Murder, She Wrote

S01E01 The Murder Of Sherlock Holmes 1984-09-30

Retired English teacher Jessica Fletcher is in for a surprise when her nephew Grady tells her that he found a manuscript she wrote and showed it a friend in the publishing world. Jessica's mystery novel soon becomes a bestseller and she soon finds herself in New York on a whirlwind promotional tour that ends with a murder. Production Notes: This season contains the first opening segment.

Pilot note — From the desk: Murder, She Wrote opens its catalog run with “The Murder Of Sherlock Holmes” (1984-09-30). Cozy mystery as prime-time empire; older lead as franchise core. Scheduling snubs and Lansbury's graceful industry power.

S01E02 Deadly Lady 1984-10-07

When a supposedly dead businessman, disguised as a handyman turns up on Jessica's doorstep, she soon discovers that he was swept overboard his yacht the previous night during a hurricane following a fight with his daughters. When she returns home to get some answers from her new "handyman," she promptly discovers his dead body, Jessica aids Sheriff Tupper in his investigation to see which of his daughters hated him enough to want him dead.

S01E03 Birds Of A Feather 1984-10-14

Jessica meets up with her niece Victoria in San Francisco before her wedding to a young man named Howard. When Victoria confides in Jessica that she fears Howard may be cheating on her, they soon discover he's a performer at a local drag club. Things take a surprising turn when the club owner is found dead and Howard is the prime suspect.

S01E04 Hooray For Homicide 1984-10-28

Jessica travels to Hollywood in an effort to stop a sleazy producer from turning one of her novels into a steamy film. When the movie mogul turns up dead, she is horrified to learn that she is the chief suspect.

S01E05 It's A Dog's Life 1984-11-04

While visiting a friend in the South, Jessica discovers that backstabbing among family members is pretty common when her host is found dead and has left his estate to his beloved dog as a result. Furious about getting nothing, the man's family begin looking for a way to break the will in an attempt to get their hands on his money. When the dog's caretaker is found dead and the dog appears to be the likely culprit, Jessica begins to suspect that the jilted heirs are working together to get what they think is theirs.

S01E06 Lovers And Other Killers 1984-11-18

While in Seattle for a series of lectures, Jessica is drawn into a dangerous case involving young secretary David Tolliver accused of killing his wealthy older lady friend Allison Brevard.

S01E07 Hit, Run And Homicide 1984-11-25

Jessica and the police are baffled by a seemingly driver-less car that suddenly appears in Cabot Cove and runs down a visitor who had fired local inventor Dan O'Brien.

S01E08 We're Off To Kill The Wizard 1984-12-09

While visiting relatives in Kansas, Jessica gets caught up in the plot of scheming theme park owner who wants to turn her novel into an attraction at her park. After she politely turns him down and he ends up being murdered inside his self-locking private office, Jessica is propositioned by the police to help find the culprit.

S01E09 Death Takes A Curtain Call 1984-12-16

In Boston, Jessica attends a special performance by a Soviet Ballet Company with her friend Leo Peterson. When she discovers that Leo's niece, a prima ballerina, and her husband defect the same night a security guard is found murdered, she has to prove the pair's innocence while helping the FBI and KGB agents find the actual killer.

S01E10 Death Casts A Spell 1984-12-30

Jessica gets talked into going to a well-known and disliked hypnotist's show at a popular night club by her editor's assistant. Not long after she arrives, the hypnotist gets murdered in a locked roomful of journalists, who happen to be under the man's spell. The baffled police have no shortage of suspects and soon turn to Jessica's assistance in solving the crime.

S01E11 Capitol Offense 1985-01-06

After the congressman representing her district suddenly dies of a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily fill in, until a replacement is elected. While in Washington, she soon discovers the dark dealings of the political arena and that serving in elected offices can be murder.

S01E12 Broadway Malady 1985-01-13

Jessica investigates the attempted murders of a legendary Broadway actress and her talented daughter, due to star in a new musical production. But as Jessica uncovers the truth, her own life is put in danger.

S01E13 Murder To A Jazz Beat 1985-02-03

Jessica arrives early in New Orleans on a book tour and spends some time as a tourist in the French Corner. On the night her host takes her out to a night club for the final performance of a popular Jazz band before relocating out of state, the leader drops dead, apparently from a heart attack. However, at Jessica's prodding, the police discover he was actually poisoned and there were several people, including several bandmates, who wanted the man dead.

S01E14 My Johnny Lies Over The Ocean 1985-02-10

Jessica goes on a cruise with her niece Pamela, who has just been released from a sanatorium where she was recovering from the suicide of her husband Johnny. However, on board the ship Pamela is the victim of a terror campaign, and then another passenger is found dead.

S01E15 Paint Me A Murder 1985-02-17

Jessica investigates the death of her friend Diego Santana, a famous painter. But which of his friends and family had a killer's motive?

S01E16 Tough Guys Don't Die 1985-02-24

Jessica is working on a new novel that is based on actual murder case that happened years before. When the private investigator she hired to look into the case is murdered in his office, she and the investigator's partner, tough guy Harry McGraw, reluctantly team up to see which of his cases lead to his death.

S01E17 Sudden Death 1985-03-03

Jessica inherits part of a professional football team, and soon discovers that the sport can be murder. When a fellow co-owner is found dead following a team party and the star quarterback is the prime suspect, Jessica has her work cut out for her to prove his innocence.

S01E18 Footnote To Murder 1985-03-10

Jessica meets up with a poet friend in San Francisco for a special literary awards banquet. While at the party the poet gets into a scuffle with an author who claims to have wrote the "definitive" novel about the Vietnam War. When the author is later found in his room and his manuscript missing, the poet is the prime suspect. Jessica then sets out to prove to the police that her friend is innocent of the crime.

S01E19 Murder Takes The Bus 1985-03-17

While on their way to a Sheriff's convention is Boston, Sheriff Tupper and Jessica find that their bus has to take a detour to a small roadside diner due to bad weather. However, they can't leave a murder investigation at home when one of their fellow passengers is found dead on the bus and have to find out who wanted the man dead.

S01E20 Armed Response 1985-03-31

Upon her arrival in Texas to give a deposition, Jessica gets in a small accident that results in her leg being broken. Not long after being taken to the hospital, she soon discovers that the politics on the administration level can be murder when the hospital's chief of staff is found dead at home the guilty party lets a nurse working at the hospital take the blame for the crime.

S01E21 Murder At The Oasis 1985-04-07

Jessica arrives at a popular California desert resort town to visit an old friend and her family for the weekend. It doesn't take long for her to become involved in a murder investigation, when her friend's ex-husband was found murdered in an apparently locked room in his estate. Jessica soon discovers that the suspect list is lengthy since he had several enemies, and some of the people who wanted him gone were family.

S01E22 Funeral At Fifty-Mile 1985-04-21

Jessica is in Wyoming for the funeral of an old friend and soon gets involved in a murder investigation when an old business associate who arrived for the funeral, claiming to be the rightful heir of the deceased's property, is found murdered in the barn. As Jessica begins to wade through the clues, she soon discovers that the rancher's old army buddies and brother all had their reasons for wanting the man dead, and those reasons included a secret involving the rancher's daughter.

S02E01 Widow, Weep For Me 1985-09-29

After receiving a letter from a friend, foretelling her death, Jessica decides to masquerade as a wealthy recluse in order to investigate her death on the tropical island where her death occurred. Upon arriving, she gets some unexpected help in the form of British spy Michael Haggerty and the local inspector.

S02E02 Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly 1985-10-06

When a real estate developer, known for using substandard building equipment, is found dead at a site outside of Cabot Cove where he was planning on building a high-rise hotel, there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see the man dead. Jessica soon has her work cut out for her in trying to convince an FBI Agent that a peaceful environmental protestor is innocent in the crime while proving to Sheriff Tupper that another set of skeletal remains that have been found at the construction scene don't belong to a Revolutionary War hero.

S02E03 Murder In The Afternoon 1985-10-13

Jessica's niece, an actress in a daytime drama, becomes a suspect when the head writer for the show is murdered.

S02E04 School For Scandal 1985-10-20

Crime writer Jessica Fletcher is about to receive a special award at Grenshaw College when she finds the proceedings interrupted by a murder.

S02E05 Sing A Song Of Murder 1985-10-27

Jessica hurries to London upon learning that her cousin Emma (Angela Lansbury in a dual role), has passed away unexpectedly. Upon her arrival, Jessica learns that Emma faked her death and is asking for her help in finding out who wants her dead.

S02E06 Reflections Of The Mind 1985-11-03

When a friend of Jessica's expresses concern that she's losing her sanity, the sharp-eyed sleuth downs her pen and rushes to help. It soon becomes clear that things are not what they seem - is someone out to swindle the family fortune from under her nose?

S02E07 A Lady In The Lake 1985-11-10

While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.

S02E08 Dead Heat 1985-11-24

Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.

S02E09 Jessica Behind Bars 1985-12-01

On the night Jessica fills in as a night school teacher in a women's prison, she is forced to investigate what lead to a prisoner uprising following the death of the prison doctor. As her investigation progresses, she soon discovers the politics behind the everyday running of a prison can be deadly – especially after another prison employees is found dead.

S02E10 Sticks And Stones 1985-12-15

After Amos decides to retire early, Cabot Cove gets flooded with dozens of poison pen letters, in an attempt to cover up the surprising murder of a young woman who owns the land that a historic lighthouse is located on. With the help of a visiting travel journalist, it's up to Jessica to aid the new sheriff, Harry Pierce, in figuring who the culprit is.

S02E11 Murder Digs Deep 1985-12-29

Jessica investigates when murder fells a local Navajo Indian guide who opposed an archaeologist's desecration of tribal lands.

S02E12 Murder By Appointment Only 1986-01-05

While visiting her nephew in New York, Jessica runs into a former student, Elizabeth Gordon, in town for a cosmetics convention. Visiting her apartment, Jessica finds Elizabeth murdered and her portrait defaced with lipstick.

S02E13 Trial By Error 1986-01-12

It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.

S02E14 Keep The Home Fries Burning 1986-01-19

A new themed diner opened just off the interstate in Cabot Cove, drawing the praise of the town's residents and the ire of a competing diner owner. However, when a visiting diner ends up dead and several other diners getting sick from apparently food poisoning, Seth and Jessica help Sheriff Tupper wade through a long list of suspects to find out what their motive was for the poisoning.

S02E15 Powder Keg 1986-02-09

Jessica and a colleague named Ames Caufield are on their way home from a literary conference when their car breaks down in a small, southern rural area. While waiting for the car to be fixed, they check into a local inn run by a former student of Ames. Later that night, the woman's son becomes the prime suspect when the sheriff discovers the local bully is found murdered. While working to prove the young man's innocence, Jessica soon discovers the reason why Ames is so quick to want to help has to do with a past romance he had with the young man's mother.

S02E16 Murder in the Electric Cathedral 1986-02-16

Jessica's old high-school teacher causes friction amongst her family when she revises her will and leaves her entire estate to a TV evangelist. After a confrontation with her son and grandson, Carrie is rushed to hospital suffering heart complications and dies shortly after. However, when she discovers a syringe containing cyanide by Carrie's bedside, Jessica suspects foul play.

S02E17 One Good Bid Deserves A Murder 1986-02-23

At the request of Richard Bennett, a friend and a popular actor, Jessica Fletcher goes to an auction to bid for the diary of a dead woman whose journal was stolen on the night of her death. Jessica soon discovers that many more people are intent on getting their hands on the diary but before any bids are made, Bennett is found murdered and the diary goes missing again.

S02E18 If A Body Meet A Body 1986-03-09

Jessica is attending the funeral of Henry Vernon, when the service is interrupted by the departed's ex-lover, who insists that he was murdered and did not, as it was claimed, die of a heart attack.

S02E19 Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday 1986-03-30

Jessica Fletcher is disputing the inclusion of her short story in a girlie magazine when she finds herself confronted by the murder of the magazine's owner.

S02E20 Menace, Anyone? 1986-04-06

When a tennis star is killed by a bomb planted in his girlfriend's car, all the evidence points towards the girlfriend and her sister, although the sister has since died in a plane crash.

S02E21 The Perfect Foil 1986-04-13

Jessica goes to New Orleans to check on a distant cousin during Mardi Gras. Upon arriving at Cal's rooming house to fulfil the aunt's request, she finds a party in full swing, a party-goer murdered, and Cal being the prime suspect. Despite not knowing her distant cousin that well, Jessica sets out to prove the man's innocence and find the real killer.

S02E22 If The Frame Fits 1986-05-18

Jessica is spending her holidays with an old friend, Lloyd Marcus. His daughter is found murdered in her house and her husband Donald becomes the prime suspect.

S03E01 Death Stalks The Big Top 1986-09-28

When Jessica's niece receives a gift from her supposedly dead grandfather, she asks Jessica to find him. The trail leads to a circus with more mayhem behind the scenes than in the arena.

S03E02 Death Stalks The Big Top 1986-10-05

Jessica's long-missing brother-in-law Neil Fletcher, who has been working under an alias with the Carmody Circus, has confessed to the murder of circus manager Hank Sutter. Jessica is convinced that Neil is innocent, and that he is covering up for somebody else.

S03E03 Unfinished Business 1986-10-12

Retired police lieutenant Barney Kale insists upon reopening a 10-year-old murder case which he had never been able to solve. Heading to the murder scene, a lakeside mountain resort, Kale gathers together all of the likely suspects, including Dr. Seth Hazlitt. When a new murder occurs, it appears obvious that there is an hidden agenda related to the revived investigation, but whose agenda, and why?

S03E04 One White Rose For Death 1986-10-19

While in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved in one of Michael Hagarty's cases when an East German musician who is working as a political spy, looks to defect to the United Kingdom. While Jessica tries to make sense of things, she and Michael try to sort things out when one of the operatives working with the defector ends up murdered. Little do they know it somehow includes Jessica's concert-going escort and some time spent in South Africa by both men in the past.

S03E05 Corned Beef and Carnage 1986-11-02

Jessica's niece Victoria soon discovers that the high-powered world of Advertising can be murder when her boss is found dead inside his office and, thanks to her fingerprints on the object used to kill him, is the prime suspect in his death. As a result, Jessica goes to work with the police detective to prove Victoria's innocence while finding the actual killer.

S03E06 Dead Man's Gold 1986-11-09

A group of young treasure hunters come to Cabot Cove looking for sunken treasure but after one dies and the other is arrested for her murder, Jessica gets involved both to clear a young man she believes is innocent and to help an old friend she knows tends not to be.

S03E07 Deadline For Murder 1986-11-16

A veteran reporter who suffered a heart attack says his best medicine would be the removal of his publisher. Jessica gets involved after the man ends up dead.

S03E08 Magnum On Ice 1986-11-23

Magnum has been arrested for murder and it's up to super sleuth Jessica Fletcher to prove his innocence and find the real killer before it's too late. Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is Magnum PI S07E09

S03E09 Obituary For A Dead Anchor 1986-12-07

Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the taping; a boat explosion leads everyone to believe the journalist has been killed.

S03E10 Stage Struck 1986-12-14

Two actor friends of Jessica's are due to appear in a revival of the play which launched their careers 30 years earlier, but when one of them finds threatening notes on stage, she stands down in favour of her understudy, who dies of cyanide poisoning. Jessica, as ever, decides to investigate.

S03E11 Night Of The Headless Horseman 1987-01-04

Jessica is approached by her old friend Dorian Beecher, a shy poet, who begs her to help him. Dorian wants her to impersonate his mum in order to impress his boss, the father of his true love Sarah. Jessica learns that Dorian has been ridiculed for claiming to have seen a headless horseman on his previous visits to Sarah's house, and when his chief tormentor is found decapitated, Dorian is the prime suspect.

S03E12 The Corpse Flew First Class 1987-01-18

A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.

S03E13 Crossed Up 1987-02-01

While bedridden, Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder.

S03E14 Murder In A Minor Key 1987-02-08

Jessica tells the tale surrounding her newest novel, a music student who accuses his professor of plagiarism, only to be accused of his murder when he is found dead in his office on campus.

S03E15 The Bottom Line Is Murder 1987-02-15

A lying TV consumer advocate is killed and suspicion lands on one of the clients whose products he maligned.

S03E16 Death Takes A Dive 1987-02-22

Thanks to her latest run-in with Harry McGraw, Jessica discovers that she now is the manager of a down-on-his-luck prize fighter who is looking to retire following his next fight. And while getting a crash course on her new endeavor, she has her hands full trying to clear Harry in the murder of a shady fight promoter.

S03E17 Simon Says, Color Me Dead 1987-03-01

Simon Thane is a celebrated artist living in Cabot Cove. For the last several years, Thane has jealously guarded his favorite painting, which he has never allowed to be seen publicly. Jessica becomes involved in the story when Thane is murdered and his prized painting stolen, leading our heroine to conclude that the mysterious work of art may contain a clue as to the killer's identity.

S03E18 No Laughing Murder 1987-03-15

Someone is found dead after the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comedians.

S03E19 No Accounting For Murder 1987-03-22

Jessica investigates when her nephew, a junior executive for a large accounting firm, is charged with tax fraud and the murder of his boss.

S03E20 The Cemetery Vote 1987-04-05

Jessica investigates when an old friend is killed in a car accident in Idaho -- the man's widow believes it was an accident, but the victim's father is sure it was murder.

S03E21 The Days Dwindle Down 1987-04-19

Jessica looks into a 30-year-old murder in a continuation of the story from the 1949 film "Strange Bargain."

S03E22 Murder, She Spoke 1987-05-10

While Jessica is recording some of her mystery stories for the blind, the sound studio's new owner is killed and the record producer quickly arrested. The police reveal that the producer's own blindness was due to a car crash caused by the dead man, but Jessica is convinced other forces are at work, and fights to prove her friend's innocence.

S04E01 A Fashionable Way To Die 1987-09-20

Murder is around the corner when Jessica travels to Paris to attend the premiere of an old friend's fashion collection. Production Notes: This season contains the second opening segment.

S04E02 When Thieves Fall Out 1987-09-27

A coach's retirement, a stranger's arrival and deadly practical jokes cause Jessica to re-examine a 20-year-old murder.

S04E03 Witness For The Defense 1987-10-04

An attorney asks Jessica to testify for a colleague accused of murder on circumstantial evidence in Quebec.

S04E04 Old Habits Die Hard 1987-10-11

Jessica arrives at a convent to visit an old college friend who is now a nun. While enjoying their visit, the pair soon gets caught up in a murder investigation when a fellow nun, who is the convent's unofficial record keeper is found dead of an apparent suicide. At her friend's urging, Jessica promises to get to the bottom of what happens and soon discovers that her death is connected to a young woman who sought refuge at the convent years ago, her dying father, and the city's mayor and his wife.

S04E05 The Way To Dusty Death 1987-10-25

When Jessica and several other members of a company board are invited to the chairman's country estate, everyone is considered a suspect when their host is found murdered. When the police discover that everyone only arrived to find out who will the victim planned on naming the next chairman, only to be betrayed by him, they turn to Jessica for help in trying to find out which jilted board member wanted power bad enough to kill for it.

S04E06 It Runs In The Family 1987-11-01

Jessica Fletcher's cousin Emma, a dance-hall performer who bears a strong resemblance to the crime-writer herself, is forced to investigate the murder of a wealthy friend.

S04E07 If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly 1987-11-08

In order to solve the murder of the wife of one of Cabot Cove's deputies, Jessica and Sheriff Tupper get drawn into beauty shop gossip. Through the course of their investigation, they get a big surprise when they discover the deputy has been having secret liaisons with several single women in town.

S04E08 Steal Me A Story 1987-11-15

In Los Angeles to promote her new novel, Jessica learns her latest mystery has been appropriated by an unscrupulous Hollywood producer.

S04E09 Trouble In Eden 1987-11-22

After being notified of her sister's death, a friend of Jessica's gets hit by a car, and almost loses her life. Fearing that both events are connected, Jessica takes it upon herself to travel to the small town in Oregon, where Charlotte had a thriving hotel called "Garden of Eden" while posing as her grieving sister. Upon her arrival she sees that things aren't what they appear, especially after Charlotte was swiftly cremated and several people wanted to take control of the hotel, including the less than honorable sheriff and town doctor.

S04E10 Indian Giver 1987-11-29

When an Algonquin Indian named George Longbow crashes a town party, he hands Mayor Booth a land grant that claims he and his people own the land that Cabot Cove was founded on. Suspecting that Mr. Longbow's claims are false, the town leaders turn to the local expert on Indian History for insight. However, when the professor confirms his claims, several business owners fear an impending development project will no longer be able to proceed as plan. At this point, when the leader of the project is found murdered with a spear in his chest, Jessica has to prove George is innocent in the crime.

S04E11 Doom With A View 1987-12-13

While staying in an opulent hotel courtesy of Grady's fraternity brother Gary, Jessica becomes embroiled in a fight to clear Grady of a woman's murder that is tied to Gary's past.

S04E12 Who Threw The Barbitals In Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? 1988-01-03

When Amos's sister Winnie abruptly arrives in Cabot Cove with the news that she left her domineering husband, Amos, Seth, and Jessica have their hands full when they arrive in town looking to bring Winnie home. Things get tricky when Jessica hosts Amos, Winnie, and their in-laws for dinner one night and Winnie's husband ends up murdered. When it looks like Winnie is the prime suspect, Jessica has to figure out who the true culprit is.

S04E13 Harbinger Of Death 1988-01-24

Jessica Fletcher is invited by astronomer Dr Leonard Palmer to witness the reappearance of a comet unseen for over a century, but soon finds herself involved with bodies other than heavenly ones, and murder to boot.

S04E14 Curse Of The Daanau 1988-02-07

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

S04E15 Mourning Among The Wisterias 1988-02-14

Jessica is shocked when famous playwright Eugene McLendon proposes marriage, confiding in her that he doesn't have long to live and would like to spend his last few months with her. However, there are more shocks in store for Jessica when Eugene is arrested for the murder of his embezzling business manager.

S04E16 Murder Through The Looking Glass 1988-02-21

When Jessica overhears the confession of a dying hit man, she becomes embroiled in a case of international intrigue and must use her infallible crime writer's instincts to solve the murder of a government official.

S04E17 A Very Good Year For Murder 1988-02-28

Jessica heads to wine-growing country to help wealthy vintner Salvatori Gambini celebrate his 75th birthday. Unfortunately, Gambini's fractious family isn't in a celebratory mood, and the festivities come to a grim climax when a corpse is found in the wine cellar. In her efforts to solve the mystery, Jessica is heartbroken over the likelihood that she might have to turn an old and cherished friend over to the authorities.

S04E18 Benedict Arnold Slipped Here 1988-03-13

Following the death of an eccentric recluse of Cabot Cove, Jessica is appointed as executor of the woman's estate. As she begins the daunting task of cataloging the contents of her home, Jessica gets roped into helping Sheriff Tupper in the investigation of the murder of the local unscrupulous antiques dealer who was found dead inside the woman's house. They soon discover that an old legend of Benedict Arnold spending time inside the old house may have played a part in the man's death.

S04E19 Just Another Fish Story 1988-03-27

At her nephew's suggestion, Jessica invests in Alice's Farm, a trendy New York restaurant, but when one of the owners is found dead in a freezer, Jessica uncovers a crime network behind the operation.

S04E20 Showdown In Saskatchewan 1988-04-10

Jessica is called to the Showdown Rodeo in Saskatchewan to visit her niece who is doing the rodeo circuit, but a mysterious fire at the local hospital leaves the rodeo physician dead and Jessica finds herself involved in a murder investigation.

S04E21 Deadpan 1988-05-01

When the feud of two drama critics ends in murder, Jessica has a full cast of suspects, including the surviving critic.

S04E22 The Body Politic 1988-05-08

When Jessica agrees to write campaign speeches for her friend Kathleen Lane, she becomes involved in an accusation of adultery which ends in death.

S05E01 J.B.. As In Jailbird 1988-10-23

When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.

S05E02 A Little Night Work 1988-10-30

Jessica attends a fund-raiser for a New York publisher, and he is found dead, and his wife's diamond necklace is missing from his safe.

S05E03 Mr. Penroy's Vacation 1988-11-06

Following Sheriff Tupper's retirement, his replacement quickly has to adjust to small town life in Cabot Cove when a fairly new resident, Mr. Penroy, is found dead and buried in the yard of the spinster sisters he was renting a room from. Irked by the fact that everyone suggests that he turn to Jessica for help in discovering how he died, Sheriff Metzger tries to convince the town that he'd be able to do the job on his own. However, things don't go as planned when a second body is found in the same fashion as Mr. Penroy and Sheriff Metzger reluctantly has to turn to Jessica for help.

S05E04 Snow White, Blood Red 1988-11-13

While waiting on Grady before enjoying a skiing vacation, Jessica and members of the U.S. World Cup Ski team gets stranded at a lodge with a killer when the womanizing star of the team and two other guests are killed during a massive snow storm. As a result, Jessica and a retired NYPD Lieutenant have to work together to find out who the killer is amongst the guests.

S05E05 Coal Miner's Slaughter 1988-11-20

When a West Virginia mine owner is murdered, a former student of Jessica's is the prime suspect. When she arrives in the town to help Molly prove her innocence, Jessica runs into numerous roadblocks when the residents refuse to help and the fact that several people wanted him dead. They just have to wade through the evidence to find out who the killer is.

S05E06 Wearing Of The Green 1988-11-27

While researching her latest novel, Jessica almost becomes a casualty in the bombing of a jewelry store. It later turns out that the store's owner has been murdered and the priceless Queen of Tara tiara has been stolen. Forming an uneasy alliance with a pair of wisecracking "Cagney and Lacey" style female cops, Jessica follows the trail of clues to the home of a famously reclusive actress named Siobhan O'Dea.

S05E07 The Last Flight Of The Dixie Damsel 1988-12-18

During the Korean War, Frank Fletcher, late husband of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, was forced to bail out of the "Dixie Damsel", a crippled C97 cargo plane. Now, 36 years later, the wreckage of the "Dixie Damsel" has been found--with the remains of a murdered man inside! An Air Force inquiry is established to determine if Frank Fletcher had committed murder, prompting Jessica to team up with her old friend, retired pilot Lee Goddard, to clear her husband's name and find out what really happened.

S05E08 Prediction: Murder 1989-01-01

After Frank's old Army buddy convinces Jessica to visit his ranch on her way back to Cabot Cove, a psychic's dire predictions put a large damper on party festivities when he predicts that the daughter-in-law of Jessica's host will die in a fiery death. However, Jessica soon discovers that the psychic and the intended victim has a past that can't be overlooked, especially after a murder does take place.

S05E09 Something Borrowed, Someone Blue 1989-01-08

Jessica's nephew Grady Fletcher and his fiancée Donna Mayberry have decided to get married in the home of Donna's parents. With Jessica on the guest list, can murder be far behind? Not likely: This time the victim is Mr. and Mrs. Mayberry's fanatically fastidious housekeeper, who is "done in" with her own meat thermometer!

S05E10 Weave A Tangled Web 1989-01-15

Sheriff Metzger investigates when Vivian Proctor, one of Cabot Cove's best-liked and busiest housewives, is implicated in the murder of a well-known womanizer who has been found dead in a cheap motel. Although Vivian is widely regarded as the "perfect" wife and mother, her keys and a lurid personal note have been found next to the body of the victim--and she refuses to explain why. It soon develops that Vivian was leading a double life...and it falls to her friend Jessica to help untangle Vivian's web of lies and find out who the real killer is.

S05E11 The Search For Peter Kerry 1989-02-05

Just before attending the funeral of an old friend, Jessica makes the acquaintance of young Rick Banner, former college roommate of the dead woman's long-lost son Peter. When Rick hears a song written by Peter, the ball starts rolling for a onslaught of intrigue, ill will and murder predicated on the fact that the missing Peter will fall heir to millions should he ever make a return appearance. Jessica's fellow sleuth on this occasion is rumpled, clownish Chief Underwood.

S05E12 Smooth Operators 1989-02-12

A derelict is found dead in a New York alley. At first glance, it appears that the dead man succumbed to alcoholism, but the other clues--including several conspicuously missing items--don't add up. Jessica Fletcher teams with ulcerated NYPD lieutenant Hanratty to make sense of the case, leading both sleuths to a group of disreputable doctors.

S05E13 Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble 1989-02-19

Jessica is suspicious when the appearance of the ghost of a long-dead witch burned at the stake coincides with the release of a book on the very subject.

S05E14 From Russia... With Blood 1989-02-26

Jessica travels to Moscow to attend the International Artists and Writers Conference. No sooner has she arrived that someone steals her purse--and when the police catch up with the thief, they find a role of microfilm amongst Jessica's belongings. Immediately, the KGB accuses our heroine of being a spy--which doesn't anger her quite as much as the subsequent murder accusation leveled at an old friend.

S05E15 Alma Murder 1989-03-12

Jessica takes a sentimental journey to the New Hampshire campus of her old alma mater. Alas, her favorite English professor Leon Walker is in no mood for a reunion: Discovered at the scene of a young girl's murder, Professor Walker has already confessed to the crime, claiming that he killed in self-defense. Jessica does not believe this confession any more than she believes the subsequent confession made by a young student with whom the dead woman had been involved.

S05E16 Truck Stop 1989-04-02

Travelling to Hollywood in the company of elderly writer Walter Murray, with whom she is slated to collaborate on a movie script, Jessica makes a brief stop at a seedy motel-diner. Later that evening, Walter is found dead in his motel room, leaving behind a tape recording detailing the events leading up to his demise. In a series of stunningly photographed black-and-white flashbacks, Jessica learns that on the previous evening, Walter had been reunited with a woman whom he hadn't seen in 19 years--not since he killed her abusive husband!

S05E17 The Sins Of Castle Cove 1989-04-09

When a former student of Jessica's writes a steamy book based on the residents of Cabot Cove, several of Jessica's friends are less than thrilled about the publicity they start to receive. When someone eventually winds up dead as a result of the book, it's up to Jessica to remind her neighbors that there's a difference between fact and fiction when trying to figure out who the killer is and why they wanted the victim dead.

S05E18 Trevor Hudson's Legacy 1989-04-16

At the recommendation of Jessica Fletcher, a young editor heads to Montana, there to organize the unpublished manuscript of the last novel written by a celebrated, recently deceased author. Unable to make heads or tails of the author's notes, the editor concocts a readable volume from his own imagination. Just as he is poised to tell the world that he, and not the late author, penned the novel, the editor is murdered and from here on in, it's up to Jessica to solve the crime.

S05E19 Double Exposure 1989-04-30

While visiting Boston, Jessica runs into her former neighbor John Winslow who brusquely insists that he's never seen her before in her life. Quickly dialing up Winslow's wife Maude, Jessica is informed that John died two weeks before! To solve this mystery, Jessica capitalizes upon her friendship with gruff-but-lovable Boston P.I. Harry McGraw.

S05E20 Three Strikes, You're Out 1989-05-07

Jessica heads to the baseball stadium to visit her nephew, up-and-coming ballplayer Johnny Eaton. Soon afterward, the team's new TV pre-game hostess is murdered, and a startled burglar is arrested for the crime. So what has this to do with Jessica? Well, it seems that the hapless burglar is nephew Johnny's best friend.

S05E21 Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall 1989-05-14

Jessica Fletcher crosses swords with rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton. Envious that Jessica's star has risen while hers has fallen, Eudora publicly declares that she intends to murder our heroine! But when Eudora shows up in Cabot Cove, she couldn't be more friendly or effusive towards Jessica. In fact, Eudora is even bearing a gift...a basket of big juicy apples.

S05E22 Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall 1989-05-21

Jessica is still contending with her witchy rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton. Although the duplicitous Eudora confesses that she has stolen the notes for Jessica's latest novel, she denies that she tried to do her rival in with a poisoned apple and even more emphatically denies murdering the detective who has trailed Eudora all the way to Cabot Cove. The two amateur sleuths decide to briefly bury the hatchet and solve the mystery provided that Eudora can be trusted any farther than she can be thrown!

S06E01 Appointment In Athens 1989-09-24

Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.

S06E02 Seal of the Confessional 1989-10-01

When a visiting priest at Cabot Cove's Catholic Church hears the confession of an individual who just committed murder, he finds himself in a sticky situation when another person is arrested for the crime. Realizing the predicament he's in, he turns to Jessica for help in uncovering the identity of person who actually committed the crime so the innocent man can be set free without breaking the confidence of the confessional.

S06E03 The Grand Old Lady 1989-10-08

Jessica narrates a story from 40 years ago when another female mystery writer helped to solve a mysterious murder aboard the Queen Mary.

S06E04 The Error Of Her Ways 1989-10-15

In Palm Springs, Jessica teams up with the local chief of police to figure out who killed a local investor and what happened to a large amount of money.

S06E05 Jack And Bill 1989-10-29

Jessica narrates the story of an ex-football player turned private eye who investigates the murder of his old teammate with the help of a savvy pooch.

S06E06 Dead Letter 1989-11-05

Jessica's acquisition of an old bureau at a rummage sale unleashes a chain of events that leads to the death of a local volunteer fireman in a furniture store.

S06E07 Night of the Tarantula 1989-11-12

Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamaica.

S06E08 When the Fat Lady Sings 1989-11-19

Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco.

S06E09 Test of Wills 1989-11-26

On a dark and stormy night on a remote island, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a wealthy family squabbling over the inheritance of a millionaire.

S06E10 Class Act 1989-12-03

Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real homicide.

S06E11 Town Father 1989-12-17

Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous results.

S06E12 Good-Bye Charlie 1990-01-07

Jessica's latest novel is about a bumbling down on his luck private detective sets out to prove a recently found dead John Doe in a small Southwestern town are the remains of his beloved uncle, who skipped town years ago. However, upon arriving to claim the body, he and his girlfriend get caught up in helping the sheriff solve a murder.

S06E13 If the Shoe Fits 1990-01-21

Following the murder of a womanizing landlord who was hated by several people in town, a newcomer to town named Marla who works at a local shoe factory is accused of the crime. Suspicious that something is afoul, Jessica offers to help the woman out 2 ways: one by taking care of her son while she's in jail, and to prove she didn't kill the man. However, with several lies about where she was at the time of his death, things are stacking up against Marla, resulting in Jessica having her work cut out for her.

S06E14 How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying 1990-02-04

Jessica learns that high finance can be murder when she arrives in New York to talk about her portfolio and discovers her stock broker has been murdered and his secretary is the prime suspect. Doubting that the secretary and her boyfriend had anything to do with the crime, Jessica starts to investigate and discovers her stock broker hasn't been doing his job on the up and up and some shady business partners are actually the ones responsible for his death.

S06E15 The Fixer-Upper 1990-02-11

Jessica learns that real estate deals in Beverly Hills can be murder when her niece Victoria is the prime suspect in the murder of a client whose exclusive contract she held was about to expire. As a result, Jessica promptly starts butting heads with the police lieutenant in charge of the investigation when she tries to get him to search for other suspects who would have a better motive than Victoria.

S06E16 The Big Show of 1965 1990-02-25

Murder occurs at the reunion of a variety show, site of a similar crime 25 years earlier.

S06E17 Murder-- According to Maggie 1990-03-04

A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.

S06E18 O'Malley's Luck 1990-03-25

Jessica's friend, police Lt. O'Malley, and his rookie niece solve the case of a businessman's wife's apparent suicide.

S06E19 Always a Thief 1990-04-08

Jessica's friend, former jewel thief Dennis Stanton, solves a high-society collector's coin theft and murder.

S06E20 Shear Madness 1990-04-29

Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.

S06E21 The Szechuan Dragon 1990-05-09

Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.

S06E22 The Sicilian Encounter 1990-05-20

Upon receiving a letter from longtime friend and MI-6 Agent Michael Hagarty, Jessica reads about his latest adventure that takes him to Palermo, Italy that involves several double and triple crosses involving a young widow in her attempt to fleece her Mafioso in-laws.

S07E01 Trials and Tribulations 1990-09-16

A foiled prison escape results in the death of the prisoner who attempted to break out. As a result, Jessica is sued by the convict's daughter for his death and for what she deem his wrongful conviction, since Jessica's involvement in his criminal trial sent him to jail for life.

S07E02 Deadly Misunderstanding 1990-09-23

Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder.

S07E03 See You in Court, Baby 1990-09-30

Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.

S07E04 Hannigan's Wake 1990-10-28

Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done.

S07E05 The Family Jewels 1990-11-04

Jessica's night at a political fund-raiser turns to murder.

S07E06 A Body to Die For 1990-11-11

The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder.

S07E07 The Return of Preston Giles 1990-11-18

Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher tries to woo her back into the fold.

S07E08 The Great Twain Robbery 1990-11-25

An alleged Twain manuscript begets greed, deception, arson, and murder.

S07E09 Ballad for a Blue Lady 1990-12-02

Jessica gets enmeshed in feuds, infidelity, and murder in Nashville.

S07E10 Murder in F Sharp 1990-12-16

Dennis Stanton investigates when a prominent pianist's wife is murdered shortly after the pianist's hands are badly burnt.

S07E11 Family Doctor 1991-01-06

A quiet dinner out for Seth and Jessica ends abruptly when he is forced to care for an injured Mafia kingpin. Will Seth and Jessica survive?

S07E12 Suspicion of Murder 1991-01-20

Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flames estranged husband.

S07E13 Moving Violation 1991-02-03

Sheriff Metzer defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for various charges. Later, the son is found dead and Metzger finds himself charged with murder.

S07E14 Who Killed J.B. Fletcher? 1991-02-10

A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered.

S07E15 The Taxman Cometh 1991-02-17

An IRS-plagued woman may have killed her informer husband.

S07E16 From the Horse's Mouth 1991-02-24

A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder.

S07E17 The Prodigal Father 1991-03-10

The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.

S07E18 Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? 1991-03-17

A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.

S07E19 Thursday's Child 1991-04-07

Following an explosion at the school site that an architect designed, he is accused of setting the blast and then ultimately killing the jobsite manager when the manager was accused of unsafe and shoddy work on the job. The architect's mother is frantic to get the cops to uncover bribery in the city manager office and to find who really caused all the commotion at the job site, so she tries to convince Jessica that her son is the fruit of an affair she had with Frank while serving together during the Korean War.

S07E20 Murder, Plain and Simple 1991-04-28

Jessica is passing through Pennsylvania to promote her newest book. However, when her publisher's liaison's car breaks down on the outskirts of the Amish area, she learns that he comes from the area and is "shunned" from the local Amish community. When one of the church leaders is discovered murdered in his barn, Reuben is the prime suspect when it comes out that he and the victim had a volatile past. To prove that he is innocent, Jessica has her work cut out to prove someone from the normally non-violent Amish community may have wanted the overly-strict man out of their lives permanently.

S07E21 Tainted Lady 1991-05-05

The poisoning deaths of three customers point to the local diner owner.

S07E22 The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane 1991-05-12

A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam.

S08E01 Bite the Big Apple 1991-09-15

Jessica heads off to New York to begin teaching and has difficulty finding an apartment. She finally gets one that she likes, only to learn that a murder recently took place in the apartment complex and that someone desperately wants something that is inside her apartment. She's relieved when Seth comes to New York to check up on her, and enlists his help in cracking the case. Production Notes: This season is when she goes back to work as a teacher, this time in New York City. The opening segment is the third one and has the scenes shot outside of the thought bubble, and would continue to be this way from now on.

S08E02 Night Fears 1991-09-22

A professor and ex-cop challenges Jessica to a race to solve a series of campus muggings.

S08E03 Unauthorized Obituary 1991-09-29

A murdered writer leaves a devoted sister, a grieving husband, and a tangle of secrets for Jessica to sort.

S08E04 Thicker Than Water 1991-10-06

Mort's brother Wayne is released from prison and arrives in Cabot Cove, looking to prove that serving time has changed him for the better. However, after Wayne's boss, a fishing boat owner, is suspected to be killed at sea, Wayne is the prime suspect. As a result, Mort turns to Jessica for help in keeping his perspective while trying to solve the crime.

S08E05 Lines of Excellence 1991-11-03

Jessica trades in her typewriter for a computer and Michael, one of her students, takes her to the company where he works to get setup. When one of their programmers is murdered, Michael is arrested. A missed phone call is the key.

S08E06 Judge Not 1991-11-10

Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.

S08E07 Terminal Connection 1991-11-17

When a friend is charged with murdering her abusive husband, Jessica tries to help.

S08E08 A Killing in Vegas 1991-11-24

While in Las Vegas for a Mystery Book Convention, Jessica agrees to check on her agent's daughter who is currently working at a local casino while going to college. Upon arriving, Jessica soon gets caught up in a murder investigation when Susan's boyfriend, who was accused of skimming some money while working as a card dealer, becomes the prime suspect when his boss and another man are found dead. Suspecting that he's innocent, Jessica sets out to find the actual killer.

S08E09 The Committee 1991-12-01

Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.

S08E10 The List of Yuri Lermentov 1991-12-15

Jessica finds herself mired in a case of international espionage when she unknowingly acts as the go-between between spies and Russian Trade Ambassador Yuri Lementov, who tries to pass an encrypted note from his homeland to the U.S. government. When Lementov eventually ends up murdered, Jessica winds up in a tight situation especially when her friend and British spy, Michael Hagarty gets framed for the murder. She then has to team up with a Washington, DC police officer to prove his innocence and find the real killer before they escape.

S08E11 Danse Diabolique 1992-01-05

Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.

S08E12 The Witch's Curse 1992-01-12

Cabot Cove's community theatre is putting on a play about the local story about a purported witch who was burned at the stake. When a new resident named Mariah Osborn auditions for the role of the accused, Cabot Cove's residents suspect there's more to her than meets the eye and as a result, Jessica is moved to investigate what's going on. As a result, she soon discovers that Mariah has a past connection to several key Cabot Cove residents.

S08E13 Incident in Lot 7 1992-01-19

The would-be producer of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies.

S08E14 The Monte Carlo Murders 1992-02-02

Jessica probes a Monte Carlo murder for which her hotelier friend is a suspect.

S08E15 Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief 1992-03-01

Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder.

S08E16 Ever After 1992-03-08

An actress neighbor involves Jessica in her husband's murder.

S08E17 To the End Will I Grapple with Thee 1992-03-15

Jessica tackles the mystery of a man who apparently migrated from Ireland to New York for the sole purpose of taking revenge on an old friend of hers, but is killed himself.

S08E18 Programmed for Murder 1992-04-05

When a patient of Seth's gets treated by a new doctor in town, he is less than thrilled at the prospect of having competition in the form of a younger, more tech savvy doctor who he claims has little experience. When that patient later dies of an apparent misdiagnosis on Seth's part, Jessica fears that foul play may be at play instead medical malpractice and sets out to prove that her hunch is right.

S08E19 Day of the Dead 1992-04-26

The noise and costumes of the Mexican "Day of the Dead" fiesta make it hard for Jessica to identify a killer.

S08E20 Angel of Death 1992-05-03

Martin Tremaine (played by Darren McGavin), a playwright haunted by his wife's suicide, loses another family member to murder.

S08E21 Badge of Honor 1992-05-10

Jessica intervenes when Seth's long-lost Army buddy is accused of murder.

S08E22 Murder on Madison Avenue 1992-05-17

Jessica plays a real-life version of her own murder mystery board-game when the toy company she's working with becomes the scene of the crime.

S09E01 Murder in Milan 1992-09-20

While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered.

S09E02 Family Secrets 1992-09-27

One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.

S09E03 The Mole 1992-10-04

Jessica is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped at the airport. When the woman she is mistaken for is killed, Jessica finds the murderer.

S09E04 The Wind Around the Tower 1992-11-01

While being visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and her friend are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes.

S09E05 The Dead File 1992-11-15

Jessica inadvertently gets caught up in a libel/slander lawsuit when a cartoonist uses her likeness in his comic strip is copied that names high profile individuals in various illegal activities. As a result, Jessica and Stan Hatter have to work together with the police to find out is who is behind fake cartoons.

S09E06 Night of the Coyote 1992-11-22

Jessica helps the sheriff of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure.

S09E07 Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice 1992-11-29

Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead.

S09E08 The Classic Murder 1992-12-06

The father of Jessica's editor disappears with one hundred and fifty million dollars.

S09E09 A Christmas Secret 1992-12-13

The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.

S09E10 The Sound of Murder 1993-01-03

Jessica records one of her novels for the blind and, while at the recording studio, is invited to a taping of a rock video. When a murder happens during the taping, Jessica tries to find the murderer.

S09E11 Final Curtain 1993-01-10

The community center of Cabot Cove is getting ready to produce a play with retired actor David North. What follows is interrupted rehearsals and a murder in town.

S09E12 Double Jeopardy 1993-01-17

A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence.

S09E13 Dead Eye 1993-02-07

When an aging private investigator that Charlie Garrett knew in Chicago is found dead in a Florida town, he and Jessica inadvertently get involved with solving his murder while trying to figure out whether he is connected somehow to the assassination of President Kennedy.

S09E14 Killer Radio 1993-02-14

While on a book tour, Jessica agrees to guest on a local radio talk show that has feuding co-owners. When a murder takes place, Jessica helps sort out the tangled webs of confusion to bring the killer to justice.

S09E15 The Petrified Florist 1993-02-21

Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.

S09E16 Threshold of Fear 1993-02-28

Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.

S09E17 The Big Kill 1993-03-07

Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components.

S09E18 Dead to Rights 1993-03-21

Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact that the woman is a pathological liar.

S09E19 Lone Witness 1993-04-04

Jessica helps solve a murder when the only witness, a local delivery boy she has befriended, becomes the prime suspect.

S09E20 Ship of Thieves 1993-05-02

While on a cruise, Jessica helps an old friend, now a ship's security chief, investigate when a woman is found dead in the cargo area.

S09E21 The Survivor 1993-05-09

Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed.

S09E22 Love's Deadly Desire 1993-05-16

Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.

S10E01 A Death in Hong Kong 1993-09-12

Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon. Production Notes: This season has the fourth opening segment, one that includes a desktop computer, and printer in the opening segment. Also they reshot the scene of her putting the pages in the binder. It now points towards the other direction.

S10E02 For Whom the Ball Tolls 1993-09-26

When Jessica agrees to help preserve a historic brownstone, she winds up trying to clear her editor of the murder of an opposing developer.

S10E03 The Legacy of Borbey House 1993-10-03

While restoring her house in Cabot Cove, Jessica worries that her contractor is preoccupied by the remodeling of another house until the project is put on hold when the client is found murdered.

S10E04 The Phantom Killer 1993-10-24

Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.

S10E05 A Virtual Murder 1993-10-31

Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.

S10E06 Bloodlines 1993-11-07

A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.

S10E07 A Killing in Cork 1993-11-21

While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.

S10E08 Love and Hate in Cabot Cove 1993-11-28

Jessica returns to Cabot Cove to discover why her accountant is not paying her bills.

S10E09 Murder at a Discount 1993-12-05

One of Jessica's best-selling mysteries makes her the target of a lawsuit by a man who was tried and acquitted for murder.

S10E10 Murder in White 1993-12-19

When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a producer.

S10E11 Northern Explosion 1994-01-02

While on a brief layover in a small Canadian mining town, Jessica finds herself pulled into an investigation when an explosion at a mine leaves an executive and an employee of the mining company dead and the prime suspect is a First Nations activist who was accused of stealing some dynamite the night before. Working with the Territory's Tribal lawyer and a RCMP cop, the trio set out to prove the young man's innocence.

S10E12 Proof in the Pudding 1994-01-09

While serving as the celebrity guest on a New York cooking show, hosted by renowned chef Bernardo Bonelli, Jessica gets drawn into an intriguing murder investigation when a new restaurant, when Bonelli is found dead on its opening night. While the police are certain that they have the murderer, Bonelli's assistant who invested a large amount of money in his restaurant and held an insurance policy on her investment, Jessica is certain that the young woman is being framed by a local mob boss. However, when the mob boss is then gunned down outside the restaurant, Jessica has to find out how both murders are connected.

S10E13 Portrait of Death 1994-01-16

Jessica comes to the rescue when a friend's sculpture is used as a murder weapon.

S10E14 Deadly Assets 1994-01-23

While planning a surprise birthday party for Seth, Jessica gets involved with a murder investigation when a hitman from Chicago appears to be killed by a local fisherman. Things then get trickier when it appears her friend Charlie Garrett is also somehow involved in the crime.

S10E15 Murder on the Thirtieth Floor 1994-02-06

In New York, Jessica's publisher Edward Graham seems to be cracking up following the death of his wife. But was a fall from the top of the building suicide or murder?

S10E16 Time to Die 1994-03-06

Jessica's teen writing class has two promising students, Alida and Chris. But when Chris' loan-shark stepfather turns up dead after pursuing Alida and fleeing a hit-and-run, Chris is the prime suspect.

S10E17 The Dying Game 1994-03-13

Jessica has worked to have Larkins sold to a museum, but an embezzled pension plan leads to a rival bid and murder.

S10E18 The Trouble with Seth 1994-03-27

After arriving at Seth's office and discovering it in disarray and the good doctor nowhere to be found, Jessica and Sheriff Metzger fear the worst – especially after finding fresh bloodstains at various spots in the office. Their relief at finding Seth perfectly safe soon turns to befuddlement when a mysterious man turns up dead in the nearby woods. Upon investigating, they soon discover the man's connection to a local businessman's past in Boston, and that with the recent influx of newcomers to town; they have plenty of murder suspects.

S10E19 Roadkill 1994-05-01

While visiting a friend in Texas, Jessica attempts to help the owner of a small trucking company clear his son of a murder charge.

S10E20 A Murderous Muse 1994-05-15

Jessica searches for the truth when a legendary maestro is found murdered and an innocent man is charged with the crime.

S10E21 Wheel of Death 1994-05-22

The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.

S11E01 A Nest of Vipers 1994-09-25

In Los Angeles, to research an animal park, Jessica finds the employees trying to protect themselves in the middle of a skimmed-funds scandal. Then an amoral publicist turns up dead.

S11E02 Amsterdam Kill 1994-10-02

Jessica's investigation of a novelist's kidnapping leads her into the dark world of diamond smuggling and murder.

S11E03 To Kill a Legend 1994-10-09

Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder.

S11E04 Death in Hawaii 1994-10-16

Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.

S11E05 Dear Deadly 1994-10-23

When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.

S11E06 The Murder Channel 1994-11-06

In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.

S11E07 Fatal Paradise 1994-11-13

Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique for her vacation at the same time he is accused of murder.

S11E08 Crimson Harvest 1994-11-20

The mysterious deaths of a winery matriarch's son and a rival vintner lead Jessica into a world of greed and betrayal.

S11E09 Murder by Twos 1994-11-27

Jessica searches for a link between the town bully's death and the death of the woman he was having an affair with.

S11E10 Murder of the Month Club 1994-12-04

The taping of an infomercial by Jessica and two fellow novelists is plagued by problems including the mysterious death of an audience member.

S11E11 An Egg to Die For 1994-12-11

Jessica helps a Russian police officer capture the elusive mastermind behind the theft of a Faberge egg.

S11E12 The Scent of Murder 1995-01-08

The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation.

S11E13 Death 'n Denial 1995-01-22

Jessica takes a trip to Egypt to finalize a cultural exchange program and ends up searching for a killer and a stolen artifact.

S11E14 Murder in High-C 1995-02-05

An opera singer tries to make her debut before a stalker can fulfill his promise to kill her.

S11E15 Twice Dead 1995-02-12

When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then actually murdered, Jessica sets the record straight when the wrong man is arrested.

S11E16 Film Flam 1995-02-19

Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release.

S11E17 Murder a la Mode 1995-02-26

Jessica's excursion into the world of the fashion elite in Paris leads to murder, sweatshops and smugglers.

S11E18 The Dream Team 1995-03-19

The townspeople of Cabot Cove are concerned about a massive development on their shore and it is further complicated for Jessica since the firm employs her nephew Grady.

S11E19 School for Murder 1995-04-30

It seems that more than schoolboy pranks are going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.

S11E20 Another Killing in Cork 1995-05-07

While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his land for a strip mine.

S11E21 Game, Set, Murder 1995-05-14

A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems.

S12E01 Nailed 1995-09-21

Jessica uses her head to weave through the makeup and hairspray concealing the murderer of a financier at a beauty salon. Production Notes: This season includes the fifth opening segment. This time they add a laptop computer to her collection.

S12E02 A Quaking in Aspen 1995-09-28

Jessica is fired up to find the murderer of her friend's husband, but private detective Charlie Garrett is unwittingly putting out the flames.

S12E03 The Secret of Gila Junction 1995-10-05

When Jessica arrives in Gila Junction to visit her friend Norma, she happens across the local sheriff/mechanic when he receives a call regarding Norma's car being found in the desert as a result of an apparent accident. After they discover her with a sprained ankle, Jessica soon is told by Norma that she suspects that someone targeted her because of an investigation she was conducting at an old, abandoned military base near town. When several residents end up murdered, Jessica reluctantly agrees to help investigate what's really going on and soon discovers it has to do with a string of highway robberies.

S12E04 Big Easy Murder 1995-10-12

Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.

S12E05 Home Care 1995-10-19

Jessica immerses herself in the medical profession when a young nurse is accused of murdering two patients to whom she was providing home care.

S12E06 Nan's Ghost (1) 1995-11-02

A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation.

S12E07 Nan's Ghost (2) 1995-11-09

Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.

S12E08 Shooting in Rome 1995-11-16

Jessica is doing re-writes for a movie that is beset with both artistic and financial problems. When the stunt man dies doing a car jump scene, the director is charged with murder. It is up to Jessica to find the real killer.

S12E09 Deadly Bidding 1995-11-23

Charlie Garrett's outrageous bid at an auction arouses Jessica's suspicions after the artist becomes the subject of a homicide.

S12E10 Frozen Stiff 1995-11-30

Gary and Larry's Frozen Stuff accountant is found dead. Shortly thereafter, $750,000 earmarked for Jessica's Literacy Fund is found missing. It's up to Jessica to find the killer.

S12E11 Unwilling Witness 1995-12-14

After being subpoenaed to testify at the Grand Jury probe of a brokerage house, Jessica is charged with contempt. Released on a technicality, she has to dodge further subpoenas while finding out who killed the man they think she talked to.

S12E12 Kendo Kill 1996-01-04

Jessica's delivery to a motorcycle racer in Japan speeds up a series of events that result in the death of another racer.

S12E13 Death Goes Double Platinum 1996-01-07

Desi Ortega and his Latin group have a single climbing the charts until Max Daniels wants to own the group. When Daniels' assistant turns up dead, has someone in the group struck back?

S12E14 Murder in Tempo 1996-01-11

Seth's organizing a fundraising concert to save an endangered forest near Cabot Cove. When the headlining musician is murdered during a practice session, Jessica helps the local sheriff investigate who may have wanted the man dead.

S12E15 The Dark Side of the Door 1996-02-01

When an assistant editor at Jessica's publishing house starts working on editing a new manuscript, she is chilled at the prospect that the author of the story was the person behind her kidnapping that occurred years before. Not long after the author is found killed in his hotel room, Jessica sets out to prove that the young woman is innocent – which will be difficult because the police found her in the room at the time of the murder.

S12E16 Murder Among Friends 1996-02-08

When the producer of a popular television show about a group of friends is found murdered after announcing some major changes to the show, each star is considered a suspect. It's up to Jessica to find out who is behind the murder and to see if the show's stars are actually innocent.

S12E17 Something Foul in Flappieville 1996-02-15

One of Jessica's children storybook characters is being adapted into a cartoon character and she arrives at the television studio to see how things are going. She soon gets pulled into a murder investigation when one of the studio backers is murdered and the puppet based on her character is used as the murder weapon.

S12E18 Track of a Soldier 1996-02-25

On vacation in the Tetons, Jessica encounters jewel thieves and a man from her Army vet host's past.

S12E19 Evidence of Malice 1996-03-28

Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy, who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his car.

S12E20 Southern Double-Cross 1996-04-04

In Australia, Jessica may be the legal owner of a valley that the sheepherders and miners are arguing over, and may be the cause of the disappearance of Jessica's lawyer.

S12E21 Race to Death 1996-04-28

Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and the daughter of his rival is charged with the crime.

S12E22 What You Don't Know Can Kill You 1996-05-05

When Jessica's new landscaper - who happens to be dating Seth's visiting niece Amy - winds up dead following a motorcycle accident, Amy is certain that his death was no accident. Following the death of a local lawyer, Jessica suspects that both deaths are somehow connected, and that a local bully named Les Franklin is somehow linked to the deaths of both men.

S12E23 Mrs. Parker's Revenge 1996-05-12

A switched packet of amateur-written stories involves Jessica in an international plot to steal a biological-weapon virus.

S12E24 Death by Demographics 1996-05-19

A radio station's new manager is murdered after changing their format from classical music to hard rock.

Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “Death by Demographics” (1996-05-19) — a series bookend worth the package context. Scheduling snubs and Lansbury's graceful industry power.