... but it still manages to be a good mystery episode of Quincy with a bit of the spirit of Halloween injected, although this episode aired well into November 1978.
Quincy's girlfriend of the week is moving into a rather spooky boarding house inhabited by kooky characters. She is doing so because she is going back to school and she needs a cheaper place, so she rents the "side-attic" of the home. Quincy is against the idea - the home looks spooky, the residents look spookier, but the girlfriend is having none of it. This girlfriend has never been seen before on Quincy, and she never is again, although Quincy makes with the disingenuous sounding "Honey" like he did/does with all of the rest.
Did I mention she has a black cat? One night the black cat escapes the girlfriend's room and so she goes out after him. She winds up following the cat into the attic where she discovers the mummified bodies of two elderly women who are posed as though playing cards. This is certainly not your typical means of disposing of a body! Quincy is on the case, and eventually two more mummified bodies of elderly women are discovered hidden in the home, also posed as though playing cards! What goes on here? Watch and find out.
Ed Begley Jr. Is a guest on this episode, although he really has nothing to do with the denouement of the plot. Strangely enough his name is in giant letters on the opening credits as though he is a big star at this point - He is not. He really doesn't get larger roles until he becomes part of the cast on St. Elsewhere, in 1982.