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Jessica Fletcher is a fictional character portrayed by Angela Lansbury in the TV series Murder, She Wrote.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (season 1), they were 58 years old.
They appear in all 263 aired episodes and have accumulated 21531 positive votes.
The character of Jessica Fletcher is mainly associated with Sheriff Amos Tupper, Davey Wells and Capt. Rory O'Neil.

Jessica Fletcher

by Angela Lansbury

character

Episodes264

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    The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
    episode S1.E0 september 1984
    Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.
  • 7.6
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    Deadly Lady
    episode S1.E1 october 1984
    A mysterious man who briefly stops by Jessica's house turns up dead -- supposedly swept overboard during a hurricane before Jessica even met him.
  • 7.3
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    Birds of a Feather
    episode S1.E2 october 1984
    Jessica's niece Victoria Brandon is horrified when her fiancé Howard Griffin is arrested following the gunshot murder of nasty San Francisco drag club owner Al Drake.
  • 7.3
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    Hooray for Homicide
    episode S1.E3 october 1984
    Jessica protests when her book is turned into a tacky B-grade horror movie, and winds up as the prime suspect when producer Jerry Lydecker is murdered with a blunt instrument.
  • 7.5
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    It's a Dog's Life
    episode S1.E4 november 1984
    There's in-fighting and backstabbing galore when wealthy Denton Langley snubs his family and leaves most of his estate to a dog, which is discovered after his fatal fall from a drugged horse.
  • 7.5
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    Lovers and Other Killers
    episode S1.E5 november 1984
    While in Seattle for a series of lectures, Jessica is drawn into a dangerous case involving young secretary David Tolliver accused of killing his wealthy older lady friend Allison Brevard.
  • 7.5
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    Hit, Run and Homicide
    episode S1.E6 november 1984
    Jessica and the police are baffled by a seemingly driver-less car that suddenly appears in Cabot Cove and runs down a visitor who had fired local inventor Dan O'Brien.
  • 7.3
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    We're Off to Kill the Wizard
    episode S1.E7 december 1984
    Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives.
  • 7.2
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    Death Takes a Curtain Call
    episode S1.E8 december 1984
    Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance.
  • 7.5
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    Death Casts a Spell
    episode S1.E9 december 1984
    A popular nightclub hypnotist is discovered murdered during a private press-call.
  • 7.5
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    Capitol Offense
    episode S1.E10 january 1985
    When a congressman suddenly dies from a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily replace him in Washington.
  • 7.3
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    Broadway Malady
    episode S1.E11 january 1985
    Former Hollywood star Rita Bristol and her daughter Patti are about to open in a big new Broadway musical, until Patti is gunned down in a bizarre robbery attempt.
  • 6.8
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    Murder to a Jazz Beat
    episode S1.E12 february 1985
    A trip to New Orleans gets off to an eventful start when the leader of a popular jazz band is poisoned during a performance.
  • 7.5
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    My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
    episode S1.E13 february 1985
    When Jessica's recently widowed niece takes a cruise to get away from it all, a would-be murderer follows her.
  • 7.5
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    Paint Me a Murder
    episode S1.E14 february 1985
    The birthday celebration for a renowned Mediterranean artist is cut short when the guest of honor winds up dead.
  • 7.7
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    Tough Guys Don't Die
    episode S1.E15 february 1985
    A private detective, hired by Jessica to research an old case, is suddenly murdered.
  • 7
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    Sudden Death
    episode S1.E16 march 1985
    Jessica uncovers the ugly side of sportsmanship when she inherits part-ownership of a football team.
  • 7.4
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    Footnote to Murder
    episode S1.E17 march 1985
    Jessica sets out to clear the name of a friend who is a prime suspect in a murder case.
  • 8.5
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    Murder Takes the Bus
    episode S1.E18 march 1985
    Jessica and a slew of passengers are forced to take refuge from a storm at a remote diner when one of the passengers is found stabbed in his seat on a bus to Boston.
  • 7.4
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    Armed Response
    episode S1.E19 march 1985
    While in the hospital with a fractured leg, Jessica investigates the murder of a doctor.
  • 7.5
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    Murder at the Oasis
    episode S1.E20 april 1985
    An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
  • 7.5
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    Funeral at Fifty-Mile
    episode S1.E21 april 1985
    Jessica has to unravel the secrets and threats at the funeral of a friend in Wyoming.
  • 7.5
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    Widow, Weep for Me
    episode S2.E1 september 1985
    Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in order to trap a murderer.
  • 7.4
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    Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly
    episode S2.E2 october 1985
    A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.
  • 7.4
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    Murder in the Afternoon
    episode S2.E3 october 1985
    Jessica's niece, an actress in a daytime drama, becomes a suspect when the head writer for the show is murdered.
  • 7.2
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    School for Scandal
    episode S2.E4 october 1985
    A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.
  • 7.1
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    Sing a Song of Murder
    episode S2.E5 october 1985
    Jessica is devastated to learn her cousin Emma's untimely passing, but when she arrives in London she learns that Emma isn't dead after all, but has been in hiding after threats on her life.
  • 8
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    Reflections of the Mind
    episode S2.E6 november 1985
    When a phone call from Francesca's supposedly dead first husband precedes a fatal incident, Jessica must unravel the truth from hysteria to find a killer.
  • 7.9
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    A Lady in the Lake
    episode S2.E7 november 1985
    Jessica spends a little time at a lakeside inn where she witnesses what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling into the lake.
  • 6.9
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    Dead Heat
    episode S2.E8 november 1985
    Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse but then the horse's disagreeable owner is murdered after a dispute.
  • 7.7
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    Jessica Behind Bars
    episode S2.E9 december 1985
    Jessica visits a women's prison and is held captive when an uprising occurs because of abuse and murder at the facility.
  • 8.1
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    Sticks and Stones
    episode S2.E10 december 1985
    Cabot Cove is flooded with poison pen letters which proves hard for the town to handle as Amos prepares to hand the reins over to a new sheriff.
  • 7.4
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    Murder Digs Deep
    episode S2.E11 december 1985
    An archaeological dig, potentially the site of Coronado's City of Gold, does not please everyone as a new corpse is discovered.
  • 7.4
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    Murder by Appointment Only
    episode S2.E12 january 1986
    A former student of Jessica's becomes involved in a love triangle that ends in murder.
  • 8.5
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    Trial by Error
    episode S2.E13 january 1986
    It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.
  • 8.2
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    Keep the Home Fries Burning
    episode S2.E14 january 1986
    Poisoned strawberry preserves served at the Joshua Peabody Inn result in murder.
  • 7
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    Powder Keg
    episode S2.E15 february 1986
    The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.
  • 7.1
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    Murder in the Electric Cathedral
    episode S2.E16 february 1986
    Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.
  • 7.4
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    One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
    episode S2.E17 february 1986
    Jessica finds herself in a tough spot when one of the auctioneers of a diary is murdered and she has to rely on Harry McGraw to help her out.
  • 7.7
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    If a Body Meet a Body
    episode S2.E18 march 1986
    Cabot Cove residents gather for a funeral and discover the coffin contains the wrong body. Where is Henry Veron, who is the dead mystery man, and was it murder?
  • 7.4
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    Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday
    episode S2.E19 march 1986
    Jessica must find out the truth when the ruthless owner of a periodical is murdered.
  • 7.3
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    Menace, Anyone?
    episode S2.E20 april 1986
    Jessica attends a tennis tournament as the guest of honor. She struggles to protect her former student Carol when her boyfriend is blown up in her car and she is the only suspect.
  • 7.1
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    The Perfect Foil
    episode S2.E21 april 1986
    In New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a distant cousin of Jessica is falsely accused of murder.
  • 7.5
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    If the Frame Fits
    episode S2.E22 may 1986
    Jessica is spending her holidays with an old friend, Lloyd Marcus. His daughter is found murdered in her house and her husband Donald becomes the prime suspect.
  • 7.5
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    Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
    episode S3.E1 september 1986
    When Jessica's niece receives a silver Leprechaun from someone who has been presumed dead for years, Jessica decides to hunt down the mysterious gift giver from beyond the grave.
  • 7.5
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    Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
    episode S3.E2 october 1986
    One murder leads to another as Jessica finds herself chasing down false alibis and the employees of a rival circus.
  • 7.2
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    Unfinished Business
    episode S3.E3 october 1986
    A retired policeman decides to re-examine an old case and returns to the lakeside cabins where the murder occurred, gathering all the old suspects together.
  • 7.4
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    One White Rose for Death
    episode S3.E4 october 1986
    While attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
  • 7.2
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    Corned Beef and Carnage
    episode S3.E5 november 1986
    Jessica gets involved when her niece Victoria is believed to be connected to the murder of her lecherous boss.
  • 7.2
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    Dead Man's Gold
    episode S3.E6 november 1986
    A group of young treasure hunters come to Cabot Cove looking for sunken treasure and one of them ends up dead.
  • 7.4
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    Deadline for Murder
    episode S3.E7 november 1986
    A veteran reporter who suffered a heart attack says his best medicine would be the removal of his publisher. Jessica gets involved after the man ends up dead.
  • 7.5
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    Magnum on Ice
    episode S3.E8 november 1986
    Jessica comes to the assistance of Magnum when he's framed for two murders that occurred during her vacation in Hawaii in Novel Connection (1986).
  • 7.5
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    Obituary for a Dead Anchor
    episode S3.E9 december 1986
    When an obnoxious out-of-town TV personality is murdered, it's up to Jessica to figure out the killer.
  • 7.4
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    Stage Struck
    episode S3.E10 december 1986
    The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts a play starring two previously married actors.
  • 7.4
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    Night of the Headless Horseman
    episode S3.E11 january 1987
    Jessica is in the wrong place at the right time to help her friend Dorian Beecher when he is accused of a murder he didn't commit.
  • 8.4
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    The Corpse Flew First Class
    episode S3.E12 january 1987
    While on a flight to London, a wealthy woman's chauffeur dies suddenly, and when the priceless necklace he was carrying turns up missing, it becomes a case of murder.
  • 8
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    Crossed Up
    episode S3.E13 february 1987
    The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was really a murder plot.
  • 6.7
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    Murder in a Minor Key
    episode S3.E14 february 1987
    Jessica tells the story of her new novel about a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.
  • 7.4
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    The Bottom Line Is Murder
    episode S3.E15 february 1987
    A lying TV consumer advocate is killed and suspicion lands on one of the clients whose products he maligned.
  • 7
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    Death Takes a Dive
    episode S3.E16 february 1987
    Jessica visits her old friend Harry McGraw in Boston who has become wrangled in the high stakes game of boxing.
  • 7.5
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    Simon Says, Color Me Dead
    episode S3.E17 march 1987
    Jessica investigates when an artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.
  • 7.3
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    No Laughing Murder
    episode S3.E18 march 1987
    Someone is found dead after the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comics.
  • 7.4
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    No Accounting for Murder
    episode S3.E19 march 1987
    Grady Fletcher is in big trouble again when his boss is found dead and he is the main suspect.
  • 7.5
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    The Cemetery Vote
    episode S3.E20 april 1987
    The reform mayor dies in a so called "accident" and the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an investigation of it.
  • 8.3
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    The Days Dwindle Down
    episode S3.E21 april 1987
    Jessica investigates the possibility that a recent parolee went to jail for a crime he didn't commit.
  • 7.6
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    Murder, She Spoke
    episode S3.E22 may 1987
    A temporary black-out at a recording studio leaves Jessica in the dark when the wealthy soon-to-be-owner is stabbed to death.
  • 7.5
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    A Fashionable Way to Die
    episode S4.E1 september 1987
    Jessica jaunts to Paris at the beckon of an old friend whose fashion boutique is in financial trouble. When a local loan shark is murdered, Jessica must dig deep to find the truth.
  • 7.8
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    When Thieves Fall Out
    episode S4.E2 september 1987
    When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.
  • 7.8
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    Witness for the Defense
    episode S4.E3 october 1987
    Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
  • 7.6
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    Old Habits Die Hard
    episode S4.E4 october 1987
    Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister and winds up searching for a nun's killer.
  • 7.4
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    The Way to Dusty Death
    episode S4.E5 october 1987
    A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives.
  • 7.4
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    It Runs in the Family
    episode S4.E6 november 1987
    Jessica's British cousin, Emma MacGill (played by Angela Lansbury), is charged with an old flame's murder.
  • 8.3
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    If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
    episode S4.E7 november 1987
    The night deputy, who has been paying attention to various Cabot Cove ladies, needs Jessica's help when he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder.
  • 7.4
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    Steal Me a Story
    episode S4.E8 november 1987
    A bomb kills a TV producer who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books.
  • 7.8
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    Trouble in Eden
    episode S4.E9 november 1987
    To look into a small-town murder, Jessica poses as the sister of the slain woman.
  • 6.7
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    Indian Giver
    episode S4.E10 november 1987
    A Native Indian lays claim to Cabot Cove, throwing the town into chaos. When a local with valuable property is found murdered, all signs point to the town's supposed new land owner.
  • 7.3
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    Doom with a View
    episode S4.E11 december 1987
    Jessica and her nephew get more than they expect while staying at a posh New York hotel managed by Grady's old fraternity buddy.
  • 7.9
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    Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
    episode S4.E12 january 1988
    When Amos' sister & her in-laws descend upon Cabot Cove, Jessica hosts a dinner party with homicidal results, leaving the finger pointing at the Sheriff's sister.
  • 7.1
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    Harbinger of Death
    episode S4.E13 january 1988
    When a defense contractor is found murdered, Jessica must prove her nephew-in-law is innocent.
  • 7.8
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    Curse of the Daanav
    episode S4.E14 february 1988
    When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.
  • 7.6
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    Mourning Among the Wisterias
    episode S4.E15 february 1988
    Jessica is summoned to Savannah to help a friend with his play and receives an offer of marriage she didn't expect. Even more surprised are the man's plotting family.
  • 7.6
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    Murder Through the Looking Glass
    episode S4.E16 february 1988
    While in Connecticut for a convention, Jessica hears the dying confession of a hit man and uncovers a mysterious safe house housing an important foreign dignitary.
  • 7.4
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    A Very Good Year for Murder
    episode S4.E17 february 1988
    The Gambini family winery is the take-over target of organized crime and it's up to Jessica to uncover who is behind the murder of a mafia hit man.
  • 7.6
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    Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
    episode S4.E18 march 1988
    The death of an eccentric shut-in brings the burden of executing her will to Jessica. How does the legend that Benedict Arnold once slept in the woman's house and a possible "treasure" fit into the puzzle?
  • 7.3
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    Just Another Fish Story
    episode S4.E19 march 1988
    Jessica is delighted to return to New York City with the announcement of her nephew's impending engagement. But when a restaurant employee is killed, the engagement is threatened.
  • 6.9
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    Showdown in Saskatchewan
    episode S4.E20 april 1988
    Jessica's niece is smitten with a rodeo rider and refuses to believe he could have committed a murder.
  • 7.7
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    Deadpan
    episode S4.E21 may 1988
    When one of Jessica's former students brings a play based on her novel to Broadway, she finds herself in the middle of a war between two rival critics.
  • 7.4
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    The Body Politic
    episode S4.E22 may 1988
    Jessica comes to the aid of yet another dear old friend running as a senatorial candidate. When the candidate's campaign manager is murdered, Jessica must help prove her innocence.
  • 7.2
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    J.B.. as in Jailbird
    episode S5.E1 october 1988
    A chance encounter with her old friend Michael Hagarty leaves Jessica standing over a dead Bulgarian diplomat and accused of murder.
  • 7.5
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    A Little Night Work
    episode S5.E2 october 1988
    After her publisher announces his impending retirement, Jessica heads to NYC where she is simultaneously wooed by potential new publishers and a smooth-talking jewel thief.
  • 8.2
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    Mr. Penroy's Vacation
    episode S5.E3 november 1988
    Jessica is perplexed by the death of an elderly man as suspicion points to the two simple-minded spinster sisters he was living with.
  • 7.8
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    Snow White, Blood Red
    episode S5.E4 november 1988
    A massive storm results in Jessica snowed in at a ski lodge with an Olympic men's ski team and a murderer on the loose.
  • 7.3
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    Coal Miner's Slaughter
    episode S5.E5 november 1988
    When a former student is arrested for murder, Jessica heads to West Virginia to bail her out. The unfriendly town hinders her investigation.
  • 7.2
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    Wearing of the Green
    episode S5.E6 november 1988
    In New York City researching her next book, Jessica is drawn into a mystery involving a priceless tiara, a reclusive former actress and a news reporter accused of murder.
  • 7.8
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    The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel
    episode S5.E7 december 1988
    Jessica is summoned to California where a recently-recovered Air Force plane could pin a decades-old murder on her dead husband Frank.
  • 7.8
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    Prediction: Murder
    episode S5.E8 january 1989
    Lee Goddard successfully coaxes Jessica to join him at his ranch in Arizona but intrigue and murder follow them there when a mysterious psychic joins them.
  • 8
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    Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
    episode S5.E9 january 1989
    Grady's wedding day arrives, and so does an unpleasant fate for the shrewish housekeeper of his prospective father-in-law's estate.
  • 7.3
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    Weave a Tangled Web
    episode S5.E10 january 1989
    The murder of a womanizing gambler leads to double lives being exposed in seemingly quaint and old-fashioned Cabot Cove.
  • 7.6
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    The Search for Peter Kerry
    episode S5.E11 february 1989
    Jessica aids yet another dear old friend in his search for his missing grandson.
  • 7.5
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    Smooth Operators
    episode S5.E12 february 1989
    While in New York, the dead body of a homeless person missing a shoe is discovered and leads Jessica to believe the supposed accidental death was not an accident.
  • 7.5
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    Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
    episode S5.E13 february 1989
    Jessica is suspicious when the appearance of the ghost of a long-dead witch burned at the stake coincides with the release of a book on the very subject.
  • 7.1
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    From Russia... with Blood
    episode S5.E14 february 1989
    Jessica is detained in Moscow when a spy attempts to smuggle a film out of the Soviet Union in her handbag.
  • 7.6
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    Alma Murder
    episode S5.E15 march 1989
    Jessica is summoned to her old alma mater when one of her college professors confesses to a murder Jessica believes he didn't really commit.
  • 7
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    Truck Stop
    episode S5.E16 april 1989
    En route to LA, Jessica is detoured at a seedy truck stop where a series of murders makes it clear she isn't there by accident.
  • 8.2
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    The Sins of Castle Cove
    episode S5.E17 april 1989
    A vindictive, tell-all work of fiction mirroring Cabot Cove sends the townspeople into an uproar and when a murder occurs, following the plot of the book, it's up to Jessica to separate fact from fiction.
  • 7.1
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    Trevor Hudson's Legacy
    episode S5.E18 april 1989
    Jessica heads to Montana to aid a young friend editing the last manuscript of the late writer, Trevor Hudson, but when murder results, she must weed through the lies of Hudson's scheming family to uncover the truth.
  • 7.6
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    Double Exposure
    episode S5.E19 april 1989
    Jessica encounters a man who she believes is her neighbor from years back, but when the man denies it, Jessica recruits Harry McGraw to dig to the bottom of the mystery.
  • 6.9
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    Three Strikes, You're Out
    episode S5.E20 may 1989
    Jessica visits her nephew Johnny, recently recruited onto a Major League Baseball team, and then must solve the murder of a scheming news reporter.
  • 8.5
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    Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1
    episode S5.E21 may 1989
    A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.
  • 8.4
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    Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 2
    episode S5.E22 may 1989
    Cabot Cove is abuzz when Eudora McVeigh is determined to fill Jessica's role in solving a local murder.
  • 7.1
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    Appointment in Athens
    episode S6.E1 september 1989
    Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.
  • 7.8
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    Seal of the Confessional
    episode S6.E2 october 1989
    Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence.
  • 6.9
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    The Grand Old Lady
    episode S6.E3 october 1989
    Jessica narrates a story from 40 years ago when another female mystery writer helped to solve a mysterious murder aboard the Queen Mary.
  • 7.6
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    The Error of Her Ways
    episode S6.E4 october 1989
    In Palm Springs, Jessica teams up with the local chief of police to figure out who killed a local investor and what happened to a large amount of money.
  • 7.2
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    Jack and Bill
    episode S6.E5 october 1989
    Jessica narrates the story of an ex-football player turned private eye who investigates the murder of his old teammate with the help of a savvy pooch.
  • 7.8
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    Dead Letter
    episode S6.E6 november 1989
    Jessica's acquisition of an old bureau at a rummage sale unleashes a chain of events that leads to the death of a local volunteer fireman in a furniture store.
  • 7
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    Night of the Tarantula
    episode S6.E7 november 1989
    Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamaica.
  • 7.1
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    When the Fat Lady Sings
    episode S6.E8 november 1989
    Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco.
  • 7.8
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    Test of Wills
    episode S6.E9 november 1989
    On a dark and stormy night on a remote island, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a wealthy family squabbling over the inheritance of a millionaire.
  • 7.4
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    Class Act
    episode S6.E10 december 1989
    Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real homicide.
  • 8.1
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    Town Father
    episode S6.E11 december 1989
    Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous results.
  • 6.6
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    Good-Bye Charlie
    episode S6.E12 january 1990
    Jessica narrates her newest novel about a bumbling private eye and his girlfriend inadvertently solving a murder by trying to cash in on a dead relative's will.
  • 7.8
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    If the Shoe Fits
    episode S6.E13 january 1990
    A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.
  • 7.7
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    How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying
    episode S6.E14 february 1990
    Jessica's trip to New York City to meet with her stockbroker becomes complicated when the broker is found murdered and his secretary charged with the crime.
  • 7.4
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    The Fixer-Upper
    episode S6.E15 february 1990
    Intrigue abounds in sunny California when Jessica's niece, Victoria, is accused of the murder of a rich movie heiress in Beverly Hills.
  • 7.7
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    The Big Show of 1965
    episode S6.E16 february 1990
    Murder occurs at the reunion of a variety show, site of a similar crime 25 years earlier.
  • 7.2
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    Murder -- According to Maggie
    episode S6.E17 march 1990
    A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
  • 7.2
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    O'Malley's Luck
    episode S6.E18 march 1990
    Jessica's friend, police Lt. O'Malley, and his rookie niece solve the case of a businessman's wife's apparent suicide.
  • 7.1
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    Always a Thief
    episode S6.E19 april 1990
    Jessica's friend, former jewel thief Dennis Stanton, solves a high-society collector's coin theft and murder.
  • 7.8
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    Shear Madness
    episode S6.E20 april 1990
    When a murder is committed shortly after the release of a mentally ill man, Jessica helps the man's sister prove his innocence.
  • 7.3
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    The Szechuan Dragon
    episode S6.E21 may 1990
    While Jessica is out of town, her nephew, Grady, and his pregnant wife, Donna, house sit. When woken at night, they find a peg-legged man murdered on the living room floor.
  • 6.8
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    The Sicilian Encounter
    episode S6.E22 may 1990
    Cross, double-cross, and triple-cross as Michael Hagarty and representatives of other governments try to elicit information and money from a Mafia family.
  • 7.5
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    Trials and Tribulations
    episode S7.E1 september 1990
    Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer.
  • 7.6
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    Deadly Misunderstanding
    episode S7.E2 september 1990
    Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder.
  • 7.1
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    See You in Court, Baby
    episode S7.E3 september 1990
    Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.
  • 7.7
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    Hannigan's Wake
    episode S7.E4 october 1990
    Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done.
  • 7.7
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    The Family Jewels
    episode S7.E5 november 1990
    Jessica's night at a political fund-raiser turns to murder.
  • 7.9
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    A Body to Die For
    episode S7.E6 november 1990
    The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder.
  • 8
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    The Return of Preston Giles
    episode S7.E7 november 1990
    Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher tries to woo her back into the fold.
  • 7.5
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    The Great Twain Robbery
    episode S7.E8 november 1990
    An alleged Twain manuscript begets greed, deception, arson, and murder.
  • 7.2
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    Ballad for a Blue Lady
    episode S7.E9 december 1990
    Jessica gets enmeshed in feuds, infidelity, and murder in Nashville.
  • 7.4
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    Murder in F Sharp
    episode S7.E10 december 1990
    Dennis Stanton investigates when a prominent pianist's wife is murdered shortly after the pianist's hands are badly burnt.
  • 7.7
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    Family Doctor
    episode S7.E11 january 1991
    A quiet dinner out for Seth and Jessica ends abruptly when he is forced to care for an injured Mafia kingpin. Will Seth and Jessica survive?
  • 7.1
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    Suspicion of Murder
    episode S7.E12 january 1991
    Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flame's estranged husband.
  • 8.1
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    Moving Violation
    episode S7.E13 february 1991
    Sheriff Metzer defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for various charges. Later, the son is found dead and Metzger finds himself charged with murder.
  • 8.4
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    Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?
    episode S7.E14 february 1991
    A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered.
  • 7.6
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    The Taxman Cometh
    episode S7.E15 february 1991
    An IRS-plagued woman may have killed her informer husband.
  • 7.3
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    From the Horse's Mouth
    episode S7.E16 february 1991
    A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder.
  • 7.7
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    The Prodigal Father
    episode S7.E17 march 1991
    The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.
  • 6.5
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    Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?
    episode S7.E18 march 1991
    A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.
  • 7.9
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    Thursday's Child
    episode S7.E19 april 1991
    Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son.
  • 7.8
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    Murder, Plain and Simple
    episode S7.E20 april 1991
    During Jessica's trip to Amish country, her escort is accused of murder.
  • 7.4
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    Tainted Lady
    episode S7.E21 may 1991
    The poisoning deaths of three customers point to the local diner owner.
  • 7.6
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    The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane
    episode S7.E22 may 1991
    A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam.
  • 8.1
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    Bite the Big Apple
    episode S8.E1 september 1991
    Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant has been murdered.
  • 7.5
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    Night Fears
    episode S8.E2 september 1991
    A professor and ex-cop challenges Jessica to a race to solve a series of campus muggings.
  • 7.6
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    Unauthorized Obituary
    episode S8.E3 september 1991
    A murdered writer leaves a devoted sister, a grieving husband, and a tangle of secrets for Jessica to sort.
  • 8
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    Thicker Than Water
    episode S8.E4 october 1991
    Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty as charged, of murder.
  • 7.6
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    Lines of Excellence
    episode S8.E5 november 1991
    Jessica trades in her typewriter for a computer and Michael, one of her students, takes her to the company where he works to get setup. When one of their programmers is murdered, Michael is arrested. A missed phone call is the key.
  • 7.1
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    Judge Not
    episode S8.E6 november 1991
    Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.
  • 7.5
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    Terminal Connection
    episode S8.E7 november 1991
    When a friend is charged with murdering her abusive husband, Jessica tries to help.
  • 7.3
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    A Killing in Vegas
    episode S8.E8 november 1991
    Jessica tries to disprove charges against her friend's boyfriend, suspected of murdering a Las Vegas casino manager.
  • 8
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    The Committee
    episode S8.E9 december 1991
    Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
  • 7.3
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    The List of Yuri Lermentov
    episode S8.E10 december 1991
    Once again, a reluctant Jessica is drawn into Michael Hagarty's spy world when a retiring KGB agent hides a coded list of undercover MI6 agents in her book at a Trade Reception.
  • 7.6
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    Danse Diabolique
    episode S8.E11 january 1992
    Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.
  • 8.1
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    The Witch's Curse
    episode S8.E12 january 1992
    Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.
  • 8.1
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    Incident in Lot 7
    episode S8.E13 january 1992
    The would-be producer of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies.
  • 7.3
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    The Monte Carlo Murders
    episode S8.E14 february 1992
    Jessica probes a Monte Carlo murder for which her hotelier friend is a suspect.
  • 7.5
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    Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
    episode S8.E15 march 1992
    Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder.
  • 7.5
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    Ever After
    episode S8.E16 march 1992
    An actress neighbor involves Jessica in her husband's murder.
  • 7.2
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    To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee
    episode S8.E17 march 1992
    Jessica tackles the mystery of a man who apparently migrated from Ireland to New York for the sole purpose of taking revenge on an old friend of hers, but is killed himself.
  • 7.8
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    Programmed for Murder
    episode S8.E18 april 1992
    A computer programmer's death may mean a malpractice suit for Seth, but Jessica suspects murder.
  • 7
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    Day of the Dead
    episode S8.E19 april 1992
    The noise and costumes of the Mexican "Day of the Dead" fiesta make it hard for Jessica to identify a killer.
  • 7.6
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    Angel of Death
    episode S8.E20 may 1992
    Martin Tremaine (played by Darren McGavin), a playwright haunted by his wife's suicide, loses another family member to murder.
  • 7.6
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    Badge of Honor
    episode S8.E21 may 1992
    Jessica intervenes when Seth's long-lost Army buddy is accused of murder.
  • 7.7
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    Murder on Madison Avenue
    episode S8.E22 may 1992
    Jessica plays a real-life version of her own murder mystery board-game when the toy company she's working with becomes the scene of the crime.
  • 7.3
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    Murder in Milan
    episode S9.E1 september 1992
    While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered.
  • 7.6
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    Family Secrets
    episode S9.E2 september 1992
    One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.
  • 7.2
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    The Mole
    episode S9.E3 october 1992
    The police refuse to believe Jessica when she is mistaken for a government informant and kidnapped by the town's most respected citizen.
  • 7.9
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    The Wind Around the Tower
    episode S9.E4 november 1992
    While being visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and her friend are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes.
  • 7.3
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    The Dead File
    episode S9.E5 november 1992
    Jessica appears in a comic strip accusing various people of wrongdoing and triggering a lawsuit -- but the author insists he had nothing to do with it and his inker is killed in his studio.
  • 7.6
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    Night of the Coyote
    episode S9.E6 november 1992
    Jessica helps the sheriff of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure.
  • 7.4
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    Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice
    episode S9.E7 november 1992
    Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead.
  • 7.5
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    The Classic Murder
    episode S9.E8 december 1992
    The father of Jessica's editor disappears with one hundred and fifty million dollars.
  • 7.9
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    A Christmas Secret
    episode S9.E9 december 1992
    The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
  • 7.2
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    The Sound of Murder
    episode S9.E10 january 1993
    Jessica records one of her novels for the blind and, while at the recording studio, is invited to a taping of a rock video. When a murder happens during the taping, Jessica tries to find the murderer.
  • 7.6
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    Final Curtain
    episode S9.E11 january 1993
    The community center of Cabot Cove is getting ready to produce a play with retired actor David North. What follows is interrupted rehearsals and a murder in town.
  • 7.1
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    Double Jeopardy
    episode S9.E12 january 1993
    A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence.
  • 6.7
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    Dead Eye
    episode S9.E13 february 1993
    Murder, missing persons, and the Kennedy assassination are all part of the mysteries Jessica must face to solve both an old murder and a new one.
  • 7.5
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    Killer Radio
    episode S9.E14 february 1993
    While on a book tour, Jessica agrees to guest on a local radio talk show that has feuding co-owners. When a murder takes place, Jessica helps sort out the tangled webs of confusion to bring the killer to justice.
  • 7.6
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    The Petrified Florist
    episode S9.E15 february 1993
    Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.
  • 7.7
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    Threshold of Fear
    episode S9.E16 february 1993
    Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago.
  • 7.3
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    The Big Kill
    episode S9.E17 march 1993
    Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components.
  • 7.4
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    Dead to Rights
    episode S9.E18 march 1993
    Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact that the woman is a pathological liar.
  • 7.7
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    Lone Witness
    episode S9.E19 april 1993
    Jessica helps solve a murder when the only witness, a local delivery boy she has befriended, becomes the prime suspect.
  • 7.8
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    Ship of Thieves
    episode S9.E20 may 1993
    While on a cruise, Jessica helps an old friend, now a ship's security chief, investigate when a woman is found dead in the cargo area.
  • 7.1
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    The Survivor
    episode S9.E21 may 1993
    Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed.
  • 7.7
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    Love's Deadly Desire
    episode S9.E22 may 1993
    Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.
  • 7.2
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    A Death in Hong Kong
    episode S10.E1 september 1993
    Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.
  • 7.4
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    For Whom the Ball Tolls
    episode S10.E2 september 1993
    When Jessica agrees to help preserve a historic brownstone, she winds up trying to clear her editor of the murder of an opposing developer.
  • 7.9
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    The Legacy of Borbey House
    episode S10.E3 october 1993
    While restoring her house in Cabot Cove, Jessica worries that her contractor is preoccupied by the remodeling of another house until the project is put on hold when the client who may or may not be a vampire is found murdered.
  • 7.1
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    The Phantom Killer
    episode S10.E4 october 1993
    Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.
  • 7.1
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    A Virtual Murder
    episode S10.E5 october 1993
    Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
  • 7.4
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    Bloodlines
    episode S10.E6 november 1993
    A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.
  • 7.3
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    A Killing in Cork
    episode S10.E7 november 1993
    While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.
  • 7.8
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    Love & Hate in Cabot Cove
    episode S10.E8 november 1993
    Jessica returns to Cabot Cove to discover why her accountant is not paying her bills.
  • 7.8
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    Murder at a Discount
    episode S10.E9 december 1993
    One of Jessica's best-selling mysteries makes her the target of a lawsuit by a man who was tried and acquitted for murder.
  • 7.2
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    Murder in White
    episode S10.E10 december 1993
    When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a producer.
  • 7.5
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    Northern Explosion
    episode S10.E11 january 1994
    While stranded in a small Canadian town, Jessica helps the Mounties solve two local murders.
  • 7.2
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    Proof in the Pudding
    episode S10.E12 january 1994
    Jessica attends the opening of a new restaurant. But when the chef is killed, Jessica is the only one who can find the real killer.
  • 7.3
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    Portrait of Death
    episode S10.E13 january 1994
    Jessica comes to the rescue when a friend's sculpture is used as a murder weapon.
  • 7.5
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    Deadly Assets
    episode S10.E14 january 1994
    Back in Cabot Cove to orchestrate a surprise birthday dinner for Seth, Jessica is drawn into what looks like a small-time theft by Charlie Garrett and an apparent Mob connection.
  • 7.8
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    Murder on the Thirtieth Floor
    episode S10.E15 february 1994
    In New York, Jessica's publisher Edward Graham seems to be cracking up following the death of his wife. But was a fall from the top of the building suicide or murder?
  • 6.7
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    Time to Die
    episode S10.E16 march 1994
    Jessica's teen writing class has two promising students, Alida and Chris. But when Chris' loan-shark stepfather turns up dead after pursuing Alida and fleeing a hit-and-run, Chris is the prime suspect.
  • 7.3
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    The Dying Game
    episode S10.E17 march 1994
    Jessica has worked to have Larkins sold to a museum, but an embezzled pension plan leads to a rival bid and murder.
  • 7.7
    /10

    The Trouble with Seth
    episode S10.E18 march 1994
    Jessica searches for Seth when he suddenly disappears and fresh bloodstains in his office indicate foul play.
  • 7.4
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    Roadkill
    episode S10.E19 may 1994
    While visiting a friend in Texas, Jessica attempts to help the owner of a small trucking company clear his son of a murder charge.
  • 7.1
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    A Murderous Muse
    episode S10.E20 may 1994
    Jessica searches for the truth when a legendary maestro is found murdered and an innocent man is charged with the crime.
  • 7.7
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    Wheel of Death
    episode S10.E21 may 1994
    The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.
  • 7.2
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    A Nest of Vipers
    episode S11.E1 september 1994
    In Los Angeles, to research an animal park, Jessica finds the employees trying to protect themselves in the middle of a skimmed-funds scandal. Then an amoral publicist turns up dead.
  • 7.3
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    Amsterdam Kill
    episode S11.E2 october 1994
    Jessica's investigation of a novelist's kidnapping leads her into the dark world of diamond smuggling and murder.
  • 7.5
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    To Kill a Legend
    episode S11.E3 october 1994
    Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder.
  • 7.3
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    Death in Hawaii
    episode S11.E4 october 1994
    Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
  • 7.4
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    Dear Deadly
    episode S11.E5 october 1994
    When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.
  • 7.4
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    The Murder Channel
    episode S11.E6 november 1994
    In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.
  • 7.4
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    Fatal Paradise
    episode S11.E7 november 1994
    Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique for her vacation at the same time he is accused of murder.
  • 7.2
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    Crimson Harvest
    episode S11.E8 november 1994
    The mysterious deaths of a winery matriarch's son and a rival vintner lead Jessica into a world of greed and betrayal.
  • 7.6
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    Murder by Twos
    episode S11.E9 november 1994
    Jessica searches for a link between the town bully's death and the death of the woman he was having an affair with.
  • 7.4
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    Murder of the Month Club
    episode S11.E10 december 1994
    The taping of an infomercial by Jessica and two fellow novelists is plagued by problems including the mysterious death of an audience member.
  • 7.2
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    An Egg to Die For
    episode S11.E11 december 1994
    Jessica helps a Russian police officer capture the elusive mastermind behind the theft of a Faberge egg.
  • 7.4
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    The Scent of Murder
    episode S11.E12 january 1995
    The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation.
  • 7.3
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    Death 'N Denial
    episode S11.E13 january 1995
    Jessica takes a trip to Egypt to finalize a cultural exchange program and ends up searching for a killer and a stolen artifact.
  • 7
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    Murder in High "C"
    episode S11.E14 february 1995
    An opera singer tries to make her debut before a stalker can fulfill his promise to kill her.
  • 7.3
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    Twice Dead
    episode S11.E15 february 1995
    When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then actually murdered, Jessica sets the record straight when the wrong man is arrested.
  • 7.5
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    Film Flam
    episode S11.E16 february 1995
    Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release.
  • 7.2
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    Murder a la Mode
    episode S11.E17 february 1995
    Jessica's excursion into the world of the fashion elite in Paris leads to murder, sweatshops and smugglers.
  • 7.4
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    The Dream Team
    episode S11.E18 march 1995
    Cabot Cove's townspeople are concerned about a proposed massive coastline development. It's more complicated for Jessica as the development company in question employs her nephew, Grady. Soon, malfeasance and murder are ushered in.
  • 7.5
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    School for Murder
    episode S11.E19 april 1995
    It seems that more than schoolboy pranks are going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
  • 7.2
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    Another Killing in Cork
    episode S11.E20 may 1995
    While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his land for a strip mine.
  • 7.2
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    Game, Set, Murder
    episode S11.E21 may 1995
    A domineering father forces a teenager to play tennis beyond her desire, and she suffers emotional problems.
  • 7.4
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    Nailed
    episode S12.E1 september 1995
    Jessica uses her head to weave through the makeup and hairspray concealing the murderer of a financier at a beauty salon.
  • 7.3
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    A Quaking in Aspen
    episode S12.E2 september 1995
    Jessica is fired up to find the murderer of her friend's husband, but private detective Charlie Garrett is unwittingly putting out the flames.
  • 7.5
    /10

    The Secret of Gila Junction
    episode S12.E3 october 1995
    When Jessica's friend Norma asks her to come to Gila Junction, Jessica is roped into helping Norma investigate a possible conspiracy while a rumored treasure may have led to a murder.
  • 7.1
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    Big Easy Murder
    episode S12.E4 october 1995
    Jessica travels to New Orleans and is caught up in a web of voodoo related murders.
  • 7.8
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    Home Care
    episode S12.E5 october 1995
    Jessica immerses herself in the medical profession when a young nurse is accused of murdering two patients to whom she was providing home care.
  • 7.9
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    Nan's Ghost: Part 1
    episode S12.E6 november 1995
    A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation.
  • 7.8
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    Nan's Ghost: Part 2
    episode S12.E7 november 1995
    Jessica is trapped in the dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
  • 7.1
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    Shooting in Rome
    episode S12.E8 november 1995
    Jessica is doing re-writes for a movie that is beset with both artistic and financial problems. When the stunt man dies doing a car jump scene, the director is charged with murder. It is up to Jessica to find the real killer.
  • 7.2
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    Deadly Bidding
    episode S12.E9 november 1995
    Charlie Garrett's outrageous bid at an auction arouses Jessica's suspicions after the artist becomes the subject of a homicide.
  • 7.5
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    Frozen Stiff
    episode S12.E10 november 1995
    Gary and Larry's Frozen Stuff accountant is found dead. Shortly thereafter, $750,000 earmarked for Jessica's Literacy Fund is found missing. It's up to Jessica to find the killer.
  • 7.7
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    Unwilling Witness
    episode S12.E11 december 1995
    After being subpoenaed to testify at the Grand Jury probe of a brokerage house, Jessica is charged with contempt. Released on a technicality, she has to dodge further subpoenas while finding out who killed the man they think she talked to.
  • 6.8
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    Kendo Killing
    episode S12.E12 january 1996
    Jessica's delivery to a motorcycle racer in Japan speeds up a series of events that result in the death of another racer.
  • 6.7
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    Death Goes Double Platinum
    episode S12.E13 january 1996
    Desi Ortega and his Latin group have a single climbing the charts until Max Daniels wants to own the group. When Daniels' assistant turns up dead, has someone in the group struck back?
  • 7.2
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    Murder in Tempo
    episode S12.E14 january 1996
    Seth's benefit concert to save the woods near Cabot Cove is endangered when the lead singer is permanently silenced.
  • 7.6
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    The Dark Side of the Door
    episode S12.E15 february 1996
    Jessica's friend Erin is haunted by being kidnapped as a child, and when Erin reads a novel with a story too close for coincidence, Jessica makes a shocking revelation.
  • 7.1
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    Murder Among Friends
    episode S12.E16 february 1996
    In this spoof of tt0108778, the producer of a hit TV show called "Buds" featuring an ensemble cast is about to kill off one of the characters when she is found dead in her office.
  • 6.8
    /10

    Something Foul in Flappieville
    episode S12.E17 february 1996
    After Jessica's story for children becomes a television puppet show, she must find the fiend who used one of the puppets as a murder weapon.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Track of a Soldier
    episode S12.E18 february 1996
    On vacation in the Tetons, Jessica encounters jewel thieves and a man from her Army vet host's past.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Evidence of Malice
    episode S12.E19 march 1996
    Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy, who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his car.
  • 7
    /10

    Southern Double-Cross
    episode S12.E20 april 1996
    In Australia, Jessica may be the legal owner of a valley that the sheepherders and miners are arguing over, and may be the cause of the disappearance of Jessica's lawyer.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Race to Death
    episode S12.E21 april 1996
    Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and the daughter of his rival is charged with the crime.
  • 7.5
    /10

    What You Don't Know Can Kill You
    episode S12.E22 may 1996
    Johnny is engaged to Seth's niece Amy but enrages Les by visiting Sherri. When Johnny is the victim of a motorcycle accident, Amy insists that it was murder.
  • 7.3
    /10

    Mrs. Parker's Revenge
    episode S12.E23 may 1996
    A switched packet of amateur-written stories involves Jessica in an international plot to steal a biological-weapon virus.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Death by Demographics
    episode S12.E24 may 1996
    A radio station's new manager is murdered after changing their format from classical music to hard rock.

Best moments10

  • 7.5
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Death by Demographics
    episode S12.E24 may 1996
    A radio station's new manager is murdered after changing their format from classical music to hard rock.
  • 7.3
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Murder in Milan
    episode S9.E1 september 1992
    While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered.
  • 8
    /10
    100% of the votes

    The Committee
    episode S8.E9 december 1991
    Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
  • 7.6
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Danse Diabolique
    episode S8.E11 january 1992
    Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.
  • 8.1
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Incident in Lot 7
    episode S8.E13 january 1992
    The would-be producer of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies.
  • 7.3
    /10
    100% of the votes

    The Monte Carlo Murders
    episode S8.E14 february 1992
    Jessica probes a Monte Carlo murder for which her hotelier friend is a suspect.
  • 7.5
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
    episode S8.E15 march 1992
    Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder.
  • 7.5
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Ever After
    episode S8.E16 march 1992
    An actress neighbor involves Jessica in her husband's murder.
  • 7.2
    /10
    100% of the votes

    To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee
    episode S8.E17 march 1992
    Jessica tackles the mystery of a man who apparently migrated from Ireland to New York for the sole purpose of taking revenge on an old friend of hers, but is killed himself.
  • 7.8
    /10
    100% of the votes

    Programmed for Murder
    episode S8.E18 april 1992
    A computer programmer's death may mean a malpractice suit for Seth, but Jessica suspects murder.

Votes per episode

season
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
  • Season 6
  • Season 7
  • Season 8
  • Season 9
  • Season 10
  • Season 11
  • Season 12
Season 1
432
E0
330
E1
277
E2
269
E3
248
E4
229
E5
194
E6
212
E7
195
E8
200
E9
194
E10
185
E11
177
E12
184
E13
168
E14
156
E15
153
E16
155
E17
162
E18
149
E19
147
E20
152
E21
Season 2
147
E1
134
E2
138
E3
138
E4
149
E5
138
E6
138
E7
128
E8
141
E9
125
E10
121
E11
123
E12
142
E13
124
E14
119
E15
119
E16
117
E17
108
E18
114
E19
119
E20
117
E21
114
E22
Season 3
123
E1
114
E2
105
E3
99
E4
109
E5
103
E6
107
E7
94
E8
92
E9
97
E10
101
E11
102
E12
100
E13
94
E14
101
E15
95
E16
87
E17
100
E18
105
E19
99
E20
91
E21
98
E22
Season 4
99
E1
89
E2
97
E3
90
E4
90
E5
85
E6
81
E7
90
E8
88
E9
86
E10
86
E11
73
E12
88
E13
91
E14
81
E15
83
E16
80
E17
82
E18
78
E19
81
E20
82
E21
83
E22
Season 5
75
E1
82
E2
83
E3
84
E4
79
E5
76
E6
87
E7
82
E8
78
E9
73
E10
71
E11
75
E12
68
E13
82
E14
69
E15
65
E16
74
E17
67
E18
73
E19
72
E20
72
E21
74
E22
Season 6
66
E1
84
E2
64
E3
84
E4
61
E5
75
E6
73
E7
72
E8
75
E9
59
E10
71
E11
62
E12
68
E13
69
E14
72
E15
76
E16
59
E17
56
E18
57
E19
75
E20
60
E21
48
E22
Season 7
70
E1
75
E2
55
E3
67
E4
69
E5
67
E6
65
E7
50
E8
62
E9
51
E10
63
E11
47
E12
64
E13
66
E14
63
E15
64
E16
63
E17
46
E18
63
E19
65
E20
62
E21
59
E22
Season 8
63
E1
68
E2
63
E3
65
E4
59
E5
61
E6
61
E7
57
E8
61
E9
49
E10
63
E11
65
E12
61
E13
66
E14
60
E15
63
E16
59
E17
61
E18
57
E19
57
E20
59
E21
57
E22
Season 9
58
E1
54
E2
53
E3
55
E4
58
E5
48
E6
40
E7
50
E8
56
E9
54
E10
53
E11
49
E12
45
E13
51
E14
51
E15
54
E16
51
E17
54
E18
57
E19
51
E20
50
E21
53
E22
Season 10
48
E1
47
E2
48
E3
45
E4
50
E5
48
E6
42
E7
45
E8
47
E9
45
E10
45
E11
48
E12
48
E13
47
E14
49
E15
47
E16
47
E17
49
E18
46
E19
46
E20
49
E21
Season 11
47
E1
48
E2
45
E3
51
E4
45
E5
46
E6
47
E7
46
E8
41
E9
44
E10
45
E11
48
E12
42
E13
44
E14
41
E15
43
E16
44
E17
42
E18
44
E19
41
E20
45
E21
Season 12
51
E1
46
E2
48
E3
43
E4
44
E5
48
E6
47
E7
45
E8
42
E9
40
E10
44
E11
44
E12
42
E13
47
E14
44
E15
53
E16
45
E17
44
E18
44
E19
44
E20
46
E21
49
E22
51
E23
92
E24