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Murder, She Wrote Season 8 Episode 1

Bite The Big Apple

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AIRED: 9/15/91

Jessica heads off to New York to begin teaching and has difficulty finding an apartment. She finally gets one that she likes, only to learn that a murder recently took place in the apartment complex and that someone desperately wants something that is inside her apartment. She's relieved when Seth comes to New York to check up on her, and enlists his help in cracking the case.moreless

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A transition for the show, but not much in terms of a mystery.

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By jamoon2006, Feb 12, 2008

From Season 8 forward, we see more of the "sophisticated" Jessica Fletcher, beginning with her taking an apartment in New York. The show incorporated more of her travels, her teaching and her deadlines and process of being a working writer. As a result, the "cozy" Christie style of mystery from Seasons 1-7 was largely left behind for more urban crime stories like this one.

Changing the show was a good idea (any show on for a dozen seasons HAS to change or it risks going stale). The problem with "Bite the Big Apple" is that, since so much of the story needs to be devoted to setting up Jessica in her new surroundings, very little time is left over to develop the murder mystery. As a result, it's an easy one to solve (the suspect shows up in the first five minutes acting suspiscious) and clues and deduction are glossed over.

Still, it's not all bad. Angela Lansbury and William Windom always had wonderful chemistry on this show, and this episode is no exception, as Seth comes to NYC to make sure Jessica is alright. And Eugene Roche does well as a blustery New York cop who grows more and more frustrated by Jessica's increasingly dangerous intervention into the case.moreless
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Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

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Eugene Roche	Lt. Boyle	Guest Star
John Considine	Harry Freelander	Guest Star
Scott McGinnis	Scott Freelander	Guest Star
Julie Adams	Eve Simpson	Recurring Role
William Windom	Seth Hazlitt	Recurring Role

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- Seth explains his aversion to big cities stems from when he was kidnapped by mobsters in Boston, referring back to the Season 7 episode "Family Doctor."
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- Lt. Boyle: You know the trouble with you, Mrs. Fletcher? You're too damn smart. I've been worried about that from the moment I met you.
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- Jessica Fletcher: Until it's solved, I can't feel safe.
  Lieutenant Boyle: Mrs. Fletcher, this is New York! Nobody ever feels safe!
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- Sharon Kingsley: (talking about Harry Freelander) He and his wife, they used to fight like crazy, and then a couple of years ago, she just disappeared. It was like she just evaporated out of her pantyhose.
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- Seth Hazlitt: (to Jessica) You are up to something, woman. You've got that look on your face again.
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- Lieutenant Boyle: Most criminals are like children. When they don't get what they want, they leave a big mess for Mommy and Daddy.
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- Additional Credit: Titles & Optical Effects by Howard Anderson Company
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- International Episode Titles:
  Slovakia: Okúsiť New York (Trying New York)
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