Murder, She Hoped(2013): "raising Hope"

The name "Murder, She Hoped" is a play on the long-running mystery series Murder, She Wrote .

Guest stars as Agent Thompson . Hurd is the real-life wife of series regular Garret Dillahunt (Burt). Rebecca Lowman: Guest stars as the neighbor's wife, Gina . Hitchcock Tributes & Trivia The episode is packed with "Easter eggs" for film fans: "Raising Hope" Murder, She Hoped(2013)

After Burt takes a bad fall and ends up in a wheelchair, he becomes obsessed with his new "back-fence" neighbors, Gary and Gina. Convinced that Gary has murdered his wife with an axe, Burt enlists Virginia to help him spy on them using a telescope—mimicking the telephoto lens used by Jimmy Stewart's character in Rear Window . Because the Chances have a history of making "loony" calls to the police, the department only sends auxiliary officer Barney to investigate. The name "Murder, She Hoped" is a play

The episode includes nods to The Birds , Vertigo , and Psycho through dialogue, camera shots, and background details. Rebecca Lowman: Guest stars as the neighbor's wife, Gina

In the Raising Hope episode "" (Season 4, Episode 7), which aired on December 6, 2013, the show delivers a comprehensive tribute to the films of Alfred Hitchcock , specifically the 1954 classic Rear Window . Plot Summary