When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.
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- TriviaThe title is a quote from James William Emery Townsend, the notorious 19th century liar who said "When thieves fall out honest men get their dues. But when honest men fall out lawyers get their fees."
- GoofsBill gets into his Jeep. He turns the lights on, takes off the hand brake and then starts the ignition without a key. It is clearly shown that it is not in the mechanism and that he is not holding it.
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[last lines]
Andrew Durbin: I came to say good-bye and to thank you.
Jessica Fletcher: I'd rather you didn't.
Andrew Durbin: But I was telling you the truth, and I did spend 20 years in prison unjustly.
Jessica Fletcher: Yes. And I'm sorry. But you knew when you came here what would happen.
Andrew Durbin: I wasn't sure, but I did warn you I was after justice.
Jessica Fletcher: I can't help but think that justice could have been served in a better way.
Andrew Durbin: Oh? Well, you give it some thought, Mrs. Fletcher. And when you figure out what could have been, you let me know.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
"When Thieves Fall Out" is something of a slightly strange episode, but also an interesting and very good one. A couple of things come over as wrong-headed, especially Jessica's scolding of Andrew, regardless of his vigilante motivations, and then her being sympathetic with characters that do not deserve it at all. The script is mostly fine, but at times is a little too polite, a little more focus could have been put on the justice.
Production values, however, are slick and stylish as ever with 'Murder She Wrote'. The 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 thought-provoking, light-hearted and amiable and the story has some well executed twists and turns and is never dull. Andrew Durbin is an interesting character, and while it is out of character for her at this point in the series Jessica is at her most noble which mostly works apart from a couple of wrongheaded parts.
The always dependable Angela Lansbury is terrific, Jessica Fletcher is one of her most remembered roles for very good reason. John Glover is excellent as Durbin, believable in his want for justice and want for innocence. The rest of the supporting cast are nowhere near in the same league but are still competent.
In conclusion, not everything works but very nicely done on the whole. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 18, 2017