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Murder, She Wrote :: Death Takes a Curtain Call (01x09)

Episode Information

Title:

Death Takes a Curtain Call

Episode #:

01x09

Production Number:

59219

Original Airdate:

Sunday December 16th, 1984

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Episode Crew
Director:	Allen Reisner
Writer:	Paul W. Cooper (1)

Episode Summary

When Jessica goes to Boston with a friend to see a ballet performance by a Russian dance company, she gets involved with a murder investigation after learning the stars, who planning to defect to the U.S., end up being prime suspects. After arriving on the crime scene, Jessica joins forces with a KGB officer to prove their innocence and identify the real killer.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Claude Akins	played	Capt. Ethan Cragg	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Hurd Hatfield	played	Leo Peterson	Recurring (first appearance)
•James Carroll Jordan (1)	played	Skip Fleming	Recurring (first appearance)
•Tom Bosley	played	Sheriff Amos Tupper	Recurring (third appearance)
•George De La Pena	played	Alexander Masurov
•Jessica Nelson	played	Velma Rodecker
•Kerry Armstrong	played	Irina Katsa
•Patrick Thomas	played	FBI Agent Dewey Johnson (as Courtney Burr)
•Paul Rudd (2)	played	Mr. Eddington
•Read Morgan	played	Sergeant Kevin Hogan
•Vicki Kriegler	played	Natalia Masurov
•William Conrad	played	Major Anatole Karzoff