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Recap / Murder She Wrote S 1 E 1 Deadly Lady

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When Jessica investigates the strange murder of wealthy Stephen Earl, the suspicion falls on his four daughters, who stand to make a fortune from his death.


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  • Faking the Dead: Stephen planned to fake his death to get a guy he thinks is a Gold Digger chasing one of his daughters to give himself away. Unfortunately, the murder actually happens.
  • The Living Dead: Invoked when the girls are identifying the body. It's extremely obvious that the actor's eyes are twitching — he's forcing them closed as a corpse. There's even some subtle breathing!
  • You Just Told Me: One sister's shoes are found at the scene. After she's cleared, suspicion turns to the others, one of whom says it couldn't be her because the two wore different sizes and she didn't wear pink. Jessica never mentions that the shoes were pink. The sister actually lampshades where she slips.

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