Production Information[]
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| Aired: | November 10th, 1985 |
| Written By: | Robert Vam Scoyk |
| Directed By: | Peter Grauman |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, William Levinson & Richard Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producer: Robert F. O'Neill | |
Summary[]
When Jessica visits a peaceful lakeside inn to do research for her next book, she witnesses a violent scene out on the lake, seemingly of a husband pushing his neglected wife out of the boat into the water. Everyone staying at the inn believes Jessica has witnessed the husband murdering his wife, but due to several oddities, Jessica isn't so sure.
Trivia[]
Victim: Carolyn Hester Crane
Killer: Burton Hollis
Cause of death: Forcibly drowned, after being hit on the head with binoculars.
Motive: To frame Howard Crane for murder, due to him kicking his father out of their family company, thereby inheriting it himself.
Goofs[]
Jessica gets out of the back of the police car on her own. You can't open the back door of a police car from the inside.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
John Astin as Harry Pierce
Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper
William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Guest Stars[]
Susan Blanchard as Carolyn Hester Crane
William Christopher as Burton Hollis
Charles Frank as Kyle Jordan
Laurence Luckinbill as Howard Crane
Lee Meriwether as Grace Overholtz
Lee Purcell as Joanna Benson
Charles Taylor as Jack Turney
Lauren Tewes as Betty Jordan