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Bonnie Valin confesses to Mark she arranged for him to get her off for the greedy laughing gas murder on her husband plastic surgeon Elliot, trusting the double jeopardy rule renders her immune to prosecution. Steve is nearly demoted, and forced to prosecute the innocent son and true heir, Roger Valin. Meanwhile Jack is determined to get Amanda's embezzled trust fund back by posing as the seller and later buyer of the missing can of Campbell soup painting, for which he knows a perfect forger. Mark scares Bonnie, sees the life insurance refuses to pay and Roger contests probate which should take years and scares her hunky boyfriend and accomplice Dave McDonnell with a perjury prosecution- the answer is an attempt on Mark's own life, after which he believes missing Dave is murdered by Bonnie with rat poison, yet...

The Simpkin's Soup can painting is based upon Andy Warhol's famous painting of a Campbell's Soup can. The painting of the soup can would show up again in season five's "Obsession".

The title is based on the old saying: He who laughs last, laughs best.


Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke - Dr. Mark Sloan
Scott Baio Scott Baio - Dr. Jack Stewart
Victoria Rowell Victoria Rowell - Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Michael Tucci Michael Tucci - Norman Briggs
Delores Hall Delores Hall - Nurse Delores Mitchell
Barry Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke - Steve Sloan
Dyan Cannon Dyan Cannon - Bonnie Valin
Stephen Root Stephen Root - Charlie Lane
Matthew Glave Matthew Glave - Roger Valin
Crystal Chappell Crystal Chappell - Eve Laurie
Harley Venton Harley Venton - Dr. Lloyd Fleming
Jack Blessing Jack Blessing - Special Agt. Matthew Dickerson
David Cromwell David Cromwell - Wallace Sterling
Robin Sachs Robin Sachs - Art Thief
Edward Conery Edward Conery - Peter the Artist
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