Murder, She Wrote

While in Italy attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) searches for the killer when the producer (Susan Blakely) is murdered. Guest stars: Cesar Romero, Robert Desiderio.

One of Jessica's (Angela Lansbury) former students (Brian McNamara) is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal. Guest stars: Phyllis Thaxter, Richard Venture.

The police refuse to believe Jessica (Angela Lansbury) when she is mistaken for a government informant and kidnapped by the town's most respected citizen (Ken Howard). Guest stars: Joe Bologna, Herb Edelman.

While in Ireland researching a book, Jessica and a retired police officer (Angela Lansbury, George Hearn) encounter a mysterious death which is linked to a local legend. Guest stars: Mark Lindsay Chapman, Shirley Anne Field.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is threatened with lawsuits after she is depicted in a newspaper comic strip accusing some of Manhattan's leading citizens of crimes. Guest stars: Patrick Macnee, Harvey Fierstein, Jon Polito.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) helps the sheriff (Graham Greene) of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure. Guest stars: Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Steve Forrest, Mariette Hartley.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) helps Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou) re-establish ties with his estranged daughter (Kim Johnston Ulrich) and must clear him of murder charges when his future son-in-law (Kevin Kilner) is killed.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) investigates the mysterious disappearance of her editor's millionaire father (Wayne Tippit) along with $150 million from his corporate account. Guest stars: John Rubenstein, Louise Latham.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) uncovers embezzlement and blackmail after a Cabot Cove newcomer (Sean O'Bryan) is suspected of shooting a woman at the local Christmas celebration. Guest stars: Larry Wilcox, Diane Baker.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner (Edd Byrnes) of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape. Guest stars: Richard Beymer and Alexia Robinson.

When Seth's (William Windom) old friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement, returns to Cabot Cove to work on a play, he confronts ghosts from his past and a murder. Guest stars: Bradford Dillman, Julie Adams.

One of Jessica's (Angela Lansbury) students (Raymond Cruz) is framed for murder when someone uses information from her creative writing class to kill a local crime boss (Tomas Milian). Guest star: Rosanna DeSoto.

When Jessica (Angela Lansbury) befriends a woman (Linda Purl) whose neighboring hotel room has been ransacked, she stumbles on photos that may be linked to the JFK assassination. Guest stars: Wayne Rogers, Ben Masters.

While on a Midwest book tour, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) discovers numerous suspects when she investigates the mysterious murder of a local radio station owner (Lyman Ward). Guest stars: Harry Guardino, Lindsay Crouse and Stephen Caffrey.

While observing the guests at a dinner party held by a Beverly Hills gossip magazine editor (Sally Kellerman), Jessica (Angela Lansbury) envisions the plot for her next murder mystery. Guest stars: Penny Fuller, Gregory Sierra.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) helps a neighbor (Cynthia Nixon) in her New York building who has had a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago. Guest stars: Margot Kidder, David Soul, Herbert Edelman.

Two murders result when the CEO of a Cabot Cove defense corporation (Chad Everett) tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components. Guest stars: Hope Lange, Lyle Waggoner. With Angela Lansbury.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) agrees to help clear a former research assistant (Molly Hagan) of killing her new employer (Sam Anderson), despite the fact the woman is a pathological liar. Guest stars: Richard Libertini, Evelyn Keyes.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) helps solve the murder of a Cabot Cove neighbor when the only witness, a local delivery boy (Neil Patrick Harris) she has befriended, becomes the prime suspect. Guest stars: Laurence Luckinbill, Sheila MacRae.

While on a cruise, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) helps an old friend (Keith Michell), now a ship's security chief, investigate when a woman is found dead in the cargo area. Guest stars: Lee Meriwether, Jane Withers.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague (Kasi Lemmons) is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed. Guest stars: Stan Shaw, Wolfgang Bodison.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's (Carroll Baker) assistant (Yvonne Suhor) who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband (William Katt).