A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Dennis Stanton: It's me.

Jessica Fletcher: It's not you.

Dennis Stanton: But of course it is. Damian Sinclair is dashing, intelligent, witty, compassionate. All my best traits. What I take issue with is this tailless dummy some hack illustrator's come up with. Really, now, I look like an aging gigolo.

Jessica Fletcher: Well, yes, there may be one or two minor similarities...

Dennis Stanton: Minor? Is that what you call them? The man is a reformed jewel thief, who works as an investigator for an insurance company.

Jessica Fletcher: All right, all right, I admit you may have inspired the character. But the resemblance stops right there.