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Summary
Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.
Trivia
The title is a spoof of The Petrified Forest.
Yet another script by Donald Ross in which he named several of the characters after famous jazz musicians. Billy Kyle was a piano player with Louis Armstrong's band in the 1950's. Johnny Windhurst was a British-born Dixieland trumpeter in the 1950's. Frances Hunt was a band singer with Benny Goodman in the 1930's. Arnett Cobb was a rhythm-and-blues saxophonist in the 1940's who replaced Illinois Jacquet in Lionel Hampton's band. Junie Cobb - used as the name of his wife in the show - was a male multi-instrumentalist who played with King Oliver in the 1920's. George "Pee Wee" Erwin played trumpet with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey in the 1930's. Police lieutenant Gabriel Caceres is named after Ernie Caceres, a Dixieland baritone saxophonist in New York in the late 1940's. Davey Wells' last name comes from Count Basie trombonist Dickie Wells, and Stan Hendricks' last name comes from jazz singer and songwriter Jon Hendricks.
Starring
Regular Cast
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast
Guest Stars
Sandahl Bergman Sgt. Daisy Kenny
Robert Firth Davey Wells
Penny Fuller Frances Hunt
John Gabriel Dr. Johnny Windhurst
Richard Herd Arnett Cobb
Sally Kellerman Junie Cobb
Denise Miller Betty O'Hara
Taylor Nichols George Erwin
Gregory Sierra Lieutenant Gabriel Caceras
Gary Beach Billy Kyle
Marji Martin Aggie Colbert
Mort Sertner Stan Hendricks
Elmarie Wendel Nurse Receptionist
Jim Bockelman Officer (as James C. Bockelman)
Carnetta Jones Receptionist