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Murder, She Wrote Season 5 Episode 3

Mr. Penroy's Vacation

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AIRED: 11/6/88

When Morris Penroy's body is found in the Appletree sisters chrysanthemum bed in quiet Cabot Cove, the two women become Metzger's prime suspects, but Jessica is convinced that the two older women could never have killed anyone and sets out to prove their innocence.

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Back to Cabot Cove, with a new sheriff and two (possibly) murderous spinsters!

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By jamoon2006, Feb 28, 2007

This episode is silly, which is not a bad thing at all.

"Murder, She Wrote" did dark comedy very well, and this episode is a great example of that. From the reveal of the corpse in the living room to the mayor's dog's discovery of evidence, "Mr. Penroy's Vacation" is a very light-hearted show. This comes in spite of the fact that it has one of the higher body counts of the series!

Ron Masak makes his first appearance as Mort Metzger, the new law man in Cabot Cove; everyone is instinctively distrustful of him as he hails from New York City! I like his interactions with Jessica and Seth, and credit is due to the producers for not casting someone identical to Amos Tupper. By throwing a new dynamic into the mix, the show stays fresh. Mort seems more competent than Amos, but is not above turning to Jessica for help.

This episode marks a new era for the show and a new tone to the Cabot Cove episodes.moreless
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Angela Lansbury

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Henry Jones	Morris Penroy	Guest Star
Joan Leslie	Lillian Appletree	Guest Star
Teresa Wright	Helen Appletree	Guest Star
Richard Paul	Mayor Sam Booth	Recurring Role
Ron Masak	Sheriff Mort Metzger	Recurring Role
William Windom	Dr. Seth Hazlitt	Recurring Role

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- This episode begins the long-running joke about Metzger's oft-mentioned but never seen wife Adelle -- she talks a lot.
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- Amos Tupper retired and moved to Kentucky with relatives a month prior to this episode. Mort Metzger, a New York police officer who had taken early retirement, took over his job.
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- Mort Metzger (about Cabot Cove): A sleepy little town like this, what could happen?
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- The Appletree sisters are closely modeled after the Brewster sisters from the 1944 movie Arsenic and Old Lace. They share the same mannerisms and witty banter, but here the sisters bury them men in their petunia garden instead of their basement.
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