Murder in Lancashire

Richard Delaney, the flirtatious mayor of Lancashire, invites Samantha Degan and her fiance, Detective Joseph Fletcher to a performance of The Music Man. The musical is presented by local actors and stars the wife of the mayor, Sophia Delaney. Samantha is drawn into another murder mystery when the mayor is shot during the finale of the show and his head falls onto Samantha's lap in the crowded theater. The bullet is precise in hitting its target and points to a possible murder-for-hire. The suspects are numerous as Samantha and Fletch investigate the many reasons why they all wanted Mayor Delaney dead.