Production Information[]
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| Aired: September 28th, 1986 | |
| Teleplay by: Paul Savage
Story by: Peter S. Fischer |
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| Directed By: Seymour Robbie | |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levison & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producer: Robert F. O'Neill | |
Summary[]
Jessica's niece, Carol Bannister, gets a letter from her grandfather who is believed to be dead , Jessica tracks down her brother in law to a circus where she gets involved in a series of accidents that lead to murder.
Trivia[]
First two-part episode.
A pre-Friends Courtney Cox appears as Jessica's niece Carol.
Victim(s): Hank Sutter & Harry Kingman
Killer: Preston Bartholomew
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma from being struck with a baseball bat; strangulation.
Motive: Caught him cutting the chain of the circus elephant to sabotage it, on Kingman's orders; refused to pay him and threatened to go to the police after learning he'd murdered Sutter.
Goofs[]
When Carl is putting on his clown makeup, a close-up shows most of his right cheek covered in clown white. In the next shot, his cheek is clean and he starts applying make-up to it again.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
Martin Balsam as Edgar Carmody
Jackie Cooper as Neil Fletcher
Alex Cord as Preston Bartholomew
Courtney Cox as Carol Bannister
Ronny Cox as Mayor Ansel Powers
Joey Cramer as Charlie McCallum
Laraine Day as Constance Fletcher
Greg Evigan as Brad Keneally
Florence Henderson as Maria Morgana
Gregg Henry as Sheriff Lynn Childs
Charles Napier as Hank Sutter
Lee Percell as Maylene Sutter
Mark Shera as Raymond Carmody
Pamela Susan Shoop as Katie McCallum
Barbara Stock as Danielle Morgana Carmody
Dennis Howard as Howard Bannister
Susan Brown as Audrey Bannister
Laraine Day as Constance Fletcher
Joe Dorsey as Harry Kingman
