This made for TV movie is the first appearance by Tom Bosley as the priest who solves murders...much like the British "Father Brown" shows.
The show begins with a weird situation. A guy who was adopted as a baby is obsessed with finding his biological parents and is standing on the ledge of a skyscraper to somehow convince others to help him find them. This part really makes little sense.... I know. However, as Father Dowling is trying to talk him off the ledge, he realizes the man is NOT suicidal...so when he DOES fall to his death, the Father is confused. When he later sees footage of the fall on TV*, it shows that the dead man flinched as if he was shot when he fell! What is going on here and how does this man's death relate to both the mob and a US Senator? And, who wanted him dead and why?
Apart from a few logical problems here and there, this is an enjoyable pilot movie. I think the nun is a bit too kooky to be realistic but Bosley is very good as the priest. Overall, enjoyable and it makes me want to see more.
*The footage on TV was 100% impossible. The angle and close footage would indicate a videographer was literally floating in mid-air to get such footage! A minor concern but a bit ridiculouos.
