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  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 1, 1987
  • 47 m
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 1, 1987
  • 47 m
Murder, She Wrote

Summary Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove! Although Angela Lansbury was the o...

Directed By: Walter Grauman

Written By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link, Philip Gerson, Robert E. Swanson, Robert Van Scoyk

  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 1, 1987
  • 47 m
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 1, 1987
  • 47 m
Murder, She Wrote
S4 • Episode 6
It Runs in the Family
Air Date: Nov 1, 1987
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Summary Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove! Although Angela Lansbury was the o...

Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, William Link

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 20, 1987 • 47 m
A Fashionable Way to Die
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.
Episode 2 • Sep 27, 1987 • 47 m
When Thieves Fall Out
When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.
Episode 3 • Oct 4, 1987 • 47 m
Witness for the Defense
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
Episode 4 • Oct 11, 1987 • 47 m
Old Habits Die Hard
Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister and winds up searching for a nun's killer.
Episode 5 • Oct 25, 1987 • 47 m
The Way to Dusty Death
A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives.
Episode 6 • Nov 1, 1987 • 47 m
It Runs in the Family
Jessica's British cousin, Emma MacGill (played by Angela Lansbury), is charged with an old flame's murder.
Episode 7 • Nov 8, 1987 • 47 m
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
The night deputy, who has been paying attention to various Cabot Cove ladies, needs Jessica's help when he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder.
Episode 8 • Nov 15, 1987 • 47 m
Steal Me a Story
A bomb kills a TV producer who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books.
Episode 9 • Nov 22, 1987 • 47 m
Trouble in Eden
To look into a small-town murder, Jessica poses as the sister of the slain woman.
Episode 10 • Nov 29, 1987 • 47 m
Indian Giver
A Native Indian lays claim to Cabot Cove, throwing the town into chaos. When a local with valuable property is found murdered, all signs point to the town's supposed new land owner.
Episode 11 • Dec 13, 1987 • 47 m
Doom with a View
Jessica and her nephew get more than they expect while staying at a posh New York hotel managed by Grady's old fraternity buddy.
Episode 12 • Jan 3, 1988 • 47 m
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
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.
Episode 13 • Jan 24, 1988 • 47 m
Harbinger of Death
When a defense contractor is found murdered, Jessica must prove her nephew-in-law is innocent.
Episode 14 • Feb 7, 1988 • 47 m
Curse of the Daanav
When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.
Episode 15 • Feb 14, 1988 • 47 m
Mourning Among the Wisterias
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.
Episode 16 • Feb 21, 1988 • 47 m
Murder Through the Looking Glass
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.
Episode 17 • Feb 28, 1988 • 47 m
A Very Good Year for Murder
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.
Episode 18 • Mar 13, 1988 • 47 m
Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
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?
Episode 19 • Mar 27, 1988 • 47 m
Just Another Fish Story
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.
Episode 20 • Apr 10, 1988 • 47 m
Showdown in Saskatchewan
Jessica's niece is smitten with a rodeo rider and refuses to believe he could have committed a murder.
Episode 21 • May 1, 1988 • 47 m
Deadpan
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.
Episode 22 • May 8, 1988 • 47 m
The Body Politic
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.
12 Seasons

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Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher, Emma MacGill

William Windom

Dr. Seth Hazlitt, Attorney Sam Breen

Ron Masak

Sheriff Mort Metzger, Lt. Meyer, Marty Giles

Louis Herthum

Deputy Andy Broom, Deputy Kruger, Wilber

Tom Bosley

Sheriff Amos Tupper

Will Nye

Deputy Floyd, Floyd

Michael Horton

Grady Fletcher, Grady Ambrose Fletcher

Ken Swofford

Lt. Catalano, Alan Forsythe, Grover Barth

Julie Adams

Eve Simpson

Herb Edelman

NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber, George, Lieutenant Artie Gelber

Keith Michell

Dennis Stanton

Bradford Dillman

Arthur Brent, Avery Stone, Carl Dorner, Dennis McConnell, Dep. Police Comm. Bradley Folkes, Det. Lt. Simeon Kershaw, Eric Benderson, Richard Ellston

Richard Paul

Mayor Sam Booth

Len Cariou

Michael Hagarty, Monsignore O'Shaugnessy

Gregg Henry

Sheriff Lynn Childs, Barry Bristol, Carl Ward, Lars Anderson, Mark Reisner, Richard Wellstood

James Sloyan

Robert Butler, C.W. Butterfield, Lt. Spoletti

Rosanna Huffman

Connie Miles, Dora Manchester, Eleanor Thompson, Helen Stully, Marge Brickman, Miriam Harwood, Nell Carson

Hallie Todd

Rhoda Markowitz, Moira McShane

Alexander Folk

Cook, Cricket, Delivery Man, Desk Sergeant, Hargrove, Mailman, Painter

Richard Beymer

Charles Lawton Standish, Dirk Mathison, Lou Keramides, Morgan McCormack, Rick Lefko, Sydney Jarvis

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