During the final seasons of "Murder, She Wrote", they used a character named 'Charlie Garrett' and he was played by Wayne Rogers. In most every way, he was identical to another character used in earlier episodes...Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach). But since Orbach went on to his own Harry McGraw series and then "Law & Order", they decided to essentially use the same character but with a few changes...including a new name and locale. In both cases, the private detectives were kind of dopey, kind of amoral and, down deep, a good friend to Jessica.
In this episode, Charlie is on hand to do something pretty ordinary compared to his prior exploits...he's been sent to an auction to bid on a painting. What Charlie doesn't know is that the painting is actually hiding a super-valuable painting under new paint...a stolen painting! Apparently, others also know that and soon all sorts of folks are bidding on a seemingly forgettable picture. In the midst of all this is Jessica as well as, shock of all shocks, a murder!!
This is an enjoyable episode. Not a great one but an interesting one. My only complaint is the ending...solved by yet another trap where the killer betrays themselves...an overused cliche in this series.
In this episode, Charlie is on hand to do something pretty ordinary compared to his prior exploits...he's been sent to an auction to bid on a painting. What Charlie doesn't know is that the painting is actually hiding a super-valuable painting under new paint...a stolen painting! Apparently, others also know that and soon all sorts of folks are bidding on a seemingly forgettable picture. In the midst of all this is Jessica as well as, shock of all shocks, a murder!!
This is an enjoyable episode. Not a great one but an interesting one. My only complaint is the ending...solved by yet another trap where the killer betrays themselves...an overused cliche in this series.