In "Fatal Paradise", Charlie Garrett (Wayne Rogers) makes yet another appearance as the dopey private eye on "Murder, She Wrote". In many ways, Charlie is a lot like the recurring character Harry McGraw....but even dumber and a bit more larcenous. But, he also was a likable rogue...and this episode is no exception.
Jessica is vacationing in Martinique when she sees Charlie. He's there ostensibly to find a rich man's wife, though there's OBVIOUSLY more to it than that and the actual plan is to use Charlie and possibly get him killed. Too bad no one told Charlie about this! Can Jessica manage to keep this bumbler out of trouble?
This is an interesting episode of the series, and like nearly every other episode set abroad, it was actually filmed in California. It also helps that Charlie, despite his many shortcomings, is a fun character. Well worth seeing.