Murder, She Wrote

A Christmas Secret - S9-E9

Trivia: This is the only episode in the entire series where the victim is attacked but is later revealed to be still alive.

To Kill a Legend - S11-E3

Trivia: During the Revolutionary War era, Maine was part of Massachusetts, even though it was physically separated from Massachusetts proper by New Hampshire. Maine did not become a separate state until 1820.

mdwalker

Trivia: Throughout the series, nearly every Law Enforcement Officer with whom Jessica interacts is either conceited, arrogant, narcissistic, rude, incompetent, ignorant, stupid, or some combination thereof.

mdwalker

Dead Heat - S2-E8

Trivia: The name of the horse, "Anchors Ahoy," is meaningless and silly. The term, "anchor's aweigh," is short for "the anchor is aweigh," meaning the anchor has been pulled free of the bottom. However, "ahoy" is a hailing call, used to attract the attention of another vessel or, perhaps, a person, and requires an answer. (It's kind of like saying, "Hey, you!") Since anchors are inanimate objects, they can neither hear nor respond to the call.

mdwalker

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Suggested correction: It's the name of a horse! Registered purebred horses have all sorts of odd, silly, meaningless names that are personal to the owner. The names don't have to make sense. Also, two registered horses cannot have the exact same name, so it could be argued that the name "Anchors Aweigh" was already taken and this was an alternative choice. Additionally, some registered horses have names that are a variation of their sire or grandsire's name. "Anchors Ahoy" could be related to another horse named "Anchors Aweigh."

raywest

Sing a Song of Murder - S2-E5

Revealing mistake: When the first scene at Emma's hideaway was shown, obviously the two characters Emma and Jessica were filmed seperately on the couch and then the film was put together (as both are played by Angela Lansbury). However Jessica did a lot of moving while she was talking, so Emma was looking straight across at where she had been, despite her bending down while she talked.

Dan Moat

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Murder Among Friends - S12-E16

Question: I think most MSW episodes are wrapped up pretty nicely, however, there is a loose end in "Murder Among Friends" that is bothering me - why didn't Dyan take the script from Ricki's safe after she killed her? We know that safe was open when she killed Ricki and that the script inside named Carly as the one being written-off the show (not herself like Dyan wanted). She had no way of knowing that Gene would switch out the script (a good red herring) or that Leo would opt for a re-write anyway, so why leave it? We also know that Leo didn't want to let Dyan do the movie either, so killing Ricki alone wouldn't necessarily solve Dyan's problem. It doesn't seem plausible that she killed Ricki out of pure rage without caring whether or not it would even help her cause. Is there any explanation? It just bothers me that they never addressed why Dyan didn't take the script...after all, it WAS the McGuffin!

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