Father Dowling Mysteries (Season 0)

Fatal Confession (Episode 1)

Air date: 1987-11-30

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The case at hand finds Father Dowling and Sister Steve investigating the apparent suicide of a former parishioner. In between saying Mass, hearing confessions and managing the softball team, Father Dowling somehow finds time to conduct his own investigation and he is quite certain his friend was murdered. At the heart of the case is a powerful senator and the widow of a notorious crime boss.