Murder, She Wrote
The Last Flight Of The Dixie Damsel
Season 5, Episode 7 · Aired 1988-12-18
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996) on CBS.
Angela Lansbury as America's most polite murder magnet.
Key cast
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger
- Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper