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Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
- Created by:
- Richard Levinson, William Link, Peter S. Fischer
- Cast:
- Angela Lansbury
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.7A Fashionable Way to Die
1987-09-20 · 45mOoh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.3When Thieves Fall Out
1987-09-27 · 45mA walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.2Witness for the Defense
1987-10-04 · 45mJessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.5Old Habits Die Hard
1987-10-11 · 45mA terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.8The Way To Dusty Death
1987-10-25 · 45mAfter the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.5It Runs In The Family
1987-11-01 · 45mCousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 5.5If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
1987-11-08 · 45mWhen Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.4Steal Me a Story
1987-11-15 · 45mThe special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 4.8Trouble in Eden
1987-11-22 · 45mHostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 6.8Indian Giver
1987-11-29 · 45mA resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.8Doom with a View
1987-12-13 · 45mGrady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.2Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
1988-01-03 · 45mSomebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 6.3Harbinger of Death
1988-01-24 · 45mJessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.5Curse of the Daanav
1988-02-07 · 45mSeth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.0Mourning Among the Wisterias
1988-02-14 · 45mJessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.
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Episode 16
★ 7.2Murder Through the Looking Glass
1988-02-21 · 45mJessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.3A Very Good Year for Murder
1988-02-28 · 45mThe Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 8.4Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
1988-03-13 · 45mSomeone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.0Just Another Fish Story
1988-03-27 · 45mSomebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 6.5Showdown in Saskatchewan
1988-04-10 · 45mArson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.5Deadpan
1988-05-01 · 45mTwo critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 5.0The Body Politic
1988-05-08 · 45mThe suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.
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Angela Lansbury
Jessica Fletcher