Episode 8.19 ("Murder on Ice") is yet another example why Quincy should never go on vacation or to a convention, as whenever this occurs SOMEONE MUST DIE!!! Here, he and his new bride (Dr. Hanover--Anita Gillette) arrive at their honeymoon destination--a ski resort that is supposed to be deserted so they can have peace and quiet. Instead, they soon learn that several people Quincy has worked with on an old case all have been invited there on some pretext. Soon it becomes apparent (sooner to the viewers than the characters in the show) that they have been brought here for some nefarious purpose--and some of them start to die. Could it be that the common thread involving an escaped embezzler is behind all this?
The show isn't bad but loses a point for overusing the Quincy on vacation plot. By now, it's utterly ridiculous that death follows Quincy--unless he is actually doing all the killings!! As for the plot, it's much like an Agatha Christie novel--and instead of Poirot or Miss Marple solving the crime, it's Mr. and Mrs. Quincy. My only major complaint is that the Quincys solve the crime way too quickly and easily--no one is THAT good. Still, at least the show was different--and this is important, as most of season eight was pretty bad.