A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Cynthia Olston: [after Jessica accuses her of committing the murder] With Ben, there was always some woman. I just had enough. It was my family's money that set him up in business. I came back early. I thought maybe I'd catch them together. What I didn't expect was Mrs. Landon showing up. Instead of Dawn Bickford, there was Mrs. Landon at the door. Then the phone rang. It was Dawn Bickford calling. She said she couldn't come that night. That was enough for me. I wasn't going to take it from Ben anymore. I'd had enough! So when Mrs. Landon left I went downstairs and confronted him with it. He didn't even bother to deny it! Then he hit me! He hit me! Suddenly the gun was in my hand. Then it all seemed so easy. Nancy Landon was my way out. I typed up the appointment slip, so the police would know that she'd been here, and then just drove over and left the gun in her station wagon.

Jessica Fletcher: And what about the report that Mrs. Landon left?

Cynthia Olston: I burned that. After all, it was my company now. There was still plenty of time to drive out of town, pretend the car had broken down, come back with the taxi driver to discover Ben's body.