Psych
Dual Spires
TV Flash files “Dual Spires” as hour 75 of 119 in the TV Flash guide — Psych (2006–2014) on USA, season 5, episode 12, aired 2010-12-01, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E12: listed hour 75 of 119 in the Psych guide, hour 12 of 16 in season 5. It aired 2010-12-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “In Plain Fright” (S05E11). Next is “We'd Like to Thank the Academy” (S05E13).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious email asking them to come to a Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a town so small it's written in parenthesis on the map. After meeting many of the colorful residents, including Robert and Michelle Barker who run the local diner and Sheriff Johnson, who questions how they heard about the Festival since they deliberately keep it simple in their town, they make their way to the square where the Festival is being held. But just after eighteen-year-old Randy is crowned Cinnamon King, Jack, a weeping teenager on a bike crashes the festivities and whispers upsetting news to the Sheriff. Robert and Michelle fear the worst has come true - their missing niece Paula has been found dead. Jack leads them all to the body, where Doc Gooden suspects she took her usual night swim and hit her head on a rock. Just then, Shawn receives another mysterious email suggesting it was murder.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dual Spires sit in the Psych guide?
S05E12 is listed hour 75 of 119 — hour 12 of 16 in season 5, season 5 episode 12.
When did Psych S05E12 air?
Dual Spires aired 2010-12-01 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need to hunt pineapples to watch Psych?
No, but the scavenger hunt is fandom sport. The product is Roday–Hill chemistry: fake psychic, real best friendship.
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