Fair rating?Murder, She Wrote· Season 7 · Episode 19
Thursday's Child
Following an explosion at the school site that an architect designed, he is accused of setting the blast and then ultimately killing the jobsite manager when the manager was accused of unsafe and shoddy work on the job. The architect's mother is frantic to get the cops to uncover bribery in the city manager office and to find who really caused all the commotion at the job site, so she tries to convince Jessica that her son is the fruit of an affair she had with Frank while serving together during the Korean War.
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#4In Season 7of 12 rated episodes
#49All-timeof 204 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 7 averages 6.9
1991First airedApril 7, 1991
Guest stars
Martin Milneras Major Clint Phelps
Richard Gillilandas Steve Landon
Vera Milesas Nancy Landon
John Andersonas Andrew Dixon
Lindsay Frostas Dawn Bickford
John Beckas Ben Olston
Alan Fudgeas Councilman Axelrod
Paul Gleasonas Lt. Barney Claymore
Jennifer Warrenas Cynthia Olston
S. Scott Bullockas Taxi DriverJim Boekeas Crocket
Elven Havardas Duty Patrolman
Fredric Cookas Aaronson
Steven Novakas Roy Temple
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Anthony Pullen ShawDirector
Robert E. SwansonWriterShows like Murder, She Wrote
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