Father Murphy, an Irish priest in the city of Mallow, Cork, is the rector of Saint Timothy’s Church contending with much more than the normal pastoral headaches. There is a murder in his church, a recalcitrant vestry that prefers meeting in the local bar, assorted criminals, a wealthy matriarch with her own church agenda, plus an attractive young church administrator who wants Father Murphy married off—to her! Murphy also contends with a police inspector who’d like the priest confined to the church confessional instead of solving crimes.