Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1
- Episode aired May 14, 1989
- TV-PG
- 47m
A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.
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- T.V. Reporter
- (as Richard Wieand)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSheriff Metzger complains that Cabot Cove has had five murders since he became sheriff, referring to the events in Mr. Penroy's Vacation (1988), Weave a Tangled Web (1989), Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble (1989), and The Sins of Castle Cove (1989).
- GoofsEarly in part 1, Hank Shipton is in the bathroom with his son and is seen giving his insulin in his hand, as if it was an intravenous injection. When a diabetic gives themselves insulin, it is subcutaneous ( under th skin in the fat layer) in the stomach, outer thigh or back of the upper arms, not in the fat-less wrist as shown here.
- Quotes
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I said, "Do me a favor, please, and tell me what goes on in this town."
Jessica Fletcher: Sheriff, I'm sorry, but...
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I've been here one year. This is my fifth murder. What is this? The death capitol of Maine? On a per capita basis, this place makes the South Bronx look like SunnyBrook Farm.
Jessica Fletcher: But I assure you Sheriff...
Sheriff Mort Metzger: I mean, is that why Tupper quit? He couldn't take it anymore? Somebody really should have warned me, Mrs. Fletcher. Now- Now, perfect strangers are coming to Cabot Cove to die. I mean, look at this guy. You don't know him. I don't know him. He has no ID. We don't know the first thing about this guy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Things aren't looking good on the domestic front either as her husband Ken Howard is having an affair with her agent Shelley Fabares. In her mind she conceives that Jessica Fletcher is the cause of her problems, not logical, but Simmons isn't thinking logical.
Simmons decides to visit her rival in Cabot Cove and Angela Lansbury does welcome her at first.
This marks one of the few MSW stories where we never meet the murder victim. But a body is found on the beach and it's PI from New York City. Just what kind of case was he on that brought him to Cabot Cove. At this point all the guest cast members start showing up.
I've always thought so, but Ron Masak as sheriff gets a bit frustrated and wonders just why he took the Cabot Cove job. More murders here per capita than the South Bronx. Finally someone voices what every fan of the show has thought.
But the solution is in part 2.
- bkoganbing
- May 20, 2018