"A Quaking in Aspen" is a very good episode of "Murder, She Wrote". This is because although there is a certain sameness for most episodes since it went on for 12 seasons, somehow this episode offers up a few novel ideas. Plus, it's nice seeing Charlie Garrett (Wayne Rogers)...even if he is completely inept at his job!
The show begins with some poor guy being suckered into the alley...where he confederate bashes the guy over the head! Next, you see a sportscar careening over the edge of a cliff in a VERY memorable scene. Obviously the poor guy in the car is dead...even the Terminator couldn't have survived that one.
In the next scene, Charlie is hired to investigate this death. After all, the insurance company stands to lose up to $10,000,000 because of the claim. So, Charlie heads to town with an alias...where he runs into Jessica and she blows his cover. Can Charlie and Jessica STILL manage to uncover the murder and make sure they don't benefit from this insurance policy?
This episode has a lot of interesting twists and turns. About the only thing I didn't like was the ridiculous fake beard you see on the guy near the beginning...it just looked cheap and made no sense. But if this is my only complaint, then it's still a very good show.