Murder, She Wrote - Season 2 Episode 21 The Perfect Foil

Name: Murder, She Wrote
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Released: 19 May 1996
Rating: 7.52
Cast: Angela Lansbury

She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it. 1996-05-19 United States of America 45 minutes.

7.52 421 votes

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Season - Episode

12 Season 12 Sep 21, 1995

12 - 1

Nailed Sep 21, 1995
12 - 2

A Quaking in Aspen Sep 28, 1995
12 - 3

The Secret of Gila Junction Oct 05, 1995
12 - 4

Big Easy Murder Oct 12, 1995
12 - 5

Home Care Oct 19, 1995
12 - 6

Nan's Ghost (1) Nov 02, 1995
12 - 7

Nan's Ghost (2) Nov 09, 1995
12 - 8

Shooting in Rome Nov 16, 1995
12 - 9

Deadly Bidding Nov 23, 1995
12 - 10

Frozen Stiff Nov 30, 1995
12 - 11

Unwilling Witness Dec 14, 1995
12 - 12

Kendo Killing Jan 04, 1996
12 - 13

Death Goes Double Platinum Jan 07, 1996
12 - 14

Murder in Tempo Jan 11, 1996
12 - 15

The Dark Side of the Door Feb 01, 1996
12 - 16

Murder Among Friends Feb 08, 1996
12 - 17

Something Foul in Flappieville Feb 15, 1996
12 - 18

Track of a Soldier Feb 25, 1996
12 - 19

Evidence of Malice Mar 28, 1996
12 - 20

Southern Double-Cross Apr 04, 1996
12 - 21

Race To Death Apr 28, 1996
12 - 22

What You Don't Know Can Kill You May 05, 1996
12 - 23

Mrs. Parker's Revenge May 12, 1996
12 - 24

Death by Demographics May 19, 1996

11 Season 11 Sep 25, 1994

11 - 1

A Nest of Vipers Sep 25, 1994
11 - 2

Amsterdam Kill Oct 02, 1994
11 - 3

To Kill a Legend Oct 09, 1994
11 - 4

Death in Hawaii Oct 16, 1994
11 - 5

Dear Deadly Oct 23, 1994
11 - 6

The Murder Channel Nov 06, 1994
11 - 7

Fatal Paradise Nov 13, 1994
11 - 8

Crimson Harvest Nov 20, 1994
11 - 9

Murder by Twos Nov 27, 1994
11 - 10

Murder of the Month Club Dec 04, 1994
11 - 11

An Egg to Die For Dec 11, 1994
11 - 12

The Scent of Murder Jan 08, 1995
11 - 13

Death 'n Denial Jan 22, 1995
11 - 14

Murder in High "C" Feb 05, 1995
11 - 15

Twice Dead Feb 12, 1995
11 - 16

Film Flam Feb 19, 1995
11 - 17

Murder a la Mode Feb 26, 1995
11 - 18

The Dream Team Mar 19, 1995
11 - 19

School for Murder Apr 30, 1995
11 - 20

Another Killing in Cork May 07, 1995
11 - 21

Game, Set, Murder May 14, 1995

10 Season 10 Sep 12, 1993

10 - 1

A Death in Hong Kong Sep 12, 1993
10 - 2

For Whom the Ball Tolls Sep 26, 1993
10 - 3

The Legacy of Borbey House Oct 03, 1993
10 - 4

The Phantom Killer Oct 24, 1993
10 - 5

A Virtual Murder Oct 31, 1993
10 - 6

Bloodlines Nov 07, 1993
10 - 7

A Killing in Cork Nov 21, 1993
10 - 8

Love and Hate in Cabot Cove Nov 28, 1993
10 - 9

Murder at a Discount Dec 05, 1993
10 - 10

Murder in White Dec 19, 1993
10 - 11

Northern Explosion Jan 02, 1994
10 - 12

Proof In The Pudding Jan 09, 1994
10 - 13

Portrait of Death Jan 16, 1994
10 - 14

Deadly Assets Jan 23, 1994
10 - 15

Murder on the Thirtieth Floor Feb 06, 1994
10 - 16

Time to Die Mar 06, 1994
10 - 17

The Dying Game Mar 13, 1994
10 - 18

The Trouble with Seth Mar 27, 1994
10 - 19

Roadkill May 01, 1994
10 - 20

A Murderous Muse May 15, 1994
10 - 21

Wheel of Death May 22, 1994

9 Season 9 Sep 20, 1992

9 - 1

Murder in Milan Sep 20, 1992
9 - 2

Family Secrets Sep 27, 1992
9 - 3

The Mole Oct 04, 1992
9 - 4

The Wind Around the Tower Nov 01, 1992
9 - 5

The Dead File Nov 15, 1992
9 - 6

Night of the Coyote Nov 22, 1992
9 - 7

Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice Nov 29, 1992
9 - 8

The Classic Murder Dec 06, 1992
9 - 9

A Christmas Secret Dec 13, 1992
9 - 10

The Sound of Murder Jan 03, 1993
9 - 11

Final Curtain Jan 10, 1993
9 - 12

Double Jeopardy Jan 17, 1993
9 - 13

Dead Eye Feb 07, 1993
9 - 14

Killer Radio Feb 14, 1993
9 - 15

The Petrified Florist Feb 21, 1993
9 - 16

Threshold of Fear Feb 28, 1993
9 - 17

The Big Kill Mar 07, 1993
9 - 18

Dead to Rights Mar 21, 1993
9 - 19

Lone Witness Apr 04, 1993
9 - 20

Ship of Thieves May 02, 1993
9 - 21

The Survivor May 09, 1993
9 - 22

Love's Deadly Desire May 16, 1993

8 Season 8 Sep 15, 1991

8 - 1

Bite the Big Apple Sep 15, 1991
8 - 2

Night Fears Sep 22, 1991
8 - 3

Unauthorized Obituary Sep 29, 1991
8 - 4

Thicker Than Water Oct 06, 1991
8 - 5

Lines of Excellence Nov 03, 1991
8 - 6

Judge Not Nov 10, 1991
8 - 7

Terminal Connection Nov 17, 1991
8 - 8

A Killing in Vegas Nov 24, 1991
8 - 9

The Committee Dec 01, 1991
8 - 10

The List of Yuri Lermentov Dec 15, 1991
8 - 11

Danse Diabolique Jan 05, 1992
8 - 12

The Witch's Curse Jan 12, 1992
8 - 13

Incident in Lot 7 Jan 19, 1992
8 - 14

The Monte Carlo Murders Feb 02, 1992
8 - 15

Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief Mar 01, 1992
8 - 16

Ever After Mar 08, 1992
8 - 17

To the Last Will I Grapple With Thee Mar 15, 1992
8 - 18

Programmed for Murder Apr 05, 1992
8 - 19

Day of the Dead Apr 26, 1992
8 - 20

Angel of Death May 03, 1992
8 - 21

Badge of Honor May 10, 1992
8 - 22

Murder On Madison Avenue May 17, 1992

7 Season 7 Sep 16, 1990

7 - 1

Trials & Tribulations Sep 16, 1990
7 - 2

Deadly Misunderstanding Sep 23, 1990
7 - 3

See You in Court, Baby Sep 30, 1990
7 - 4

Hannigan's Wake Oct 28, 1990
7 - 5

The Family Jewels Nov 04, 1990
7 - 6

A Body to Die For Nov 11, 1990
7 - 7

The Return of Preston Giles Nov 18, 1990
7 - 8

The Great Twain Robbery Nov 25, 1990
7 - 9

Ballad for a Blue Lady Dec 02, 1990
7 - 10

Murder in F Sharp Dec 16, 1990
7 - 11

Family Doctor Jan 06, 1991
7 - 12

Suspicion of Murder Jan 20, 1991
7 - 13

Moving Violation Feb 03, 1991
7 - 14

Who Killed J.B. Fletcher? Feb 10, 1991
7 - 15

The Taxman Cometh Feb 17, 1991
7 - 16

From the Horse's Mouth Feb 24, 1991
7 - 17

The Prodigal Father Mar 10, 1991
7 - 18

Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? Mar 17, 1991
7 - 19

Thursday's Child Apr 07, 1991
7 - 20

Murder, Plain & Simple Apr 28, 1991
7 - 21

Tainted Lady May 05, 1991
7 - 22

The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane May 12, 1991

6 Season 6 Sep 24, 1989

6 - 1

Appointment in Athens Sep 24, 1989
6 - 2

Seal of the Confessional Oct 01, 1989
6 - 3

The Grand Old Lady Oct 08, 1989
6 - 4

The Error of Her Ways Oct 15, 1989
6 - 5

Jack and Bill Oct 29, 1989
6 - 6

Dead Letter Nov 05, 1989
6 - 7

Night of the Tarantula Nov 12, 1989
6 - 8

When the Fat Lady Sings Nov 19, 1989
6 - 9

Test of Wills Nov 26, 1989
6 - 10

Class Act Dec 03, 1989
6 - 11

Town Father Dec 17, 1989
6 - 12

Goodbye Charlie Jan 07, 1990
6 - 13

If the Shoe Fits Jan 21, 1990
6 - 14

How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying Feb 04, 1990
6 - 15

The Fixer-upper Feb 11, 1990
6 - 16

The Big Show of 1965 Feb 25, 1990
6 - 17

Murder: According to Maggie Mar 04, 1990
6 - 18

O'Malley's Luck Mar 25, 1990
6 - 19

Always a Thief Apr 08, 1990
6 - 20

Shear Madness Apr 29, 1990
6 - 21

The Szechuan Dragon May 06, 1990
6 - 22

The Sicilian Encounter May 20, 1990

5 Season 5 Oct 23, 1988

5 - 1

J.B. As in Jailbird Oct 23, 1988
5 - 2

A Little Night Work Oct 30, 1988
5 - 3

Mr. Penroy's Vacation Nov 06, 1988
5 - 4

Snow White, Blood Red Nov 13, 1988
5 - 5

Coal Miner's Slaughter Nov 20, 1988
5 - 6

Wearing of the Green Nov 27, 1988
5 - 7

The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel Dec 18, 1988
5 - 8

Prediction: Murder Jan 01, 1989
5 - 9

Something Borrowed, Someone Blue Jan 08, 1989
5 - 10

Weave a Tangled Web Jan 15, 1989
5 - 11

The Search for Peter Kerry Feb 05, 1989
5 - 12

Smooth Operators Feb 12, 1989
5 - 13

Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble Feb 19, 1989
5 - 14

From Russia ... With Blood Feb 26, 1989
5 - 15

Alma Murder Mar 12, 1989
5 - 16

Truck Stop Apr 02, 1989
5 - 17

The Sins of Castle Cove Apr 09, 1989
5 - 18

Trevor Hudson's Legacy Apr 16, 1989
5 - 19

Double Exposure Apr 30, 1989
5 - 20

Three Strikes, You're Out May 07, 1989
5 - 21

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1) May 14, 1989
5 - 22

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2) May 21, 1989

4 Season 4 Sep 20, 1987

4 - 1

A Fashionable Way to Die Sep 20, 1987
4 - 2

When Thieves Fall Out Sep 27, 1987
4 - 3

Witness for the Defense Oct 04, 1987
4 - 4

Old Habits Die Hard Oct 11, 1987
4 - 5

The Way To Dusty Death Oct 25, 1987
4 - 6

It Runs In The Family Nov 01, 1987
4 - 7

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly Nov 08, 1987
4 - 8

Steal Me a Story Nov 15, 1987
4 - 9

Trouble in Eden Nov 22, 1987
4 - 10

Indian Giver Nov 29, 1987
4 - 11

Doom with a View Dec 13, 1987
4 - 12

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? Jan 03, 1988
4 - 13

Harbinger of Death Jan 24, 1988
4 - 14

Curse of the Daanav Feb 07, 1988
4 - 15

Mourning Among the Wisterias Feb 14, 1988
4 - 16

Murder Through the Looking Glass Feb 21, 1988
4 - 17

A Very Good Year for Murder Feb 28, 1988
4 - 18

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here Mar 13, 1988
4 - 19

Just Another Fish Story Mar 27, 1988
4 - 20

Showdown in Saskatchewan Apr 10, 1988
4 - 21

Deadpan May 01, 1988
4 - 22

The Body Politic May 08, 1988

3 Season 3 Sep 28, 1986

3 - 1

Death Stalks the Big Top (1) Sep 28, 1986
3 - 2

Death Stalks the Big Top (2) Oct 05, 1986
3 - 3

Unfinished Business Oct 12, 1986
3 - 4

One White Rose for Death Oct 19, 1986
3 - 5

Corned Beef And Carnage Nov 02, 1986
3 - 6

Dead Man's Gold Nov 09, 1986
3 - 7

Deadline for Murder Nov 16, 1986
3 - 8

Magnum on Ice (II) Nov 23, 1986
3 - 9

Obituary for a Dead Anchor Dec 07, 1986
3 - 10

Stage Struck Dec 14, 1986
3 - 11

Night of the Headless Horseman Jan 04, 1987
3 - 12

The Corpse Flew First Class Jan 18, 1987
3 - 13

Crossed Up Feb 01, 1987
3 - 14

Murder in a Minor Key Feb 08, 1987
3 - 15

The Bottom Line Is Murder Feb 15, 1987
3 - 16

Death Takes a Dive Feb 22, 1987
3 - 17

Simon Says, Color Me Dead Mar 01, 1987
3 - 18

No Laughing Murder Mar 15, 1987
3 - 19

No Accounting for Murder Mar 22, 1987
3 - 20

The Cemetery Vote Apr 05, 1987
3 - 21

The Days Dwindle Down Apr 19, 1987
3 - 22

Murder, She Spoke May 10, 1987

2 Season 2 Sep 29, 1985

2 - 1

Widow, Weep for Me Sep 29, 1985
2 - 2

Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly Oct 06, 1985
2 - 3

Murder in the Afternoon Oct 13, 1985
2 - 4

School for Scandal Oct 20, 1985
2 - 5

Sing a Song of Murder Oct 27, 1985
2 - 6

Reflections of the Mind Nov 03, 1985
2 - 7

A Lady in the Lake Nov 10, 1985
2 - 8

Dead Heat Nov 24, 1985
2 - 9

Jessica Behind Bars Dec 01, 1985
2 - 10

Sticks and Stones Dec 15, 1985
2 - 11

Murder Digs Deep Dec 29, 1985
2 - 12

Murder by Appointment Only Jan 05, 1986
2 - 13

Trial by Error Jan 12, 1986
2 - 14

Keep the Home Fries Burning Jan 19, 1986
2 - 15

Powder Keg Feb 09, 1986
2 - 16

Murder in the Electric Cathedral Feb 16, 1986
2 - 17

One Good Bid Deserves a Murder Feb 23, 1986
2 - 18

If A Body Meet A Body Mar 09, 1986
2 - 19

Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday Mar 30, 1986
2 - 20

Menace, Anyone? Apr 06, 1986
2 - 21

The Perfect Foil Apr 13, 1986
2 - 22

If the Frame Fits May 18, 1986

1 Season 1 Sep 30, 1984

1 - 1

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Sep 30, 1984
1 - 2

Deadly Lady Oct 07, 1984
1 - 3

Birds of a Feather Oct 14, 1984
1 - 4

Hooray for Homicide Oct 28, 1984
1 - 5

It's a Dog's Life Nov 04, 1984
1 - 6

Lovers and Other Killers Nov 18, 1984
1 - 7

Hit, Run and Homicide Nov 25, 1984
1 - 8

We're Off to Kill the Wizard Dec 09, 1984
1 - 9

Death Takes a Curtain Call Dec 16, 1984
1 - 10

Death Casts a Spell Dec 30, 1984
1 - 11

Capitol Offense Jan 06, 1985
1 - 12

Broadway Malady Jan 13, 1985
1 - 13

Murder to a Jazz Beat Feb 03, 1985
1 - 14

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean Feb 10, 1985
1 - 15

Paint Me a Murder Feb 17, 1985
1 - 16

Tough Guys Don't Die Feb 24, 1985
1 - 17

Sudden Death Mar 03, 1985
1 - 18

Footnote to Murder Mar 10, 1985
1 - 19

Murder Takes the Bus Mar 17, 1985
1 - 20

Armed Response Mar 31, 1985
1 - 21

Murder at the Oasis Apr 07, 1985
1 - 22

Funeral at Fifty-Mile Apr 21, 1985

Overview

At the request of aunt Mildred, Jessica agrees to stop by New Orleans to check on cousin Cal while on her way to Houston. No sooner does Jessica get to New Orleans then she is tossed into a Mardi Gras party where the host ends up dead, and Cal is accused of the crime. While attempting to clear Cal's name and reputation, Jessica delves into the world of cheating poker players, cheating girlfriends and vengefilled police officers while trying to convince a local lieutenant that Cal is not capable of murder.

Year 1996

Studio CBS

Director Richard Levinson, William Link, Peter S. Fischer

Crew John Addison (Main Title Theme Composer), Peter S. Fischer (Executive Producer), Douglas Benton (Producer), William Link (Executive Producer), Robert F. O'Neill (Producer), Richard Levinson (Executive Producer)

Popularity 56.2083

Language Japanese, English