When the story begins, I was shocked to see Jessica Fletcher pretending to be a very rich and flamboyant lady at some tropical resort. Well, considering how famous she and her books are supposed to be, having her pretend to be someone in order to catch a criminal seems silly to say the least.
So why would Jessica pose as such a person? Well, her rich friend was robbed and murdered at the resort and she is hoping by posing as a rich target, she'll attract the attention of the criminal...which, if you think about it isn't all that smart!
Fortunately, despite this serious plot problem the episode is interesting and unusual. It's also nice to see the nice tropical location shoot (in Honolulu, Hawaii). Worth seeing but weak compared to most of the episodes in the series.