Jessica Fletcher is planning to spend a cozy holiday in Cabot Cove. But when Rory Brent--the man who played St. Nick at the small town's yearly Christmas Eve celebration--is found shot to death on his farm, there will be no peace on earth until his killer is found. Snooping into Cabot Cove's past for a motive, Jessica is determined to deliver the killer before Christmas. The trouble is, the next sound she hears this silent night may be a scream--her own...