Murder, She Wrote: A Lady in the Lake (1985)
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Retreating to a placid Maine lake resort in order to finish her latest novel without distractions, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) decides to go birdwatching one fine morning. During this pursuit, Jessica witnesses what seems to be a struggle between a man and a woman in a boat on the lake, ending with the woman falling overboard. The man is accused of murder, but Jessica believes that the victim was not pushed in the water but instead jumped on her own accord--and the mystery deepens when it turns out that the drowned woman was a champion swimmer! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Walter E. Grauman
Synopsis of Murder, She Wrote: A Lady in the Lake
Retreating to a placid Maine lake resort in order to finish her latest novel without distractions, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) decides to go birdwatching one fine morning. During this pursuit, Jessica witnesses what seems to be a struggle between a man and a woman in a boat on the lake, ending with the woman falling overboard. The man is accused of murder, but Jessica believes that the victim was not pushed in the water but instead jumped on her own accord--and the mystery deepens when it turns out that the drowned woman was a champion swimmer! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Murder, She Wrote: A Lady in the Lake
- John Astin - Harry Pierce
- Tom Bosley - Sheriff Amos Tupper
- Laurence Luckinbill - Howard Caine
- Lee Purcell - Joanna Benson
- Lauren Tewes - Betty Jordan
- Johnny Crawford - Deputy Noah Paisley
- Susan Blanchard - Caroline Nester Crane
- William Christopher - Burton Hollis
- Lee Meriwether - Grace Overholtz
- Charles Earl Taylor - Jack Tunney
- William Windom - Dr. Seth Hazlitt
- Charles Frank - Lyle Jordan
- Director(s):
- Walter E. Grauman
- Writer(s):
- Robert Van Scoyck
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