Mystery

Jake and the Fatman – Fatal Attraction

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  • Title: Jake and the Fatman – Fatal Attraction
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Jake and the Fatman - Fatal Attraction

Flashback Friday takes us to 80s Las Angeles, a large and in charge district attorney, and his special investigator with a taste of the finer things in life. The double-length “Fatal Attraction” provides a challenge for District Attorney Jason McCabe (William Conrad) in attempting to solve the murder of an old friend he suspects was killed by his wife (Rebeccah Bush) and son (Bruce Greenwood) despite the pair’s careful work to frame a fall guy for the crime. The episode sets up McCabe’s manner of investigation, bringing out the annoying “one more thing” Columbo-style of questioning when calling on the widow and the stepson she’s sleeping with.

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The Irrational – Reciprocity

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  • Title: The Irrational – Reciprocity
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The Irrational - Reciprocity

The Irrational closes out its first season solving the murder of Jace (Brian King) and the true (and more than slightly convoluted) motivations behind the 20 year-old bombing and bringing Senator Sanford (James Tupper) to justice. In what appears to be the continuing small shakeup to the status quo, The Irrational doubles down on its connection to the FBI with Kylie (Travina Springer) taking a federal job and Phoebe (Molly Kunz) exits stage left for new position with less health risks. The awkwardly tacked-on epilogue also suggests Rose (Karen David) will be returning for at least part of next season.

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Death and Other Details – Memorable / Vanishing

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  • Title: Death and Other Details – Memorable / Vanishing
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Death and Other Details - Memorable / Vanishing

Where “Memorable” works on delving into Imogene’s (Violett Beane) broken memories about the death of her mother, “Vanishing” returns to the ship to examine the events before and after the death of Llewellyn Mathers (Jere Burns) providing motivations, secrets, and revelations for multiple characters and, before all is said and done, the elimination of two more passengers as the mysterious Victor Sams.

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Dancing Men

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  • Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Dancing Men
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Dancing Men

Sherlock Sunday takes us back to 221 B Baker Street and the Granada Television’s faithful adaptations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A baffled Hilton Cubitt (Tenniel Evans) travels to London to hire Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) about some unusual drawings which have scared his wife (Betsy Brantley) nearly to death. After finding a pattern and dismissing them as more than simple vandalism, Holmes sets out to break the code arriving at the true answer too late to prevent tragedy from striking at Riding Horse Manor.

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The Strange Case of the Demon Barber

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Sherlock Sunday takes us back to 40s radio and murder. Premiering on January 28, 1946 as part of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radio program, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is put in the unlikely situation of being hired by a potential murderer to prove his guilt. Inspired by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the actor playing the lead role in the musical is being gaslit to believe he has committed murders at night. Quickly dismissing the “evidence” of nightly crimes, Holmes is not quick enough to save his client’s life, but the world’s greatest detective does bring the killer to justice by taking the victim’s place upon the stage.

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