thu, Sep 27, 1990 60 mins
In the hospital for minor surgery, Dowling thinks he witnessed a murder while in a semiconscious state. Dr. Riley: Steven Anderson. Dr. Dixon: Craig Richard Nelson. Dr. Boxwell: James Staley.
Episode 3
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Mystery
Thu, Oct 4, 1990 60 mins
Steve makes a deal with a devilish figure (Michael Champion) to save her brother's soul, but it's up to Dowling to save Steve. Eddie: Steven Flynn. Ronald: Jerry Rector. Roland: Jeff Rector. Mrs. Blanchard: Anne Haney. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 4
The Showgirl Mystery
Thu, Oct 18, 1990 60 mins
An entrepreneur steals the heart of Steve's friend, who also has a huge inheritance to lose. Steve: Tracy Nelson. Daniel Trask: Robin Strand. Dr. Palmer: Mitchell Laurance. Lt. Morgan: Bill Macy.
Episode 5
The Movie Mystery
Thu, Oct 25, 1990 60 mins
Art imitates life when a TV show about a sleuthing priest and his nun sidekick goes on location to St. Michael's---and the director is murdered. Mark Tannen: John Furey. Sarah Soames: Michele Scarabelli. Brian Cahill: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Evert: Mark Moses.
Episode 6
The Undercover Nun Mystery
Thu, Nov 1, 1990 60 mins
An undercover agent posing as a nun is murdered at Steve's old convent, where Steve is staying to celebrate a Silver Jubilee. Mother Margaret: Fionnula Flanagan. Sam McCauley: John Vernon. Murphy: Amy Steel. Mark: Mark Rolston. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 7
The Murder Mystery Weekend Mystery
Thu, Nov 8, 1990 60 mins
Dowling and Steve attend a "murder-mystery weekend," but the proceedings take an unexpected turn when the host himself is done in. Lindsey Quinn: Doran Clark. Drake: Jim Beaver. Jack Patton: Scott Marlowe. Mitchell: Raymond Singer. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 8
The Reasonable Doubt Mystery
Thu, Nov 15, 1990 60 mins
A murder defendant's case ends in a mistrial when Dowling (Tom Bosley) is the lone juror with reasonable doubt about her guilt. Lenny Rothstein: Robert Ginty. Karen Howard: Katherine Moffat. DA: David Selburg. Putter: Roy Brocksmith. Kelsey: John Gowans.
Episode 9
The Vanishing Victim Mystery
Thu, Nov 29, 1990 60 mins
Dowling (Tom Bosley) stumbles onto what appears to be the kidnapping of a woman by her cousin, who runs the family root-beer business. Lucy Aspell: Juli Donald. Sybil Aspell: Linda Kelsey. Paul Aspell: Robert Nadir. Lt. Foster: Dick O'Neill. Aunt Em: Susan French.
Episode 10
The Christmas Mystery
Thu, Dec 13, 1990 60 mins
There's a murder attempt on a woman (Anne Kerry Ford) whose son is in the care of St. Michael's, and the search for the culprit leads to a store on Christmas Eve. Brian Martin: Christian Cousins. Pulver: J.C. Quinn. Brewster: Robert Rothwell.
Episode 11
The Fugitive Priest Mystery
Thu, Jan 3, 1991 60 mins
Dowling is on the lam after being framed for a bank heist by his evil twin brother Blaine (Tom Bosley in a dual role). Lou: Don Yesso. Clancy: Regina Krueger. Arnie: Ebbe Roe Smith. Mrs. Hudson: Natalija Nogulich. Bud: Paul Ben-Victor. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 12
The Substitute Sister Mystery
Thu, Jan 10, 1991 60 mins
Dowling and Steve suspect that something's not quite right when a woman shows up at the rectory claiming to be Sister Steve. Lauren: Kari Lizer. Bruno: S.A. Griffin. Rice: Charles Cioffi. Packer: Michael C. Gwynne. Vicky: Lauren Leigh Hughes.
Episode 13
The Missing Witness Mystery
Thu, Jan 24, 1991 60 mins
Dowling takes a peek into what appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder by a businessman who swears he didn't do it. Bailey: Charles Frank. Suzanne: Kerrie Keane. Edith: Jenny O'Hara. Michele: Lycia Naff. Preston: Richard Greene.
Episode 14
The Prodigal Son Mystery
Thu, Jan 31, 1991 60 mins
A man is accused of murdering his mistress after confessing his adultery to Dowling---and revealing that he's the son Dowling never knew he had. Tim: John Rubinstein. Malone: Michael McRae. Jimmy C.: Vincent Guastaferro. Little Old Lady: Dona Hardy. Rita: Kate Vernon.
Episode 15
The Moving Target Mystery
Thu, Feb 7, 1991 60 mins
A hit man who loses nerve gives Dowling palpitations when he warns him that someone wants him dead. Lt. Foster: Dick O'Neill. Judge Allsburg: Byron Morrow. Sen McMillan: John Christy Ewing. DA Robeson: Tom Crowl.
Episode 16
The Priest Killer Mystery
Thu, Feb 14, 1991 60 mins
It appears that a serial killer is targeting priests staying at St. Michael's. Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson. Kane: Bill Moseley. Father Baker: Marc Siegler. Father MacElroy: Eugene H. Roche. Father Crisp: Mark Herrier. Father Pike: Roger Aaron Brown.
Episode 17
The Mummy's Curse Mystery
Thu, Feb 21, 1991 60 mins
Dowling tries to unravel a deadly mystery surrounding a museum's exhibition of a mummy's tomb. Douglas: Peter Donat. Helen: Frances Lee McCain. Brubaker: David Hemmings. Amnon Bey: Aharon Ipale. Sgt. Clancy: Regina Krueger. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 18
The Monkey Business Mystery
Thu, Mar 7, 1991 60 mins
A murder at the zoo has Dowling and Steve going ape trying to prove the innocence of the prime suspect---an amiable chimpanzee. Emily: Vanessa Bell Calloway. MacReynolds: Tim Grimm. Peck: Dan O'Herlihy. Spaulding: Ethan Phillips. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 19
The Hardboiled Mystery
Thu, Mar 28, 1991 60 mins
A novel about a tough priest-detective of the '30s may hold the key to the author's killer. Howard/Anthony: Tim Ryan. Joyce/Judith: Laurie Holden. Laidlaw/Stackpole: Kevin McCarthy.
Episode 20
The Malibu Mystery
Thu, Apr 4, 1991 60 mins
On a trip to the coast, Dowling and Steve rock L.A. trying to clear a music star's assistant, who confessed to a murder they know he didn't commit. Max: Rod McCary. Laurie Kidd: Patricia Charbonneau. Jennifer: Amy Lynne. Baylor: Stanley Kamel. Steve: Tracy Nelson.
Episode 21
The Consulting Detective Mystery
Thu, Apr 25, 1991 60 mins
Dowling doubles his deductive powers while investigating a murder by consulting with his mentor Sherlock Holmes (Rupert Frazer), whom only he can see. Gable: Kurt Fuller. Barone: Patrick Kilpatrick. Kawecki: Kevin Scannell. Stu: Timothy Stack.
Episode 22
The Joyful Noise Mystery
Thu, May 2, 1991 60 mins
The murder of a drug-addicted jazz musician leads to an investigation of an assassination plot against a political candidate. Rev. Johnson: Ivan Dixon. Keith: Keith Amos. Brad: Richard Lawson. Powell: Bruce A. Young. Maurice: Billy "Sly" Williams. Ray: Jeffrey Johnson.