The essential episodes of Murder, She Wrote
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Murder, She Wrote — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Retired English teacher Jessica Fletcher is in for a surprise when her nephew Grady tells her that he found a manuscript she wrote and showed it a friend in the publishing world. Jessica's mystery novel soon becomes a bestseller and she soon finds herself in New York on a whirlwind promotional tour that ends with a murder.Production Notes: This season contains the first opening segment.
- 02
Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
When a real estate developer, known for using substandard building equipment, is found dead at a site outside of Cabot Cove where he was planning on building a high-rise hotel, there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see the man dead. Jessica soon has her work cut out for her in trying to convince an FBI Agent that a peaceful environmental protestor is innocent in the crime while proving to Sheriff Tupper that another set of skeletal remains that have been found at the construction scene don't belong to a Revolutionary War hero.
- 03
Magnum has been arrested for murder and it's up to super sleuth Jessica Fletcher to prove his innocence and find the real killer before it's too late.Part 2 of 2. Part 1 is Magnum PI S07E09
- 04
Jessica Fletcher's cousin Emma, a dance-hall performer who bears a strong resemblance to the crime-writer herself, is forced to investigate the murder of a wealthy friend.
- 05
Jessica is called to the Showdown Rodeo in Saskatchewan to visit her niece who is doing the rodeo circuit, but a mysterious fire at the local hospital leaves the rodeo physician dead and Jessica finds herself involved in a murder investigation.
- 06
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.
- 07
Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamaica.
- 08
Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done.
- 09
Mort's brother Wayne is released from prison and arrives in Cabot Cove, looking to prove that serving time has changed him for the better. However, after Wayne's boss, a fishing boat owner, is suspected to be killed at sea, Wayne is the prime suspect. As a result, Mort turns to Jessica for help in keeping his perspective while trying to solve the crime.
- 10
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
- 11
When an aging private investigator that Charlie Garrett knew in Chicago is found dead in a Florida town, he and Jessica inadvertently get involved with solving his murder while trying to figure out whether he is connected somehow to the assassination of President Kennedy.
- 12
After arriving at Seth's office and discovering it in disarray and the good doctor nowhere to be found, Jessica and Sheriff Metzger fear the worst – especially after finding fresh bloodstains at various spots in the office. Their relief at finding Seth perfectly safe soon turns to befuddlement when a mysterious man turns up dead in the nearby woods. Upon investigating, they soon discover the man's connection to a local businessman's past in Boston, and that with the recent influx of newcomers to town; they have plenty of murder suspects.
- 13
Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
- 14
Jessica uses her head to weave through the makeup and hairspray concealing the murderer of a financier at a beauty salon.Production Notes: This season includes the fifth opening segment. This time they add a laptop computer to her collection.
- 15
A radio station's new manager is murdered after changing their format from classical music to hard rock.
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