A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.
Scott N. Stevens
- Deputy Vernon Kelly
- (as Scott Stevens)
David Powledge
- Delivery Driver
- (as Dave Powledge)
Anne Lower
- Pretty Girl at Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Craig Shoemaker
- Scott
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- GoofsAt around 24:00 when talking to Jessica Fletcher, the Sheriff mispronounces the word "itinerant" and "i-tin-int".
- Quotes
[last lines]
Paul Hampton: To Matt, for seeing what should have been obvious to the rest of us.
Sheriff Clyde Benson: And to Mrs. Fletcher, for getting us to take a second look.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Murder on the racehorse track
Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
"Bloodlines" is somewhere in the middle when it comes to ranking the Season 10 episodes. It's a decent episode, just not a great one and could have been better considering that there are some talented names in the guest cast. Its weakest asset to me was the denouement which was not all that shocking or clever but it was mainly to do with that it was so poorly acted by the murderer (one of the worst-acted denouements on 'Murder She Wrote').
The story has enough intriguing moments and does engage, but it does tread familiar ground (it's also not the first episode to feature race-horsing, "Dead Heat" and "From the Horse's Mouth", both also above average but unexceptional episodes, did too) and the pacing is at times erratic. It takes a little too long to get to the murder and the crime-solving is very interesting and well-done but slightly rushed. At times, the writing is clunky particularly in the denouement.
Conversely, "Bloodlines" benefits from an as ever terrific Angela Lansbury and good support from Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren and Don Murray. The rest of the cast are competent but not enough to bowl one over, the only disaster area is the murderer in the denouement.
The big scene that is mentioned in the previous review is a narrative standout and "Bloodlines" has a pretty unique murder method and weapon, which makes it rise a notch above being too ordinary.
Production values are slick and stylish. music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
Writing is thoughtful and amiable mostly, with some exceptions.
Overall, decent above average episode, but unexceptional and a bit too familiar with an underwhelming denouement. 6/10 Bethany Cox
"Bloodlines" is somewhere in the middle when it comes to ranking the Season 10 episodes. It's a decent episode, just not a great one and could have been better considering that there are some talented names in the guest cast. Its weakest asset to me was the denouement which was not all that shocking or clever but it was mainly to do with that it was so poorly acted by the murderer (one of the worst-acted denouements on 'Murder She Wrote').
The story has enough intriguing moments and does engage, but it does tread familiar ground (it's also not the first episode to feature race-horsing, "Dead Heat" and "From the Horse's Mouth", both also above average but unexceptional episodes, did too) and the pacing is at times erratic. It takes a little too long to get to the murder and the crime-solving is very interesting and well-done but slightly rushed. At times, the writing is clunky particularly in the denouement.
Conversely, "Bloodlines" benefits from an as ever terrific Angela Lansbury and good support from Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren and Don Murray. The rest of the cast are competent but not enough to bowl one over, the only disaster area is the murderer in the denouement.
The big scene that is mentioned in the previous review is a narrative standout and "Bloodlines" has a pretty unique murder method and weapon, which makes it rise a notch above being too ordinary.
Production values are slick and stylish. music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
Writing is thoughtful and amiable mostly, with some exceptions.
Overall, decent above average episode, but unexceptional and a bit too familiar with an underwhelming denouement. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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