Murder, She Wrote
"She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it."
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Actor: Angela Lansbury
Creator: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link
Country: United States of America
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 1984
Rating: 7.5
Season 1 - Murder, She Wrote
07 Oct 1984
"A mysterious man who briefly stops by Jessica's house turns up dead -- supposedly swept overboard during a hurricane before Jessica even met him."
04 Nov 1984
"There's in-fighting and backstabbing galore when a millionaire snubs his family and leaves most of his estate to a dog."
09 Dec 1984
"Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives."
16 Dec 1984
"Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance."
30 Dec 1984
"A popular nightclub hypnotist is discovered murdered during a private press-call."
06 Jan 1985
"When a congressman suddenly dies from a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily replace him in Washington."
10 Feb 1985
"When Jessica's recently widowed niece takes a cruise to get away from it all, a would-be murderer follows her."
17 Feb 1985
"The birthday celebration for a renowned Mediterranean artist is cut short when the guest of honor winds up dead."
24 Feb 1985
"A private detective, hired by Jessica to research an old case, is suddenly murdered."
31 Mar 1985
"While in the hospital with a fractured leg, Jessica investigates the murder of a doctor."
1985-04-21
"A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter."
Season 2 - Murder, She Wrote
29 Sep 1985
"Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in order to trap a murderer."
25 Oct 1985
"A mother and daughter involve in murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer."
10 Nov 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."
05 Jan 1986
"Jessica's nephew Grady is applying for a job with the Lila Lee Cosmetics empire. Lila's brother and partner Norman tries to soothe wounded feelings as Lila Lee tyrannizes their employees. ..."
12 Jan 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."
09 Feb 1986
"The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect."
23 Feb 1986
"Celebrity Richard Bennett gets Jessica to bid for him in San Francisco on suicided fellow star friend Evangeline's diary to destroy it. Before the auction she witnesses security guard ..."
09 Mar 1986
"What begins as a routine murder investigation leads the police to discover that a coffin contains the wrong body."
06 Apr 1986
"Jessica struggles to protect her former student Carol when her boyfriend is blown up in her car and she is the only suspect."
Season 3 - Murder, She Wrote
12 Oct 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."
02 Nov 1986
"Jessica gets involved when her niece Victoria is believed to be connected to the murder of her lecherous boss."
16 Nov 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."
23 Nov 1986
"Jessica comes to the assistance of Magnum when he's framed for two murders that occur during her vacation in Hawaii."
04 Jan 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."
15 Mar 1987
"Someone is found dead after the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comics."
22 Mar 1987
"Grady Fletcher is in big trouble again when his boss is found dead and he is the main suspect."
1986-05-10
"During a short black-out in the studio where Jessica is recording a book for the blind, the studio co-owner is murdered."
Season 4 - Murder, She Wrote
27 Sep 1987
"When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted."
04 Oct 1987
"Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house."
25 Oct 1987
"A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives."
22 Nov 1987
"To look into a small-town murder, Jessica poses as the sister of the slain woman."
03 Jan 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."
28 Feb 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."
1988-05-08
"The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press."
Season 5 - Murder, She Wrote
23 Oct 1988
"A chance encounter with her old friend Michael Hagarty leaves Jessica standing over a dead Bulgarian diplomat and accused of murder."
27 Nov 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."
08 Jan 1989
"Grady's wedding day arrives, and so does an unpleasant fate for the shrewish housekeeper of his prospective father-in-law's estate."
15 Jan 1989
"The murder of a womanizing gambler leads to double lives being exposed in seemingly quaint and old-fashioned Cabot Cove."
05 Feb 1989
"Jessica aids yet another dear old friend in his search for his missing grandson."
19 Feb 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."
02 Apr 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."
09 Apr 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."
16 Apr 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."
07 May 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."
Season 6 - Murder, She Wrote
19 Nov 1989
"Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco."
17 Dec 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."
21 Jan 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."
06 May 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."
1990-05-20
"Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia."
Season 7 - Murder, She Wrote
16 Sep 1990
"Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer."
30 Sep 1990
"Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney."
18 Nov 1990
"Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher tries to woo her back into the fold."
03 Feb 1991
"Sheriff Metzer 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."
10 Feb 1991
"A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered."
24 Feb 1991
"A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder."
10 Mar 1991
"The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered."
17 Mar 1991
"A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner."
07 Apr 1991
"Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son."
12 May 1991
"A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam."
Season 8 - Murder, She Wrote
29 Sep 1991
"A murdered writer leaves a devoted sister, a grieving husband, and a tangle of secrets for Jessica to sort."
06 Oct 1991
"Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty as charged, of murder."
17 Nov 1991
"When a friend is charged with murdering her abusive husband, Jessica tries to help."
05 Jan 1992
"Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it."
12 Jan 1992
"Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing."
01 Mar 1992
"Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder."
15 Mar 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 hers, but is killed himself."
10 May 1992
"Seth is thrilled that Ben Oliver, an old Army buddy long thought dead, is alive and coming to Cabot Cove. Then PI Lawrence Jarvis turns up, claiming that Ben robbed a jewelry store. Ben ..."
Season 9 - Murder, She Wrote
01 Nov 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."
03 Jan 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."
21 Feb 1993
"Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist."
28 Feb 1993
"Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago."
07 Mar 1993
"Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components."
09 May 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."
Season 10 - Murder, She Wrote
24 Oct 1993
"Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher."
09 Nov 1993
"Jessica visits horse trainer Matt Cleveland on Wally Hampton's stud ranch in Virginia's Blue Mountains, where everybody is elated about the prospects for their promising racehorse Swift ..."
05 Dec 1993
"One of Jessica's best-selling mysteries makes her the target of a lawsuit by a man who was tried and acquitted for murder."
06 Mar 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."
13 Mar 1994
"Jessica has worked to have Larkin sold to a museum, but an embezzled pension plan leads to a rival bid and murder."
27 Mar 1994
"Jessica searches for Seth when he suddenly disappears and fresh bloodstains in his office indicate foul play."
22 May 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 - Murder, She Wrote
09 Oct 1994
"Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder."
09 Jan 1995
"The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation."
12 Feb 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."
19 Feb 1995
"Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release."
1995-05-14
"A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems."
Season 12 - Murder, She Wrote
05 Oct 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."
12 Oct 1995
"Jessica travels to New Orleans and is caught up in a web of voodoo related murders."
02 Nov 1995
"A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation."
09 Nov 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."
14 Dec 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."
25 Feb 1996
"On vacation in the Tetons, Jessica encounters jewel thieves and a man from her Army vet host's past."
04 Apr 1996
"In Australia, Jessica may be the legal owner of a valley that the sheepherders and miners are arguing over, and may be the cause of the disappearance of Jessica's lawyer."
05 May 1996
"Johnny is engaged to Seth's niece Amy but enrages Les by visiting Sherri. When Johnny is the victim of a motorcycle accident, Amy insists that it was murder."
1996-05-19
"In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age and playing music for teen-agers only."
