Plot

A computer programmer's death may mean a malpractice suit for Seth, but Jessica suspects murder.

Jessica applauds the arrival in Cabot Cove of young MD Jonas Beckwith, but Seth claims a 'technology-obsessed' doc lacks heart and experience. Harriet Wooster's computer programs are about to get her family company sold for a fortune, having obtained seed money from her brother Doug Simmons. Harriet dies from an ulcer, which Seth didn't test for, treating her instead for indigestion, as a result of Beckwith's diagnosis. It turns out a transfusion with what was supposed to be her own blood was fatal and Jessica suspects part of an elaborate murder. Jessica finds out how and why, bringing her 'medical advisers' together in the process.—KGF Vissers

When Jessica "loses" 40 pages of her latest manuscript in her computer, she's happy to have a friend like Harriet Wooster. Harriet is a business woman who has created her own successful software firm that is coveted by another company headquartered in Boston. She hasn't been feeling well lately but Seth Hazlett diagnoses a mild gastric disorder brought on by stress and says the best thing she can do is sell her company to the highest bidder and relax. Seth, himself, has been irritable lately with the presence in Cabot Cove of a young doctor, Jonas Beckwith, who doesn't always agree with Seth's diagnoses. When Harriet's condition suddenly worsens, it appears Seth may have misdiagnosed her. The autopsy suggests negligence as the wrong blood type was used, even though it was supposed to be her own donated blood, but Jessica thinks it was murder and sifts through all of the possible suspects.—garykmcd