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Murder, She Wrote· Season 7 · Episode 20

Murder, Plain and Simple

S07E20·7.0·April 28, 1991·1h·CBS

Jessica is passing through Pennsylvania to promote her newest book. However, when her publisher's liaison's car breaks down on the outskirts of the Amish area, she learns that he comes from the area and is "shunned" from the local Amish community. When one of the church leaders is discovered murdered in his barn, Reuben is the prime suspect when it comes out that he and the victim had a volatile past. To prove that he is innocent, Jessica has her work cut out to prove someone from the normally non-violent Amish community may have wanted the overly-strict man out of their lives permanently.

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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 28, 1991

Guest stars

Jennifer RunyonJennifer Runyonas Rebecca Beiler
Jay RobinsonJay Robinsonas Bishop Burkhardt
Hunt BlockHunt Blockas Reuben Stoltz
Todd Eric AndrewsTodd Eric Andrewsas Ethan Kaufmann
Arlen Dean SnyderArlen Dean Snyderas Franz Kaufmann
John IrelandJohn Irelandas Sheriff Hainer
Martha ByrneMartha Byrneas Sarah Lapp
Michael SarrazinMichael Sarrazinas Jacob Beiler
Ed McCreadyEd McCreadyas Driver

Crew

Vincent McEveetyDirector
Chris ManheimWriter

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