Murder, She Wrote

4 seasons available

A mystery novelist solves crimes as she travels.
The Dark Side of the Door
S12 E15

Details in a manuscript convince a young editor (Tracy Middendorf) that the author (Richard Beymer) kidnapped her 11 years earlier, but when the author is found dead, the editor becomes the primary suspect.

Murder Among Friends
S12 E16

When the producer of a hit twenty-something series is murdered, Jessica does some directing of her own.

Mrs. Parker's Revenge
S12 E23

While Jessica is in Atlanta to address mystery writers, a lethal virus is stolen from the Biological Research Institute.

Death by Demographics
S12 E24

After a San Francisco radio station changes its music format from classical to rock, the promoter who engineered the switch dies and Jessica searches for the killer.

Death Stalks the Big Top Part 1
S3 E1

Jessica discovers a circus clown arrested for murder is actually her long-lost brother-in-law (Jackie Cooper).

Death Stalks the Big Top Part 2
S3 E2

An attacker tries to stop Jessica when her investigation of two circus murders may clear Neil (Jackie Cooper).

Unfinished Business
S3 E3

A police retiree tries to solve a 10-year-old murder case reopened by a mistaken-identity shooting.

One White Rose for Death
S3 E4

A mysterious man involves Jessica in the defection of two European musicians and the murder of a British intelligence agent.

Corned Beef and Carnage
S3 E5

With a corned beef sandwich as the only clue, Jessica works to clear her niece (Genie Francis) of an ad executive's murder.

Dead Man's Gold
S3 E6

An old beau of Jessica's (Leslie Nielsen) incites murder and greed when he seeks sunken treasure in Cabot Cove.

Deadline for Murder
S3 E7

Jessica joins old friend Haskell Drake (Harry Guardino) to investigate a corrupt publisher's unexpected death.

Magnum on Ice
S3 E8

Feeling professionally threatened, detective Magnum (Tom Selleck) resists Jessica's efforts to prove he was framed.

Obituary for a Dead Anchor
S3 E9

Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the taping; a boat explosion leads everyone to believe the journalist (Chad Everett) has been killed.

Stage Struck
S3 E10

Jessica probes the murder by poison of an ex-colleague's understudy (Ann Turkel), after the leading lady (Eleanor Parker) is unable to go on at a small-town theater.

Widow, Weep for Me
S2 E1

Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in an effort to trap the murderer of her good friend.

Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
S2 E2

A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.

Murder in the Afternoon
S2 E3

Jessica's actress niece (Alice Krige) is the prime suspect in the murder of a daytime-drama writer (Jessica Walter).

School for Scandal
S2 E4

Jessica is drawn into the investigation when an obnoxious man is murdered on the weekend she visits a college campus.

Sing a Song of Murder
S2 E5

Jessica heads to London in answer to a foreboding message from her cousin (Angela Lansbury in a dual role).

Reflections of the Mind
S2 E6

Jessica's friend (Ann Blyth) fears she is going insane and may have murdered her husband.

A Lady in the Lake
S2 E7

While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.

Dead Heat
S2 E8

Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.

Jessica Behind Bars
S2 E9

While teaching an English class at a women's prison, Jessica steps in when a murder leads to a hostage situation.

Sticks and Stones
S2 E10

A woman is electrocuted in the bathtub, and the chaos that follows makes things difficult for Amos as he prepares to turn the reins over to a new sheriff.

If a Body Meet a Body
S2 E18

A corpse, returned to Cabot Cove for burial, turns out to be misidentified.

Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday
S2 E19

The ruthless new owner (Bert Convy) of a formerly classy periodical is murdered, and Jessica takes on the case.

Menace, Anyone?
S2 E20

Jessica trades passing shots with a murderer during a tennis-tournament fund-raiser hosted by one of Jessica's former students (Linda Hamilton).

The Perfect Foil
S2 E21

Trying to clear a relative's (Peter Bonerz) name, Jessica unmasks murder suspects at a Mardi Gras celebration.

If the Frame Fits
S2 E22

Jessica's old friend (Christopher Allport) faces charges of abetting a well-versed art thief and is suspected of having murdered his wife.

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
S1 E1

Newly successful mystery writer J.B. Fletcher gets involved in a murder at a New York publisher's costume bash.

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
S1 E2

With her first hit mystery, Maine widow Jessica Fletcher makes a promotional trip to New York, and becomes involved in a murder at a publisher's costume bash.

Deadly Lady
S1 E3

A financier (Howard Duff), reportedly swept overboard during a hurricane, turns up in Jessica's yard disguised as a handyman.

Birds of a Feather
S1 E4

Jessica travels to San Francisco for a family wedding and discovers that the groom (Jeff Conaway) faces a murder charge.

Hooray for Homicide
S1 E5

Jessica is suspected of a producer's murder after people hear her threatening to stop the victim from filming her new novel.

It's a Dog's Life
S1 E6

Jessica delves into two investigations when both her wealthy Southern cousin and his daughter die mysteriously.

Lovers and Other Killers
S1 E7

Jessica sets out to prove her secretary isn't a murder suspect.

Hit, Run and Homicide
S1 E8

Jessica helps clear her neighbor (Van Johnson), an eccentric suspected of murdering with one of his inventions.

We're Off to Kill the Wizard
S1 E9

Murder ends a tycoon's (James Coco) plan to have Jessica design a house of horrors for one of his theme parks.

Death Takes a Curtain Call
S1 E10

A friend (Hurd Hatfield) asks Jessica to help two Soviet dancers defect, unaware one (George de la Pena) is a murder suspect.

Death Casts a Spell
S1 E11

A hypnotist (Jose Ferrer) is murdered before a host of would-be witnesses who all were in a deep trance at the time.

Capitol Offense
S1 E12

Jessica is asked to complete the last weeks of an expired congressman's term, and discovers politics is murder.

Broadway Malady
S1 E13

A Broadway legend's (Vivian Blaine) life is threatened after her daughter (Lorna Luft) is seriously injured in a mugging.

Murder to a Jazz Beat
S1 E14

A talk-show host (Clive Revill) and a cab driver (Garrett Morris) help Jessica solve the murder of a New Orleans jazz musician.

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
S1 E15

On a pleasure cruise, Jessica's niece (Belinda Montgomery) receives flowers and messages from her late husband.

Paint Me a Murder
S1 E16

Murder is part of a legendary artist's (Cesar Romero) birthday celebration on a Mediterranean island paradise.

Tough Guys Don't Die
S1 E17

Jessica cooperates with private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), whose partner died while researching a murder trial.

Sudden Death
S1 E18

Jessica inherits part of a pro football team, but the owner's murder convinces her there is more roughness off the field than on.

Footnote to Murder
S1 E19

Jessica opposes an ambitious district attorney (Pat Harrington) who believes her poet friend (Paul Sand) killed a novelist.

Murder Takes the Bus
S1 E20

Stranded at a roadside diner by a storm, bus passengers Jessica and Sheriff Tupper investigate the murder of a fellow traveler.

Armed Response
S1 E21

Hospitalized in Dallas after an airport accident, Jessica endures the inconvenience of a leg cast to probe an in-patient murder.

Murder at the Oasis
S1 E22

Jessica reunites with her college roommate at a desert resort and probes the murder of the woman's ex-husband.

Funeral at Fifty-Mile
S1 E23

At a Wyoming rancher's grave, a man shocks mourners -- including the deceased's daughter -- by claiming to be the true heir.