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"Murder, She Wrote" The Way to Dusty Death (1987)
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Peter S. Fischer (creator) and
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25 October 1987 (Season 4, Episode 5)
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A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives. full summary | add synopsis
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Angela Lansbury | ... | Jessica Fletcher |
 | Joanna Barnes | ... | Lydia Barnett |
| Richard Beymer | ... | Morgan McCormack |
| Lynn Carlin | ... | Nicole |
| Nancy Dussault | ... | Kate Dutton |
 | Jenilee Harrison | ... | Serena |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Dr. Chatsworth |
 | Andrea Marcovicci | ... | Anne Hathaway |
| Sandy McPeak | ... | Spruce Osborne |
| Joanna Pettet | ... | Virginia McCormack |
| Lawrence Pressman | ... | Tom Dutton |
| Ray Walston | ... | Q. L. Frubson |
 | Cornel Wilde | ... | Duncan Barnett |
 | Jay Robinson | ... | Paddock |
| Hank Brandt | ... | Lt. Grayson |
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60 min
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I remember seeing this episode twice; first when I was still some months away from my 15th birthday, and again after I turned 35, so if I'm making a reasonably accurate assessment, it eventually transpires that Duncan's trusted secretary was responsible for his death, not any of the executives who were suspected of having a hand in his demise nor his wife or even the lady that he was seeing on the side who was being used as a spy by Duncan's competitor, and the secretary killed him because he had a huge streak of mean to him, along with her lust for control of his organization, which was even stronger than her thirst for revenge. Spoiler Alert: Mr. Wilde appeared here as Duncan in one of his last roles prior to his death in 1989 at the age of 74 (he was 72 at the time of his appearance in this episode, of course), and this episode turned out to be one of Ms. Pettet's final 2 roles in TV. Of course, Mr. Wilde and Ms. Pettet were just 2 people out of many who appeared both on Night Gallery and in this series, with William Windom, Donald Moffat, Diane Baker, and several others also appearing in both series.