"Arabesque" Sudden Death (TV Episode 1985)

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Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

John Beck

Web McCord

Warren Berlinger

Coach Pat Patillo

Dick Butkus

Tank Mason

David Doyle

Brad Lockwood

Caitlyn Jenner

Zak Farrell
(as Bruce Jenner)

Gary Lockwood

Harris Talmadge

James McEachin

Grover Dillon

Allan Miller

Phil Kreuger

Jan Smithers

Kathy Farrell

Tim Thomerson

Lt. Clyde Pitts

Elizabeth Savage

Mavis Kreuger

Arnold F. Turner

Security Guard
(as Arnold Turner)

Marcianne Warman

Jill Farrell

Albert Lord

Baxter

Ralph Clift

Clerk
(as Ralph M. Clift)

George Golden

Mourner at Funeral
(uncredited)

David Lewman

Football Player No 67
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The book the man at the front desk is reading is one of Jessica's.

Goofs
When Jessica turns off the water for her bath she finds a button she's missing on the bottom of the tub. She reaches her left arm into the water to pick it up. Someone is at the door and when Jessica goes to answer it, she dries her right arm with a towel, not her left.

Quotes
Mavis Kreuger: Is it true?
Brad Lockwood: Murdered by Zack Farrell.
Mavis Kreuger: Where does that leave me?
Brad Lockwood: Possibly a very wealthy woman. Phil died intestate.
Mavis Kreuger: How awful!
Brad Lockwood: Mavis, it means he didn't have a will.

Soundtracks
Murder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison

The super sleuth inherits shares in a football team.

Jessica's uncle dies, leaving her shares in an American football side. As soon as she arrives she's offered money for the failing club, by many of the people concerned, she declines. Jessica befriends injured player Zak Farrell, who takes Jessica home to introduce his wife Kathy and daughter Jill. One of the would be buyers is found dead in the changing room, Jessica cleverly puts the case together.

It's a solid episode, better then the previous Tough guys don't lie, but only just. It's a pretty good storyline, but perhaps stretches the imagination to have our wonderfully versatile Jessica helping to run a Football side. The crime is intriguing, and the solution is actually brilliant, a really clever piece of deduction. Funny scenes, including Jessica's realisation that she's in the men's shower room. I also love the character of Jill, Jessica's interaction in sign language is great. I didn't really care for Zak or Kathy, both were a bit flat, but Dick Butkus who played Tank was very entertaining.

Pretty good. 7/10