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2. The Case of the Libertine Belle

The girls participate in a murder mystery weekend and Dorothy has a ball when she solves a mystery. However, when Blanche is accused committing a real murder, Dorothy will have to use all her keen detective skills to find the real murderer.

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The girls participate in a murder-mystery weekend where Dorothy excels as a keen amateur sleuth, but, after she solves the murder, there is a real stabbing, and Blanche is the prime suspect. Guest stars: Todd Susman as Spade Marlowe; Tony Plana as Lieutenant Alvarez; Richard Roat as Kendall Nesbit; Claudette Sutherland as Posey McGlynn; Nicholas Kepros as Maitre 'D; Zach Grenier as Vaczy; Leland Orser as Waiter; Gloria Cromwell as Gloria; Tim Haldeman as Man; Margery Nelson as Woman. Note: This episode was meant as a parody of the CBS series, Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury, who was a close friend of Bea Arthur. Richard Roat appears in a season 1 episode as Al Beatty.

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