- [last lines]
- Jessica Fletcher: You're certain, Sam? I'm not sure that Mort would want to continue unless he enjoys your total confidence.
- Mayor Sam Booth: Jessica! How can you even suggest such a thing? Oh, I never had the slightest doubt about Sheriff Metzger... Well, never for a moment! Through all this unpleasantness, I was right there behind you.
- Sheriff Mort Metzger: Oh, yeah.
- Jessica Fletcher: *Way* behind.