Jessica Fletcher has been invited by writer and academic Doctor Jocelyn Laird (Polly Bergen) to receive a honorary degree.
Jocelyn is a serious writer and the campus dean where two professors are vying for promotion. Doctor Alger Kenyon (Roddy McDowall) is hopelessly in love with Jocelyn. Professor Ron Mercer is not a fan of the publish or perish principle. He has no interest in writing dry articles for the sake of it.
Problems arise when Jocelyn's daughter Daphne Clover turns up with her grasping boyfriend Nick. Daphne has done well writing some trashy novels. They waltz in a reception and behave badly in front of the guests.
When Nick is found dead both Daphne and Jocelyn become suspects to Police Chief Griffin (Jack Kehoe) who is investigating his first murder. So he is grateful for Jessica's help.
Well it is good that Griffin likes to have Jessica hanging about rather then be an irritant. I did think the story was absurd.
It was clear early on that Daphne was so dim she could not had written the books. So the story rested on Jocelyn being embarrassed to be exposed as the real author of the trashy but well remunerated books.
Jocelyn is a serious writer and the campus dean where two professors are vying for promotion. Doctor Alger Kenyon (Roddy McDowall) is hopelessly in love with Jocelyn. Professor Ron Mercer is not a fan of the publish or perish principle. He has no interest in writing dry articles for the sake of it.
Problems arise when Jocelyn's daughter Daphne Clover turns up with her grasping boyfriend Nick. Daphne has done well writing some trashy novels. They waltz in a reception and behave badly in front of the guests.
When Nick is found dead both Daphne and Jocelyn become suspects to Police Chief Griffin (Jack Kehoe) who is investigating his first murder. So he is grateful for Jessica's help.
Well it is good that Griffin likes to have Jessica hanging about rather then be an irritant. I did think the story was absurd.
It was clear early on that Daphne was so dim she could not had written the books. So the story rested on Jocelyn being embarrassed to be exposed as the real author of the trashy but well remunerated books.