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Murder, She Wrote: Season One
Murder, She Wrote: Season Two
Murder, She Wrote: Season Three
Murder, She Wrote: Season Four
Murder, She Wrote: Season Five
Murder, She Wrote: Season Six

Episodes:

  1. "Appointment in Athens"
  2. "Seal of the Confessional"
  3. "The Grand Old Lady"
  4. "The Error of Her Ways"
  5. "Jack & Bill"
  6. "Dead Letter"
  7. "Night of the Tarantula"
  8. "When the Fat Lady Sings"
  9. "Test of Wills"
  10. "Class Act"
  11. "Town Father"
  12. "Goodbye Charlie"
  13. "If the Shoe Fits"
  14. "How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying"
  15. "The Fixer-Upper"
  16. "The Big Show of 1965"
  17. "Murder - According to Maggie"
  18. "O'Malley's Luck"
  19. "Always a Thief"
  20. "Shear Madness"
  21. "The Szechuan Dragon"
  22. "The Sicilian Encounter"
Murder, She Wrote: Season Seven
Murder, She Wrote: Season Eight
Murder, She Wrote: Season Nine
Murder, She Wrote: Season Ten
Murder, She Wrote: Season Eleven
Murder, She Wrote: Season Twelve
Murder, She Wrote: TV Movies
The Law & Harry McGraw
Novels
Games
DVDs

Production Information[]

Production Number:
Aired: December 3rd, 1989
Written By: Peter S. Fischer
Directed By: Allen Reisner
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Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link
Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer
Producers: Robert E. Swanson & Robert Van Scoyk

Summary[]

Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real homicide.

Trivia[]

Fourth of 14 "bookend" episodes that have Jessica narrating them; the others are Murder in a Minor Key (Episode), The Grand Old Lady, & Jack & Bill.

The Garry Walberg who played the pathologist in this episode, also played Lt. Frank Monahan in Quincy M.E.

This is Barry Newman's 3rd appearance on the show; he also appeared in Mourning Among the Wisterias & Snow White, Blood Red.

This is Gerald S. O'Loughlin's second appearance on the show; he previously appeared as the killer in

Victim: Janet Carr

Killer: Colin Hale

Cause of death: Blunt force trauma after falling unto a jagged rock

Motive: To keep her from blackmailing Senator Andrew Grainger's son about an illegitimate child she'd conceived with him.

Starring[]

Regular Cast[]

Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

Guest Stars[]

Grant Heslov as Bernie Berndlestien

Lise Hilboldt as Elizabeth Mills

Robert Lipton as Colin Hale

Heather McAdam as Jane Ballinger

Barry Newman as Lieutenant Jake Ballinger

Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Captain Joe Rawlings

Robert Pine as Senator Andrew Grainger

Hallie Todd as Moira McShane

DVD Release[]

Episode Chronology[]

See Also[]

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