Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.
Jim Bockelman
- Officer
- (as James C. Bockelman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaYet another script by Donald Ross in which he named several of the characters after famous jazz musicians. Billy Kyle was a piano player with Louis Armstrong's band in the 1950's. Johnny Windhurst was a British-born Dixieland trumpeter in the 1950's. Frances Hunt was a band singer with Benny Goodman in the 1930's. Arnett Cobb was a rhythm-and-blues saxophonist in the 1940's who replaced Illinois Jacquet in Lionel Hampton's band. Junie Cobb - used as the name of his wife in the show - was a male multi-instrumentalist who played with King Oliver in the 1920's. George "Pee Wee" Erwin played trumpet with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey in the 1930's. Police lieutenant Gabriel Caceres is named after Ernie Caceres, a Dixieland baritone saxophonist in New York in the late 1940's. Davey Wells' last name comes from Count Basie trombonist Dickie Wells, and Stan Hendricks' last name comes from jazz singer and songwriter Jon Hendricks.
- Quotes
Nurse Receptionist: A regular Doctor Pygmalion. He works his way through all the new nurses in the building and most of his lady patients, too, if they qualify. Which means if they've got a pulse.
- ConnectionsReferences The Petrified Forest (1936)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
A cracking episode.
Jessica stays with her journalist friend Frances Hunt, the night after a huge dinner party is thrown, florist to the stars Billy Kyle is killed.
This one is certainly different, it doesn't stick to the rules or follow any pattern, it does have some unique points. First of all, the name dropping, I absolutely loved it, all manner of Hollywood A Listers are referenced, it's amusing, secondly, I loved the choice of victim, you think you know who's going to meet a grizzly end, but the victim is so unexpected, it made it all the more interesting.
I really did enjoy the performance of Gregory Sierra, who played Lieutenant Caceras, to my knowledge he hasn't appeared as the character previously, but he has appeared as other characters. Caceras would return later on.
It made me chuckle how they focused on Davey Wells hairy chest throughout that hospital scene, that was so funny.
One of Series nine's best episodes.
9/10.
This one is certainly different, it doesn't stick to the rules or follow any pattern, it does have some unique points. First of all, the name dropping, I absolutely loved it, all manner of Hollywood A Listers are referenced, it's amusing, secondly, I loved the choice of victim, you think you know who's going to meet a grizzly end, but the victim is so unexpected, it made it all the more interesting.
I really did enjoy the performance of Gregory Sierra, who played Lieutenant Caceras, to my knowledge he hasn't appeared as the character previously, but he has appeared as other characters. Caceras would return later on.
It made me chuckle how they focused on Davey Wells hairy chest throughout that hospital scene, that was so funny.
One of Series nine's best episodes.
9/10.
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- Apr 17, 2023
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