Production Information[]
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| Aired: April 9th, 1989 | |
| Written By: Robert Van Scoyk | |
| Directed By: John Llewellyn Moxey | |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer & Anthony Magro | |
| Producer: Robert Van Scoyk | |
Summary[]
Sybil, a former student of Jessica's, returns to Cabot Cove with a new book. The Sins of Castle Cove upsets the townspeople because of the dirt it "reveals" about everyone's lives. Murder soon follows.
Trivia[]
The late Rosanna Huffman, who plays Miriam, was the wife of series co-creator Richard Levinson.
This episode opens in the local beauty parlor, just like If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly, which first introduced Eve and the others.
Victim: Miriam Harwood
Killer: Ellis Holgate
Cause of death: Bludgeoned with a frying pan.
Motive: Was in love with Miriam and assumed that she was too, and was devastated when he learned, via their characters in Sybil Reed's book, that she couldn't stand him, and couldn't face the reality that she rejected him.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Julie Adams as Eve Simpson
Gloria DeHaven as Phyllis Grant
Kathryn Grayson as Ideal Molloy
Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger
Ruth Roman as Loretta Spiegel
William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Guest Stars[]
Luke Askew as Noah Harwood
Page Hannah as Sybil Reed
Rosanna Huffman as Miriam Harwood
Graham Jarvis as Ellis Holgate
Co-Stars[]
Frederick Coffin as Tim Mulligan
Joan Roberts as Janis Paisley
Stuart Nisbet as George Greer
Sally Klein as Coreen
Fran Ryan as Rose Mulligan