Season 1 (1984)

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
7.0

September 30, 1984 • 1h 30m

Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted gues...Read more

Deadly Lady
6.6

October 7, 1984 • 45m

After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. ...Read more

Birds of a Feather
6.4

October 14, 1984 • 45m

Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second though...Read more

Hooray for Homicide
6.7

October 28, 1984 • 45m

Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry...Read more

It's a Dog's Life
8.8

November 4, 1984 • 45m

While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstance...Read more

Lovers and Other Killers
8.0

November 18, 1984 • 45m

While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

Hit, Run and Homicide
8.0

November 25, 1984 • 45m

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

We're Off to Kill the Wizard
7.5

December 9, 1984 • 45m

Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

Death Takes a Curtain Call
7.0

December 16, 1984 • 45m

While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

Death Casts a Spell
8.0

December 30, 1984 • 45m

Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audienc...Read more

Capitol Offense
7.0

January 6, 1985 • 45m

Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of politica...Read more

Broadway Malady
7.5

January 13, 1985 • 45m

Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

Murder to a Jazz Beat
5.0

February 3, 1985 • 45m

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
7.5

February 10, 1985 • 45m

Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

Paint Me a Murder
7.5

February 17, 1985 • 45m

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

Tough Guys Don't Die
8.0

February 24, 1985 • 45m

Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detectiv...Read more

Sudden Death
7.0

March 3, 1985 • 45m

Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

Footnote to Murder
7.0

March 10, 1985 • 45m

An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

Murder Takes the Bus
8.0

March 17, 1985 • 45m

Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

Armed Response
7.0

March 31, 1985 • 45m

Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

Murder at the Oasis
7.5

April 7, 1985 • 45m

An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

Funeral at Fifty-Mile
7.0

April 21, 1985 • 45m

A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.