Father Dowling Mysteries - Season 3
Season 3
Network
Episodes22
DatesSep 20, 1990 - May 2, 1991
Episodes
Season 3Episode 160 min
The Royal Mystery
It looks like a royal mess when Sister Steve find herself trapped in a Royal scandal. The Sister trades places with a frisky British noblewoman in order to infiltrate a trade delegation. Father Dowling has his hands full riding shotgun, trying to keep an eye open for the Sister's Royal killer.
Sep 20, 1990
Season 3Episode 260 min
The Medical Mystery
The local hospital is the scene of some 'extra' deaths when Father Dowling and Sister Steve uncover a string of mystery murders. Father Prestwick insists on helping out and almost becomes the next victim.
Sep 27, 1990
Season 3Episode 360 min
The Devil & the Deep Blue Sea Mystery
Father Dowling matches wits with criminal fixer Harry Deal... who claims that he's the Devil.
Oct 4, 1990
Season 3Episode 460 min
The Showgirl Mystery
A showy showgirl of a shady nightclub is surprised to discover that her late husband's estate consists of nothing but debts. Or is she the victim of a scam to deprive her out of a small fortune? The investigation reveals a motley crew of underworld characters as Father Dowling and Sister Steve go hunting for a suspect.
Oct 18, 1990
Season 3Episode 560 min
The Movie Mystery
Everyone is enjoying the slice of Hollywood as a movie crew uses St. Michael's as a location, until a series of unexplained, and life-threatening, accidents put a damper on the mood. Father Dowling and Sister Steve are enlisted to assist in the investigation while Father Prestwick decides to make his screen debut...as a stand in.
Oct 25, 1990
Season 3Episode 660 min
The Undercover Nun Mystery
Sister Steve's return to her Mother's house to celebrate the convent's Silver Jubilee ceremonies should be a time of great joy for everyone. But shortly after arriving the Sister discovers a nun with a gun. Not quite what she expected. And her worst fears are indeed realized when another visiting nun is murdered.
Nov 1, 1990
Season 3Episode 760 min
The Murder Weekend Mystery
It's man against machine when a hired killer uses computer technology to conceal his crime during a weekend retreat for mystery writers. A series of traps further complicate the investigation and one of them almost costs Sister Steve her life.
Nov 8, 1990
Season 3Episode 860 min
The Reasonable Doubt Mystery
Father Dowling does his duty, jury duty, in a murder case that should have been open and shut. Father Dowling is not so sure and his claim of reasonable doubt ends in a deadlocked jury. While the DA angrily works toward a retrial, Father Dowling and Sister Steve conduct an investigation of their own, at the center of which is the testimony of an eyewitness who seems to keep company with some unusual sorts.
Nov 15, 1990
Season 3Episode 960 min
The Vanishing Victim Mystery
Father Dowling stumbles into a kidnapping plot when he befriends a young woman who is about to disappear. Fearing the worst, Sister Steve signs on as the family's new maid to try and find out what happened to the girl.
Nov 29, 1990
Season 3Episode 1060 min
The Christmas Mystery
There's a murder attempt on a woman who has left her son in the temporary care of St. Michael's and the search for the culprit leads to a department store on Christmas Eve.
Dec 13, 1990
Season 3Episode 1160 min
The Fugitive Priest Mystery
Trouble is brewing for Father Dowling when his evil twin brother rolls into town. Blaine manages to frame his brother for a bank robbery, while protecting himself with a perfect alibi: He's been arrested for overdue parking tickets. With the help of Sister Steve, Father Dowling masquerades as his troublesome twin in order to track down his underworld associates.
Jan 3, 1991
Season 3Episode 1260 min
The Substitute Sister Mystery
Father Dowling and Sister Steve are caught in the middle of the battle of the bugs when warring exterminators do battle over franchise rights. The plot is further thickened by a nun who isn't, a hitman who is and a mobster who will do anything to rescue his daughter.
Jan 10, 1991
Season 3Episode 1360 min
The Missing Witness Mystery
Sister Steve has disguised herself as a trashy lady-of-the-evening in order to track down a witness who can clear the name of a young businessman charged with murder. But was he really framed or is he actually guilty? Father Dowling is not certain.
Jan 24, 1991
Season 3Episode 1460 min
The Prodigal Son Mystery
A blast from the past rocks Father Dowling's world when a man he's never met shows up claiming to be his son. The man disappears before Father Dowling can question him. And then his would-be son is charged with murder.
Jan 31, 1991
Season 3Episode 1560 min
The Moving Target Mystery
A hired killer has a change of heart when he discovers that Father Dowling is his intended victim. He warns the priest that someone else is certain to accept the contract. Now it's up to Father Dowling to figure out who, and why, someone is out to get him.
Feb 7, 1991
Season 3Episode 1660 min
The Priest Killer Mystery
When a rooftop sniper almost kills Father Dowling, Sister Steve goes undercover as a cab driver, hoping the flush out the would-be priest-killer.
Feb 14, 1991
Season 3Episode 1760 min
The Mummy's Curse Mystery
While visiting the Chicago Museum to take in a Pharaoh's burial chamber, Father Dowling and Sister Steve encounter an ancient Egyptian curse. Father Prestwick almost becomes a victim himself when he attempts to uncover the tomb's deadly secrets.
Feb 21, 1991
Season 3Episode 1860 min
The Monkey Business Mystery
Father Dowling and Sister Steve go out on a limb when they kidnap a chimp accused of murdering an animal activist. The killer-chimp will be put to sleep unless they can prove it has been framed.
Mar 7, 1991
Season 3Episode 1960 min
The Hard Boiled Mystery
An author who used Dowling and Steve as characters in his murder mystery dies before its completion.
Mar 28, 1991
Season 3Episode 2060 min
The Malibu Mystery
Father Dowling is on the trail of a runaway teen who is taking a walk on the wild side of L.A.'s night life.
Apr 4, 1991
Season 3Episode 2160 min
The Consulting Detective Mystery
It is difficult to tell who is consulting with whom when Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of Father Dowling. The pair prove to be an unbeatable team as they put their powers of deduction to the supreme test as eyewitnesses to multiple murders. There's only one hitch: No one other than Dowling can actually see Mr. Holmes!
Apr 25, 1991
Season 3Episode 2260 min
The Joyful Noise Mystery
The local District Attorney's office is home to bullets and ballots as deadly rivals battle for power. One man is already dead and an innocent boy has been charged with murder. Father Dowling tries to expose the real killer before a political rally becomes a blood bath.
May 2, 1991
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