Madeline DeHaven (Murder, She Wrote)

Madeline DeHaven (Marcia Rodd) is the main villainess from "Harbinger of Death," episode 4.13 of Murder, She Wrote (airdate January 24, 1988). She is a lobbyist and the director of a federal agency, as well as the revealed lover of her assistant, Drake Eaton.
Drake was also a former lover of Carrie Palmer, Jessica Fletcher's niece and the wife of Leonard Palmer, and she had left a note to Drake asking him to meet her at Russell Armstrong's vacation house. Unbeknownst to Drake, Madeline found the note and followed Drake to the house, where he met Carrie and made an advance towards her. Carrie turned down Drake and even threatened him with a gun before she left, but Madeline arrived and confronted Drake. The confrontation was interrupted by Leonard, who (thanks to his assistant, Fay Hewitt) saw Drake and Carrie through the telescope and confronted him.
Madeline saw the gun in the bedroom, and saw it as a perfect opportunity for revenge on Drake. After Drake knocked out Leonard, Madeline turned heel and shot her lover to death, after which she left the scene. Leonard ended up accused of the murder due to his scarf being at the scene, and during an encounter with Jessica, the evil Madeline attempted to pin the murder on Carrie. However, Madeline was revealed as the true killer after Jessica's conversation with Fay, as Fay stated that he had been murdered, not shot--as Madeline said to her earlier in the episode. Jessica made the revelation in response to Madeline's claim that she had no proof of her actions, and after Sgt. Kettler arrived, Madeline confessed everything, stating that Drake was using her and that the gun in the bedroom was an opportunity. Madeline was later taken into custody and arrested (off-screen).
== Quotes ==
*"That nickel-and-dime hustler was climbin' over me to make a name for himself, and all the while he was tellin' me...Nobody uses Madeline DeHaven the way he did. Finding that gun in the bedroom was like an omen, a portent, Mrs. Fletcher. I didn't even hear it go off." (Madeline DeHaven confessing to killing Drake Eaton)
==Gallery==
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Madeline Murderess.gif|Madeline shooting and killing Drake Eaton
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Category:1980s
Category:Brunette
Category:Deceiver
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murder: Gun
Category:Murderer
Category:Pistol
Category:Politics
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Category:Fate: Arrested