Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1The Murder of Sherlock Holmes 1984-09-30 · 90 min
Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.
S1 · E2Deadly Lady 1984-10-07 · 45 min
After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly intrigued; she finds Ralph, the older gentleman who has offered to work for food, much more intriguing, especially since it is obvious he comes from money. The womens' stories about what happened on the boat change constantly, but once Ralph is found dead and later found to be Stephen Earl, Jessica has to help Amos wage through the inconsistencies in the four Earl daughters storylines to determine who killed their father and why.
S1 · E3Birds of a Feather 1984-10-14 · 45 min
Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, is having an affair. Although Jessica and Victoria are relieved to learn that Howard isn't cheating but rather dressing up as a woman to perform at a nightclub, the relief is short lived when Howard is arrested for murdering his boss, Al Drake, who had been refusing to pay him. The police are convinced that Drake was shot during Freddy York's act, which doesn't leave a lot of time, but Jessica is determined to prove Howard's innocence.
S1 · E4Hooray for Homicide 1984-10-28 · 45 min
Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book is being butchered by Lydecker and his crew. She heads out to Hollywood to confront Lydecker, but things take a turn when Lydecker is found dead on stage. Jessica ends up being the prime suspect in the murder, but luckily the officer in charge of the investigation believes she's too smart to be the killer and sets her up to find the real murderer.
S1 · E5It's a Dog's Life 1984-11-04 · 45 min
While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happened.
S1 · E6Lovers and Other Killers 1984-11-18 · 45 min
While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.
S1 · E7Hit, Run and Homicide 1984-11-25 · 45 min
Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.
S1 · E8We're Off to Kill the Wizard 1984-12-09 · 45 min
Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.
S1 · E9Death Takes a Curtain Call 1984-12-16 · 45 min
While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.
S1 · E10Death Casts a Spell 1984-12-30 · 45 min
Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.
S1 · E11Capitol Offense 1985-01-06 · 45 min
Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.
S1 · E12Broadway Malady 1985-01-13 · 45 min
Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.
S1 · E13Murder to a Jazz Beat 1985-02-03 · 45 min
While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.
S1 · E14My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean 1985-02-10 · 45 min
Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?
S1 · E15Paint Me a Murder 1985-02-17 · 45 min
The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.
S1 · E16Tough Guys Don't Die 1985-02-24 · 45 min
Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.
S1 · E17Sudden Death 1985-03-03 · 45 min
Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
S1 · E18Footnote to Murder 1985-03-10 · 45 min
An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.
S1 · E19Murder Takes the Bus 1985-03-17 · 45 min
Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.
S1 · E20Armed Response 1985-03-31 · 45 min
Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.
S1 · E21Murder at the Oasis 1985-04-07 · 45 min
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
S1 · E22Funeral at Fifty-Mile 1985-04-21 · 45 min
A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.
S2 · E1Widow, Weep for Me 1985-09-29 · 45 min
Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.
S2 · E2Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly 1985-10-06 · 45 min
Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when diggers discover an old skeleton that had been buried deeply that many of the townspeople believe to be the remains of Joshua Peabody. Not everyone is thus inclined though, and many people believe it's just a random dead body. But when Jessica and Amos head back to the dig site, they find there's another body there! Jessica not only has to find out who killed Wheatley, she has to help an old friend when his past comes back to haunt him.