Best-bets for Sept. 30: fictional murder, historic riot
1) “Murder in a Small Town,” 8 p.m. Tuesday, Fox. As a wedding nears, people on both sides — wealthy bride, blue-collar groom — fume. Something bad may be looming; then again, the series title tells us that. What follows is typical of this show — layered characters and smart plot twists, navigated by a deeply human police chief. The lone out-of-sync element is the new mayor (Marcia Gay Harden), shown in last week’s episode, confronting the librarian (Kristin Kreuk). Read more…