Sgt is an idiot
dumb confrontation scene.
"Broadway Malady" has the distinction of being the first episode of "Murder, She Wrote" that was really bad. The writing is seriously suspect here and it's just not a particularly good episode.
The story is set in New York City and mostly occurs at rehearsals for some Broadway play. Following one rehearsal, a guy comes up to the star (Lorna Luft) and says he wants her money and jewels...but then instantly shoots her. It's obvious that the guy really just wanted to kill her...and the victim's brother just happens to have a gun on him and he kills the attacker. But, oddly, the investigating detective sergeant doesn't think this is odd at all. Later, Jessica is able to show the detective that the attacker was really an out of work actor...but this make no difference to the cop...which makes no sense.
The woman, though shot, will survive. However, shortly after this, her co-star in the play, her own mother, apparently tries to kill herself. This leads to a ridiculous confrontation scene between the real killer and Jessica.
There are so many problems with the script...logical problems. So much of the story just doesn't make sense, the real killer is OBVIOUS and the story just seemed rushed and poorly made. While I have liked all the previous episodes, this one left me frustrated due to the sloppy writing.