Capitol Offense

Murder, She Wrote: Season One
Episodes: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" "Deadly Lady" "Birds of a Feather" "Hooray for Homicide" "It's a Dog's Life" "Lovers and Other Killers" "Hit, Run and Homicide" "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" "Death Takes a Curtain Call" "Death Casts a Spell" "Capitol Offense" "Broadway Malady" "Murder to a Jazz Beat" "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean" "Paint Me a Murder" "Tough Guys Don't Die" "Sudden Death" "Footnote to Murder" "Murder Takes the Bus" "Armed Response" "Murder at the Oasis" "Funeral at Fifty-Mile"
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Production Information

Capitol Offense
Production Number:	59220
Aired:	6 January, 1985
Written By:	Peter S. Fischer
Directed By:	John Llewellyn Moxey
Created By:	Richard Levinson William Link Peter S. Fischer
Executive Producer:	Peter S. Fischer
Producer	Robert F. O'Neill
Associate Producer	Mike Stevens

Summary

Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased Congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

Trivia

Victim: Martha Craig

Killer: Joe Blinn

Cause of death: Severe beating.

Motive: Not certain, but assumed to be her demanding more money and threatening to expose his schemes if not paid.

Locations: Washington, DC and Cabot Cove, Maine

Goofs

Jessica is appointed by the Governor of Maine to fill the remaining term of a deceased Congressman. However, Congressional seats remain empty until a special election is held.

Starring

Regular Cast

• Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

Guest Stars

Herschel Bernardi as Lt. Avery Mendelsohn Stephen Macht as Congressman Dan Keppner Frank Aletter as Congressman Wendell Joyner Edie Adams as Kaye Sheppard Linda Kelsey as Diana Simms Nicholas Pryor as Harry Parmel	Mitch Ryan as Ray Dixon Gary Sandy as Joe Blinn Mark Shera as Thor Danziger Colby Chester as Harold DeWitt David Hooks as Chairman Olsen Gwen Humble as Martha Craig

DVD Release

This episode was released with the other 21 episodes of the first season of Murder, She Wrote in a variety of formats.

Title	Release Date	Region
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season	March 29, 2005	Region 1 (North America)
Murder, She Wrote: Season 1	August 29, 2005	Region 2 (Europe)
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 1st Season	May 2, 2007	Region 4 (Australasia)

See Also

• Murder, She Wrote: Season One
• United States Capitol Police
• Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

External Links

• Capitol Offense at the Internet Movie Database