"Suspicion of Murder" is yet another episode of "Murder, She Wrote" that does NOT feature Jessica Fletcher...a trend that fans generally strongly disliked. However, of all the fill-ins for Fletcher, at least this one stars the enjoyable recurring character, Dennis Stanton (Keith Mitchell).
Early in the episode, an acquaintance of Staton's tries to seduce him* and soon has him convinced that her husband is a jealous jerk. Later, she calls Stanton in a panic...saying her husband beat the stuffing out of her. And, when Stanton arrives, she is bleeding and bruised...and he takes her in his car to leave. Soon, the husband's car arrives and runs them off the road. Now, Stanton thinks it's best she go into hiding and he puts her up at a fancy hotel. Stanton then tells the police and when the overly dumb Lieutenant doesn't seem to care, Stanton investigates the case himself. What results is a great example of 'no good deed goes unpunished'!
Although Stanton's character is unusually dim and gullible, this is an enjoyable show. However, it lacks Jessica...which is disappointing as it is supposed to be "Murder, She Wrote".