Murder, She Wrote
The Perfect Foil
Season 2, Episode 21 · Aired 1986-04-13
Synopsis
Jessica goes to New Orleans to check on a distant cousin during Mardi Gras. Upon arriving at Cal's rooming house to fulfil the aunt's request, she finds a party in full swing, a party-goer murdered, and Cal being the prime suspect. Despite not knowing her distant cousin that well, Jessica sets out to prove the man's innocence and find the real killer.
In the series
This episode is part of Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996) on CBS.
Angela Lansbury as America's most polite murder magnet.
Key cast
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger
- Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper