The body of a high-level government official's secretary is found at the bottom of a staircase - and Sister Boniface claims she was dead before the fall.

Great Slaughter's annual giant marrow contest is interrupted when a dog digs up some seemingly ancient bones on the site. Is it the archeological discovery of a lifetime? Or is it murder?

When a German mayor makes a visit to Great Slaughter to partake in a war memorial ceremony, tragedy strikes. Was it a terrible accident or a malicious plan?

The Miss United contest takes a dive when one of the beauty queens is discovered dead in the pool - and it's not a pretty sight.

Celebrity housewife Prunella Gladwell arrives in Great Slaughter to film a feisty baking competition, and one of the contestants is about to hit her expiration date.

After spending the night with a pipe-smoking gentleman caller, a woman is found dead with a jigsaw puzzle and a face full of cold cream.

Sister Reginald's ex-con brother Alfie abruptly shows up at the convent after being released from jail. With nowhere to go, the sisters agree to let him stay. But when a well-known artist is found murdered, Alfie begins to look like the prime suspect.

The discovery of a housemaid's corpse at a local festival puts a damper on Great Slaughter's jovial gathering.

The dreamy frontman of buzzy rock'n'roll band The Queenmakers is found dead in the dressing room, just as they are about to go on for their set. Upon inspection, Sister Boniface finds a peculiar sting on the back of his neck.

And...action! On a movie set, the drama really starts when what was thought to be a prop gun turns out to be a real .38 caliber.