Curse of the Daanav

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"Curse of the Daanav" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of Murder, She Wrote and its 80th episode overall. It aired on February 7, 1988.

Summary[]

Vikram Singh has a nightmare (memory?) about an expedition's discovery on the Indian continent and the lethal curse of the Daanav, a legendary divine ruby. After meeting their Congressman in Washington D.C., Jessica convinces Seth to accept an invitation to a polo-match in nearby Maryland hosted by his wealthy, estranged brother Richard Hazlitt. Seth grudgingly accepts provided she joins him. Richard's new wife, considered a threat by his son Mark Hazlitt and daughter, actually sent the invitation, but it works, the brothers finally make up in a trip to memory lane with whiskey and cigars at the estate. However the ruby Richard bought for his wife, seems to work its spell to kill anyone not of pure heart who wears it: she nearly suffocates in the garage. Next, Richard takes the ruby to his room, and is killed while the door is locked from the inside. Jessica works out how both crimes connect with the ruby and refuses to believe Singh, now government agent to purchase it, is guilty, even after the ruby is found on him, as her trap proves.

Starring[]

Regular cast[]

Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

Recurring cast[]

William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt

Guest stars[]

Jane Badler as Carolyn Hazlitt
Douglas Barr as Mark Hazlitt
Clive Revill as Bert Davies
Richard Bradford as Richard Hazlitt
Jane Windsor as Alice Davies Hazlitt
Kabir Bedi as Vikram Singh
Larry Linville as Lt. Steven Ames

Trivia[]

Although it is said here that Seth Hazlitt's brother Richard, his nephew Mark and his niece Carolyn are his only relatives, he is later shown to have several cousins who live on a plantation down south in Dixie.

Gallery[]

Home media releases[]

Item	Region	Release date
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Fourth Season	Region 1	October 17, 2006
Murder, She Wrote: Season 4	Region 2	March 26, 2007
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 4th Season	Region 4	September 5, 2007
Murder, She Wrote: Seasons 1 - 5	Region 2	October 22, 2007

External links[]

"Curse of the Daanav" at the Internet Movie Database

Murder, She Wrote Episodes

Season 4

A Fashionable Way to Die • When Thieves Fall Out • Witness for the Defense • Old Habits Die Hard • The Way to Dusty Death • It Runs in the Family • If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly • Steal Me a Story • Trouble in Eden • Indian Giver • Doom with a View • Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? • Harbinger of Death • Curse of the Daanav • Mourning Among the Wisterias • Murder Through the Looking Glass • A Very Good Year for Murder • Benedict Arnold Slipped Here • Just Another Fish Story • Showdown in Saskatchewan • Deadpan • The Body Politic

Season 6

Appointment in Athens • Seal of the Confessional • The Grand Old Lady • The Error of Her Ways • Jack and Bill • Dead Letter • Night of the Tarantula • When the Fat Lady Sings • Test of Wills • Class Act • Town Father • Good-Bye Charlie • If the Shoe Fits • How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying • The Fixer-Upper • The Big Show of 1965 • Murder - According to Maggie • O'Malley's Luck • Always a Thief • Shear Madness • The Szechuan Dragon • The Sicilian Encounter

Season 8

Bite the Big Apple • Night Fears • Unauthorized Obituary • Thicker Than Water • Lines of Excellence • Judge Not • Terminal Connection • A Killing in Vegas • The Committee • The List of Yuri Lermentov • Danse Diabolique • The Witch's Curse • Incident in Lot 7 • The Monte Carlo Murders • Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief • Ever After • To the End Will I Grapple With Thee • Programmed for Murder • Day of the Dead • Angel of Death • Badge of Honor • Murder On Madison Avenue

Season 9

Murder in Milan • Family Secrets • The Mole • The Wind Around the Tower • The Dead File • Night of the Coyote • Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice • The Classic Murder • A Christmas Secret • The Sound of Murder • Final Curtain • Double Jeopardy • Dead Eye • Killer Radio • The Petrified Florist • Threshold of Fear • The Big Kill • Dead to Rights • Lone Witness • Ship of Thieves • The Survivor • Love's Deadly Desire

Season 10

A Death in Hong Kong • For Whom the Bell Tolls • The Legacy of Borbey House • The Phantom Killer • A Virtual Murder • Bloodlines • A Killing in Cork • Love and Hate in Cabot Cove • Murder at a Discount • Murder in White • Northern Explosion • Proof in the Pudding • Portrait of Death • Deadly Assets • Murder on the Thirtieth Floor • Time to Die • The Dying Game • The Trouble with Seth • Roadkill • A Murderous Muse • Wheel of Death

Season 11

A Nest of Vipers • Amsterdam Kill • To Kill a Legend • Death in Hawaii • Dear Deadly • The Murder Channel • Fatal Paradise • Crimson Harvest • Murder by Twos • Murder of the Month Club • An Egg to Die For • The Scent of Murder • Death 'n Denial • Murder in High-C • Twice Dead • Film Flam • Murder a la Mode • The Dream Team • School for Murder • Another Killing in Cork • Game, Set, Murder

Season 12

Nailed • A Quaking in Aspen • The Secret of Gila Junction • Big Easy Murder • Home Care • Nan's Ghost: Part 1 • Nan's Ghost: Part 2 • Shooting in Rome • Deadly Bidding • Frozen Stiff • Unwilling Witness • Kendo Killing • Death Goes Double Platinum • Murder in Tempo • The Dark Side of the Door • Murder Among Friends • Something Foul in Flappieville • Track of a Soldier • Evidence of Malice • Southern Double-Cross • Race to Death • What You Don't Know Can Kill You • Mrs. Parker's Revenge • Death by Demographics

Other

Murder, She Wrote: TV Movies