‘Murder, She Wrote’ 3×16 Recap: “Death Takes a Dive”

Murder, She Wrote Season 3, Episode 16
“Death Takes a Dive”
Original airdate: February 22, 1987
Writer: Peter S. Fischer
Director: Seymour Robbie
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, John Amos, Ernest Borgnine, LeVar Burton, Bradford Dillman, Ray Girardin, Caren Kaye, Michael McGrady, Lynne Moody, Harold Sylvester, Adam West, Bill Capizzi

Tonight we check in on Harry McGraw (Orbach) one more time before he departs for his own (woefully short-lived) spinoff series. Consider this a retroactive feature-length pilot vehicle for the smart-talking P.I. from the pen of MSW co-creator Peter S. Fischer himself. It’s star-studded, too, with guest spots from the likes of LeVar Burton, John Amos, Adam West, and Ernest Borgnine (hot off of TV’s Airwolf, something of a proving ground for MSW guest stars).