Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote: Season 5

Air Date

October 23, 1988

Episodes

22 episodes

Murder, She Wrote

Season 5

Episodes

J.B. As in Jailbird

1. J.B. As in Jailbird

6.5
October 23, 1988
45 min

A colossal mix-up puts Jessica in jail as a suspect in a murder only she witnessed. British agent Hagarty returns.

A Little Night Work

2. A Little Night Work

7.0
October 30, 1988
45 min

A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.

Mr. Penroy's Vacation

3. Mr. Penroy's Vacation

8.0
November 6, 1988
45 min

The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.

Snow White, Blood Red

4. Snow White, Blood Red

7.0
November 13, 1988
45 min

A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.

Coal Miner's Slaughter

5. Coal Miner's Slaughter

5.3
November 20, 1988
45 min

The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.

Wearing of the Green

6. Wearing of the Green

7.5
November 27, 1988
45 min

A Fletcher novel is the entree to a legendary actress who is a hermit refusing to meet anyone. The occasion is the theft of a famous tiara.

The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel

7. The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel

8.0
December 18, 1988
45 min

The airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.

Prediction: Murder

8. Prediction: Murder

7.0
January 1, 1989
45 min

A psychic's predictions have come true, convincing a rancher's daughter that the next one, a fatal fire, will happen.

Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

9. Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

9.0
January 8, 1989
45 min

Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.

Weave a Tangled Web

10. Weave a Tangled Web

8.0
January 15, 1989
45 min

Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.

The Search for Peter Kerry

11. The Search for Peter Kerry

8.0
February 5, 1989
45 min

A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.

Smooth Operators

12. Smooth Operators

7.5
February 12, 1989
45 min

When a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had no id or money--a robbery or something else?

Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

13. Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

7.0
February 19, 1989
45 min

A very attractive young witch appears in Cabot Cove making some residents wonder if she really died a century or so ago.

From Russia ... With Blood

14. From Russia ... With Blood

7.0
February 26, 1989
45 min

A purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.

Alma Murder

15. Alma Murder

8.0
March 12, 1989
45 min

An old English professor is caught red-handed over a young girl's body and insists he did it, but a young man later confesses. Whodunit?

Truck Stop

16. Truck Stop

7.0
April 2, 1989
45 min

Walter tells his story by way of black and white flashbacks which makes an interesting change from the usual. He has made a tape of the events that ended with his murder and we see the events unfold.

The Sins of Castle Cove

17. The Sins of Castle Cove

6.0
April 9, 1989
45 min

A red hot novel, written by a former Fletcher student, seems to expose the small town's secrets and inspires murder. Julie Adams, Gloria DeHaven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman appear again as the local gossips.

Trevor Hudson's Legacy

18. Trevor Hudson's Legacy

4.5
April 16, 1989
45 min

A small town editor in Montana threatens to claim in public that he is the real author of a dead man's manuscript.

Double Exposure

19. Double Exposure

7.0
April 30, 1989
45 min

In a strange case, Jessica bumps into an old friend who is supposed to be dead. His widow insists he is dead and Jessica hires Harry McGraw to investigate.

Three Strikes, You're Out

20. Three Strikes, You're Out

7.0
May 7, 1989
45 min

A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)

21. Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)

9.0
May 14, 1989
45 min

Eudora McVeigh, a rival mystery writer, arrives at Jessica's door with seemingly friendly intentions, but the discovery of a corpse and a web of deceit follows her to Cabot Cove leading Jessica to suspect the woman of ulterior and sinister motives.

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)

22. Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)

8.0
May 21, 1989
45 min

After Seth is hospitalized and diagnosed as poisoned, with an apple Eudora gave Jessica, she still believes in her colleague's innocence. Sheriff Metzger discovers the murdered P.I. was following her husband, Hank Shipton, and found him adulterous with rich Victor Casper's wife, Lisa. Hank's son, Bobby, is beaten up by local Arnie on account of pool bet debts. Jessica ties up all the loose ends.