Eddie had no motive. The reason as to why he had no motive is because his prints were found on the weapon after the so-called killing by Kelly, so they can't prove that Eddie had the knife at the time that Marilyn put Eddie at the scene, meaning, the dock where the boat was, so with them not being able to prove that he had the knife at the time of Kelly stabbing Evan, does it show premeditation, much less it also doesn't prove that Eddie had a fight with Evan, now does it, they should thought of that before writing the screenplay for this episode, don't you think?
Production Information[]
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| Aired: October 1st, 1989 | |
| Teleplay By: Lynne Kelsey
Story By: Whitney Wherrett Roberson |
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| Directed By: Vincent McEveety | |
| INSERT EPISODE SCREENSHOT HERE | |
| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producers: Robert E. Swanson & Robert Van Scoyk | |
Summary[]
Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence.
Trivia[]
Jennifer Runyon appears twice in the Murder, She Wrote (1984) universe, her first appearance is in Murder, She Wrote: Seal of the Confessional (1989) and her second outing is in Murder, She Wrote: Murder, Plain and Simple (1991), as the character Rebecca Beiler. Interestingly, actor Hunt Block makes his second appearance in Murder, She Wrote: Murder, Plain and Simple (1991) as a different character, too.
This is the first of three appearances for Hunt Block. He appears in Murder, She Wrote: Seal of the Confessional (1989), as Father Donald Barnes, Murder, She Wrote: Murder, Plain and Simple (1991), as Reuben Stoltz, and Murder, She Wrote: Programmed for Murder (1992), as Dr Jonas Beckwith.
Final acting credit of Robert Horton.
The title refers to the vow of silence or the bond between the priest and the confessor about the deeds that are revealed during the Roman Catholic Rite of Confession.
Victim: Evan West
Killer: Nurse Marilyn North
Cause of death: Drowning, after being knocked out with a fireplace poker.
Motive: She was disgusted that he was still attempting to sleep with his stepdaughter, Kelly Barrett.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger
William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Guest Stars[]
Bonnie Bartlett as Marilyn North
Hunt Block as Father Donald Barnes
Alan Feinstein as George Woodward
Robert Horton as Jack Hutchings
Lance Kerwin as Eddie Frayne
Madlyn Rhue as Doris West
Jennifer Runyon as Kelly Barrett
Jon Cedar as Evan West