SPOILERS - Murder She Wrote but Didn't Star In Anymore...they had hit episode 131, so they knew they would be syndicated. this was yet another one where everyone else did the work and Jessica would phone it in... literally. Grady (Michael Horton) and the pregnant wife Donna (Debbie Zipp) are "house sitting" for her, and people repeatedly break in looking for stuff. They call JF overseas a couple times, and of course, she solves the case by remote control at the very last minute, by PHONE! the sheriff is stumped... and when he says "i'm not sure who to arrest", Jessie solves it from England. Like magic. They pretty much let everyone else who broke into her house off the hook. Sort of a "Maltese Falcon" plot. Looking for a rare, valuable antique, which is finally found; turns out to be worthless, then the crooks are all sent off on a wild goose chase. except for the thief who stole money from her. James Lew is the martial arts guy who keeps showing up. Elinor Donahue and Bernie Coulson are the next door neighbors. It's OK. not the best episode, but probably not the worst.
Review of The Szechuan Dragon
