
Father Dowling is a sleuthing parish priest from Chicago who investigates baffling crimes



A mysterious man dies in Frank's confessional. Frank calls the police, but when they arrive the body is gone.
A woman of the parish tells her fiancé of her call girl past and is promptly murdered. It's up to Father Frank and Sister Steve to discover if it was the fiancé, or perhaps a former client who killed her.
Sister Steve's ex-boyfriend, Jack, witnesses a murder, but when the cops arrive the victim is alive and well. Jack seeks out Sister Steve for help.
Father Dowling matches wits with criminal fixer Harry Deal... who claims that he's the Devil.