Capitol Offense
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| “Capitol Offense” | |
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| Murder, She Wrote episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 |
| Written by | Peter S. Fischer |
| Directed by | John Llewellyn Moxey |
| Production no. | 59220 |
| Original airdate | January 6, 1985 |
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"Capitol Offense" is the tenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on January 6, 1985 and was directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
[edit] Synopsis
Jessica Fletcher is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.
[edit] Cast
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- Edie Adams as Kaye Sheppard
- Herschel Bernardi as Det. Lt. Avery Mendelsohn
- Linda Kelsey as Diana Simms
- Nicholas Pryor as Harry Parmel
- Mitchell Ryan as Ray Dixon
- Gary Sandy as Joe Blinn
- Mark Shera as Thor Danziger
- Frank Aletter as Wendell Joyner
- Colby Chester as Harold DeWitt
[edit] Triva
- In this episode, Jessica is appointed for a short time to the US House of Representatives. Following US government protocol, her official title of address would be "Congresswoman Fletcher" for the rest of her life.
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