- Maria Morgana: Love and loyalty. How admirable. A sentiment that certainly has its place... embroidered on a throw pillow.
- [last lines]
- Sheriff Lynn Childs: This doesn't give me any pleasure, ma'am, believe me, but your brother-in-law told us exactly where we'd find the murder weapon... covered with blood, too.
- Jessica Fletcher: Oh, sheriff, you're wrong... there has to be some mistake here.
- Sheriff Lynn Childs: No, ma'am. No mistake. We took his statement an hour ago. He's already signed a confession, admittin' to the murder of Hank Sutter.