Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting contestants into solving the riddles it supplies. If the contestants are wrong, somebody dies and somebody is famous.
Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son is investigating the murder of a banker.
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show’s host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain…