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Death by Design

  • Episode aired Oct 12, 2000
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
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7.7/10
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Death by Design (2000)
Cozy MysteryCrimeDramaMystery

A friend hired to revamp Mark's office ends up dead, wrapped up in a roll of carpet, and the murderer's trail leads all the way to Egypt.A friend hired to revamp Mark's office ends up dead, wrapped up in a roll of carpet, and the murderer's trail leads all the way to Egypt.A friend hired to revamp Mark's office ends up dead, wrapped up in a roll of carpet, and the murderer's trail leads all the way to Egypt.

  • Director
    • Christopher Hibler
  • Writers
    • Joyce Burditt
    • Mark Egan
  • Stars
    • Dick Van Dyke
    • Victoria Rowell
    • Charlie Schlatter
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Christopher Hibler
    • Writers
      • Joyce Burditt
      • Mark Egan
    • Stars
      • Dick Van Dyke
      • Victoria Rowell
      • Charlie Schlatter
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    Dick Van Dyke
    Dick Van Dyke
    • Dr. Mark Sloan
    Victoria Rowell
    Victoria Rowell
    • Amanda Bentley-Livingston
    Charlie Schlatter
    Charlie Schlatter
    • Dr. Jesse Travis
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    Barry Van Dyke
    Barry Van Dyke
    • Steve Sloan
    Andrea Roth
    Andrea Roth
    • Kendra Masterson…
    Doug Sheehan
    Doug Sheehan
    • Roger Andrews
    • (as Douglas Sheehan)
    Brooks Almy
    • Care Center Head Nurse
    K Callan
    K Callan
    • Jake's Landlady
    Hamilton von Watts
    • Jake Myers
    • (as Hamilton Von Watts)
    Jeannetta Arnette
    Jeannetta Arnette
    • Lana
    • (as Jeanetta Arnette)
    Darlene Conte
    Darlene Conte
    • Woman
    • (as Darlene Kegan)
    John Duerler
    • Hauler
    Christopher Faulk
    • Detective
    Adam Lieberman
    Adam Lieberman
    • Policeman
    • (as Adam Gordon)
    Jerry Rector
    Jerry Rector
    • Uniformed Officer
    Anne Lockhart
    Anne Lockhart
    • Customs Agent
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    • Director
      • Christopher Hibler
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      • Joyce Burditt
      • Mark Egan
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    Death by Design

    Kendra Masterson commits a series of elaborately planned crimes, using her lover Jake Myers as muscle, who dispatches the wife of her other lover, millionaire Roger Andrews. She frames Roger for the murder of his wife, and later kills Myers, whose corpse she ships to Egypt in a sarcophagus crate.

    Before Andrews's arrest, Masterson scams half a million dollars out of him to care for her nonexistent "insane brother". The Sloanes must figure out all of this as well as investigating a staged fatal car accident which Masterson orchestrated in order to switch identities with a psychiatric patient named Beverly Scott.

    Hottie Andrea Roth plays Kendra, a charming murderess with a vendetta and who conjures up a sure fire plan to achieve it. She's so cool and smart- there's three murders here, more twists and turns and a killer -quite literary - performance by Andrea.

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    Crime
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    Drama
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    Mystery

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    • Goofs
      When Kendra puts the label on the crate, on the "ship to" address, "Egypt" is misspelled "Eygpt".
    • Connections
      References The Young and the Restless (1973)

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Production companies
      • Fred Silverman Company
      • Dean Hargrove Productions
      • Viacom Productions
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      • 45m
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1

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