
Season 12
Murder, She Wrote
Episodes

1. Nailed
September 21, 1995
Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.
Guest Stars: Rosalind Chao, Leslie Easterbrook, Daphne Ashbrook

2. A Quaking in Aspen
September 28, 1995
In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.
Guest Stars: Tom Everett, Kurt Fuller, Wendy Benson-Landes

3. The Secret of Gila Junction
October 5, 1995
People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck- stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.
Guest Stars: Robert Rusler, Dorothy Lyman, Lawrence Bayne

4. Big Easy Murder
October 12, 1995
Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.
Guest Stars: G.W. Bailey, Anne-Marie Johnson, Olivia Cole

5. Home Care
October 19, 1995
A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.
Guest Stars: Megan Follows, Ron Masak, William Windom

6. Nan's Ghost (1)
November 2, 1995
A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.
Guest Stars: Edita Brychta, Wendy Schaal, Peter Jason

7. Nan's Ghost (2)
November 9, 1995
Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
Guest Stars: Edita Brychta, Wendy Schaal, James Warwick

8. Shooting in Rome
November 16, 1995
A movie set in Rome is the setting for a more than they planned while filming a J.B. Fletcher novel.
Guest Stars: Lorenzo Caccialanza, Shawn Weatherly, Sam Hennings

9. Deadly Bidding
November 23, 1995
Jessica agrees to go to New York to bid on a manuscript purportedly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and while there, she gets mixed up in the murder of a local forger who had been involved in the theft of a priceless Degas painting two years earlier when she tries to help Charlie Garrett out of a jam.
Guest Stars: Martin Jarvis, Doug Hutchison, Craig Richard Nelson

10. Frozen Stiff
November 30, 1995
What is the secret ingredient in the ice cream? Jessica means to find out and see that the donation for the literary foundation is paid as promised.
Guest Stars: Bill Smitrovich, Gregory Itzin, Christina Pickles

11. Unwilling Witness
December 14, 1995
Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.
Guest Stars: Lisa Eichhorn, J. Downing, Janel Moloney

12. Kendo Killing
January 4, 1996
Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.
Guest Stars: Tom Wopat, Pat Morita, Bruce Locke

13. Death Goes Double Platinum
January 7, 1996
The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.
Guest Stars: Tony Plana, Jacqueline Obradors, Rosanna DeSoto

14. Murder in Tempo
January 11, 1996
A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.
Guest Stars: Ernie Lively, Ron Masak, William Windom

15. The Dark Side of the Door
February 1, 1996
The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.
Guest Stars: Michael Tylo, Taylor Nichols, Marcia Strassman

16. Murder Among Friends
February 8, 1996
A TV sitcom, Buds, turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.
Guest Stars: Robin Curtis, Cameron Dye, Bill Brochtrup

17. Something Foul in Flappieville
February 15, 1996
The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.
Guest Stars: Kimberley Kates, Dey Young, Maryedith Burrell

18. Track of a Soldier
February 25, 1996
The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?
Guest Stars: Fredric Lehne, Michael Zelniker, Stephen Macht

19. Evidence of Malice
March 28, 1996
Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.
Guest Stars: Ron Masak, William Windom, Louis Herthum

20. Southern Double-Cross
April 4, 1996
Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for sheep grazing. The natives are not all happy with this.
Guest Stars: Alastair Duncan, Nick Tate, Briony Behets

21. Race To Death
April 28, 1996
Jessica is the honorary commodore of the World's Cup Race, featuring Kyle Kimball's Buccaneer and Ned Larkin's Free Spirit. There is much ill-will and Ned is injured, too much to skipper his craft. His daughter replaces him and then Kyle is killed. This is no way to run a regatta!
Guest Stars: Ron Masak, Kate Hodge, William Windom

22. What You Don't Know Can Kill You
May 5, 1996
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die ""accidentally"" before the event.
Guest Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Ron Masak, Kathryn Morris

23. Mrs. Parker's Revenge
May 12, 1996
Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a deadly virus and an arms deal.
Guest Stars: Time Winters, Erick Avari, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

24. Death by Demographics
May 19, 1996
In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age and playing music for teen-agers only.
Guest Stars: Paul Linke, Kenneth Tigar, James Acheson
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