Jessica Fletcher inherits a small but crucial amount of stock which entitles her to a part of a professional football team. This is her introduction to the world of sports which she is unfamiliar with and to murder which is her element.
As Miles and Keiko O'Brien head off on their first vacation in years, the chief is detained and arrested by Cardassian military forces and forced to stand trial with death being his sentence.
Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman (Vera Miles) who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son.
Ben defends an over-the-hill quarterback (John Beck) with a reputation as a womanizer who is accused of killing his team-owner girlfriend.
A 'perfect cover' becomes a foul frame-up when Steve Sloan is accused of murder! Staging various crimes in their off-hours with perfect success, four corrupt police officers think they have it made - until one of them commits a homicide and puts the blame on Steve.
