The Best Episodes of Father Dowling Mysteries

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   8.1/10(69 votes)

   #1 - The Christmas Mystery

   S3:E1012/13/1990

   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.

   Director:James Frawley

   Writer:Unknown

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   8.1/10(61 votes)

   #2 - The Mummy's Curse Mystery

   S3:E172/21/1991

   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.

   Director:James Frawley

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:James Frawley

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   8.1/10(62 votes)

   #3 - The Consulting Detective Mystery

   S3:E214/25/1991

   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!

   Director:Sharron Miller

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Sharron Miller

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   8.0/10(48 votes)

   #4 - The Missing Body Mystery (2)

   S1:E21/20/1989

   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

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

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   7.9/10(64 votes)

   #5 - The Falling Angel Mystery

   S2:E82/22/1990

   An ""angel"" visits Father Dowling and Sister Steve at the parish and delivers a stern warning that big trouble is hiding just around the next corner. One of the parishioners is about to be ""charged"" with the ""crime"" of guilt by association when it is revealed that his late father was connected with the underworld.

   Director:James Frawley

   Writer:Dean Hargrove

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   Director:James Frawley

   Writer:Dean Hargrove
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   7.9/10(62 votes)

   #6 - The Missing Witness Mystery

   S3:E131/24/1991

   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.

   Director:Christopher Hibler

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

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   7.8/10(115 votes)

   #7 - The Missing Body Mystery (1)

   S1:E11/20/1989

   Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls 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

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Christopher Hibler

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   7.8/10(88 votes)

   #8 - The Man Who Came To Dinner Mystery

   S1:E42/10/1989

   A witness to a murder is pursued by the killer and he takes refuge in St. Michael's, enlisting the help of a woman he once almost married--Sister Steve.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Cooke

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   7.8/10(68 votes)

   #9 - The Confidence Mystery

   S2:E103/15/1990

   A flim flam con-man has his eye on a valuable church receptacle that Father Prestwick is taking to Romania. He'll stop at nothing to get his hands on the monstrance, even if he has to permanently inconvenience Father Prestwick. It's up to Father Dowling and Sister Steve to put a cap on the con.

   Director:James Frawley

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:James Frawley

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    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #10 - The Movie Mystery

    S3:E510/25/1990

    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.

    Director:James Frawley

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:James Frawley

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    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #11 - The Murder Weekend Mystery

    S3:E711/8/1990

    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.

    Director:Harry Harris

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Harry Harris

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    7.8/10(59 votes)

    #12 - The Vanishing Victim Mystery

    S3:E911/29/1990

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #13 - The Substitute Sister Mystery

    S3:E121/10/1991

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Gerry Conway

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    Writer:Gerry Conway
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    7.7/10(72 votes)

    #14 - Mafia Priest (2)

    S1:E62/24/1989

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #15 - The Visiting Priest Mystery

    S2:E11/4/1990

    Father Dowling and Sister Steve are taken in by a fake priest. It turns out ""Father"" Damon is actually a hit man sent to kill aging gang-leader, Victor Malko. Father Dowling tries to warn Malko, but he won't take Dowling's warnings seriously. And now the real Father's life might be in jeopardy.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(65 votes)

    #16 - The Stone Killer Mystery

    S2:E41/25/1990

    Someone is using Father Dowling for target practice and the marksman appears to be an angry ex-con the Father sent up river on a murder rap. Full police protection is offered but how can you run a parish with all those men in blue hanging about? Let alone take part in a charity race.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #17 - The Reasonable Doubt Mystery

    S3:E811/15/1990

    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.

    Director:Robert Scheerer

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Robert Scheerer

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    7.6/10(92 votes)

    #18 - What Do You Call A Call Girl Mystery?

    S1:E31/27/1989

    Father Dowling comes to the aid of a man when his fiancée is murdered just as she was about to confess to being a prostitute. A search leads to three powerful clients, none of whom want to be involved in a scandal. And even the police are trying to discourage Father Dowling from continuing his investigation.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Robert Hamilton

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    Director:Charles S. Dubin

    Writer:Robert Hamilton
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    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #19 - Mafia Priest (1)

    S1:E52/17/1989

    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!

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #20 - The Undercover Nun Mystery

    S3:E611/1/1990

    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.

    Director:James Frawley

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #21 - The Priest Killer Mystery

    S3:E162/14/1991

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #22 - The Hard Boiled Mystery

    S3:E193/28/1991

    An author who used Dowling and Steve as characters in his murder mystery dies before its completion.

    Director:James Frawley

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.5/10(65 votes)

    #23 - The Sanctuary Mystery

    S2:E31/18/1990

    Sister, Father and a brother find themselves in a life and death situation when Sister Steve's younger brother, Mark, finds himself in the middle of a street gang battle. Someone ends up dead and Mark is the one charged with murder. He points the finger at the real killer, Police Captain Edward Hayton, and then finds himself leading candidate in the role of next potential victim. Father Dowling throws his hat into the ring and finds a case that involves not only murder, but smugglers trafficking in precious gems.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.5/10(72 votes)

    #24 - The Ghost Of A Chance Mystery

    S2:E62/8/1990

    Father Dowling is more than a little skeptical when a young woman insists that her house is haunted. He agrees to investigate just the same after Sister Steve confesses that she has also seen some of the unexplained ""happenings."" Father Dowling concludes that something is indeed amiss, but is it the work of a person or a spirit?

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #25 - The Royal Mystery

    S3:E19/20/1990

    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.

    Director:Christopher Hibler

    Writer:Unknown

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