Murder, She Wrote Season 2, Episode 10
"Sticks and Stones"
Original airdate: Dec. 15, 1985
Story by : Jackson Gillis and Linda Shank & Mark Giles
Teleplay by : Linda Shank & Mark Giles
Director: Seymour Robbie
Cast: Angela Lansbury, John Astin, Tom Bosley, William Windom, Parker Stevenson, Paul Benedict, Joseph Campanella, John David Carson, Marsha Hunt, Evelyn Keyes, Denny Miller, Betsy Palmer, Parker Stevenson, Christopher Stone, Howard Witt, Philip Brown, Ken Sansom, Bob Tzudiker, Garnett Smith
This one's momentous for Cabot Heads. Not only is "Sticks and Stones" the dramatic conclusion to John Astin's Harry Pierce Saga; it's also one where the citizens of Cabot Cove eat each other alive over salacious gossip and baseless rumors. That means, without fail, someone's going to accuse Jessica of sleeping with their husband or large adult son, and nothing befuddles her more. Buckle up.