"If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly" is one of the best episodes of "Murder, She Wrote", as although it's yet another Cabot Cove episode, it's a funny one...and a nice change of pace.
This episode is unusual. While having various stars from old Hollywood in the show isn't unusual, this one features a huge number of old stars...old female stars. Think about it...Julie Adams, Ruth Roman, Gloria DeHaven, Kathryn Grayson and quite a few other starlets are on hand to provide LOTS of color.
When a local lady (Antoinette Bower) is found murdered, her husband, who happens to be the town Deputy, is jailed on suspicion. Surprisingly, during the course of the investigation, Jessica and Sheriff Tupper both discover that the Deputy had a double life. It seems that all sorts of older women, Jessica NOT included, were very close to the Deputy...VERY close! It seems he was quite the lover and this, at first, makes him look MORE guilty...as his wife is dead and he's now free to carry on his affairs and not have to conceal it any more. What's next? See the show and you'll find out.
Not only is the show NOT typical, it also doesn't feature the usual confession without any sort of solid evidence you so often see in other episodes. Very funny...and very different...I think this one is a must-see.