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Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 - 1996

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

30th September 1984
Episode 1
Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.

Deadly Lady

7th October 1984
Episode 2
After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly 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 womens' 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 wage through the inconsistencies in the four Earl daughters storylines to determine who killed their father and why.

Birds of a Feather

14th October 1984
Episode 3
Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, is having an affair. Although Jessica and Victoria are relieved to learn that Howard isn't cheating but rather dressing up as a woman to perform at a nightclub, the relief is short lived when Howard is arrested for murdering his boss, Al Drake, who had been refusing to pay him. The police are convinced that Drake was shot during Freddy York's act, which doesn't leave a lot of time, but Jessica is determined to prove Howard's innocence.

Hooray for Homicide

28th October 1984
Episode 4
Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book is being butchered by Lydecker and his crew. She heads out to Hollywood to confront Lydecker, but things take a turn when Lydecker is found dead on stage. Jessica ends up being the prime suspect in the murder, but luckily the officer in charge of the investigation believes she's too smart to be the killer and sets her up to find the real murderer.

It's a Dog's Life

4th November 1984
Episode 5
While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happened.

Lovers and Other Killers

18th November 1984
Episode 6
While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

Hit, Run and Homicide

25th November 1984
Episode 7
Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

We're Off to Kill the Wizard

9th December 1984
Episode 8
Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

Death Takes a Curtain Call

16th December 1984
Episode 9
While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

Death Casts a Spell

30th December 1984
Episode 10
Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

Capitol Offense

6th January 1985
Episode 11
Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

Broadway Malady

13th January 1985
Episode 12
Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

Murder to a Jazz Beat

3rd February 1985
Episode 13
While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

10th February 1985
Episode 14
Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

Paint Me a Murder

17th February 1985
Episode 15
The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

Tough Guys Don't Die

24th February 1985
Episode 16
Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

Sudden Death

3rd March 1985
Episode 17
Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

Footnote to Murder

10th March 1985
Episode 18
An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

Murder Takes the Bus

17th March 1985
Episode 19
Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

Armed Response

31st March 1985
Episode 20
Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

Murder at the Oasis

7th April 1985
Episode 21
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

Funeral at Fifty-Mile

21st April 1985
Episode 22
A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.
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Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

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Douglas Benton

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Robert F. O'Neill

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Peter S. Fischer

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William Link

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