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Murder, She Wrote

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Episode 190 min1984-09-30

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

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.

Episode 245 min1984-10-07

Deadly Lady

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.

Episode 345 min1984-10-14

Birds of a Feather

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.

Episode 445 min1984-10-28

Hooray for Homicide

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.

Episode 545 min1984-11-04

It's a Dog's Life

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.

Episode 645 min1984-11-18

Lovers and Other Killers

While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

Episode 745 min1984-11-25

Hit, Run and Homicide

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

Episode 845 min1984-12-09

We're Off to Kill the Wizard

Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

Episode 945 min1984-12-16

Death Takes a Curtain Call

While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

Episode 1045 min1984-12-30

Death Casts a Spell

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.

Episode 1145 min1985-01-06

Capitol Offense

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.

Episode 1245 min1985-01-13

Broadway Malady

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

Episode 1345 min1985-02-03

Murder to a Jazz Beat

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

Episode 1445 min1985-02-10

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

Episode 1545 min1985-02-17

Paint Me a Murder

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

Episode 1645 min1985-02-24

Tough Guys Don't Die

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.