The Best Episodes of Father Dowling Mysteries Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(54 votes)

   #1 - 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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2. 

   7.7/10(123 votes)

   #2 - 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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3. 

   7.7/10(92 votes)

   #3 - 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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4. 

   7.5/10(96 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   7.5/10(78 votes)

   #5 - 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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   7.5/10(76 votes)

   #6 - 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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   7.3/10(77 votes)

   #7 - The Face in the Mirror Mystery

   S1:E73/3/1989

   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.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alan Cooke

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   7.1/10(75 votes)

   #8 - The Pretty Baby Mystery

   S1:E83/10/1989

   Father Dowling and Sister Steve find themselves in the most unlikely role of parents when an abandoned baby is discovered at the rectory. When they attempt to reunite mother and child they learn that the mother is being chased by violent kidnappers.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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