"Murder in the Afternoon" is a rather weak episode. The ending...REALLY weak.
The story mostly occurs around the set where a daytime soap opera is filmed. From the very beginning, it's obvious who the future murder victim will be...the cold, heartless writer (Jessica Walter) who delights in writing folks off the show. When the deed is done, a costumed person who is completely unidentifiable is seen and the stupid cops arrest another of Jessica's nieces (she must have hundreds...or more). Jessica manages to get the killer to confess at the end...even though there's no evidence to prove it.
All too often, Jessica manages to get killers to admit they did it...even though there really is no proof they did. Combine that with an episode that isn't all that interesting and you have a subpar episode.
By the way, the fine actor Lloyd Nolan was in this episode and he died before it aired...which is a real pity. Sadly, he looked very old and not at his best in this one.
The story mostly occurs around the set where a daytime soap opera is filmed. From the very beginning, it's obvious who the future murder victim will be...the cold, heartless writer (Jessica Walter) who delights in writing folks off the show. When the deed is done, a costumed person who is completely unidentifiable is seen and the stupid cops arrest another of Jessica's nieces (she must have hundreds...or more). Jessica manages to get the killer to confess at the end...even though there's no evidence to prove it.
All too often, Jessica manages to get killers to admit they did it...even though there really is no proof they did. Combine that with an episode that isn't all that interesting and you have a subpar episode.
By the way, the fine actor Lloyd Nolan was in this episode and he died before it aired...which is a real pity. Sadly, he looked very old and not at his best in this one.