The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
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Ron Masak
- Sheriff Mort Metzger
- (as Ron Másak)
Mary Tanner Bailey
- Monica McCumber
- (as Mary Tanner)
Ryal Haakenson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Richard Paul
- Mayor Sam Booth
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Philip Petrie
- Carol Singing Child
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was the only specific Christmas- themed episode in the show's 12 seasons. Otherwise, holidays were generally ignored on the show.
- GoofsSeth says that the victim was shot in the occipital bone, which is at the back of the head. The victim's wound is in the temporal bone.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Good episode...but it sure didn't look much like Christmas.
"A Christmas Secret" is an episode set in Cabot Cove, Maine at Christmas time. Unfortunately, the outdoor scenes of Cabot Cove were mostly filmed in Mendocino, California...a place where it almost never snows nor goes below freezing. As a result of this, no heavy winter gear (everyone is wearing light jackets) and lots of dead blowing leaves, the setting seems like anywhere but Maine at Christmas. This is NOT a huge gripe, but I am sure some folks will recognize this and wonder where all the snow and frozen landscape is. They didn't do a very good job of making it look wintery...in fact, they didn't try.
A young man is about to marry a woman whose father is rich and is going to make his new son-in-law a vice president of the company. But someone sends the man a message to meet them at a motel...or else. Well, the person who sent the message is soon found shot and the fiance is suspected of this. Did he do it and what was the secret he was trying to hide?
This is a good episode with a nice surprise ending. It just didn't look Christmassy...and I have to knock off a point for this oversight considering it was supposed to be a a Christmas episode in Maine.
A young man is about to marry a woman whose father is rich and is going to make his new son-in-law a vice president of the company. But someone sends the man a message to meet them at a motel...or else. Well, the person who sent the message is soon found shot and the fiance is suspected of this. Did he do it and what was the secret he was trying to hide?
This is a good episode with a nice surprise ending. It just didn't look Christmassy...and I have to knock off a point for this oversight considering it was supposed to be a a Christmas episode in Maine.
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- planktonrules
- May 21, 2023
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