Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)

To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee (1992)

Angela Lansbury: Jessica Fletcher

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Jessica Fletcher : The problem is that often an investigator only looks for what he expects to find. A detective is called to a murder. The wound appears to have been caused by a knife blade. So, he looks for a knife not stopping to consider that the knife may have been used to conceal the telltale marks of the real weapon. And by the time the coroner's report comes in, the crime scene has been contaminated and the *real* murder weapon has been lost or mishandled.

• [last lines] 

  Sean Cullane : Oh, by the way, Mr. Auerbach tells me you've got a new student in your class. Enjoy.

  Jessica Fletcher : [enters classroom]  Good afternoon. Today, our topic is going to be the criminal mind.

  [looks out at the students and sees Lt Parnell] 

  NYPD Lt. Parnell : Captain said I could use the extra credits, so, uh, here I am.

  Jessica Fletcher : All right, let's begin!