Murder, She Wrote: Trouble in Eden Rewatch

May 30, 2015 5:22 PM - Season 4, Episode 9

Jessica is in New York, where she is offering her condolences to her friend Mary Rose on the sudden death of her sister Charlotte, in a little town called Eden, Oregon. Mary Rose tells Jess about an ominous, anonymous note from someone in Eden, casting doubt on the official report that her sister died of a heart attack. When Mary Rose is trying to convince Jessica that they should go to Eden together to investigate Charlotte's death, Mary Rose is run down while crossing the road. Jessica decides to step in, playing the role of Mary Rose and digging up the truth behind Charlotte's death, and Mary Rose's nearly fatal hit and run. Let's go to Eden!
posted by filthy light thief (4 comments total)

I really liked this episode overall. The idea of an NYC restaurant called Much Ado About Noshing had me in absolute stitches for a good half hour.
posted by mochapickle at 5:40 PM on May 30, 2015 [1 favorite]

That was a great throw-away gag, as captured and enjoyed by Murder She Blogged. Really, this whole episode has been about wordplay. So many phrases about Eden would make great murder mystery or pulp romance novel titles ("Lost in Eden," "Enemies in Eden," "It started in Eden"), plus the bordello called Garden of Eden! And one of the ladies of the bordello was eating an apple! Like Eve, get it?
posted by filthy light thief at 7:26 PM on May 30, 2015 [1 favorite]

I loved this one -- M, SW at its best -- and Jessica never skips a beat in this one.
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 9:35 AM on May 31, 2015 [1 favorite]

Murdering a blackmailer makes me want to rewatch Clue.
posted by Monochrome at 6:17 PM on June 15, 2020