"Murder, She Wrote" - Episode Guide
Season Four - (1987-1988)
"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 Four (1987-1988)
Episode # 66
Sep. 20--A Fashionable Way to Die
Guests: Juliet Prowse, Barbara Rush, Jean Paul Vignon
Synopsis: Murder is around the corner when Jessica travels to Paris
to attend the premiere of an old friend's fashion collection.
Episode # 67
Sep. 27--When Thieves Fall Out
Guests: Kenneth McMillan, Dack Rambo, John Glover
Synopsis: A retiring high-school coach and a mysterious stranger
provide Jessica with new leads in a 20-year-old case.
Episode # 68
Oct. 04--Witness for the Defense
Guests: Charlie Brill, Patrick McGoohan, Juliet Mills, Claire Trevor, Christopher Allport
Synopsis: Jessica travels to Canada to testify at the trial of a colleague
accused of murdering his wife.
Episode # 69
Oct. 11--Old Habits Die Hard
Guests: Eileen Brennan, Jane Powell, Audrey Totter
Synopsis: The investigation of an elderly nun's apparent suicide reveals long-hidden
secrets during Jessica's reunion with an old friend, now a Mother Superior.
Episode # 70
Oct. 25--The Way to Dusty Death
Guests: Nancy Dussault, Jenilee Harrison, Richard Jaeckel, Cornel Wilde
Synopsis: Murder is on the agenda when top executives and their wives meet at a powerful
tycoon's estate.
Episode # 71
Nov. 01--It Runs in the Family
Guests: Richard Johnson, Anthony Newley, Lindsay Chapman
Synopsis: Angela Lansbury reprises her role as Jessica's British cousin Emma MacGill,
who is charged with an old flame's murder.
Episode # 72
Nov. 08--If it's Thursday, It Must be Beverly
Guests: Rick Lenz, Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven, Ruth Gordon
Synopsis: Jessica helps Sheriff Tupper when his seemingly harmless deputy is
accused of murder.
Episode # 73
Nov. 15--Steal Me a Story
Guests: Bradford Dillman, Doug McClure,Ken Swofford, Gail Strickland
Synopsis: In Los Angeles to promote her new novel, Jessica learns her latest mystery
has been appropriated by an unscrupulos Hollywood producer.
Episode # 74
Nov. 22--Trouble in Eden
Guests: MacDonald Carey, Joan Cauldfield, Betty Garrett, Tricia O'Neil, Stuart Whitman
Synopsis: Jessica's friend is hit by a car shortly after being notified of her sister's death.
Episode # 75
Nov. 29--Indian Giver
Guests: Bernie White, Theodore Bikel, Gary Lockwood, Charles Siebert
Synopsis: The descendant of an American Indian tribe that once lived in the Cabot Cove
area brandishes a land grant that seems to prove his claim to the territory.
Episode # 76
Dec. 13--Doom With a View
Guests: Janet Leigh, Charlotte Rae, Sheila Shaw
Synopsis: Jessica's nephew, Grady, is a suspect when their stay at a luxury hotel is
interrupted by murder.
Episode # 77
Jan. 03--Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
Guests: Henry Gibson, Anne Meara, Guy Stockwell
Synopsis: Shortly after Sheriff Tupper's sister leaves her husband and seeks refuge
in Cabot Cove, a murder occurs.
Episode # 78
Jan. 24--Harbinger of Death
Guests: Steven Ford, Karen Grassle, Dean Jones
Synopsis: An unhappy wife, a government official, a lovesick assistant and a self-centered
astronomer are suspects in the murder of a young executive.
Episode # 79
Feb. 07--Curse of the Daanu
Guests: Jane Badler, Richard Bradford, Jane Windsor
Synopsis: A man (Seth's brother) presents his new wife with a priceless cursed ruby, but he is later found strangled,
with the gem missing.
Episode # 80
Feb. 14--Mourning Among the Wisterias
Guests: Frank Gorshin, Barry Nelson, Lois Nettleton, Rene Auberjonois, Linda Purl
Synopsis: When Jessica visits a celebrated playwright friend, she encounters murder
and an unexpected marriage proposal.
Episode # 81
Feb. 21--Murder Through the Looking Glass
Guests: Cliff DeYoung, Karen Valentine
Synopsis: Jessica hears the confession of a dying hit man who has just completed an
assignment, only to find the victim isn't dead.
Episode # 82
Feb. 28--A Very Good Year for Murder
Guests: John Saxon, Eli Wallach, Billy Zane, Kristian Alfonso
Synopsis: A vintner's heirs become suspects when a body is found in a wine cellar.
Episode # 83
Mar. 13--Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
Guests: Brian Bedford, Dick O'Neill
Synopsis: Arguments over a piece of historic Cabot Cove property lead to murder.
Episode # 84
Mar. 27--Just Another Fish Story
Guests: Sonny Bono, Jack Carter, Brenda Vaccaro
Synopsis: Jessica invests in a trendy New York restaurant where murder is apparently
on the menu.
Episode # 85
Apr. 10--Showdown in Saskatchewan
Guests: Paul LeMat, Kristy McNichol, Larry Wilcox, Cassie Yates
Synopsis: Jessica travels to Canada to visit her niece and winds up investigating
a murder on the rodeo circuit.
Episode # 86
May. 01--Deadpan
Guests: Lloyd Bochner, Rich Little, Dean Stockwell
Synopsis: Jessica investigates the murder of a drama critic who reviewed a play based
on one of her novels.
Episode # 87
May. 08--The Body Politic
Guests: Eddie Albert, Robert Fuller, Shirley Jones
Synopsis: Jessica is caught in a game of deadly politics when a close friend's campaign
is threatened by scandal.
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