"Murder, She Wrote" - Episode Guide
Season Eight - (1991-1992)
"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 Eight (1991-1992)
Episode # 153
Sep. 15--Bite the Big Apple
Guests: Alan Feinstein, Rosemary Forsyth, Scott McGinnis, Liz Sheridan
Synopsis: When Jessica rents a New York apartment to accommodate her new college
teaching position, she discovers the previous tenant has been murdered.
Episode # 154
Sep. 22--Night Fears
Guests: Wings Hauser, Roxie Roker, Julie St. Claire
Synopsis: A policeman-turned-professor challenges Jessica to solve a series of campus
muggings that soon escalates to murder.
Episode # 155
Sep. 29--Unauthorized Obituary
Guests: Barbara Bain, Bradford Dillman, Frank Telfer, Jessica Walter
Synopsis: Jessica aids an old friend who is suspected of killing an author who had
planned to write an unauthorized biography of his famous wife.
Episode # 156
Oct. 06--Thicker Than Water
Guests: Bruce Abbott, Pat Hingle
Synopsis: Sheriff Metzger asks Jessica to help him keep his perspective when his
troublesome younger brother is suspected of murdering his employer.
Episode # 157
Nov. 03--Lines of Excellence
Guests: Charles Frank, Alan Fudge, David Groh, Conrad Janis
Synopsis: Jessica accidentally discovers a case of computer tapping which leads to
murder when she trades in her manual typewriter for a computer.
Episode # 158
Nov. 10--Judge Not
Guests: Olivia Cole, William Atherton, Beah Richards
Synopsis: Jessica attends the New Orleans funeral of a jazz musician and attempts to solve
a 20 year-old murder that is haunting his family.
Episode # 159
Nov. 17--Terminal Connection
Guests: Chad Everett, Lois Nettleton, Jameson Parker, Steve Forrest
Synopsis: Jessica attempts to prove a battered wife innocent of killing her husband after
failing to convince the woman to defend herself.
Episode # 160
Nov. 24--A Killing in Las Vegas
Guests: Howard Keel, Lisa Melilli, Connie Sawyer, Shelley Smith, David Soul
Synopsis: While attending a Las Vegas convention, Jessica becomes involved when the
boyfriend of her editor's daughter becomes a murder suspect.
Episode # 161
Dec. 01--The Committee
Guests: Ed Winter, Norman Lloyd, John McMartin
Synopsis: After Jessica speaks at an exclusive men's club, they ask her to investigate
when one of their members is murdered and they are all suspects.
Episode # 162
Dec. 15--The List of Uri Lermentov
Guests: Richard Beymer, Theodore Bikel, Len Cariou
Synopsis: While in Washington, Jessica awakens in her hotel to discover her room has been
ransacked and a KGB agent is lying dead on the floor.
Episode # 163
Jan. 05--Danse Diabolique
Guests: Adrian Paul, Marisa Berenson
Synopsis: Jessica is convinced that a ballerina who died during her premiere performance
in a new ballet was actually murdered.
Episode # 164
Jan. 12--The Witch's Curse
Guests: David Ackroyd, Mary Crosby, Ed Nelson, Robert Vaughn
Synopsis: When a Cabot Cove newcomer is accused of being a witch and perpetrating several
crimes, Jessica is the only citizen who doesn't suspect her.
Episode # 165
Jan. 19--Incident in Lot 7
Guests: Jackie Gayle, Henry Gibson, Ron Leibman, Paula Prentiss, Stuart Whitman
Synopsis: Jessica travels to Hollywood to discuss the film version of her latest novel
and discovers the producer dead on the set of "Psycho."
Episode # 166
Feb. 02--The Monte Carlo Murders
Guests: David Birney, Bo Hopkins, Dina Merrill
Synopsis: While visiting an old friend who runs a Monte Carlo hotel, Jessica investigates
the murder of a ruthless businessman with numerous enemies.
Episode # 167
Mar. 01--Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
Guests: Lloyd Bochner, Peter Dennis, Sharon Maughan, Diana Webster
Synopsis: While in London, Jessica becomes involved in a murder cover-up by the British Intelligence
Agency when she happens upon a disappearing corpse.
Episode # 168
Mar. 08--Ever After
Guests: Marj Dusay, Kevin McCarthy, Richard Morse, Kate Mulfrew,
Tony Roberts, Mitchell Whitfield
Synopsis: A daytime television actress involves both Jessica and her on-screen lover in the
murder of her new millionaire husband.
Episode # 169
Mar. 15--To the Last Will I Grapple With Thee
Guests: John Karlen, George Hearn, Richard Lynch, Cliff Gorman
Synopsis: Jessica suspects a setup when her Irish colleague is charged with murdering his
longtime nemesis, who is killed shortly after moving to the United States.
Episode # 170
Apr. 05--Programmed For Murder
Guests: Judith Chapman, Hunt Block, Alex Hyde-White
Synopsis: Jessica tries to clear Dr. Hazlitt after he is threatened with a possible malpractice
suit when the owner of Cabot Cove's computer company dies.
Episode # 171
Apr. 26--Day of the Dead
Guests: James Coburn, Geno Silva, Gregory Sierra
Synopsis: While in Mexico City, Jessica researches two crimes when a mask stolen from
the National Museum is found on the face of a murder victim.
Episode # 172
May. 03--Angel of Death
Guests: Ken kercheval, Darren McGavin, Austin Pendleton
Synopsis: Jessica consoles a playwright after his wife's suicide, then realizes that he
was the intended victim of a family member's murder.
Episode # 173
May. 10--Badge of Honor
Guests: Robert Lansing, Cliff De Young, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Synopsis: Jessica becomes involved when Seth's former Army buddy arrives in Cabot Cove
and is accused of murdering his new employer.
Episode # 174
May. 17--Murder on Madison Avenue
Guests: Barbara Babcock, John Hillerman, Joel Fabiani
Synopsis: Jessica designs a murder-mystery board game for a toy company, but suspends her
plans when the organization's vice president is found murdered.
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