A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Colin Biddle: [after Jessica exposes him as the murderer] I knew he had to die. And then you walked in, and I saw the perfect way to get rid of him. And to stop your meddling, too. I phoned up De Kooning in his suite, arranged to visit him to finalize our agreement.

Jessica Fletcher: Then you left a fake message from De Kooning to me, asking me to meet him there. Only you met him first. Would it have been worth it anyway, Colin, with your friends here, just waiting to kill you in the end?

Colin Biddle: I'm sorry for what I did to you, Jessica. For what I did to Nigel.