Oh, it feels so good to sit down. You know, I was on my feet half the day down at the power company. Running from one office to the other, trying to get my last bill sorted out. Did you ever try to argue with a computer? It is impossible. It's like trying to talk sense to Amos Tupper once he's made up his mind about something.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
MHMax Hellinger
You think I killed him? What for? I needed his music.
CSChad Singer
Maybe he was holdin' out on you. Maybe he was hittin' you up for more money.
MHMax Hellinger
Maybe. Maybe you need something stronger to drink than that beer you're nursing.
Dr. Jayne Honig: We're muddling through, Jess. But I can sum up the problem in two words: Kenneth Chambers. Steve produces his program.
Jessica Fletcher: Chambers? Oh, yes, I remember, you wrote me about him. A compulsive egomaniac suffering from delusions of grandeur?
Dr. Jayne Honig: That was last month. These days, he's even worse. I think Steve would like to quit his job, but then there'd be two of us out of work.
Lt. Lou Flannigan: Ma'am, you're just an observer here.
Jessica Fletcher: Yes, and what I've observed is a complete lack of common sense!
Harry McGraw: A few months ago, I take a job from this guy, Benny Falcone, to chase down his daughter, who's run off with some saxophone player. He gives me 5,000, and off I go. Only a week later, the daughter and the sax player show up on his doorstep and move in with him. Now, not only is Falcone steamed at his kid, but he's not too thrilled with me. And he wants his five thou back. Which I can't give him because I no longer have it.
Jessica Fletcher: But he can't do that.
Harry McGraw: So I explained. Except he suddenly developed a loss of hearing and threatened osteopathic damage to my legs unless I cough up.
Wade Talmadge: You an expert on the manly art of pugilism, darling?
Lois Ames: No, darling, just the manly art.
Sean Shaleen: [after Jessica exposes him as the murderer] He was gonna force me to dump a big fight for a price. And it was either that or get killed. I guess you could kinda say it was like self-defense, you know? Him or me.
Harry McGraw: Yeah, but then you had to drag me into it.
Sean Shaleen: I'm sorry about that. Look, you threatened the guy, McGraw. Man, you were beggin' to be set up. And when that shot went wild, man, I realized what I could do with that slug.
Jessica Fletcher: Being an expert with a shotgun? I caught that sportscast on television, Sean.
Sean Shaleen: Yeah, I'm sorry you did.
Sheriff Amos Tupper: I know that Simon Thane is somethin' of an institution around here. But just because there's a little snow on the roof, don't mean that there's no fire in the hearth, if you get my drift.
Jessica Fletcher: I get your drift, Amos. I just think your anchor is slipping.
Carol Selby: [after Jessica exposes her as the murderer] He was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me. His creative energy, his excitement. I suppose I fell in love with him, and I thought he felt the same thing for me. And then the night of the party, I realized it was Eleanor he loved and always had.
Jessica Fletcher: And you suddenly developed a headache.
Carol Selby: I had made a fool of myself. And when that painting was made public, everyone would know. I had to destroy that painting. I waited until I thought everyone had left, and then I drove back. And while Irene was cleaning up, I went in through the kitchen. She was still clearing the table. And I found the butcher knife and slipped out to the studio. He was the finest thing that ever touched my life. And I killed him.
Mack Howard: Honey, I don't think you quite understand. This is a very important week. The ratings are coming out, and I know that you can explain to Kip and Corrie. They'll understand.
Trudy Howard: Oh, of course I will, darling. And by the way, I do happen to have a locksmith standing by. Because if you don't come, don't bother coming back to the apartment.
Jessica Fletcher: I'm afraid it's a somewhat less festive group than we'd hoped for.
Phil Rinker: There's always the chance that it'll look better through a brandy glass.
Chief Ledbetter: Acting Chief Wylie B. Ledbetter, ma'am.
Jessica Fletcher: And what do your friends call you?
Chief Ledbetter: Acting Chief Wylie B. Ledbetter, ma'am.
Farley Pressman: [to Mack Howard and Murray Gruen, after Jessica exposes him as the murderer] I never meant to hurt him. I offered him money. I offered him anything. But he just looked at me like I was vermin. He said that he couldn't. He said that he loved you guys too much.
Lieutenant Timothy Hanratty: I took the liberty of pulling a small file we have on your activities, mum. The young lady murdered by that cosmetic executive, your very own publisher sent away because of your ingenuity. I'm surprised the department hasn't given you a gold badge.
Jessica Fletcher: Well, it's just a quirk of mind, really. The way I see things, you know.
Connie Norton: Sorry, Mrs. Ellis. Mr. Fletcher's going to be a little late.
Sophie Ellis: So I'll wait. I've had plenty of practice.
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