"Murder, She Wrote" - Episode Guide
Season Three - (1986-1987)
"Murder, She Wrote" aired from September, 1984 - May, 1996
Synopsis:
Former substitute English teacher and famed mystery
writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries. It seems murder
follows her around, whether it be to the house of her seemingly endless number of
friends, nieces and nephews or right in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica
is sometimes assisted by her friend Dr. Seth Hazlitt or the local sheriff, Amos
Tupper (later Sheriff Metzger). Sometimes, early in the series, Jessica would only narrate
the episodes, which would be a dramatization of one of her novels. In later seasons,
Jessica moved to New York City to be closer to her publisher and also closer
to crime.
Cast:
Angela Lansbury.....Jessica Beatrice Fletcher
William Windom...(1985-1996)...Doctor Seth Hazlitt
Ron Masak...(1988-1996)...Sheriff Mort Metzger
Keith Michell...1988-1993)...Dennis Stanton
Michael Horton...(1984-1995)...Grady Fletcher
Debbie Zipp...(1988-1990)...Donna Mayberry Fletcher
Genie Francis...(1984-1990)...Victoria Griffin
Alan Oppenheimer...(1991)...Dr. Raymond Auerbach
Julie Adams...(1987-1993)...Eve Simpson
Tom Bosley...(1984-1988)...Sheriff Amos Tupper
James Sloyan...(1990-1991)...Robert Butler
Richard Paul...(1986-1991)...Mayor Sam Booth
Ken Swofford...(1990-1991)...Lt. Perry Castalano
Louis Herthum...(1991-1996)...Deputy Andy Broom
Hallie Todd...(1990-1991)...Rhoda Markowitz
Will Nye...(1988-1991)...Deputy Floyd
Jerry Orbach...(1985-1991)...Harry McGraw
Season Three (1986-1987)
Episode # 45a
Sep. 28--Death Stalks the Big Top-part one
Guests: Jackie Cooper
Synopsis: Jessica goes to extreme lengths to clear her brother-inlaw,
a clown at an accident-plagued circus, when he is suspected of murder.
Episode # 45b
Oct. 05--Death Stalks the Big Top-part two
Guests: See Above...
Synopsis: See Above...
Episode # 46
Oct. 12--Unfinished Business
Guests: Lloyd Bochner, Don DeFore, Pat Hingle, Hayley Mills, Erin Moran
Synopsis: Ulterior motives prompt a retired lieutenant to open up an unsolved murder case.
Episode # 47
Oct. 19--One White Rose for Death
Guests: Len Cariou, Jenny Agutter, Eric Braeden, Bernard Fox
Synopsis: A mysterious man involves Jessica in the defection of two
European musicians and the murder of a British intelligence agent.
Episode # 48
Nov. 02--Corned Beef and Carnage
Guests: Genie Francis, Bill Macy, David Ogden Stiers, Ken Swofford
Synopsis: Jessica's niece is the top suspect when her boss is murdered.
Episode # 49
Nov. 09--Dead Man's Gold
Guests: Grant Goodeve, Julia Montgomery, Leslie Nielsen
Synopsis: Murder interrupts a determined man's quest to find buried treasure.
Episode # 50
Nov. 16--Deadline for Murder
Guests: Tim O'Connor, Harry Guardino, Peter Mark Richman
Synopsis: Jessica joins an old friend to investigate a corrupt publisher's
unexpected death.
An Episode of Magnum PI
Nov. 21--Novel Connection
Guests: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Jessica Walter, Dorothy
Loudon
Synopsis: When mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher is brought in to
investigate an assassin, Magnum is not pleased.
Episode # 51
Nov. 23--Magnum on Ice
Guests: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Jessica Walter, Dorothy
Loudon
Synopsis: While in Hawaii at the request of a friend in trouble, Jessica
attempts to uncover evidence that will clear Thomas Magnum of two murder charges.
Episode # 52
Dec. 07--Obituary for a Dead Anchor
Guests: Abby Dalton, Chad Everett, Robert Pine, Mark Stevens
synopsis: Murder overshadows the taping of a TV interview featuring
Jessica and Cabot Cove.
Episode # 53
Dec. 14--Stage Struck
Guests: Donald Most, Edward Mulhare, Eleanor Parker, Ann Turkel, Bob Hastings
Synopsis: Jessica investigates the death of an understudy who dies
onstage during opening night.
Episode # 54
Jan. 04--Night of the Headless Horseman
Guests: Thom Bray, Adam Ferris, Judy Landers, Charles Siebert, Guy Stockwell, Fritz Weaver, Barry Williams
Synopsis: The new poetry teacher in town, in order to impress a girl, tells her that Jessica Fletcher is his mother.
When a local rival of his is found murdered, minus his head, the teacher is blamed as his sword is found with blood on it.
Jessica must prove the innocense of her young friend.
Episode #55
Jan. 18--The Corpse Flew First Class
Guests: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Walker, Gerald York
Synopsis: A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an
heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.
Episode # 56
Feb. 01--Crossed Up
Guests: Tony Dow, Giselle MacKenzie, Sandy McPeak
Synopsis: Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men
who are plotting a murder.
Episode #57
Feb. 08--Murder in a Minor Key
Guests: Shaun Cassidy, Paul Clemens, Herbert Edelman, Dinah Manoff
Synopsis: Jessica narrates her latest novel: the story of three bright
graduate students who find themselves involved in plagiarism and murder.
Episode # 58
Feb. 15--The Bottom Line is Murder
Guests: Adrienne Barbeau, Judith Chapman, George Takei
Synopsis: Jessica's trip to Denver to appear on a television book-review
program coincides with the murder of a controversial consumer activist.
Episode # 59
Feb. 22--Death Takes a Dive
Guests: John Amos, Ernest Borgnine, Bradford Dillman, Le Var Burton, Adam West
synopsis: Harry McGraw asks for Jessica's help in Boston. Harry inherets
controlling interest in a boxer and needs money to get out from under a loan shark.
When a crooked fight promoter is murdered, Harry is the number one suspect and
it's up to Jessica to prove him innocent.
Episode # 60
Mar. 01--Simon Says, Color Me Dead
Guests: Diane Baker, Foster Brooks, Tess Harper, Dick Sargent
Synopsis: Jessica investigates the murder of one of Cabot Cove's most
illustrious citizens, a world-famous artist.
Episode # 61
Mar. 15--No Laughing Matter
Guests: George Clooney, Buddy Hackett, Arte Jphnson, Steve Lawrence
Synopsis: The father of the bride is stabbed in the back at an engagement
party for the offspring of two feuding comics.
Episode # 62
Mar. 22--No Accounting for Murder
Guests: Dorothy lamour, Geoffrey Lewis, *Ron Masak, James Noble
Synopsis: Jessica investigates when her nephew Grady, a junior executive
for a large accounting firm, is charged with tax fraud and the murder of his boss.
Episode # 63
Apr. 05--The Cemetery Vote
Guests: Joe Campanella, Charlene Tilton, Marie Windson
Synopsis: Political graft and gambling play important roles in two murders.
Episode # 64
Apr. 19--The Days Dwindle Down
Guests: Richard Beymer, June Havoc, Martha Scott, Susan Strasberg, Gloria Stewart
Synopsis: Jessica attempts to prove a man is innocent of a murder
that occured 30 years ago.
Episode # 65
May. 10--Murder She Spoke
Guests: Michael Callan, Michael Cole, Jonna Lee, Charlie Daniels, Patrick Wayne
Synopsis: A murder occurs while Jessica is recording one of her novels
for the Mystery Books for the Blind series.
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