We're Off to Kill the Wizard
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| “We're Off to Kill the Wizard” | |
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| Murder, She Wrote episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Guest stars | Joaquin Phoenix Summer Phoenix |
| Written by | Peter S. Fischer |
| Directed by | Walter Grauman |
| Production no. | 59204 |
| Original airdate | December 9, 1984 |
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"We're Off to Kill the Wizard" is the seventh episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on December 9, 1984 and was written by Peter S. Fischer. Guest stars include Joaquin Phoenix and his sister Summer Phoenix.
[edit] Synopsis
During a visit with her niece in Chicago, Jessica Fletcher is summoned to the offices of 'Horrible' Horatio Baldwin, who would like to adapt her books into an attraction for his amusement park. When he is found murdered shortly after, Jessica is asked by the police captain to help with the investigation, which seems to be centering on Baldwin's missing secretary, Laurie Bascomb. Jessica initially wants nothing to do with the investigation, but since everyone, including the dead man's widow (who is willing to pay her $100,000 to prove he was murdered), wants Jessica to investigate, she finally agrees to take a look into the matter.
[edit] Cast
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- Joaquin Phoenix as Billy Donovan
- Summer Phoenix as Cindy Donovan
- James Stephens as Det. Lt. Bert Donovan
- Anne Kerry as Carol Donovan
- Christine Belford as Erica Baldwin
- James Coco as Horatio Baldwin
- Kim Darby as Laurie Bascomb
- George DiCenzo as Michael Gardner
- Gene Evans as Nils Highlander
- Richard Sanders as Arnold Megrim
[edit] Quotes
(Gardner attempts to convince Jessica to meet with his employer.)
Michael Gardner: Perhaps you've heard of him? Horatio Baldwin?
Billy Donovan: (in utter awe) Horrible Horatio?
Michael Gardner: That's right, son.
Jessica Fletcher: And precisely what or who is a Horrible Horatio?
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Carol Donovan: Won't you come back and stay a few more days?
Jessica Fletcher: No, dear. A good guest is like Halley's comet -- seen and enjoyed seldom and briefly.
Universal Television • Corymore Productions
Pilot: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Episodes: List of Episodes
TV Movies: South by Southwest • A Story to Die For • The Last Free Man • The Celtic Riddle
Characters: Jessica Fletcher • Amos Tupper • Mort Metzger • Seth Hazlitt Other: Cabot Cove
