A week before an awards ceremony, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose each come down with a nasty flu, which compounds their arguing over who will win a prestigious award.
Barnaby investigates the death of an aging and alcoholic actor at the location of a movie shoot. While most believe he was the victim of a tragic accident Barnaby suspects a more sinister means is behind the actors demise.
Betty takes an insurance-company assignment to investigate the death of a patient at a private sanitarium.
After a mental patient drowns, Barnaby learns that the doctor and judge who committed her have been slain.
Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) brings her father, Jarvis Castleberry, back into the family fold after a 25-year absence. FORREST TUCKER guest stars as Jarvis Castleberry.