‘Psych’ Season 8, Episode 8: A ‘Touch of Sweevil’

(Photo by: Alan Zenuk/USA Network)

(Photo by: Alan Zenuk/USA Network)

“Psych” season 8, episode 8: “A Touch of Sweevil” airs Wednesday on USA Network.

Coming up on the next episode, Shawn is ecstatic when he discovers he’s finally been invited to a prestigious paranormal convention for police consultants. As the main event begins, the leader collapses on stage, and it is clear he has been murdered. All of the police consultants on the panel jump to solve the murder, and everyone’s unorthodox crime solving skills are put together to catch the culprit.

USA Network describes the show as follows:

“Psych is a quick-witted comedy/drama starring James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute that Santa Barbara PD detectives think he’s psychic. Psych also stars Dule Hill as Shawn’s best friend and reluctant sidekick, Gus, and Corbin Bernsen as his disapproving father, Henry, who ironically was the one who honed his son’s ‘observation’ skills as a child. Also featured are Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson and Kirsten Nelson. Using his charm and well-tuned talent, Shawn convinces the cops that he’s actually a psychic, and although highly skeptical of his explanation, they hire him to help solve tough cases. With the reluctant assistance of his best friend Gus, Shawn uses his skills of observation and charismatic personality to become the detective he was trained to be, opening his own PI agency – Psych – and solving cases for an ever-suspicious, but grudgingly impressed, police force.”

“Psych” season 8, episode 8: “A Touch of Sweevil” airs Mar. 12 at 9 p.m. EST on USA Network.

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