Production Information[]
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| Aired: May 8th, 1988 | |
| Written By: Donald Ross | |
| Directed By: Anthony (Pullen) Shaw | |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producer: Robert Van Skoyk | |
Summary[]
Jessica is visiting her old friend Kathleen Lane, who is running for a senate seat. A rumor circulates that she is romantically involved with her speech writer, Bud Johnson and after he disappears, Jessica is chosen as new speechwriter. When Bud appears to have committed suicide, a skeptical Jessica suspects it's murder and delves into the dirty business of politics to find out who seeks to damage Kathleen's campaign.
Trivia[]
The late Eddie Albert is probably best known as Oliver Wendell Douglas from the series Green Acres (1964).
Daphne Maxwell-Reid, who plays Nan, will later be known as the second actress to play Vivian Banks on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990).
Shirley Jones is best known for her time on The Partridge Family.
Victim: Bud Johnson
Killer: Jackson Lane
Cause of death: Thrown off balcony after being hit by hammer (rigged to look like suicide).
Motive: Wanted his wife Kathleen's senate campaign to end, as it was bringing too much media attention to his questionable finances and hoped Bud's "suicide" would do so.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
Eddie Albert as Jackson Lane
Peter Fox as Bud Johnson
Robert Fuller as Arthur Drelinger
George Grizzard as Edmund Hall
Shirley Jones as Kathleen Lane
Harrison Page as Lt. Dennis Gowens
Daphne Maxwell Reid as Nan Wynn
James Sloyan as C.W. Butterfield
