- Rita Bristol: Funny thing about having you name in lights. When the power fails, you learn a lot about yourself and your "friends."
- [last lines]
- Jessica Fletcher: Well, tell me about Kate.
- Grady Fletcher: There's not much to tell, Aunt Jess. She ran off with some TV weatherman from Pittsburgh.
- Jessica Fletcher: Oh, Grady, I'm so sorry.
- Grady Fletcher: Oh, she was okay. We didn't have that much in common. But wait till you meet Francesca. Aunt Jess, she's beyond belief. Now look, how soon can you get down here?
- Jessica Fletcher: Barry, Patty, I look forward to rave reviews!
- Barry Bristol: There will be two house seats waiting for you the next time you're in town.
- Patti Bristol: And I hope they'll be for our show.
- [Everyone laughs]
- [first lines]
- [Rita is watching an old movie when Rita walks in]
- Patti Bristol: [laughs] "Holiday in San Jose", right?
- Rita Bristol: "Moon Over Rio". And look at me.
- [laughs]
- Rita Bristol: Oh, I was always a pushover for that bilge we cranked out, even while we were doing it. Were we ever that innocent?