Finder trashed. How to replace it?

As upgrade of TotalFinder crashed ans now Finder won't run. A (Title-free) message appears saying
"The application Finder.app can't be opened.
-10810"
How do I reinstate Finder? I am assuming that Finder is not as central toOS X as Windows Explorer is to Windows... I have Forklift to fill in for Finder in the meanwhile.

Immediate restart was out of the question. Binning the .plist and cache had no immediate benefit.
Still ignorant of the possible intimate relationship between Finder and OS (e.g. Explorer & Windows) but with faith in Time Machine in the event of a total wipe out, I restarted the Mac and Finder came alive again. Whether wiping the plist and cache helped, I don't know. I was not looking forward to a rebuild.
Thank you for your help.

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