"Angel of Death" is a decent episode. It provides TWO mysteries which is a plus...but one of them is pretty dopey when you really think about it.
Martin (Darren McGavin) calls Jessica and begs her to drop everything and come stay at his mansion. When she arrives, she learns that it's because he keeps seeing what he thinks is his dead wife and he wants her to see if it's real...or if he's losing his mind. Soon after she arrives, someone is murdered in the household...but, surprisingly, it's not Martin. What's REALLY going on here?
There were two thinks I disliked about this episode. A small dislike was how the blind woman was portrayed. She NEVER turned to face anyone talking to her and just stared blankly into space. Perhaps some blind people do this...but blind people I know generally DO try to face whoever is talking to them and I thought the part could have been played better...though it's a SMALL gripe. What seemed bigger were the 'apparitions' of the dead woman. Again and again she appeared but there were two huge problems. First, Martin or anyone EASILY could have grabbed the 'ghost' and found out whether or not it was real or someone messing with Martin's brain. Second, the apparition ALWAYS wore a huge floppy hat and veil....and this alone makes it obvious it's not the ghost! In this sense, there's no mystery about whether or not it's a ghost or a jerk!
If you can look past these problems you have an otherwise decent episode of "Murder, She Wrote"...with many of the usual things that make this a standout show.
