Murder, She Wrote

Season 5

TV-14

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Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.

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22 Episodes

J.B. As in Jailbird
E1
J.B. As in JailbirdA colossal mix-up puts Jessica in jail as a suspect in a murder only she witnessed. British agent Hagarty returns.
A Little Night Work
E2
A Little Night WorkA senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
Mr. Penroy's Vacation
E3
Mr. Penroy's VacationThe sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.
Snow White, Blood Red
E4
Snow White, Blood RedA blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.
Coal Miner's Slaughter
E5
Coal Miner's SlaughterThe coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.
Wearing of the Green
E6
Wearing of the GreenA Fletcher novel is the entree to a legendary actress who is a hermit refusing to meet anyone. The occasion is the theft of a famous tiara.
The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel
E7
The Last Flight of the Dixie DamselThe airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.
Prediction: Murder
E8
Prediction: MurderJessica visits real estate magnate Lee Goddard's Arizona ranch. Professional performer Francesco's psychic atypically gloomy predictions at a private performance impress only Lee's son Del's reputedly superstitious wife, Jill Goddard. She sees nearly choking on toast and a fall from her horse as proof, then is kidnapped. Worse follows, and Jessica sticks to skeptical investigation of the facts, as does county police Lieutenant Turner.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
E9
Something Borrowed, Someone BlueGrady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.
Weave a Tangled Web
E10
Weave a Tangled WebThings look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.
The Search for Peter Kerry
E11
The Search for Peter KerryA long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
Smooth Operators
E12
Smooth OperatorsWhen a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had no id or money--a robbery or something else?
Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
E13
Fire Burn, Cauldron BubbleA very attractive young witch appears in Cabot Cove making some residents wonder if she really died a century or so ago.
From Russia ... With Blood
E14
From Russia ... With BloodA purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.
Alma Murder
E15
Alma MurderAn old English professor is caught red-handed over a young girl's body and insists he did it, but a young man later confesses. Whodunit?
Truck Stop
E16
Truck StopFellow author Walter Murray drives with Jessica from Las Vegas to L.A. When she awakens at the truck stop where Walter met waitress Vera Gerakaris years ago, he is dead. So are her husband Peter and Roscoe the mechanic. Sheriff Tugman is happy to accept a tape Walter left, confessing to both murders, but Jessica's suspicions are confirmed by forensics and a consultation with insurance officer Terence Locke.
The Sins of Castle Cove
E17
The Sins of Castle CoveA red hot novel, written by a former Fletcher student, seems to expose the small town's secrets and inspires murder. Julie Adams, Gloria DeHaven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman appear again as the local gossips.
Trevor Hudson's Legacy
E18
Trevor Hudson's LegacyJessica 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.
Double Exposure
E19
Double ExposureIn a strange case, Jessica bumps into an old friend who is supposed to be dead. His widow insists he is dead and Jessica hires Harry McGraw to investigate.
Three Strikes, You're Out
E20
Three Strikes, You're OutA surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)
E21
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)Eudora McVeigh, a rival mystery writer, arrives at Jessica's door with seemingly friendly intentions, but the discovery of a corpse and a web of deceit follows her to Cabot Cove leading Jessica to suspect the woman of ulterior and sinister motives.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)
E22
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)After Seth is hospitalized and diagnosed as poisoned, with an apple Eudora gave Jessica, she still believes in her colleague's innocence. Sheriff Metzger discovers the murdered P.I. was following her husband, Hank Shipton, and found him adulterous with rich Victor Casper's wife, Lisa. Hank's son, Bobby, is beaten up by local Arnie on account of pool bet debts. Jessica ties up all the loose ends.