Murder, She Wrote
Mystery • Series

Murder, She Wrote

"She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it."

7.5/10 1984 12 Seasons 264 Episodes Ended

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Season 4 Episodes

S4E1
E1
A Fashionable Way to Die
45 min 1987

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case i…

S4E2
E2
When Thieves Fall Out
45 min 1987

A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close…

S4E3
E3
Witness for the Defense
45 min 1987

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

S4E4
E4
Old Habits Die Hard
45 min 1987

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

S4E5
E5
The Way To Dusty Death
45 min 1987

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

S4E6
E6
It Runs In The Family
45 min 1987

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

S4E7
E7
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
45 min 1987

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

S4E8
E8
Steal Me a Story
45 min 1987

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

S4E9
E9
Trouble in Eden
45 min 1987

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murde…

S4E10
E10
Indian Giver
45 min 1987

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

S4E11
E11
Doom with a View
45 min 1987

Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a f…

S4E12
E12
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
45 min 1988

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

S4E13
E13
Harbinger of Death
45 min 1988

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-los…

S4E14
E14
Curse of the Daanav
45 min 1988

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

S4E15
E15
Mourning Among the Wisterias
45 min 1988

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler.…

S4E16
E16
Murder Through the Looking Glass
45 min 1988

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investi…

S4E17
E17
A Very Good Year for Murder
45 min 1988

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

S4E18
E18
Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
45 min 1988

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of t…

S4E19
E19
Just Another Fish Story
45 min 1988

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

S4E20
E20
Showdown in Saskatchewan
45 min 1988

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

S4E21
E21
Deadpan
45 min 1988

Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the mur…

S4E22
E22
The Body Politic
45 min 1988

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.

Cast

Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Jessica Fletcher

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