"The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane" was an episode that MIGHT have been the last episode of "Murder, She Wrote". It seems the producers weren't sure if the show would be renewed or if Angela Lansbury would want to do additional seasons...and the final screen shot really shows this. But, relax fans, the show was renewed and continued for several more seasons.
Nick Cullhane (Pat Harrington) is a writer fallen on hard times. Over the years, his stories have gotten worse and worse and they just don't sell any more. But his latest book is something different...and Jessica loved the manuscript. But what Jessica doesn't know is that Nick is in a lot of trouble. A bookie wants to find him and break his legs and someone also wants him dead. But why? And why are they all scrambling to find the manuscript?
On the positive side, this film features Jerry Orbach as Jessica's low-life friend, Harry McGraw. But the ending was weak, as the killer sits down with cops and explains AT LENGTH why he committed the killing...which is not especially convincing.