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Season 4

Season 4

Season 4

Season 4

Season 4

Season 4

  • Air date:1987-09-20
  • User score:
    7.2
  • Number of episodes:22

List of Episodes

A Fashionable Way to Die
S4E1
8.0

Air date: 1987-09-20

Runtime: 45 min

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.

When Thieves Fall Out
S4E2
8.0

Air date: 1987-09-27

Runtime: 45 min

A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.

Witness for the Defense
S4E3
7.5

Air date: 1987-10-04

Runtime: 45 min

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

Old Habits Die Hard
S4E4
7.5

Air date: 1987-10-11

Runtime: 45 min

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

The Way To Dusty Death
S4E5
6.7

Air date: 1987-10-25

Runtime: 45 min

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

It Runs In The Family
S4E6
8.0

Air date: 1987-11-01

Runtime: 45 min

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
S4E7
6.5

Air date: 1987-11-08

Runtime: 45 min

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

Steal Me a Story
S4E8
6.3

Air date: 1987-11-15

Runtime: 45 min

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

Trouble in Eden
S4E9
5.3

Air date: 1987-11-22

Runtime: 45 min

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

Indian Giver
S4E10
7.0

Air date: 1987-11-29

Runtime: 45 min

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

Doom with a View
S4E11
7.0

Air date: 1987-12-13

Runtime: 45 min

Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
S4E12
7.5

Air date: 1988-01-03

Runtime: 45 min

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

Harbinger of Death
S4E13
6.5

Air date: 1988-01-24

Runtime: 45 min

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

Curse of the Daanav
S4E14
7.5

Air date: 1988-02-07

Runtime: 45 min

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

Mourning Among the Wisterias
S4E15
7.5

Air date: 1988-02-14

Runtime: 45 min

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

Murder Through the Looking Glass
S4E16
7.7

Air date: 1988-02-21

Runtime: 45 min

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

A Very Good Year for Murder
S4E17
7.5

Air date: 1988-02-28

Runtime: 45 min

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
S4E18
8.0

Air date: 1988-03-13

Runtime: 45 min

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

Just Another Fish Story
S4E19
7.0

Air date: 1988-03-27

Runtime: 45 min

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

Showdown in Saskatchewan
S4E20
7.0

Air date: 1988-04-10

Runtime: 45 min

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

Deadpan
S4E21
8.0

Air date: 1988-05-01

Runtime: 45 min

Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

The Body Politic
S4E22
5.8

Air date: 1988-05-08

Runtime: 45 min

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.

Top Cast

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

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