John Davis Chandler was one of the scariest actors in Hollywood. He had a wonderful way of playing weasel-like psychopaths...cold, calculating and just plain nuts! Because of this, it's a real same that he's barely in the show. In fact, he barely gets anything to say or do, as he was the murder victim in this episode...and he died VERY early into the show.
As for the show itself, the plot seems very, very familiar...too familiar. I've seen quite a few films and TV shows that were much like this one in many ways.
Jessica and her friend Sheriff Tupper (Tom Bosley) are going on a bus ride to Portland, Maine. The night is very stormy and eventually the storm becomes so bad that the bus is forced to stop...and when everyone gets off the bus to hang out in a cafe, one of them can't...as he's dead. Obviously SOMEONE on the bus was a killer.
The story, as I said above, is filled with story elements I've seen quite a few times already. The stranded bus, the victim who was involved in a robbery where the money was never recovered and more...all stuff that murder mystery fans will remember from other shows and movies. Now that does NOT mean it's a bad episode, the acting is quite nice, but it cannot be a great episode with so little new and unique content.