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Season 4

Season 4

Murder, She Wrote

1987
Episodes: 22

Episodes

A Fashionable Way to Die

1. A Fashionable Way to Die

September 20, 1987

8.0
45 min

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.

Guest Stars: Jean-Paul Vignon, Juliet Prowse, Danielle Brisebois

When Thieves Fall Out

2. When Thieves Fall Out

September 27, 1987

8.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Tom Bosley, Caitlin O'Heaney, Michael Lembeck

Witness for the Defense

3. Witness for the Defense

October 4, 1987

7.5
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Stefan Gierasch, Patrick McGoohan, Richard Cox

Old Habits Die Hard

4. Old Habits Die Hard

October 11, 1987

7.5
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Sherri Stoner, Eileen Brennan, Cindy Fisher

The Way To Dusty Death

5. The Way To Dusty Death

October 25, 1987

6.7
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Richard Jaeckel, Jenilee Harrison, Lawrence Pressman

It Runs In The Family

6. It Runs In The Family

November 1, 1987

8.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Anthony Newley, Richard Johnson, Rosemary Murphy

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

7. If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

November 8, 1987

5.4
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Tom Bosley, Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven

Steal Me a Story

8. Steal Me a Story

November 15, 1987

6.3
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Gail Strickland, Doug McClure, Vincent Baggetta

Trouble in Eden

9. Trouble in Eden

November 22, 1987

4.3
45 min

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

Guest Stars: Thom Christopher, Mills Watson, Rosanna Huffman

Indian Giver

10. Indian Giver

November 29, 1987

7.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Tom Bosley, Charles Siebert, Richard Paul

Doom with a View

11. Doom with a View

December 13, 1987

7.0
45 min

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 frat brother who was married.

Guest Stars: Charlotte Rae, John Callahan, Janet Leigh

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

12. Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

January 3, 1988

7.5
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Tom Bosley, Barbara Rhoades, William Windom

Harbinger of Death

13. Harbinger of Death

January 24, 1988

6.5
45 min

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

Guest Stars: Kate McNeil, Kirk Thornton, Jeffrey Tambor

Curse of the Daanav

14. Curse of the Daanav

February 7, 1988

7.5
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Kabir Bedi, Richard Bradford, Jane Badler

Mourning Among the Wisterias

15. Mourning Among the Wisterias

February 14, 1988

7.5
45 min

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

Guest Stars: Lois Nettleton, Beah Richards, Linda Purl

Murder Through the Looking Glass

16. Murder Through the Looking Glass

February 21, 1988

7.7
45 min

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

Guest Stars: Dan Shor, Karen Valentine, Robert Reed

A Very Good Year for Murder

17. A Very Good Year for Murder

February 28, 1988

7.5
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Billy Zane, John Saxon, Eli Wallach

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

18. Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

March 13, 1988

8.7
45 min

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

Guest Stars: Tom Bosley, Brian Bedford, William Windom

Just Another Fish Story

19. Just Another Fish Story

March 27, 1988

7.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Brenda Vaccaro, Sonny Bono, Valerie Landsburg

Showdown in Saskatchewan

20. Showdown in Saskatchewan

April 10, 1988

7.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Lance LeGault, Terry Kiser, Patrick Houser

Deadpan

21. Deadpan

May 1, 1988

8.0
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Dean Stockwell, Rich Little, Christopher Norris

The Body Politic

22. The Body Politic

May 8, 1988

4.8
45 min

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

Guest Stars: Robert Fuller, Eddie Albert, Harrison Page

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