Lee Goddard successfully coaxes Jessica to join him at his ranch in Arizona but intrigue and murder follow them there when a mysterious psychic joins them.Lee Goddard successfully coaxes Jessica to join him at his ranch in Arizona but intrigue and murder follow them there when a mysterious psychic joins them.Lee Goddard successfully coaxes Jessica to join him at his ranch in Arizona but intrigue and murder follow them there when a mysterious psychic joins them.
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Funeral Parlor Director
- (uncredited)
- Lee Goddard
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the second time Dale Robertson has starred, but has been uncredited in the cast list, the previous one being The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel (1988)l.
- GoofsWhen Jill Goddard's car leaps off the top of the cliff when she is returning home after being kidnapped, it bounces down the cliff side before coming to rest on its roof. The whole crash is stock footage.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Lee Goddard: Are you sure you have to go back, Jess?
Jessica Fletcher: Positive.
Lee Goddard: [chuckles] Never can tell. I might learn to like that fish salad you're having there.
Jessica Fletcher: And I could learn to like, uh, chili and ribs.
Lee Goddard: Yeah, well, Betty had a good recipe. Be happy to send it to you.
Jessica Fletcher: I'd like that. And if I ever get to the point where I think I've got it right, I'll let you know.
Lee Goddard: Now, that'll be a phone call worth waiting for.
Jessica Fletcher: Yes.
- Crazy creditsDale Robertson, who was a featured guest in back-to-back episodes The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel (1988) and Prediction: Murder (1989), is not credited in either show. The following explanation is given in the book "The Unofficial Murder She Wrote Casebook" by James Robert Parish: Dale Robertson...was one of the few MSW performers to question the show's policy of listing the guest stars in the credits in alphabetical order. According to then executive producer and co-creator Peter S. Fischer, "This arrangement didn't sit well with Dale Robertson, who allowed as how he would just as soon have no billing...This was okay with us. He did two shows, we didn't break our top fee and he didn't get billing. That was his choice and I never knew why."
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Anyhow, I figured out who did it early on but there was a twist I hadn't foreseen so that was a fun surprise.
Love Dale Robertson character with Jessica, good chemistry, but in my mind it will always be Jessica and Seth despite there not being quite as much heat between them.
A really good episode with no plot holes that I could see. (Something small at the ending was too pat but worked to fill in a gap.)