Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Season 5

October 23, 1988 22 Episodes

Episodes

J.B. As in Jailbird
Episode 1
6.5

J.B. As in Jailbird

Oct 23, 1988

45 minutes

When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.

A Little Night Work
Episode 2
7.0

A Little Night Work

Oct 30, 1988

45 minutes

A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.

Mr. Penroy's Vacation
Episode 3
8.0

Mr. Penroy's Vacation

Nov 6, 1988

45 minutes

The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.

Snow White, Blood Red
Episode 4
7.0

Snow White, Blood Red

Nov 13, 1988

45 minutes

A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.

Coal Miner's Slaughter
Episode 5
4.2

Coal Miner's Slaughter

Nov 20, 1988

45 minutes

The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.

Wearing of the Green
Episode 6
7.5

Wearing of the Green

Nov 27, 1988

45 minutes

A 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
Episode 7
8.0

The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel

Dec 18, 1988

45 minutes

The airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.

Prediction: Murder
Episode 8
7.0

Prediction: Murder

Jan 1, 1989

45 minutes

A psychic's predictions have come true, convincing a rancher's daughter that the next one, a fatal fire, will happen.

Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
Episode 9
9.0

Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

Jan 8, 1989

45 minutes

Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.

Weave a Tangled Web
Episode 10
8.0

Weave a Tangled Web

Jan 15, 1989

45 minutes

Things 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
Episode 11
8.0

The Search for Peter Kerry

Feb 5, 1989

45 minutes

A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.

Smooth Operators
Episode 12
7.5

Smooth Operators

Feb 12, 1989

45 minutes

When 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
Episode 13
7.0

Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

Feb 19, 1989

45 minutes

A 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
Episode 14
7.0

From Russia ... With Blood

Feb 26, 1989

45 minutes

A purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.

Alma Murder
Episode 15
8.0

Alma Murder

Mar 12, 1989

45 minutes

An 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
Episode 16
7.0

Truck Stop

Apr 2, 1989

45 minutes

Walter tells his story by way of black and white flashbacks which makes an interesting change from the usual. He has made a tape of the events that ended with his murder and we see the events unfold.

The Sins of Castle Cove
Episode 17
4.8

The Sins of Castle Cove

Apr 9, 1989

45 minutes

A 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
Episode 18
3.3

Trevor Hudson's Legacy

Apr 16, 1989

45 minutes

A small town editor in Montana threatens to claim in public that he is the real author of a dead man's manuscript.

Double Exposure
Episode 19
7.0

Double Exposure

Apr 30, 1989

45 minutes

In 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
Episode 20
7.0

Three Strikes, You're Out

May 7, 1989

45 minutes

A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)
Episode 21
9.0

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)

May 14, 1989

45 minutes

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)
Episode 22
3.3

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)

May 21, 1989

45 minutes

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.