Episode
Murder, She Wrote: The Perfect Foil
Overview
At the request of aunt Mildred, Jessica agrees to stop by New Orleans to check on cousin Cal while on her way to Houston. No sooner does Jessica get to New Orleans then she is tossed into a Mardi Gras party where the host ends up dead, and Cal is accused of the crime. While attempting to clear Cal's name and reputation, Jessica delves into the world of cheating poker players, cheating girlfriends and vengefilled police officers while trying to convince a local lieutenant that Cal is not capable of murder.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1986-04-13
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Perfect Foil is Episode 21 in Season 2 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1986-04-13. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 20: Menace, Anyone?
Who was the intended victim when a tennis star is blown up in his girl friend's car?
Episode 22: If the Frame Fits
After Julia Marcus Granger is found murdered during what seems to have been an apparent art theft, suspicion turns to her husband Donald, who, as a result, also ends up being suspected in a recent rash of art thefts where there were no fatalities. Julia's sister Sabrina is convinced that Donald didn't do it and begs Jessica for help. While looking into Julia's murder, Jessica realises that she has two completely different criminals on her hands, and someone tampered with the scene of Julia's murder to make it look like something else.
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Episode 18: If A Body Meet A Body
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Episode 17: One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
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Episode 16: Murder in the Electric Cathedral
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Episode 15: Powder Keg
After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner to be found dead, and young Matt Burns, the son of a former student of Ames', ends up accused of the murder. At the behest of Linda Bonner, the victim's sister who happens to care deeply about the accused, Jessica takes a look into the murder, but hatred runs deep in this town and it's pure luck (and Andy Crane) that leads Jessica and Ames to the right answer.
Episode 14: Keep the Home Fries Burning
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Episode 13: Trial by Error
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Episode 12: Murder by Appointment Only
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Episode 10: Sticks and Stones
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