Jessica encounters a man who she believes is her neighbor from years back, but when the man denies it, Jessica recruits Harry McGraw to dig to the bottom of the mystery.Jessica encounters a man who she believes is her neighbor from years back, but when the man denies it, Jessica recruits Harry McGraw to dig to the bottom of the mystery.Jessica encounters a man who she believes is her neighbor from years back, but when the man denies it, Jessica recruits Harry McGraw to dig to the bottom of the mystery.
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- Maude Paulson Winslow
- (as Christina Belford)
- Nosy Neighbor
- (as Louise Fitch)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first time Harry McGraw Jerry Orbach appears since episode Death Takes a Dive (1987) due to having his own short lived spin off series The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
- GoofsWhen Cookie the bartender shows Jessica the newspaper about Harry, the headline has the word Homicide misspelled as "homocide".
- Quotes
[last lines]
Harry McGraw: Saturday, Saturday... Oh, gee, I'd love to , Gladys, but, uh, see, I'm startin' work on a new case.
Jessica Fletcher: A new case, Harry? You didn't mention anything about a new case to me.
Harry McGraw: Well, no, actually- actually, its' an old case, but they need me to testify in- in Wasington... State... Washington State on- on the West Coast, uh, Tacoma. See, the D.A. says, that, uh, this is gonna be a real can of peas, though. Jury selection could take, like, two weeks. I mean, is that a lousy break or what? You know, you try to be a good citizen, and look what happens.
Gladys: Harry?
Harry McGraw: Yes, Gladys?
Gladys: Put a cork in it.
Harry McGraw: You got it.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
"Double Exposure" is an interesting if a little odd episode. Jerry Orbach's Harry McGraw is always worth watching, he and Angela Lansbury's Jessica work so wonderfully together and it was interesting to see Jessica's actions have consequences (with the victim being killed as a consequence of her seeking the truth).
Not everything works but most of the episode works very well. My biggest issue was Jessica being forgiven too quickly and easily, no matter how unintentional her behaviour was it was hard to swallow the hastiness of the rest of the characters' forgiving nature.
Regardless of her want to find out the truth, she would realistically most likely have been considered harmful and too much of a busybody to be of assistance to the police, but 'Murder She Wrote' wouldn't be the same without her solving the mystery and putting things right so it was not as hard to swallow considering the show's formula.
Everything else is fine. The cast are particularly good, with the terrific performances of Lansbury and Orbach (not all Harry's episodes are great, not a fan of "Death Takes a Dive" for example, but generally he is one of the better recurring characters) and their immensely charming chemistry being the biggest attractions.
Christine Belford, Andrew Stevens and Robert Hogan are standouts in the guest supporting turns.
The mystery, while strange at times, is still intriguing and engaging with an ending that is not easy to figure out and is easy to get your head round.
Production values as always are slick and stylish. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
Writing is thoughtful, humorous and easy to like.
In summary, somewhat of an odd one but still pretty good. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 19, 2017