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Murder, She Wrote· Season 5 · Episode 16

Truck Stop

S05E16·7.0·April 2, 1989·1h·CBS

Travelling to Hollywood in the company of elderly writer Walter Murray, with whom she is slated to collaborate on a movie script, Jessica makes a brief stop at a seedy motel-diner. Later that evening, Walter is found dead in his motel room, leaving behind a tape recording detailing the events leading up to his demise. In a series of stunningly photographed black-and-white flashbacks, Jessica learns that on the previous evening, Walter had been reunited with a woman whom he hadn't seen in 19 years--not since he killed her abusive husband!

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#6In Season 5of 19 rated episodes
#49All-timeof 204 rated episodes
+0.0vs season avgSeason 5 averages 7.0
1989First airedApril 2, 1989

Guest stars

Elizabeth AshleyElizabeth Ashleyas Vera Gerakaris
Peter HaskellPeter Haskellas Terence Locke
Andrew PrineAndrew Prineas Roscoe
Ron KarabatsosRon Karabatsosas Pete Gerakaris
Mike ConnorsMike Connorsas Walter Murray
Ken SwoffordKen Swoffordas Sheriff Tugman
Kristoffer TaboriKristoffer Taborias Desmond
Jill SchoelenJill Schoelenas Flora Gerakaris
Isaac TurnerIsaac Turneras Grange

Crew

Vincent McEveetyDirector
Philip GersonWriter

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