- [last lines]
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: That looks like, uh, one Cabot Cove romance that will be resuming.
- Jessica Fletcher: Yes. It's funny, you know. When Randy was my student, I taught him that whatever the literary establishment may think, the best stories always have happy endings. And I think he got it.
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: Oh, yeah.
- [first lines]
- Arnold Lummis: [quietly in library] Mrs. Fletcher... Mrs. Fletcher...
- Jessica Fletcher: Oh, I'm sorry, Arnold. I guess it's getting to be that time.
- Arnold Lummis: I'm afraid so. Yeah. Still looking for that perfect poison?
- Jessica Fletcher: Oh, yes. I know it's here somewhere. Deadly, exotic. Virtually impossible to detect.
- Arnold Lummis: Until the murderer gets caught on the last page.
- George Latimer: I strongly suggest you not write that book.
- Randall Sloan: You left out the "Or else."
- George Latimer: You're making a big mistake. You're buying more trouble than you can handle. Very serious trouble.
- Randall Sloan: Is that a threat?
- George Latimer: It's more than a threat. It's a promise.