Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly
- Episode aired Oct 6, 1985
- TV-PG
- 47m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
550
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A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.
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David Sheiner
- Arthur Griswold
- (as David S. Sheiner)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was William Windom's debut as the curmudgeonly Dr. Seth Hazlitt. He previously made a guest appearance at the end of season 1, Funeral at Fifty-Mile (1985), playing a different character.
- GoofsWhen Jessica was walking along talking to Del Scott (Meg Foster) most of the cars and trucks passing by had California license plates.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Leo Kowalski: I'm tellin' you, Pierce. If you don't move those people out of there, I will, with that bulldozer.
Harry Pierce: Kowalski, relax, will ya? I'll take care of it. I know these people.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly
The locals of Cabot Cove are up in arms. They are against the construction of a beachfront hotel by tycoon Henderson Wheatley.
The protest is led by David Marsh (Michael Sarrazin) and Sheriff Amos Tupper finds himself in the middle. The whole thing arouses press interest.
Construction comes to a halt when a skeleton is found. Believed to be that of revolutionary war hero Joshua Peabody who fought against the British redcoats at the Battle of Cabot Cove.
Dr Hazlitt is sceptical as he believes that Joshua Peabody is made up.
Later Henderson Wheatley is found dead. Marsh becomes the chief suspect especially when a FBI agent shows up wanting to arrest March for being a 1960's radical who has been on the run.
Jessica Fletcher finds out that Wheatley was a ruthless construction tycoon with little regard to health and safety. Many construction workers were fatally injured.
This is the kind of episode that does not stand up to much scrutiny. No one can tell if a skeleton is 20 years old or over 200 years.
Wheatley's lawyer can just get a court order to start construction work even though a skeleton was recently found. It's a crime scene and a potential historical site.
The protest is led by David Marsh (Michael Sarrazin) and Sheriff Amos Tupper finds himself in the middle. The whole thing arouses press interest.
Construction comes to a halt when a skeleton is found. Believed to be that of revolutionary war hero Joshua Peabody who fought against the British redcoats at the Battle of Cabot Cove.
Dr Hazlitt is sceptical as he believes that Joshua Peabody is made up.
Later Henderson Wheatley is found dead. Marsh becomes the chief suspect especially when a FBI agent shows up wanting to arrest March for being a 1960's radical who has been on the run.
Jessica Fletcher finds out that Wheatley was a ruthless construction tycoon with little regard to health and safety. Many construction workers were fatally injured.
This is the kind of episode that does not stand up to much scrutiny. No one can tell if a skeleton is 20 years old or over 200 years.
Wheatley's lawyer can just get a court order to start construction work even though a skeleton was recently found. It's a crime scene and a potential historical site.
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- Prismark10
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