"Murder, She Wrote" - Episode Guide
Season Six - (1989-1990)
"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 Six (1989-1990)
Episode # 109
Sep. 24--Appointment in Athens
Guests: June Chadwick, Anthony Gordon, Ian Pgilvy, Sybil Lines
Synopsis: While in Athens, Michael Haggerty talks Jessica into posing as a
rich lumber heiress to help save a fellow M16 agent that has been kidnapped.
When a murdered woman is found in Jessica's hotel room, Jessica is under suspician and ordered
not to leave town. Jessica sets out to clear her name.
Episode # 110
Oct. 01--Seal of the Confessional
Guests: Robert Horton, Lance Kerwin, Madlyn Thue
Synopsis: A young priest faces a moral dilemma when a parishioner confesses to a murder
and an innocent man is charged with the crime.
Episode # 111
Oct. 08--The Grand Old Lady
Guests: Duane Clark, June Havoc, Wolf Muser, Michael Douglas, James Stephens, Robert Vaughn
Synopsis: The death of a legendary mystery writer prompts Jessica to recount a 1947 murder
aboard the Queen Mary.
Episode # 112
Oct. 15--The Error of Her Ways
Guests: Susan Blakely, Barbara Parkins, Marshall Thompson
Synopsis: The puzzling suicide of a woman who has been charged with her husband's murder
prompts Jessica to question her guilt.
Episode # 113
Oct. 29--Jack and Bill
Guests: Susan Anton, Max Baer, Ken Howard
Synopsis: When Jessica's private-eye friend agrees to dog-sit, he finds himself involved in
murder and an attempted assassination.
Episode # 114
Nov. 05--Dead Letter
Guests: Susan Anspach, Rosemary DCamp, Peter Fox, George Furth, Max Gail, Al Waxman
Synopsis: An undelivered letter that Jessica finds in an antique bureau unleashes arson
and murder.
Episode # 115
Nov. 12--Night of the Tarantula
Guests: John Rhys-Davies, Shani Wallis
Synopsis: While visiting a friend in Jamaica, Jessica encounters voodoo and black magic
when a family celebration is marred by murder.
Episode # 116
Nov. 19--When the Fat Lady Sings
Guests: Theodore Bikel, Carol Lawrence, James Short, Tom Van Hoof
Synopsis: Jessica becomes involved in a double-murder investigation when she attends
an opera opening with old friend Dennis Stanton in San Francisco.
Episode # 117
Nov. 26--Test of Wills
Guests: Gene Barry, Keir Dullea, Marj Dusay, Cassie Yates
Synopsis: Jessica is invited to visit the island retreat of a millionaire who
believes his life is in danger.
Episode # 118
Dec. 03--Class Act
Guests: Robert Lipton, Heather McAdams, Robert Pine
Synopsis: A Los Angeles homicide detective confronts a baffling murder case with political
overtones which places his career in jeopardy.
Episode # 119
Dec. 17--Town Father
Guests: John Considine, Lee Purcell, Holland Taylor, Charlie Woolf
Synopsis: Jessica may be forced into public office when a woman arrives in town claiming
Cabot Cove's bachelor mayor is the father of her five children.
Episode # 120
Jan. 07--Goodbye Charlie
Guests: Michael Callan, Faith Ford, David huddleston, Scott Palmer, Tessa Richards
Synopsis: The questionable identity of a body found by a railroad track leads to
murder and becomes the inspiration for Jessica's latest novel.
Episode # 121
Jan. 21--If the Shoe Fits
Guests: Jonathan Brandis, Season Hubley, Lorna Luft, Dane Winters
Synopsis: Jessica comes to the defense of a Cabot Cove newcomer who is suspected in the murder
of the town lecher.
Episode # 122
Feb. 04--How to Make a Killing Without Really Tryiing
Guests: Morgan Brittany, Farley Granger, David Groh, Lela Ivey, Joe Maruzzo, Barry Van Dyke
Synopsis: Jessica enters the world of high finance when she attempts to solve the murder
of her stockbroker, a partner in a prestigious Wall Street firm.
Episode # 123
Feb. 11--The fixer-Upper
Guests: Marty Ingels, George Maharis, Dack Rambo, Brenda Vaccaro
Synopsis: While in California, Jessica is reunited with her niece, Victoria, a real estate
broker who becomes a suspect when a wealthy client is murdered.
Episode # 124
Feb. 25--The Big Show of 1965
Guests: Anne Francis, Elaine Joyce, Gavin MacLeod, Don Most, Connie Stevens
Synopsis: Jessica attends a variety-show reunion to research a 25-year-old unsolved
murder case.
Episode # 125
Mar. 04--Murder - Accordiing to Maggie
Guests: Diana Canova, Dwayne Hickman, Gary Sandy, Tim Thomerson
Synopsis: Jessica's former student, creater of a highly rated television series,
becomes a suspect when the network programmer is murdered.
Episode # 126
Mar. 25--O'Malley's Luck
Guests: Ron Leibman, Francec Xavier, Pat Hingle
Synopsis: Jessica's old friend, NYPD Detective Lt. O'Malley, investigates the suspicious suicide
of a wealthy New York developer's wife.
Episode # 127
Apr. 06--Always a Thief
Guests: Virginia Hawkins, Jill Jaress, Shirley Knight, Dina Merrill, Ed Nelson
Synopsis: Charming jewel thief Dennis Stanton, now an insurance investigator, becomes
involved in two murders while checking into the theft of a valuable silver dollar.
Episode # 128
Apr. 29--Shear Madness
Guests: Barbara Babcock, Shirley Jones, Doris Roberts, Robert Walker
Synopsis: While Jessica is in Texas to attend her cousin Ann's wedding, the bridegroom is murdered, as
was Ann's first fince 15 years earlier.
Episode # 129
May 16--The Szechuan Dragon
Guests: Elinor Donahue, Cliff Osmond, Gordon Ross, David Warner
Synopsis: Jessica's nephew Grady and his wife Donna enjoy housesitting in Cabot Cove
until they discover the body of a peg-legged murder victim on the living room floor.
Episode # 130
May. 20--The Sicilian
Guests: Vincent Baggetta, Deidre Hall, Robert Miranda, Ian Ogilvy
Synopsis:
While on a case in Sicily, British intelligence agent Michael Haggerty becomes involved with a widow
who is under the wathcful eye of volatile in-laws.
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