Production Information[]
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Aired: May 1st, 1988 | |
Teleplay By: Maryanne Kascia & Michael Scheff
Story By: Arthur David Weingarten |
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Directed By: E.W. Swackhamer | |
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Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
Producer: Robert E. Swanson |
Summary[]
Jessica heads to New York to support playwright Walter Knapf, who is adapting one of her books into a play. Said play is criticized by two tough critics, Danny O'Mara & Elliot Easterbrook. When Danny ends up dead, Jessica must find out who killed him, even if the top suspect has a seemingly tight alibi.
Trivia[]
Second episode for both Eugene Roche & Marilyn Hasset. They last appeared in Deadline for Murder & Deadly Lady, respectively. Correction for Marilyn Hasset, she was in the episodes Deadly Lady & Witness for the Defense, Deadly Lady was in the first season & Witness for The Defense in the fourth season.
Victim: Danny O'Mara
Killer: Elliot Easterbrook
Cause of death: Gunshot
Motive: O'Mara panned his play when he was younger, causing him to become a critic to eventually get revenge.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Guest Stars[]
Lloyd Bochner as Jason Richards
Miles Chapin as Walter Knapf
Carole Cook as Shayna Grant
Marilyn Hassett as Barbara Blair
Rich Little as Barney Mapost
Christopher Norris as Denise Quinlan
Eugene Roche as Lt. Aloysius Jarvis
Dean Stockwell as Elliot Easterbrook
John DiSanti as Danny O'Mara