Jessica uncovers the ugly side of sportsmanship when she inherits part-ownership of a football team.Jessica uncovers the ugly side of sportsmanship when she inherits part-ownership of a football team.Jessica uncovers the ugly side of sportsmanship when she inherits part-ownership of a football team.
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Caitlyn Jenner
- Zak Farrell
- (as Bruce Jenner)
Arnold F. Turner
- Security Guard
- (as Arnold Turner)
Ralph Clift
- Clerk
- (as Ralph M. Clift)
George Golden
- Mourner at Funeral
- (uncredited)
David Lewman
- Football Player No 67
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTakes place in New Mexico, evidenced by the 505 area code on the retirement van at the beginning of the episode and the New Mexico license plate on the hearse.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Surprisingly good...a very solid episode
Just following Angela Lansbury's death, I decided to give her famous "Murder, She Wrote" a try. So far, I've enjoyed it very much and am glad I finally got around to watching the show. That being said, a few episodes are rather weak...such as having killers inexplicably confessing when confronted or having obvious plot holes. However, "Sudden Death" seems to be a strong episode...without the usual confessions or plot difficulties.
The show begins with a WEIRD plot....a relative of Jessica's dies and leaves her something odd...4% of a professional football team! While this seems insignificant, it turns out that there is an ongoing fight over control of the team...with each faction having only 48% of the ownership. So, if one of the factions can get Jessica's 4%, then they will control the team and do with it what they like. Not surprisingly, the jerk who wants to own the team just to move it to another city is someone everyone hates...and soon he assumes room temperature. Jessica naturally take sit upon herself to investigate.
What I like about this one is that the mystery and solution to it made a lot of sense and satisfies. Additionally, the characters are very interesting and the story seemed fresher than usual. Well worth seeing.
The show begins with a WEIRD plot....a relative of Jessica's dies and leaves her something odd...4% of a professional football team! While this seems insignificant, it turns out that there is an ongoing fight over control of the team...with each faction having only 48% of the ownership. So, if one of the factions can get Jessica's 4%, then they will control the team and do with it what they like. Not surprisingly, the jerk who wants to own the team just to move it to another city is someone everyone hates...and soon he assumes room temperature. Jessica naturally take sit upon herself to investigate.
What I like about this one is that the mystery and solution to it made a lot of sense and satisfies. Additionally, the characters are very interesting and the story seemed fresher than usual. Well worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- Oct 22, 2022
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- Sheraton Universal Hotel - 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, California, USA(Hotel where Jessica Fletcher stays)
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