Jessica Fletcher, lecturing at a writers' conference, finds herself called on to solve the killing of a guest speaker, an arrogant Russian author who'd written a nonfiction, tell-all book about his tenure as head of the KGB.
| Writing | J. Michael Straczynski | Writer |
| Directing | Anthony Pullen Shaw | Director |
| Production | Christopher N. Seiter | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alex Beaton | Producer |
| Production | Charles F. Engel | Executive Producer |
| Production | J. Michael Straczynski | Producer |
| Sound | Mark Snow | Music |
| Camera | Bill Layton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stan Cole | Editor |
| Art | Hub Braden | Production Design |
| Art | Mary Dodson | Art Direction |
| Art | Donald J. Remacle | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Faye Sloan | Costume Design |