List of Murder, She Wrote episodes

This is a list of Murder, She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Most of the episodes took place either in Jessica's fictional hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine, or in New York City, but her travels promoting books or visiting relatives and friends led to cases throughout the U.S. and the world.^[1]

Beginning in season six, Angela Lansbury cut back her appearances. Thirteen episodes purported to be stories "written" by Jessica, or submitted to her by friends. She would introduce each episode, but generally disappear until the end, when she would wrap up the story. Other sleuths, professional and amateur, including reformed jewel thief turned insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), British intelligence operative Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou), and down-at-heel private eye Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), took center stage. These episodes became known as "bookend episodes." Viewers, however, didn't like Jessica's frequent absences, and the "replacement detective" policy was eventually dropped.

After the final episode aired in 1996, Lansbury sporadically reprised the character of Jessica Fletcher in a handful of feature-length Murder, She Wrote specials starting in 1997. The last TV movie aired in May 2003. In February 2007, on the ABC daytime talk show The View,^[2] Lansbury announced that she hoped to make another Murder, She Wrote TV movie in the near future but only if her son, director Anthony Shaw, could find a suitable story.^[3]

Lansbury is the only actress to appear in every episode and TV movie, albeit not always playing Jessica Fletcher, but sometimes her cousin Emma McGill (only on two occasions) and her aunt Sarah.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	22		September 30, 1984	April 21, 1985
	2	22		September 29, 1985	May 18, 1986
	3	22		September 28, 1986	May 10, 1987
	4	22		September 20, 1987	May 8, 1988
	5	22		October 23, 1988	May 21, 1989
	6	22		September 24, 1989	May 20, 1990
	7	22		September 16, 1990	May 12, 1991
	8	22		September 15, 1991	May 17, 1992
	9	22		September 20, 1992	May 16, 1993
	10	21		September 12, 1993	May 22, 1994
	11	21		September 25, 1994	May 14, 1995
	12	24		September 21, 1995	May 19, 1996
	Movies	4		November 2, 1997	May 9, 2003

Episodes

Season 1 (1984–85)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	0	"The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"	Corey Allen	Richard Levinson, William Link & Peter S. Fischer	September 30, 1984
Pilot episode. (Airs as two separate episodes during syndication) Jessica Fletcher, a retired schoolteacher from Cabot Cove, Maine, is shocked to find out that not only did her nephew send her manuscript to a publisher, but it's been accepted. Rushed to New York, Jessica is caught up in a whirlwind of publicity tours, book signings, and public appearances, but everything takes a turn when she attends a costume party in New Holvang and a private investigator dressed as Sherlock Holmes ends up facedown in the pool, shot. Jessica initially tries to stay out of things until her nephew Grady becomes the prime suspect, and Jessica decides to take matters into her own hands while fighting her attraction to Preston Giles, the first man to interest her since the death of her husband Frank.
2	1	"Deadly Lady"	Corey Allen	Peter S. Fischer	October 7, 1984
After a terrible storm in Cabot Cove, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only mildly intrigued; she finds Ralph, the older gentleman who has offered to work for food, much more intriguing, especially since it is obvious he comes from money. The women's stories about what happened on the boat change constantly, but once Ralph is found dead and later found to be Stephen Earl, Jessica has to help Amos wade through the inconsistencies in the four Earl daughters' stories to determine who killed their father and why.
3	2	"Birds of a Feather"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Robert E. Swanson	October 14, 1984
Jessica's niece Victoria is horrified when her fiancée is arrested following the murder of a San Francisco drag club owner.
4	3	"Hooray for Homicide"	Richard A. Colla	Robert van Scoyk	October 28, 1984
Jessica protests when her book is turned into a tacky B-grade horror movie, and later winds up on the suspect list when the producer is murdered.
5	4	"It's a Dog's Life"	Seymour Robbie	Mark Giles & Linda Shank	November 4, 1984
There's in-fighting and backstabbing galore when a millionaire snubs his family and leaves most of his estate to a dog.
6	5	"Lovers and Other Killers"	Allen Reisner	Peter S. Fischer	November 18, 1984
Whilst in Seattle for a series of lectures, Jessica is drawn into a dangerous case involving a young man accused of murdering his wealthy older lady friend.
7	6	"Hit, Run and Homicide"	Alan Cooke	Gerald K. Siegel	November 25, 1984
Jessica and the police are baffled by a "driverless" car which suddenly appears in Cabot Cove.
8	7	"We're off to Kill the Wizard"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer & Gerald K. Siegel	December 9, 1984
Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives.
9	8	"Death Takes a Curtain Call"	Allen Reisner	Paul W. Cooper	December 16, 1984
Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance.
10	9	"Death Casts a Spell"	Allen Reisner	Steve Hensley & Miyoko Hensley	December 30, 1984
A popular nightclub hypnotist is discovered murdered during a private press-call.
11	10	"Capitol Offense"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	January 6, 1985
When a congressman suddenly dies from a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily replace him in Washington.
12	11	"Broadway Malady"	Hy Averback	Tom Sawyer	January 13, 1985
Former Hollywood star Rita Bristol and her daughter Patti are about to open in a big new Broadway musical, until Patti is gunned down in a bizarre robbery attempt.
13	12	"Murder to a Jazz Beat"	Walter Grauman	David Abramowitz & Paul Savage	February 3, 1985
A trip to New Orleans gets off to an eventful start when the leader of a popular jazz band is poisoned during a performance.
14	13	"My Johnny Lies over the Ocean"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer	February 10, 1985
When Jessica's recently widowed niece takes a cruise to get away from it all, a would-be murderer follows her.
15	14	"Paint Me a Murder"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	February 17, 1985
The birthday celebration for a renowned Mediterranean artist is cut short when the guest of honor winds up dead.
16	15	"Tough Guys Don't Die"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer	February 24, 1985
A private detective, hired by Jessica to research an old case, is suddenly murdered.
17	16	"Sudden Death"	Edward M. Abroms	Robert E. Swanson	March 3, 1985
Jessica uncovers the ugly side of sportsmanship when she inherits part-ownership of a football team.
18	17	"Footnote to Murder"	Peter Crane	Robert E. Swanson	March 10, 1985
Jessica sets out to clear the name of a friend who is a prime suspect in a murder case.
19	18	"Murder Takes the Bus"	Walter Grauman	Michael Scheff & Maryanne Kasica	March 17, 1985
On the bus to a convention in Boston, Jessica, Amos and a slew of passengers are forced to take refuge from a storm at a remote diner where one of the passengers is found stabbed in his seat.
20	19	"Armed Response"	Charles S. Dubin	Gerald K. Siegel	March 31, 1985
While in the hospital with a fractured leg, Jessica investigates the murder of a doctor.
21	20	"Murder at the Oasis"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Robert van Scoyk	April 7, 1985
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
22	21	"Funeral at Fifty-Mile"	Seymour Robbie	Dick Nelson	April 21, 1985
Jessica has to unravel the secrets and threats at the funeral of a friend in Wyoming.

Season 2 (1985–86)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
23	1	"Widow, Weep for Me"	Michael A. Hoey	Peter S. Fischer	September 29, 1985
Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in order to trap a murderer.
24	2	"Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly"	Peter Crane	Tom Sawyer	October 6, 1985
A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.
25	3	"Murder in the Afternoon"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Paul W. Cooper, Paul Savage	October 13, 1985
Jessica's niece, an actress in a daytime drama, becomes a suspect when the head writer for the show is murdered.
26	4	"School for Scandal"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Robert E. Swanson	October 20, 1985
A mother and daughter are involved in murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.
27	5	"Sing a Song of Murder"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	October 27, 1985
Jessica is devastated to learn her cousin Emma's untimely passing, but when she arrives in London she learns that Emma isn't dead after all, but has been in hiding after threats on her life.
28	6	"Reflections of the Mind"	Seymour Robbie	Robert E. Swanson	November 3, 1985
When a phone call from Francesca's supposedly dead first husband precedes a fatal incident, Jessica must unravel the truth from hysteria to find a killer.
29	7	"A Lady in the Lake"	Walter Grauman	Robert van Scoyk	November 10, 1985
Jessica spends a little time at a lakeside inn where she witnesses what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling into the lake.
30	8	"Dead Heat"	Peter Crane	J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley	November 24, 1985
Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse but then the horse's disagreeable owner is murdered after a dispute.
31	9	"Jessica Behind Bars"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Carleton Eastlake	December 1, 1985
Jessica visits a women's prison and is held captive when an uprising occurs because of abuse and murder at the facility.
32	10	"Sticks and Stones"	Seymour Robbie	Mark Giles, Jackson Gillis, Linda Shank	December 15, 1985
Cabot Cove is flooded with poison pen letters which proves hard for the town to handle as Amos prepares to hand the reins over to a new sheriff.
33	11	"Murder Digs Deep"	Philip Leacock	Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff	December 29, 1985
An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone as a new corpse is dug up.
34	12	"Murder by Appointment Only"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Jerry Ross	January 5, 1986
A former student of Jessica's becomes involved in a love triangle that ends in murder.
35	13	"Trial by Error"	Seymour Robbie	Paul Savage, Scott Shepherd	January 12, 1986
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.
36	14	"Keep the Home Fries Burning"	Peter Crane	Philip Gerson	January 19, 1986
Poisoned strawberry preserves served at the Joshua Peabody Inn result in murder.
37	15	"Powder Keg"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	February 9, 1986
The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.
38	16	"Murder in the Electric Cathedral"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Dick Nelson	February 16, 1986
Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.
39	17	"One Good Bid Deserves a Murder"	Seymour Robbie	J. Miyoko Hensley, Steven Hensley	February 23, 1986
Jessica finds herself in a tough spot when one of the auctioneers of a diary is murdered and she has to rely on Harry McGraw to help her out.
40	18	"If a Body Meet a Body"	Walter Grauman	Steve Stoliar	March 9, 1986
What begins as a routine murder investigation leads the police to discover that a coffin contains the wrong body.
41	19	"Christopher Bundy — Died on Sunday"	Peter Crane	Gerald K. Siegel	March 30, 1986
Jessica must find out the truth when the ruthless owner of a periodical is murdered.
42	20	"Menace, Anyone?"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Robert B. Sherman	April 6, 1986
Jessica attends a tennis tournament as the guest of honor. She struggles to protect her former student Carol when her boyfriend is blown up in her car and she is the only suspect.
43	21	"The Perfect Foil"	Walter Grauman	Robert E. Swanson	April 13, 1986
In New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a distant cousin of Jessica's is falsely accused of murder.
44	22	"If the Frame Fits"	Paul Lynch	Philip Gerson	May 18, 1986
Jessica is spending her holidays with an old friend Lloyd Marcus. His daughter is found murdered in her apartment, and her husband Donald becomes the prime suspect.

Season 3 (1986–87)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
45	1	"Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer, Paul Savage	September 28, 1986
When Jessica's niece receives a silver leprechaun from someone who's been presumed dead for years, Jessica decides to hunt down the mysterious gift-giver from beyond the grave.
46	2	"Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer, Paul Savage	October 5, 1986
One murder leads to another as Jessica finds herself chasing down false alibis and the employees of a rival circus.
47	3	"Unfinished Business"	Walter Grauman	Jackson Gillis	October 12, 1986
A retired policeman decides to re-examine an old case and returns to the lakeside cabins where the murder occurred, gathering all the old suspects together.
48	4	"One White Rose for Death"	Peter Crane	Peter S. Fischer	October 19, 1986
While attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
49	5	"Corned Beef and Carnage"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Robert E. Swanson	November 2, 1986
Jessica gets involved when her niece Victoria is believed to be connected to the murder of her lecherous boss.
50	6	"Dead Man's Gold"	Seymour Robbie	Robert van Scoyk	November 9, 1986
A group of young treasure hunters come to Cabot Cove looking for sunken treasure, and one of them ends up dead.
51	7	"Deadline for Murder"	Seymour Robbie	John Kennedy, Michael McGough, Tom Sawyer	November 16, 1986
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.
52	8	"Magnum on Ice"	Peter Crane	Robert E. Swanson	November 23, 1986
Jessica comes to Thomas Magnum's assistance when he's framed for two murders that occur during her vacation in Hawaii. This is the second half of a 2-part crossover; the first half is the Magnum, P.I. episode "Novel Connection."
53	9	"Obituary for a Dead Anchor"	Walter Grauman	Bob Shayne, Robert van Scoyk	December 7, 1986
When an obnoxious out-of-town TV personality is murdered, it's up to Jessica to figure out who the killer is.
54	10	"Stage Struck"	John Astin	Philip Gerson	December 14, 1986
The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts rehearsals of a play starring two previously married but now warring actors.
55	11	"Night of the Headless Horseman"	Walter Grauman	R. Barker Price	January 4, 1987
Jessica is in the wrong place at the right time to help her friend Dorian Beecher when he is accused of a murder he didn't commit.
56	12	"The Corpse Flew First Class"	Walter Grauman	Donald Ross	January 18, 1987
While on a flight to London, a wealthy woman's chauffeur dies suddenly, and when the priceless necklace he was carrying turns up missing, it becomes a case of murder.
57	13	"Crossed Up"	David Hemmings	Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle	February 1, 1987
The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was really a murder plot.
58	14	"Murder in a Minor Key"	Nick Havinga	Peter S. Fischer, Arthur Marks, Gerald K. Siegel	February 8, 1987
Bookend episode: Jessica tells the story of her new novel about a composer accused of killing the professor who'd plagiarized his music.
59	15	"The Bottom Line Is Murder"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle	February 15, 1987
A lying TV consumer advocate is killed and suspicion lands on one of the clients whose products he maligned.
60	16	"Death Takes a Dive"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer	February 22, 1987
Jessica visits her old friend Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) in New York who has become wrangled in the high-stakes game of boxing.
61	17	"Simon Says, Color Me Dead"	Kevin G. Cremin	Robert E. Swanson	March 1, 1987
Jessica investigates when an artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.
62	18	"No Laughing Murder"	Walter Grauman	Tom Sawyer	March 15, 1987
Someone is found dead after the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comics.
63	19	"No Accounting for Murder"	Peter Crane	Gerald K. Siegel	March 22, 1987
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble again when his boss is found dead and he is the main suspect.
64	20	"The Cemetery Vote"	Seymour Robbie	Robert van Scoyk	April 5, 1987
The reform mayor dies in a so-called "accident" and the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an investigation of it.
65	21	"The Days Dwindle Down"	Michael J. Lynch	Philip Gerson	April 19, 1987
Jessica investigates the possibility that a recent parolee went to jail for a crime he didn't commit.
66	22	"Murder, She Spoke"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	Si Rose	May 10, 1987
A temporary black-out at a recording studio leaves Jessica in the dark when the wealthy soon-to-be-owner is stabbed to death.

Season 4 (1987–88)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
67	1	"A Fashionable Way to Die"	Nick Havinga	Donald Ross	September 20, 1987
Jessica jaunts to Paris at the beckon of an old friend whose fashion boutique is in financial trouble. When a local loan shark is murdered, Jessica must dig deep to find the truth.
68	2	"When Thieves Fall Out"	Seymour Robbie	Arthur Weingarten	September 27, 1987
When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.
69	3	"Witness for the Defense"	Seymour Robbie	Robert E. Swanson	October 4, 1987
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
70	4	"Old Habits Die Hard"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Chris Manheim	October 11, 1987
Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister and winds up searching for a nun's killer.
71	5	"The Way to Dusty Death"	Nick Havinga	Philip Gerson	October 25, 1987
A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives.
72	6	"It Runs in the Family"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	November 1, 1987
Jessica's British cousin, Emma MacGill (played by Angela Lansbury), is charged with an old flame's murder.
73	7	"If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly"	Peter Crane	Wendy Graf, Lisa Stotsky	November 8, 1987
A handyman who has been paying attention to more than the houses of various Cabot Cove ladies needs Jessica's help when he becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
74	8	"Steal Me a Story"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	November 15, 1987
A bomb kills a TV producer who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books.
75	9	"Trouble in Eden"	Nick Havinga	John D. F. Black, Paul Savage	November 22, 1987
To look into a small-town murder, Jessica poses as the sister of the slain woman.
76	10	"Indian Giver"	Walter Grauman	Gerald K. Siegel	November 29, 1987
A Native Indian lays claim to Cabot Cove, throwing the town in chaos. When a local industrialist is found murdered, all signs point to the town's supposed new land owner.
77	11	"Doom with a View"	Walter Grauman	Kenneth Alan Berg	December 13, 1987
Jessica and her nephew get more than they expected while staying at a posh New York hotel managed by Grady's old fraternity buddy.
78	12	"Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Robert van Scoyk	January 3, 1988
When Amos' sister & her in-laws descend upon Cabot Cove, Jessica hosts a dinner party with homicidal results, leaving the finger pointing at the Sheriff's sister.
79	13	"Harbinger of Death"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	R. Barker Price	January 24, 1988
When a defense contractor is found murdered, Jessica must prove her nephew-in-law is innocent.
80	14	"Curse of the Daanav"	Walter Grauman	Chris Manheim	February 7, 1988
When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible for that.
81	15	"Mourning Among the Wisterias"	Walter Grauman	Larry Scott Anderson	February 14, 1988
Jessica is summoned to Savannah to help a friend with his play and receives an offer of marriage she didn't expect. Even more surprised are the man's plotting family.
82	16	"Murder Through the Looking Glass"	Seymour Robbie	Robert van Scoyk	February 21, 1988
While in Connecticut for a convention, Jessica hears the dying confession of a hit man and uncovers a mysterious safe house housing an important foreign dignitary.
83	17	"A Very Good Year for Murder"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	February 28, 1988
The Gambini family winery is the take-over target of organized crime and it's up to Jessica to uncover who is behind the murder of a mafia hit man.
84	18	"Benedict Arnold Slipped Here"	Seymour Robbie	Wendy Graf, Lisa Stotsky, Robert van Scoyk	March 13, 1988
The death of an eccentric shut-in brings the burden of executing her will to Jessica. How does the legend that Benedict Arnold once slept in the woman's house and a possible "treasure" fit into the puzzle?
85	19	"Just Another Fish Story"	Walter Grauman	Philip Gerson	March 27, 1988
Jessica is delighted to return to New York City with the announcement of her nephew's impending engagement. But when a restaurant employee is killed, the engagement is threatened.
86	20	"Showdown in Saskatchewan"	Vincent McEveety	Dick Nelson	April 10, 1988
Jessica's niece is smitten with a rodeo rider and refuses to believe he could have committed a murder.
87	21	"Deadpan"	E. W. Swackhamer	Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff, Arthur Weingarten	May 1, 1988
When one of Jessica's former students brings a play based on her novel to Broadway, she finds herself in the middle of a war between two rival critics.
88	22	"The Body Politic"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	Donald Ross	May 8, 1988
Jessica comes to the aid of yet another dear old friend running as a senatorial candidate. When the candidate's campaign manager is murdered, Jessica must help prove her innocence.

Season 5 (1988–89)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
89	1	"J.B. as in Jailbird"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	October 23, 1988
A chance encounter with her old friend Michael Hagarty leaves Jessica standing over a dead Bulgarian diplomat and accused of murder.
90	2	"A Little Night Work"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	October 30, 1988
After her agent announces his impending retirement and with her publishing contract up for renewal, Jessica heads to NYC where she is simultaneously wooed by potential new publishers and a smooth-talking jewel thief.
91	3	"Mr. Penroy's Vacation"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	November 6, 1988
Jessica is perplexed by the murder of an elderly man as suspicion points to the two simple-minded spinster sisters he was living with.
92	4	"Snow White, Blood Red"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	November 13, 1988
A massive storm results in Jessica snowed in at a ski lodge with an Olympic men's ski team and a murderer on the loose.
93	5	"Coal Miner's Slaughter"	Walter Grauman	Chris Manheim	November 20, 1988
When a former student is arrested for murder, Jessica heads to West Virginia to bail her out. The unfriendly town hinders her investigation.
94	6	"Wearing of the Green"	Seymour Robbie	Peter S. Fischer	November 27, 1988
In New York City researching her next book, Jessica is drawn into a mystery involving a priceless tiara, a reclusive former actress and a news reporter accused of murder.
95	7	"The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	December 18, 1988
Jessica is summoned to California where a recently recovered Air Force plane could pin a decades-old murder on her dead husband Frank.
96	8	"Prediction: Murder"	Walter Grauman	Richard Stanley & Ralph Meyering, Jr.	January 1, 1989
Lee Goddard successfully coaxed Jessica to join him at his ranch in Arizona after the harrowing events of the previous episode, but intrigue and murder follow them there when a mysterious psychic joins them.
97	9	"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Philip Gerson	January 8, 1989
Grady's wedding day arrives, and so does an unpleasant fate for the shrewish housekeeper of his prospective father-in-law's estate.
98	10	"Weave a Tangled Web"	Seymour Robbie	Robert E. Swanson	January 15, 1989
The murder of a womanizing gambler leads to double lives being exposed in seemingly quaint and old-fashioned Cabot Cove.
99	11	"The Search for Peter Kerry"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	February 5, 1989
Jessica aids yet another dear old friend in his search for his missing grandson.
100	12	"Smooth Operators"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	Gerald K. Siegel	February 12, 1989
While in New York, a missing shoe on the discovered dead body of a homeless person leads Jessica to believe the supposed accidental death was not an accident.
101	13	"Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Tom Sawyer	February 19, 1989
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. Jessica (falsely) states that Jet lag only occurs when travelling from East to West.
102	14	"From Russia with Blood"	Vincent McEveety	Donald Ross	February 26, 1989
Jessica is detained in Moscow when a spy attempts to smuggle film out of the Soviet Union in her handbag.
103	15	"Alma Murder"	Anthony Pullen Shaw	Chris Manheim	March 12, 1989
Jessica is summoned to her old alma mater when one of her college professors confesses to a murder Jessica believes he didn't really commit.
104	16	"Truck Stop"	Vincent McEveety	Philip Gerson	April 2, 1989
Jessica is detoured on her way to LA at a seedy truck stop where a series of murders makes it apparent she isn't there by accident.
105	17	"The Sins of Castle Cove"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Robert Van Scoyk	April 9, 1989
A vindictive, tell-all work of fiction mirroring Cabot Cove sends the townspeople into an uproar, and when a murder occurs following the plot of the book it's up to Jessica to separate fact from fiction.
106	18	"Trevor Hudson's Legacy"	Walter Grauman	Paul Savage	April 16, 1989
Jessica heads to Montana to aid a young friend editing the last manuscript of the late writer Trevor Hudson, but when murder results she must weed through the lies of Hudson's scheming family to uncover the truth.
107	19	"Double Exposure"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	April 30, 1989
In Boston, Jessica encounters a man whom she believes to be John Winslow, her neighbor from years back, but when the man denies it, Jessica recruits Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) to investigate. Harry finds that he's calling himself John Wilson, she goes to his apartment, but he still claims Jessica is mistaken. She fies to Chicago, the home of his wife, Maude Winslow (Christine Belford) and meets with her and her brother, Dr. Adam Paulson (Andrew Stevens), who said that John died of a heart attack, was cremated, and that he himself had signed the death certificate. Harry warns Jessica that things could get rough and even dangerous, and indeed they do for all concerned.
108	20	"Three Strikes, You're Out"	Seymour Robbie	Donald Ross	May 7, 1989
Jessica visits her nephew Johnny, recently recruited onto a Major League Baseball team, and then must solve the murder of a scheming news reporter.
109	21	"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 1"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	May 14, 1989
A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.
110	22	"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 2"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	May 21, 1989
Cabot Cove is abuzz when Eudora McVeigh is determined to fill Jessica's role in solving a local murder.

Season 6 (1989–90)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
111	1	"Appointment in Athens"	Vincent McEveety	Tom Sawyer	September 24, 1989
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.
112	2	"Seal of the Confessional"	Vincent McEveety	Lynne Kelsey	October 1, 1989
Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence.
113	3	"The Grand Old Lady"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	October 8, 1989
Jessica narrates a story from 1947 when another female mystery writer helped to solve a mysterious murder aboard The Queen Mary. The episode was filmed aboard the actual Queen Mary, owned by Long Beach since 1967. If you look closely, you can see pigeons looking very much at home. They used file footage of the Queen Mary sailing down the Hudson with the Empire State building in the background.
114	4	"The Error of Her Ways"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	October 15, 1989
Jessica convinces Lt. Hanna (Elliott Gould) to arrest whom she thinks is the killer, but when the suspect starts to look innocent and a large amount of money goes missing, Lt. Hanna gets in trouble with his superiors, changes his mind, and will no longer talk to Jessica.
115	5	"Jack and Bill"	Chuck Bowman	Peter S. Fischer & Chuck Bowman	October 29, 1989
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.
116	6	"Dead Letter"	Anthony Shaw	Paul Schiffer	November 5, 1989
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.
117	7	"Night of the Tarantula"	Vincent McEveety	Chris Manheim	November 12, 1989
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.
118	8	"When the Fat Lady Sings"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	November 19, 1989
Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco.
119	9	"Test of Wills"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	November 26, 1989
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.
120	10	"Class Act"	Allen Reisner	Peter S. Fischer	December 3, 1989
Jessica narrates the tale about Lt.Amos Ballinger (Barry Newman) a police detective who had strong feelings about a murder case that went wrong. He felt that the young man was innocent and only pled guilty to manslaughter because they threatened him with the gas chamber. There was strong pressure from above and the records were sealed. When he wouldn't back off he was sent to teach criminology at a local college the department had an arrangement with. On day one he gave a speech about being tough which scared away all but two very serious students, Bernard Berndlestein (Grant Heslov) and Elizabeth Mills (Lise Hilboldt. He decided the class project would be to solve a real homicide, and he gives them the one that got him fired. They solve it and he is reinstated, but the students say they will sue him if he doesn't finish the class, saying that, after all, it was only three hours a week, and anyway they could help him with whatever case came his way.
121	11	"Town Father"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Philip Gerson	December 17, 1989
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.
122	12	"Goodbye Charlie"	Anthony Shaw	Robert van Scoyk	January 7, 1990
Jessica narrates her newest novel about a bumbling private eye and his girlfriend inadvertently solving a murder by trying to cash in on a dead relative's will.
123	13	"If the Shoe Fits"	Anthony Shaw	Lynne Kelsey	January 21, 1990
A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.
124	14	"How to Make a Killing without Really Trying"	Walter Grauman	Robert E. Swanson	February 4, 1990
Jessica's trip to New York City to meet with her stockbroker becomes complicated when the broker is found murdered and his secretary charged with the crime.
125	15	"The Fixer-Upper"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Oliver Hailey	February 11, 1990
Intrigue abounds in sunny California when Jessica's niece Victoria is accused of the murder of a rich movie heiress in Beverly Hills.
126	16	"The Big Show of 1965"	Jerry Jameson	Robert van Scoyk	February 25, 1990
Murder occurs at the reunion of a variety show, site of a similar crime 25 years earlier.
127	17	"Murder: According to Maggie"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	March 4, 1990
A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
128	18	"O'Malley's Luck"	Michael J. Lynch	Lynne Kelsey	March 25, 1990
Jessica's friend, police Lt. O'Malley, and his rookie niece solve the case of a businessman's wife's apparent suicide.
129	19	"Always a Thief"	Walter Grauman	Peter S. Fischer	April 8, 1990
Jessica's friend, former jewel thief Dennis Stanton, solves a high-society collector's coin theft and murder.
130	20	"Shear Madness"	Walter Grauman	Chris Manheim	April 29, 1990
When a murder is committed shortly after the release of a mentally handicapped man, Jessica helps the man's sister prove his innocence.
131	21	"The Szechuan Dragon"	Kevin G. Cremin	Tom Sawyer	May 6, 1990
While Jessica is out of town, her nephew Grady and his pregnant wife Donna house sit. When waken at night they find a peg-legged man murdered on the living room floor.
132	22	"The Sicilian Encounter"	Kevin G. Cremin	Robert E. Swanson	May 20, 1990
Cross, double-cross, and triple-cross as Michael Hagarty and representatives of other governments try to elicit information and money from a Mafia family.

Season 7 (1990–91)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
133	1	"Trials and Tribulations"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	September 16, 1990
Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer.
134	2	"Deadly Misunderstanding"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	September 23, 1990
Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder.
135	3	"See You in Court, Baby"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	September 30, 1990
Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.
136	4	"Hannigan's Wake"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	October 28, 1990
Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done.
137	5	"The Family Jewels"	Jerry Jameson	Tom Sawyer	November 4, 1990
Jessica's night at a political fund-raiser turns to murder.
138	6	"A Body to Die For"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	November 11, 1990
The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder.
139	7	"The Return of Preston Giles"	Walter Grauman	Tom Sawyer	November 18, 1990
Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher, Preston Giles (Arthur Hill) tries to woo her away from her new publisher. Ironically, it was Jessica who caused him to be in prison, in the series pilot.
140	8	"The Great Twain Robbery"	Jerry Jameson	Steve Brown	November 25, 1990
An alleged Twain manuscript begets greed, deception, arson, and murder.
141	9	"Ballad for a Blue Lady"	Jerry Jameson	William Bigelow	December 2, 1990
Jessica gets enmeshed in feuds, infidelity, and murder in Nashville.
142	10	"Murder in F Sharp"	Kevin G. Cremin	William Bigelow	December 16, 1990
Dennis Stanton investigates when a prominent pianist's wife is murdered shortly after the pianist's hands are badly burnt.
143	11	"Family Doctor"	Walter Grauman	Robert van Scoyk	January 6, 1991
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?
144	12	"Suspicion of Murder"	Vincent McEveety	Peter S. Fischer	January 20, 1991
Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flames estranged husband.
145	13	"Moving Violation"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	February 3, 1991
Sheriff Metzger 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.
146	14	"Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?"	Walter Grauman	Lynne Kelsey	February 10, 1991
A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered.
147	15	"The Taxman Cometh"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	February 17, 1991
An IRS-plagued woman may have killed her informer husband.
148	16	"From the Horse's Mouth"	Jerry Jameson	Gerry Day	February 24, 1991
A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder.
149	17	"The Prodigal Father"	Anthony Shaw	Maryann Kasica & Michael Scheff	March 10, 1991
The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.
150	18	"Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?"	John Llewellyn Moxey	Peter S. Fischer	March 17, 1991
A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.
151	19	"Thursday's Child"	Anthony Shaw	Robert E. Swanson	April 7, 1991
Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son.
152	20	"Murder, Plain and Simple"	Vincent McEveety	Chris Manheim	April 28, 1991
During Jessica's trip to Amish country, her escort is accused of murder.
153	21	"Tainted Lady"	Vincent McEveety	Robert van Scoyk	May 5, 1991
The poisoning deaths of three customers point to the local diner owner.
154	22	"The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane"	Walter Grauman	Tom Sawyer	May 12, 1991
A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam.

Season 8 (1991–92)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
155	1	"Bite the Big Apple"	David Moessinger	David Moessinger	September 15, 1991
Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant murdered.
156	2	"Night Fears"	Anthony Shaw	J. Michael Straczynski	September 22, 1991
A professor and ex-cop challenges Jessica to a race to solve a series of campus muggings.
157	3	"Unauthorized Obituary"	Walter Grauman	Robert E. Swanson	September 29, 1991
A murdered writer leaves a devoted sister, a grieving husband, and a tangle of secrets for Jessica to sort.
158	4	"Thicker Than Water"	Anthony Shaw	Lawrence De Tillio	October 6, 1991
Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty as charged, of murder.
159	5	"Lines of Excellence"	Walter Grauman	J. Michael Straczynski	November 3, 1991
Jessica accidentally discovers a box of computer tapping which leads to murder when she trades in her typewriter for a computer.
160	6	"Judge Not"	Chuck Bowman	Gerald DiPego	November 10, 1991
Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.
161	7	"Terminal Connection"	Walter Grauman	Robert E. Swanson	November 17, 1991
When a friend is charged with murdering her abusive husband, Jessica tries to help.
162	8	"A Killing in Vegas"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 24, 1991
Jessica tries to disprove charges against her friend's boyfriend, suspected of murdering a Las Vegas casino manager.
163	9	"The Committee"	Jerry Jameson	J. Michael Straczynski	December 1, 1991
Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
164	10	"The List of Yuri Lermentov"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	December 15, 1991
Len Cariou reprises his role as Michael Hagarty, this time to use Jessica to smuggle information out of Russia.
165	11	"Danse Diabolique"	Alexander Singer	Jo William Philip	January 5, 1992
Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.
166	12	"The Witch's Curse"	Jerry Jameson	Tracy Friedman	January 12, 1992
Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.
167	13	"Incident in Lot 7"	Anthony Shaw	J. Michael Straczynski	January 19, 1992
The would-be producer of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies, on the set of the Bates house from the film Psycho.
168	14	"The Monte Carlo Murders"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Lansbury	February 2, 1992
Jessica probes a Monte Carlo murder for which her hotelier friend is a suspect.
169	15	"Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief"	Peter Salim	Robert E. Swanson	March 1, 1992
Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder.
170	16	"Ever After"	Anthony Shaw	Robert van Scoyk	March 8, 1992
An actress neighbor involves Jessica in her husband's murder.
171	17	"To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee"	Walter Grauman	J. Michael Straczynski	March 15, 1992
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 his, but is killed himself.
172	18	"Programmed for Murder"	Jerry Jameson	Tom Sawyer	April 5, 1992
A computer programmer's death may mean a malpractice suit for Seth, but Jessica suspects murder.
173	19	"Day of the Dead"	Anthony Shaw	Mark A. Burley	April 26, 1992
The noise and costumes of the Mexican "Day of the Dead" fiesta make it hard for Jessica to identify a killer.
174	20	"Angel of Death"	Walter Grauman	Robert E. Swanson	May 3, 1992
A playwright haunted by his wife's suicide loses another family member to murder.
175	21	"Badge of Honor"	David Moessinger	David Moessinger	May 10, 1992
Jessica intervenes when Seth's long-lost Army buddy is accused of murder.
176	22	"Murder on Madison Avenue"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Lansbury	May 17, 1992
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.

Season 9 (1992–93)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
177	1	"Murder in Milan"	Anthony Shaw	Laurence Heath	September 20, 1992
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.
178	2	"Family Secrets"	Walter Grauman	Robert Hamner	September 27, 1992
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.
179	3	"The Mole"	Peter Salim	Tom Sawyer	October 4, 1992
The police refuse to believe Jessica when she is mistaken for a government informant and kidnapped by the town's most respected citizen.
180	4	"The Wind Around the Tower"	Walter Grauman	J. Michael Straczynski	November 1, 1992
While being visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and her friend are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes.
181	5	"The Dead File"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	November 15, 1992
Jessica appears in a comic strip accusing various people of wrongdoing and triggering a lawsuit -- but the author insists he had nothing to do with it and his inker is killed in his studio.
182	6	"Night of the Coyote"	Jerry Jameson	Mark A. Burley	November 22, 1992
Jessica helps the sheriff of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure.
183	7	"Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice"	Vincent McEveety	Robert E. Swanson	November 29, 1992
Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead.
184	8	"The Classic Murder"	Vincent McEveety	Robert Van Scoyk	December 6, 1992
The father of Jessica's editor disappears with one hundred and fifty million dollars.
185	9	"A Christmas Secret"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	December 13, 1992
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
186	10	"The Sound of Murder"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	January 3, 1993
Jessica records one of her novels for the blind and while at the recording studio Jessica is invited to a taping of a rock video. When a murder happens during the taping Jessica tries to find the murderer.
187	11	"Final Curtain"	Walter Grauman	J. Michael Straczynski	January 10, 1993
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.
188	12	"Double Jeopardy"	Anthony Shaw	Laurence Heath	January 17, 1993
A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence.
189	13	"Dead Eye"	Jerry Jameson	Tom Sawyer	February 7, 1993
Murder, missing persons, and the Kennedy assassination are all part of the mysteries Jessica must face to solve.
190	14	"Killer Radio"	Peter Salim	Carlton Hollander	February 14, 1993
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.
191	15	"The Petrified Florist"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	February 21, 1993
Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.
192	16	"Threshold of Fear"	Vincent McEveety	James L. Novack	February 28, 1993
Jessica helps a neighbor, Alice Morgan, in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.
193	17	"The Big Kill"	Jerry Jameson	Mark A. Burley	March 7, 1993
Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components.
194	18	"Dead to Rights"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	March 21, 1993
Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact that the woman is a pathological liar.
195	19	"Lone Witness"	Walter Grauman	Marianne Kasica & Michael Scheff	April 4, 1993
Jessica helps solve a murder when the only witness, a local delivery boy she has befriended (Neil Patrick Harris), becomes the prime suspect.
196	20	"Ship of Thieves"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	May 2, 1993
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.
197	21	"The Survivor"	Anthony Shaw	Robert Van Scoyk	May 9, 1993
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.
198	22	"Love's Deadly Desire"	Robert M. Williams, Jr.	Chris Manheim	May 16, 1993
Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.

Season 10 (1993–94)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
199	1	"A Death in Hong Kong"	Vincent McEveety	Laurence Heath	September 12, 1993
Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.
200	2	"For Whom the Ball Tolls"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	September 26, 1993
When Jessica agrees to help preserve a historic brownstone, she winds up trying to clear her editor of the murder of an opposing developer.
201	3	"The Legacy of Borbey House"	Walter Grauman	Danna Doyle & Debbie Smith	October 3, 1993
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.
202	4	"The Phantom Killer"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	October 24, 1993
Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.
203	5	"A Virtual Murder"	Lee Smith	Carlton Hollander	October 31, 1993
Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
204	6	"Bloodlines"	Don Mischer	Teleplay by Robert Hamner, Story by Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin	November 7, 1993
A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.
205	7	"A Killing in Cork"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 21, 1993
While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.
206	8	"Love and Hate in Cabot Cove"	Anthony Shaw	Robert Van Scoyk	November 28, 1993
Jessica returns to Cabot Cove to discover why her accountant is not paying her bills.
207	9	"Murder at a Discount"	Walter Grauman	Rick Mittleman	December 5, 1993
One of Jessica's best-selling mysteries bears an uncanny resemblance to an actual case in which Dave Novaro (George Segal) was tried and acquitted. He sues her because the book makes him look guilty, but he then reads the book and figures out who the murderer really is and is then murdered himself before he can tell Jessica his solution.
208	10	"Murder in White"	Vincent McEveety	Lawrence Vail	December 19, 1993
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.
209	11	"Northern Explosion"	Anthony Shaw	Mark A. Burley	January 2, 1994
While stranded in a small Canadian town, Jessica helps the Mounties solve two local murders.
210	12	"Proof in the Pudding"	Jerry Jameson	Lisa Seidman	January 9, 1994
Jessica attends the opening of a new restaurant. But when the chef is killed, Jessica is the only one who can find the real killer.
211	13	"Portrait of Death"	Vincent McEveety	Donald Ross	January 16, 1994
Jessica comes to the rescue when a friend's sculpture is used as a murder weapon.
212	14	"Deadly Assets"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	January 23, 1994
Back in Cabot Cove to orchestrate a surprise birthday dinner for Seth, Jessica is drawn into what looks like a small-time theft by Charlie Garrett and an apparent Mob connection.
213	15	"Murder on the Thirtieth Floor"	Walter Grauman	Robert Van Scoyk	February 6, 1994
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?
214	16	"Time to Die"	Anthony Shaw	Laurence Heath	March 6, 1994
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.
215	17	"The Dying Game"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Lansbury	March 13, 1994
Jessica has worked to have Larkin sold to a museum, but an embezzled pension plan leads to a rival bid and murder.
216	18	"The Trouble with Seth"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	March 27, 1994
Jessica searches for Seth when he suddenly disappears and fresh bloodstains in his office indicate foul play.
217	19	"Roadkill"	Walter Grauman	Mark A. Burley	May 1, 1994
While visiting a friend in Texas, Jessica attempts to help the owner of a small trucking company clear his son of a murder charge.
218	20	"A Murderous Muse"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	May 15, 1994
Jessica searches for the truth when a legendary maestro is found murdered and an innocent man is charged with the crime.
219	21	"Wheel of Death"	Walter Grauman	Robert Van Scoyk	May 22, 1994
The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.

Season 11 (1994–95)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
220	1	"A Nest of Vipers"	Anthony Shaw	Rick Mittleman	September 25, 1994
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.
221	2	"Amsterdam Kill"	Jerry Jameson	Jerry Ludwig	October 2, 1994
Jessica's investigation of a novelist's kidnapping leads her into the dark world of diamond smuggling and murder.
222	3	"To Kill a Legend"	Anthony Shaw	David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll	October 9, 1994
Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder.
223	4	"Death in Hawaii"	Don Mischer	Lawrence Heath	October 16, 1994
Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
224	5	"Dear Deadly"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	October 23, 1994
When a columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.
225	6	"The Murder Channel"	Walter Grauman	Jerry Ludwig	November 6, 1994
In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.
226	7	"Fatal Paradise"	Jerry Jameson	Tom Sawyer	November 13, 1994
Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique for her vacation at the same time he is accused of murder.
227	8	"Crimson Harvest"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 20, 1994
The mysterious deaths of a winery matriarch's son and a rival vintner lead Jessica into a world of greed and betrayal.
228	9	"Murder by Twos"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 27, 1994
Jessica searches for a link between the town bully's death and the death of the woman he was having an affair with.
229	10	"Murder of the Month Club"	Walter Grauman	Donald Ross	December 4, 1994
The taping of an infomercial by Jessica and two fellow novelists is plagued by problems including the mysterious death of an audience member.
230	11	"An Egg to Die For"	Robert M. Williams Jr.	Maryanne Kasica & Michael Scheff	December 11, 1994
Jessica helps a Russian police officer capture the elusive mastermind behind the theft of a Faberge egg.
231	12	"The Scent of Murder"	Anthony Shaw	Laurence Heath	January 8, 1995
The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation.
232	13	"Death 'n Denial"	Jerry Jameson	Mark A. Burley	January 22, 1995
Jessica takes a trip to Egypt to finalize a cultural exchange program and ends up searching for a killer and a stolen artifact.
233	14	"Murder in High-C"	Anthony Shaw	Jerry Ludwig	February 5, 1995
An opera singer tries to make her debut before a stalker can fulfill his promise to kill her.
234	15	"Twice Dead"	Walter Grauman	Paul Schiffer	February 12, 1995
When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then actually murdered, Jessica sets the record straight when the wrong man is arrested.
235	16	"Film Flam"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	February 19, 1995
Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release.
236	17	"Murder a la Mode"	Jerry Jameson	Laurence Heath	February 26, 1995
Jessica's excursion into the world of the fashion elite in Paris leads to murder, sweatshops and smugglers.
237	18	"The Dream Team"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	March 19, 1995
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. Note: Last appearance of Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher.
238	19	"School for Murder"	Vincent McEveety	Robert Bean	April 30, 1995
It seems that more than schoolboy pranks are going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
239	20	"Another Killing in Cork"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	May 7, 1995
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.
240	21	"Game, Set, Murder"	Walter Grauman	Philip John Taylor	May 14, 1995
A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems.

Season 12 (1995–96)

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
241	1	"Nailed"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	September 21, 1995
Jessica uses her head to weave through the makeup and hairspray concealing the murderer of a financier at a beauty salon.
242	2	"A Quaking in Aspen"	Vincent McEveety	Tom Sawyer	September 28, 1995
Jessica is fired up to find the murderer of her friend's husband, but private detective Charlie Garrett is unwittingly putting out the flames.
243	3	"The Secret of Gila Junction"	Anthony Shaw	Jerry Ludwig	October 5, 1995
When Jessica's friend Norma asks her to come to Gila Junction, Jessica is roped into helping Norma investigate a possible conspiracy while a rumored treasure may have led to a murder.
244	4	"Big Easy Murder"	Vincent McEveety	Cynthia Deming & William Royce	October 12, 1995
Jessica travels to New Orleans and is caught up in a web of voodoo related murders.
245	5	"Home Care"	Anthony Shaw	Robert Van Scoyk	October 19, 1995
Jessica immerses herself in the medical profession when a young nurse is accused of murdering two patients to whom she was providing home care.
246	6	"Nan's Ghost: Part 1"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 2, 1995
A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation.
247	7	"Nan's Ghost: Part 2"	Anthony Shaw	Bruce Lansbury	November 9, 1995
Jessica is trapped in the dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
248	8	"Shooting in Rome"	Vincent McEveety	Jerry Ludwig	November 16, 1995
Jessica travels to Rome to help rewrite the script for the filming of one of her books, but the filming takes a tragic turn when a stuntman dies.
249	9	"Deadly Bidding"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	November 23, 1995
Charlie Garrett's outrageous bid at an auction arouses Jessica's suspicions after the artist becomes the subject of a homicide photographer.
250	10	"Frozen Stiff"	Paul Lazarus	Mark A. Burley	November 30, 1995
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.
251	11	"Unwilling Witness"	Anthony Shaw	Robert Van Scoyk	December 14, 1995
After being subpoenaed to testify at the jury probe of a brokerage house, Jessica is charged with contempt for speaking to a witness who is killed.
252	12	"Kendo Killing"	Walter Grauman	Laurence Heath	January 4, 1996
Jessica's delivery to a motorcycle racer in Japan speeds up a series of events that result in the death of another racer.
253	13	"Death Goes Double Platinum"	Anthony Shaw	Philip John Taylor	January 7, 1996
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?
254	14	"Murder in Tempo"	Kevin Corcoran	Laurence Heath	January 11, 1996
Seth's benefit concert to save the woods near Cabot Cove is endangered when the lead singer is permanently silenced.
255	15	"The Dark Side of the Door"	Anthony Shaw	James L. Novack	February 1, 1996
Jessica's friend Erin is haunted by being kidnapped as a child, and when Erin reads a novel with a story too close for coincidence, Jessica makes a shocking revelation.
256	16	"Murder Among Friends"	Vincent McEveety	Jerry Ludwig	February 8, 1996
The producer of a hit TV show featuring an ensemble cast is about to kill off one of the characters when she is found dead in her office.
257	17	"Something Foul in Flappieville"	Anthony Shaw	Robert Van Scoyk	February 15, 1996
After Jessica's story for children becomes a television puppet show, she must find the fiend who used one of the puppets as a murder weapon.
258	18	"Track of a Soldier"	Vincent McEveety	Bruce Lansbury	February 25, 1996
A vacation in the Grand Tetons turns into work when the man threatening Jessica's host with blackmail is murdered.
259	19	"Evidence of Malice"	Anthony Shaw	Tom Sawyer	March 28, 1996
Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy Broom (Louis Herthum), who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his car.
260	20	"Southern Double-Cross"	Walter Grauman	Mark A. Burley	April 4, 1996
Jessica travels to Australia to prove that she is the rightful heir to 130,000 acres of grazing land, but her arrival results in two murders.
261	21	"Race to Death"	Vincent McEveety	Teleplay by Laurence Heath, Story by Peter Barwood & Laurence Heath	April 28, 1996
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.
262	22	"What You Don't Know Can Kill You"	Kevin Corcoran	Robert Van Scoyk	May 5, 1996
When a young man dies in a motorcycle crash, and a local attorney is murdered, Jessica looks for links between the two seemingly unrelated deaths.
263	23	"Mrs. Parker's Revenge"	Anthony Shaw	Anne C. Collins	May 12, 1996
While Jessica is in Atlanta to address mystery writers, a lethal virus is stolen from the Biological Research Institute.
264	24	"Death by Demographics"	Anthony Shaw	Donald Ross	May 19, 1996
After a San Francisco radio station changes its music format from classical to rock, the promoter who engineered the switch dies and Jessica searches for the killer.

TV Movies

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date	Viewers
M1	Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest	Anthony Shaw	Derek Marlowe, Mark A. Burley	November 2, 1997
Crime-writing sleuth Jessica Fletcher is sidetracked on her way to El Paso, as she searches for a missing woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.
M2	Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For	Anthony Shaw	J. Michael Straczynski	May 18, 2000
Jessica puts her sleuthing skills to work at a writers' conference after a Russian author is found murdered.
M3	Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man	Anthony Shaw	Matthew Sommer	May 2, 2001
A disturbing link is made between Jessica's family history and the death of a slave in the 1860s.
M4	Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle	Anthony Shaw	Rosemary Anne Sisson, Bruce Lansbury	May 9, 2003
Jessica travels to Ireland, where she becomes involved in a clue-driven hunt for secret treasure.

Home releases

References

1. "Nielsen Ratings: November 2, 1997" (PDF). February 18, 2016.
2. "The View Recaps". ABC.com. Retrieved February 26, 2007.
3. "Murder, She Wrote: Could Jessica Fletcher Return?". TVSeriesFinale.com. Retrieved February 28, 2007.

External links

• List of Murder, She Wrote episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Murder, She Wrote episodes at TV.com