Production Information[]
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Aired: March 13th, 1988 | |
Teleplay By: Robert Van Skoyk
Story By: Wendy Graf & Lisa Stotsky |
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Directed By: Seymour Robbie | |
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Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
Producer: Robert Van Skoyk |
Summary[]
The death of an eccentric shut-in brings the burden of executing her will to Jessica. Several individuals are interested in the house, including an Englishman who believes it has a letter that exonerates famed traitor Benedict Arnold, and local pawn shop owner Benny Tibbles. When Benny is later found murdered, a supposed "treasure" hidden in the house appears to be the motive, but it may turn out to be something else entirely.
Trivia[]
Starting with this episode, Robert F. O'Neill is now billed as "supervising producer."
This is the third episode where the victim was murdered with a fireplace poker; it was also used in Trial by Error & Witness for the Defense.
Final appearance of Cabot Cove sheriff Amos Tupper, as Tom Bosley left the show to star on Father Dowling Mysteries.
For some reason, the end credits list the actors from the opening credits and the roles they play, which has never been done in any previous episodes.
Victim: Benny Tibbles
Killer: Alistair Andrews
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma from fireplace poker.
Motive: Benny caught him looking for the note supposedly exonerating Benedict Arnold and was going to call the police on him.
Goofs[]
With how Jessica had shown to Amos as to where the light-switch is in the den, & with her explaining as to where in foreign castles as to where they run the wires, & with Alistair knowing about those foreign castles & where those switches are, would explain as to how knew where the light switch was, yes, it was brought up that he was a code-breaker during the Cold War, but that kind of code isn't the code that the sampler depicted, so there's no story as to he could decipher that code which is a vast difference from the codes that he dealt with during the Cold War, now was there? Then, there was no story as to how Alistair got into Tillie's home, he was there when Benny had found him, I can't see as to how he would have gotten the key from Eve, helped his way into the house for Benny to find there in wait, given that Eve's office would have been locked up, given what time of night he entered Tillie's home, right?
Starring[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Julie Adams as Eve Simpson
Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper
William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Guest Stars[]
Brian Bedford as Alistair Andrews
Barbara Carson as Emily Goshin
David Clennon as Wilton Tibbles
Shea Farrell as Kevin Tibbles
Lois Foraker as Liza Adams
Katherine Moffat as Lauren Hastings
Dick O'Neill as Benny Tibbles
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