Virginia McCormack (Murder, She Wrote)

Virginia "Ginny" McCormack (Joanna Pettet) is the minor villainess from "The Way to Dusty Death," episode 4.05 of Murder, She Wrote (airdate October 25, 1987). She is the wife of Morgan McCormack, who was working for business tycoon Duncan Barnett.
Ginny's ambition was established early in the episode, as she believed that Morgan would replace Duncan as the new chairman of his company--with her belief increased after a psychic informed the couple that Morgan's promotion could come sooner than they thought. The couple was among many guests (Jessica Fletcher being among them) at Duncan's estate, with Ginny believing that Duncan was going to retire and name Morgan as his successor. Instead, Duncan announced that he would be staying on, much to Ginny's dismay.
Ginny voiced her anger at Duncan to a resigned Morgan, with Morgan stating that Duncan wouldn't live forever. Duncan's heart problems were mentioned by Ginny, and with that, Ginny turned heel and planned to kill Duncan to get her husband promoted. She attempted coerce Morgan to commit the deed, but when he backed out, the evil Ginny made the attempt herself, poisoning Duncan's brandy with his medication. When Duncan was found dead in his hot tub, Morgan saw the glass of brandy and took it out of the scene, and though he was named as interim chairman, the glass would end up revealing Ginny's role as an attempted murderess.
Jessica confronted the couple about the glass of brandy, with both of them denying killing Duncan. Jessica stated that she knew they weren't successful, but had known that an attempt was made, leading to Ginny threatening to sue Jessica for libel. After being informed that they would be subjected to a polygraph, as well as the cloud of suspicion they would be under, Ginny confessed to the attempt, even boasting on numerous occasions about her plan being perfect. She lashed out at Morgan for moving the glass, and afterwards, she revealed details to Jessica that ended up uncovering the real killer. It can be assumed that Ginny was arrested (off-screen) for attempted murder.
Category:1980s
Category:Ambitious
Category:Attempted Murder
Category:Blonde
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Ponytail Hairstyle
Category:Villain's Lover
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Inconclusive