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Jessica Fletcher is taking a break from her usual sleuthing in this episode. Instead, she tells us a story about her old friend Dennis Stanton. As we learned in "Always A Thief", Dennis has changed his old jewelry-thieving ways and…
Jessica Fletcher is back in Cabot Cove for this episode, as usual trying to get another one of her manuscripts finished and sent to her publisher. The only problem is that she has injured her wrist after falling off her…
The episode starts with convicted felon Eddie Stone attempting to break out of prison. The attempt is unsuccessful and his getaway car is gunned down by guards and crashes---resulting in Eddie's death. Fast forward a short while and we find…
Surprisingly, the producers of the show chose to air yet another "bookend" episode as the season finale. This episode is not about Jessica Fletcher, but instead tells a story about a different Murder, She Wrote regular: Michael Hagarty. This is…
Jessica Fletcher is in London to watch her cousin Emma perform for the Queen! But this episode actually focuses on events that take place in Cabot Cove while she's away, and Grady and Donna are house-sitting for her. Criminal things…
Jessica Fletcher is visiting some relatives today! She's in Fairville, Texas to attend the wedding of her cousin Ann, who has been unlucky in marriage. Her first husband, Tom Arden, died at 22 years old; and Nathan Rollins, the man…
In yet another "bookend" episode, Jessica Fletcher is this time playing us a tape she received from old pal and former jewel thief Dennis Stanton. Dennis is now working in San Francisco on the right side of the law--as a…
This is yet another "bookend" episode and I'm surprised that the network execs decided to air two of them in a row (with the previous one being "Murder--According to Maggie". This time, Jessica Fletcher receives a card from her very…
It's Murder, She Wrote--but this time "she" refers to Jessica Fletcher's favorite student, Mary Margaret "Maggie" McAuley. That's right, it's another "bookend" episode. Maggie is a writer in Hollywood who created the hot TV detective show called "Beat Cop"; but…
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Jessica Fletcher is in Los Angeles this time. She had been convinced by a publishing exec to write about the unsolved 1965 murder of the singer Richie King during a variety show. The original variety show performers are planning a…
