Fly us to a place that's kinda like Palm Springs, let us swing among the classical Hollywood stars. In other words, it's "Murder at the Oasis," which is part family melodrama, part Rat Pack allegory with guest star Joey Bishop. Bonus: Bridget and TJ writing fan fic to fix the episode's ending.

Jessica does Dallas! When our favorite novelist lands in the hospital in Texas, she's in prime position to witness and solve the murder of a doctor.

Blanche! Cheddar cheese on apple pie! A fake sailor and a big screen TV raffle! And some nerdy thing about how close-ups guide audiences and the crumbling middle class. We've got the best takes on "Murder Takes the Bus."

Jessica and her drunk poet friend are nominated for big-time book awards, but a plot twist with a pushy wannabe and a feud between a bro and a dandy gets in the way. Join Bridget and TJ for their discussion of the stereotypes of the literati and the persistent snobbery toward genre fiction. CW: This episode, like the TV episode, contains discussion of sexual assault.

Jessica inherits a football team, Caitlyn Jenner guest stars, and TJ and Bridget reveal they know very little about professional athletics...but they are very opinionated about carpeting in bathrooms.

The beloved PI Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) makes his first appearance in this week's knockoff of The Maltese Falcon and other hard-boiled detective novels and film noir. TJ plays a lightning round of "Translate This Tough Guy Slang," and Bridget laments the set design. 

We're headed to the Mediterranean, where TJ confesses his lifelong crush on Cesar Romero. Too bad, because Romero, playing a world-famous painter, is about to be murdered by someone close to him on his private island. Join us for our discussion of the 1% and other things we'll never be.

A bizarre combination of campy fun and gothic suspense on a cruise ship! Bridget and TJ discuss "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean," and if you're lucky, they'll show you the hootchy-kootchy. CW: This episode contains brief discussions of suicide.

We're in New Orleans this week - or are we? And something about how the Reagan era made life tough for artists. Join us for a discussion of the "Murder to a Jazz Beat."

With the release of a new remake of Death on the Nile, it's a fitting time to revisit the 1978 film version, featuring Angela Lansbury as an eccentric novelist. TJ and Bridget talk acting, old Hollywood, and grace.