Episode

Murder, She Wrote: The Bottom Line Is Murder

Name: Murder, She Wrote: The Bottom Line Is Murder
Released: 1987-02-15
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum, Tom Bosley

Murder, She WroteSeason 31987-02-15

Overview

A lying TV Consumer advocate is killed. Was it done by one of the clients whose products he maligned?

Details

Series: Murder, She Wrote
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 15
Air date: 1987-02-15
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

The Bottom Line Is Murder is Episode 15 in Season 3 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1987-02-15. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 14: Murder in a Minor Key 1987-02-08 | 45 min Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.

Episode 16: Death Takes a Dive 1987-02-22 | 45 min Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend; Harry McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.

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Episode 20: The Cemetery Vote 1987-04-05 | 45 min First, the reform mayor dies in an "accident" and then the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an investigation of the "accident".

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