Production Information[]
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| Aired: January 4th, 1987 | |
| Written By: R. Barker Price | |
| Directed By: Walter Grauman | |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producer: Robert F. O'Neill | |
Summary[]
Jessica is in the wrong place at the right time to help her friend Dorian Beecher when he is accused of a murder he didn't commit.
Trivia[]
The title refers to the Headless Horseman, the ghost that rides through Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and chases the schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane.
Re-united here are Doug McClure and Guy Stockwell who previously co-starred in two movies: Beau Geste (1966) and The King's Pirate (1967).
The Headless Horseman has the pumpkin for his head, the pumpkin was never carried by the rider of the horse.
The kids weren't the ones that gave Dorian the sabre, it was the ruffian friends of Nate's that did, remember, they were in the truck on the bridge, the kids aren't at an age to know how to drive, now are they ?
Victim: Nate Findley
Killer: Dr. Penn Walker
Cause of death: Stabbed in neck with dental pick.
Motive: Anger over Nate causing the death of Walker's former girlfriend Gretchen, and his callous dismissal of her death.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
Thom Bray as Dorian Beecher
Karlene Crockett as Sarah Dupont
Judy Landers as Bobbie
Hope Lange as Charlotte Newcastle
Doug McClure as Sheriff Sam Rankin
Charles Siebert as Dr. Penn Walker
Guy Stockwell as Dorn Van Stotter
Fritz Weaver as Edwin Dupont
Barry Williams as Nate Findley
Brandon Douglas as Todd Carrier
