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Murder, She Wrote Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Series 5 of Murder, She Wrote follows the amateur sleuth Jessica as she tries to get to the bottom of crimes that include a mysterious killing at a college and a wedding marred by an unexpected death.
Episode 1
J.B....As in Jailbird
Sun, Oct 23, 1988 60 mins
Jessica is charged with a murder she only witnessed, and then is left to simmer in the slammer to protect her from the real killer. Angela Lansbury. Michael Haggerty: Len Cariou. Styles: Sam Behrens. Lancaster: John Rhys-Davies. Glenda: Leslie Easterbrook. Roger Travis: Maxwell Caulfield.
Episode 2
A Little Night Work
Sun, Oct 30, 1988 45 mins
A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
Episode 3
Mr. Penroy's Vacation
Sun, Nov 6, 1988 60 mins
Jessica can't believe that two sisters had anything to do with the deaths of two men planted under their chrysanthemums. Angela Lansbury. Cliff: Don Calfa. Marilee: Candice Azzara. Morris Penroy: Henry Jones. Bart Klapper: Norman Alden. Daryl Croft: Tim Choate.
Episode 4
Snow White, Blood Red
Sun, Nov 13, 1988 60 mins
It's all downhill for the crowd at a ski lodge when a sudden blizzard traps a killer in their midst. Angela Lansbury. Pamela Leeds: Emma Samms. Lt. McMasters: Barry Newman. Mike Lowery: John Laughlin. Anne Lowery: Jamie Rose. Johnny Dowd: Cyril O'Reilly.
Episode 5
Coal Miner's Slaughter
Sun, Nov 20, 1988 60 mins
The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.
Episode 6
Wearing of the Green
Sun, Nov 27, 1988 60 mins
The theft of a tiara is followed by the murder of a gem dealer, both connected with a legendary actress (Jean Peters) living in seclusion. Angela Lansbury. Det. Stacey: Lucy Arnaz. Andrea Deane: Erin Gray. Det. Chadwick: Patricia McCormack. Diane Raymond: Barbara Bosson. Parrish: David Naughton.
Episode 7
The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel
Sun, Dec 18, 1988 60 mins
An Air Force inquiry into the murder of a cargo-plane crewman back in 1952 points to Jessica's late husband as the prime suspect. Angela Lansbury. Nicholas Rossi: Michael Ansara. Clint Phelps: Martin Milner. Bonnie Phelps: Jane Greer. Havermeyer: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Goddard: Dale Robertson.
Episode 8
Prediction: Murder
Sun, Jan 1, 1989 60 mins
At an Arizona ranch, a psychic's first two predictions come true about the rancher's daughter-in-law (Lisa Pelikan), who dreads the third prediction. Angela Lansbury. Lee Goddard: Dale Robertson. Del Goddard: Michael Spound. Franchesco: David Birney. Katherine Aaron: Melody Anderson.
Episode 9
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
Sun, Jan 8, 1989 60 mins
Grady's wedding is chaotic: the housekeeper's goose is cooked when she checks out with a meat thermometer in her back. Angela Lansbury. Grady: Michael Horton. Valerie: Betsy Palmer. Donna: Debbie Zipp. Maisie: Gale Storm. Franklin: Eugene Roche. Uncle Ben: Bill Macy.
Episode 10
Weave a Tangled Web
Sun, Jan 15, 1989 60 mins
The keys belonging to an apparently devoted wife are found in the motel room of a murdered womanizer. Angela Lansbury. Ralph: James Sutorius. Miles Austin: Mel Ferrer. Frankie: Stanley Kamel. Augie Specter: Charles Haid. Margo: Gloria Loring.
Episode 11
The Search for Peter Kerry
Sun, Feb 5, 1989 60 mins
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
Episode 12
Smooth Operators
Sun, Feb 12, 1989 60 mins
The details don't jibe when a derelict is found dead in an alley, apparently the victim of alcoholism. Angela Lansbury. Dr. Latimer: Dirk Benedict. Dr. Zachary: Nicolas Coster. Grace Fenton: Shirley Knight. Lt. Hanratty: Barney Martin. Larson: Edward Winter.
Episode 13
Fire Burn, Caldron Bubble
Sun, Feb 19, 1989 60 mins
Cabot Cove is spooked by the apparent reappearance of a long-dead witch still practicing black magic. Angela Lansbury. Adam Frobisher: Christopher Stone. Irene Terhune: Juli Donald. Gordon Fairchild: Roddy McDowall. Rick Rivers: Bill Maher.
Episode 14
From Russia...With Blood
Sun, Feb 26, 1989 60 mins
In Moscow, the KGB steps in after security men shoot a thief who ran off with Jessica's purse---which, they discover, contains mysterious microfilm. Angela Lansbury. Cyril Grantham: David McCallum. Insp. Bernicker: Jack Bannon. Minister Melnikoff: Jeremy Kemp. Lt. Alexandrov: Anthony Geary.
Episode 15
Alma Murder
Sun, Mar 12, 1989 45 mins
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?
Episode 16
Truck Stop
Sun, Apr 2, 1989 60 mins
A writer who is murdered tape-records the events leading up to his murder, confessing a murder he himself committed. Angela Lansbury. Walter Murray: Mike Connors. Vera Gerakaris: Elizabeth Ashley. Sheriff Tugman: Ken Swofford. Flora Gerakaris: Jill Schoelen.
Episode 17
The Sins of Castle Cove
Sun, Apr 9, 1989 60 mins
A former student of Jessica's writes a thinly veiled exposé of Cabot Cove's seamier side, which inspires murder. Angela Lansbury. Ellis Holgate: Graham Jarvis. Tim Mulligan: Frederick Coffin. Sybil Reed: Page Hannah. Local Gossips: Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson, Ruth Roman.
Episode 18
Trevor Hudson's Legacy
Sun, Apr 16, 1989 60 mins
In Montana, the Big Sky falls in on an editor threatening to announce that he was the author of a novelist's posthumous masterpiece. Angela Lansbury. Maria Hudson: Michael Learned. Andrew Hudson: Don Galloway. Sheriff Masters: Steve Forrest. Livvy Hudson: Barrie Youngfellow.
Episode 19
Double Exposure
Sun, Apr 30, 1989 60 mins
Jessica hires her PI friend Harry McGraw to help find out why a former neighbour denies knowing her, and why the man's wife insists he's dead.
Episode 20
Three Strikes You're Out
Sun, May 7, 1989 60 mins
A baseball team's TV pre-game host is suddenly taken out of the ballgame, apparently by a surprised burglar.
Episode 21
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Sun, May 14, 1989 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. A fading mystery writer threatens to murder her rival Jessica, but she shows up in Cabot Cove with a gift.
Episode 22
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Sun, May 21, 1989 60 mins
Conclusion. Eudora denies poisoning the apples she brought or murdering the detective who was following her.
