Summary[]
A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence.
Starring[]
Regular cast[]
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Guest stars[]
- Robert Beltran as Father Michael
- Ismael Carlo as Frank Fernandez
- Julius Carry as Sgt. Bill Davis
- Raymond Cruz as Jose Galvan
- Rosanna DeSoto as Maria Galvan
- Dan Ferro as Raymond Fernandez
- Judith Jones as Ruth Nelson
- Mark Adair Rios as Tony Galvan
- Valerie Dillman as Denise Dillman
- Sonia Jackson as Librarian
- Juan A. Riojas as Manuel Sanchez
- Larry Carroll as Telecaster
- Keri Johnson as Teen Boy
Trivia[]
When Father Michael is joking with Jessica about using a priest as the main character of one of her novels, he mentions the character of Father Dowling, created by Ralph McInerny. Of course, former cast member Tom Bosley went on to star in the series based on that character.
Goofs[]
- The plot has Fr. Michael running for the vacant council seat, but Church law prohibits a Priest from seeking or holding elected office as it is in direct conflict with his service to the church.
- It has been pointed out that Fr. Michael would not be permitted by Church Canon Law to hold political office and at the time this episode aired, that is true, however, it is interesting to note that this was due to Pope John Paul II issuing an update to Canon Law in 1983 (10 years earlier) which eliminated a "loop-hole" from the 1917 version which permitted it if permission was granted by both their own Bishop and the Bishop of the territory where the election would be held. Since no dates are given in the episode, it could be argued that the episode was set prior to the change in Canon Law.
- Raymond Fernandez, the one who had killed Frank Fernandez, had confessed to Jessica & the cop that he had used his father's weapon, the only people that knows about that were Jessica, Raymond & the cop, therefore, with only two hearing Raymond's confession can be constituted as hearsay & the cocaine that was found could have easily have been planted by any rival families.