Someone is trying to frame Leonard Palmer...or, he's just stupid.

"Harbinger of Death" is a frustrating episode. It seems that whenever Jessica talks to her niece or nephew-in-law, they lie. Oddly, despite CONSTANTLY lying, she believes in their innocence when a man is found dead...and the local police suspect them.

The fact that a family member of Jessica Fletcher is accused of murder certainly doesn't come as any surprise to anyone who watched this show. But it was odd how the script called for the pair to constantly lie. If you can look past it, the show is enjoyable. Not a great episode due to all the lying AND a confession at the end that comes without much evidence.

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While visiting her astronomer nephew-in-law, Jessica must prove that he and her niece did not murder a young politician.

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