Episode 121: The Last Free Man (2001)

Jessica travels to Virginia - and into her own family history - where she discovers that she inherited her sleuthing skills from a relative who worked to abolish slavery.

Michael Hagerty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead.

What begins as a quiet dinner for two ends in terror when Seth is kidnapped by the vengeful son of a mafia lord.

Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco.

While taking part in a Russian writers conference, Jessica feels more than the usual chill in the air when government officials discover microfilm in her purse and suspect her of espionage.

When Jessica's niece receives a silver leprochaun from someone who has been presumed dead for years, Jessica decides to hunt down the mysterious gift giver from beyond the grave.  Her search leads her to the Carmody Family Circus, where unnatural things are happening in and out of the ring.

The justice system is tested when a group of angry Southerners form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.