Title: “Pigeon”
Airdate: October 24, 2007
Gallery: Promotional pictures | Screencaps

ABC Official Synopsis - added 10.08.07
CHUCK FINDS HERSELF ATTRACTED TO THE SURVIVOR OF A PLANE CRASH AS NED TRIES TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MYSTERY, ON “PUSHING DAISIES”

“Pigeon” – A plane crash into an apartment building leaves the trio with a case – did the pilot commit suicide? – while Chuck finds herself drawn to the man who appears to be the sole survivor (guest star Dash Mihok), much to Ned’s distress. Meanwhile, Olive takes a wounded messenger pigeon to the Aunts for help, on “Pushing Daisies,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Pushing Daisies” stars Lee as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.

Guest starring in “Pigeon” are Dash Mihok as Conrad/Lewis/Lefty, Vince Cefalu as Bradan, Karly Rothenberg as Becky, Sy Richardson as the coroner, E.J. Callahan as Jackson, Pamela Kosh as the curator, Jaymna Mays as Elsita/Elsa, Victor Z. Isaac as the delivery boy and Dan Glenn as young Jackson.

“Pigeon” was written by Rina Mimoun and directed by Adam Kane.

Added 08.31.07

Jayma Mays (Heroes, Ugly Betty) is confirmed a guest star in this episode. She plays Elsita, a woman who lives and works in a windmill.

Added 09.02.07

Emerson, Ned and Chuck are on a case of stolen jewelry goods, and solving a murder/suicide case, as well as find out about a missing prisoner.

Added 09.21.07

A jockey dies and Olive convinces Ned and Emerson to bring him back to life and find out who killed him. The temporarily un-dead man tells them a man named John Joseph Jacob killed him but claims that John Joseph Jacob died seven years ago, so it had to have been his ghost. Olive’s confession about her past occupation surprises them all, and she claims the ghost has come back to get revenge on a group of jockeys that killed him years before. Chuck is decorating the Pie Hole for Halloween and she and Olive argue over whether or not Ned hates the holiday.

Added 10.02.07

Ned and Emerson visit the morgue and find a lady talking to the coroner and an insurance agent about her dead husband and whether his death was accidental or suicide. When Ned wakes the man, he claims he was hijacked. After investigating, Ned and Emerson figure out that the hijacker is the man that Chuck has seemed to fall for.

Added 10.05.07

A plane crash into an apartment building leaves the trio with a case - did the pilot commit suicide? - while Chuck finds herself drawn to the man who appears to be the sole survivor (guest star Dash Mihok), much to Ned’s distress.

Meanwhile, Olive takes a wounded messenger pigeon to the Aunts for help.

Added 10.17.07
Look for an homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic The Birds in this episode.

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