It's a Dog's Life

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“It's a Dog's Life”
Murder, She Wrote episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 4
Guest stars	Lynn Redgrave
Written by	Mark Giles Linda Shank
Directed by	Seymour Robbie
Production no.	59208
Original airdate	November 4, 1984
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"It's a Dog's Life" is the fourth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It fist aired on November 4, 1984 on CBS. Lynn Redgrave guest stars.

[edit] Synopsis

Jessica Fletcher is visiting her cousin Abby at Langley Estate, in the South, when the estate owner Denton Langley dies after a fall from his horse. Abby is suspicious, convinced that something went wrong with the horse and that Langley's death was not an accident. Jessica agrees to stay with Abby for awhile longer, and to look into who may have killed Denton Langley. After Langley's will reveals that he left everything to his dog, Teddy, the family is determined to get their hands on the money by having the dog declared a murderer.

[edit] Cast

• Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
• Lynn Redgrave as Abby Benton Freestone
• Dean Jones as Marcus Bowell
• Lenore Kasdorf as Trish Langley
• Jared Martin as Spencer Langley
• Dan O'Herlihy as Denton Langley
• Gregory Walcott as Asa Potts
• Forrest Tucker as Tom Cassidy
• Cherie Currie as Echo Cramer

[edit] Triva

• Jessica's friend, Ethan Cragg, is mentioned but not seen in this episode as she calls home to tell him that she will be staying on the Estate a little bit longer.
• Jessica's cousin, Abby Benton Freestone, is introduced during this episode as a horse trainer working on the Langley Estate.