A Jessica Fletcher/Magnum crossover! It's pretty exciting. This is actually the second half of a two parter, the first half airing on Magnum. The episode is great as they always are, but there are some huge missed opportunities. They could have struck up some sort of subtexty romance between Hillerman and Lansbury, since their characters are so much alike. Not to mention they're in Hawaii and Jessica doesn't wear one single Hawaiian costume. It's obvious this is more Magnum than Murder She Wrote. Jessica's character acts a bit off. Jessica Walters (aka Lucille Bluth) makes her second guest appearance since she was murdered in season one. The greatest injustice is that the legendary Dorothy Loudon is given such a boring character to play. Dorothy was the queen of overacting and in this she's too subtle. On a side note, Angela left her Tony Award winning run in Sweeney Todd to appear in Murder She Wrote. Her replacement? Dorothy Loudon. John McMartin is another Sondheim alumnus who appears in the episode. The Hawaiian music is something straight out of Spongebob Squarepants. I would have liked to see an episode where Magnum comes to Cabot Cove. Just think of the possibilities! This is an adequate episode, if not just for the novelty of seeing JB with the Magnum gang.