Cliff Medaugh

Rich widows and widowers are hypnotized into thinking their deceased spouses still manage their business affairs from the 'other side' as "The Seance" airs on "Charlie's Angels." A spirited dowager, pressured by insurance investigators about the repeated disappearances of her jewelry, hires Charlie's Angels to solve the mystery. The girls get their first clue when the daffy old lady tells them that her dead husband manages her business affairs from the grave through a medium named Madame Dorian. Kelly assumes the identity of a rich Texas widow; Jill becomes her friend from the 'Lone Star' state and Bosley, their French chauffeur. Unbeknownst to the others, Madame Dorian's male assistant hypnotizes Kelly as he had done with previous widows -- to get financial information from her. During the trance, she reveals her true identity as a private investigator. Realizing that the con game has been uncovered, he programs Kelly to perceive Jill as a childhood "bogeyperson," so he can attempt a getaway.

Someone is trying to rig a beauty contest by releasing deadly spiders and kidnapping a judge. Charlie enters Kris and Kelly in the pageant to learn more, while Sabrina poses as a reporter.

Kris invites Bosley and the Angels to vacation in a small Arizona town where her aunt is Mayor and her uncle is Sheriff. Upon their arrival, there are hints that they should leave. Their headlights are smashed. No rooms are available and, curiously, there are no women in town. They confront Kris' Aunt Lydia who confides that gangsters have taken all the women and her husband hostage in return for the release of a syndicate strongman who will be held there by the FBI. The Angels are narrowly missed by gunfire and in return fire, killing Dressler and Fellows, two of the hitmen. Anguished Lydia tells them that unless Dressler is heard from by 4pm, guards were instructed to begin killing her husband and the women. With time running out, Kris uses their short wave radio to contact her Uncle Paul (using nicknames known only to him.) He succeeds in replying with his location. Bosley, Lydia and the Angels head for the hideout. The Angels are disguised in Lydia's clothes. At just minutes past four, they find the guarded hostages, sneak in and surprise the gangsters.