The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.
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Brian Lane Green
- Matthew Burns
- (as Brian L. Green)
Jeff Osterhage
- Ed Bonner
- (as Jeffrey Osterhage)
W.K. Stratton
- Deputy Morgan
- (as W. K. Stratton)
Storyline
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- TriviaAll entries contain spoilers
- GoofsWhen Jessica ( Angela Lansbury )and Prof. Ames Caulfield ( Craig Stevens ) are checking into the hotel, the clerk tells them that she has two adjoining rooms in a private wing. Professor Caulfield thanks the clerk for being "flattering" which implies Professor Caulfield doesn't want an adjoining room being the gentleman he is. Professor Caufield telling Jessica to "come across the hall" emphasizes the propriety of their relationship.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Jessica Fletcher: Oh, Ames, I'm so grateful to you for inviting me to loll around your estate for a few days. You know, that writer's conference really wore me out.
Prof. Ames Caulfield: Nonsense. You loved it. And they loved you, he admitted enviously.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.40 (2010)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
Jessica faces up to an angry mob......exactly, I thought the same.
Jessica accompanies her friend Professor Ames Caulfield on a trip after a busy conference. The pair break down and end up having to spend the night in Roper Country. Local man Ed is found dead, number one suspect is young Matthew, a talented young musician, that Ed had issue with. Matthew is placed in jail for his own safety as an angry mob assembles, demanding Sheriff Cox release him into their custody.
I don't care a great deal for this episode if I'm honest, I don't like the storyline a great deal and I don't particularly like the flavour of it. Racism is vile subject, and it's very prominent here. The mob are a little to obvious, a bunch of rednecks yee haa-ing all over the place. It's a story I don't really buy into.
I suppose a fairly good attempt at creating tension, and through Jessica you feel a sense of danger. The only real saving grace is the performance of Dorian Harewood, as Sheriff Cox, I thought he was excellent.
The show is at its best when its light and intriguing, this one is sadly neither. 5/10
I don't care a great deal for this episode if I'm honest, I don't like the storyline a great deal and I don't particularly like the flavour of it. Racism is vile subject, and it's very prominent here. The mob are a little to obvious, a bunch of rednecks yee haa-ing all over the place. It's a story I don't really buy into.
I suppose a fairly good attempt at creating tension, and through Jessica you feel a sense of danger. The only real saving grace is the performance of Dorian Harewood, as Sheriff Cox, I thought he was excellent.
The show is at its best when its light and intriguing, this one is sadly neither. 5/10
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Nov 5, 2017
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