Murder, She Wrote: Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 Rewatch

January 20, 2015 4:56 PM - Season 3, Episode 1

When Jessica's niece receives a silver Leprechaun as a wedding gift from someone who has been presumed dead for years, Jessica leaves to hunt down the clue to a missing relative. Her search leads her to a circus, where unnatural things are happening in and out of the ring. To be continued...
posted by filthy light thief (1 comment total)

A juicy two-parter!

1. I was struck by how quickly they were able to establish how unpleasant and unbearable Courteney Cox's grandmother and mother were. If I were the grandfather, I would have run away, too.
2. Although faking your own death is a little shady. I just noticed that any characters involved in shady (of shade-adjacent) activities seem to be on Frank's side. Coincidence?
3. Courteney Cox is delightful! And she's dressed in what appears to be mile-high meringue.
4. Mr Carmody, the circus owner and murder suspect, is played by Martin Balsam. Martin's daughter Talia Balsam played the murderer in S1:17.
5. The town sheriff is the murderer from the Broadway Malady episode.
posted by mochapickle at 9:30 AM on January 23, 2015 [1 favorite]