Murder in the Cathedral Murder in the Cathedral Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T.S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Eliot drew heavily on the writing of Edward Grim, a clerk who was an eyewitness to the event. The play, dealing with an individual's opposition to authority, was written at the time of rising fascism in Central Europe. Some material that the producer asked Eliot to remove or replace during the writing was transformed into the poem "Burnt Norton". The action occurs between 2 and 29 December 1170,
Murder, She Wrote looked like then, it would be ridiculous. And I can't do that." She then expressed interest in revisiting the character again in 2017. The Third Season episode of "Murder, She Wrote" entitled "Magnum on Ice" concludes a crossover that began on the Seventh Season "Magnum, P.I." episode "Novel Connection". In the episode's plot, Jessica comes to Hawaii to investigate an attempt to murder Robin Masters' guests, and then tries to clear Magnum when he's accused of killing the hitman. The "Magnum, P.I." episode originally aired on 11/19/86 with the concluding "Murder, She Wrote" episode following four days later on 11/23/86.