Murder, She Wrote: Season Five | |
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Original Network: CBS No. of Episodes: 22 Production Line: 637## Originally Aired: October 23, 1988 - May 21, 1989 | |
Production Credits | |
Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link Executive Producer: Peter S. Fischer Theme By: John Addison | |
Chronology | |
Preceded by: Murder, She Wrote: Season Four Followed by: Murder, She Wrote: Season Six |
Summary[]
Jessica Finds herself behind bars when she is mistakenly accused of murdering a Bulgarian operative, Jessica becomes more frustrated when Michael Haggarty, who was present at the murder, does everything he can to keep Jessica in jail while also enlisting her help to solve the case. Notable cases include; Jessica investigating a series of murders when she is snowed in at a ski lodge, Jessica going head to head with the KGB when she is accused of espionage and a man is killed attempting to escape from a state dinner and A Former top selling Mystery Novelist is consumed with jealousy of the prominent rise of JB Fletcher so hatches a plan to kill her.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger
- William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Recurring Cast[]
- Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher
- Debbie Zipp as Donna Mayberry
- Betsy Palmer as Valerie
- Julie Adams as Eve Simpson
- Richard Paul as Mayor Sam Booth
- Jerry Orbach as Harry McGraw
- Len Cariou as Michael Hagarty
- Keith Michell as Dennis Stanton
- Barney Martin as Lt. Timothy Hanratty
Episodes[]
Picture | Episode Name | Episode Number | Production Code | Original Airdate |
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J.B. As in Jailbird | 89 | 63701 | October 23, 1988 | |
A chance encounter with her old friend Michael Hagarty leaves Jessica standing over a dead Bulgarian diplomat and accused of murder. | ||||
A Little Night Work | 90 | 63706 | October 30, 1988 | |
After her publisher announces his impending retirement, Jessica heads to New York where she is simultaneously wooed by potential new publishers and a smooth-talking jewel thief. | ||||
Mr. Penroy's Vacation | 91 | 63704 | November 6, 1988 | |
Jessica is perplexed by the death of an elderly man as suspicion points to the two simple-minded spinster sisters he was living with. | ||||
Snow White, Blood Red | 92 | |||
Coal Miner's Slaughter | 93 | |||
Wearing of the Green | 94 | |||
The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel | 95 | |||
Prediction: Murder | 96 | |||
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue | 97 | |||
Weave A Tangled Web | 98 | |||
The Search for Peter Kerry | 99 | |||
Smooth Operators | 100 | |||
Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble | 101 | |||
From Russia With Blood | 102 | |||
Alma Murder | 103 | |||
Truck Stop | 104 | |||
The Sins of Castle Cove | 105 | |||
Trevor Hudson's Legacy | 106 | |||
Double Exposure | 107 | |||
Three Strikes, You're Out | 108 | |||
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Part 1 | 109 | |||
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Part 2 | 110 | |||