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Murder, She Wrote· Season 2 · Episode 15

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S02E15·6.5·February 9, 1986·1h·CBS

Jessica and a colleague named Ames Caufield are on their way home from a literary conference when their car breaks down in a small, southern rural area. While waiting for the car to be fixed, they check into a local inn run by a former student of Ames. Later that night, the woman's son becomes the prime suspect when the sheriff discovers the local bully is found murdered. While working to prove the young man's innocence, Jessica soon discovers the reason why Ames is so quick to want to help has to do with a past romance he had with the young man's mother.

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#4In Season 2of 22 rated episodes
#112All-timeof 204 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 2 averages 6.4
1986First airedFebruary 9, 1986

Guest stars

Jackie Earle HaleyJackie Earle Haleyas Billy WillettsLarry WilcoxLarry Wilcoxas Andy CraneDorian HarewoodDorian Harewoodas Sheriff Claudell CoxCraig StevensCraig Stevensas Professor Ames Caufield
John Dennis JohnstonJohn Dennis Johnstonas Peter Fargo
Cindy FisherCindy Fisheras Linda Bonner
Bill McKinneyBill McKinneyas Charlie Demsey
Pat CorleyPat Corleyas Frank Kelso
Mariclare CostelloMariclare Costelloas Cassie Latham Burns
Stuart WhitmanStuart Whitmanas Mr. Bonner
Jeff OsterhageJeff Osterhageas Ed Bonner
Brian Lane GreenBrian Lane Greenas Matthew Burns
W.K. StrattonW.K. Strattonas Deputy Morgan
Dave Adamsas Barfly

Crew

John Llewellyn MoxeyDirector
Peter S. FischerWriter

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