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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
9/20/1987
1.
A Fashionable Way to Die
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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.
Director:
Nick Havinga
Writer:
Donald Ross
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Guest starring:
Lee Bergere, Bill Beyers,
Danielle Brisebois,
Randi Brooks, Taina Elg, Juliet Prowse,
Barbara Rush,
Fritz Weaver, Louis R. Plante, Karen Hansel, Michel Voletti, Bonnie Ebsen, Louise Dorsey,
Jean-Paul Vignon, Julie Silliman, Alain Saint-Alix
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
9/27/1987
2.
When Thieves Fall Out
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
10/4/1987
3.
Witness for the Defense
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Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
Director:
Seymour Robbie
Writer:
Robert Swanson
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Guest starring:
Claire Trevor,
Patrick McGoohan,
Juliet Mills,
Simon Jones, Christopher Allport, Dianne Kay,
Stefan Gierasch, Marilyn Hasset, James Staley, Charlie Brill, Sean G. Griffen,
Ivan Bonar, Dori Arnold, Richard Cox
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
10/11/1987
4.
Old Habits Die Hard
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A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
Director:
John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer:
Chris Manheim
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Guest starring:
Jane Powell,
Robert Prosky,
Eileen Brennan, Ed Nelson, Mark Kayloun,
Scott Paulin, Clu Gulager, Cindy Fisher,
Evelyn Keyes, Audrey Totter, Fay DeWitt,
Carol Swarbrick, M'el Dowd, Wendy Brainard, Sherri Stoner
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
10/25/1987
5.
The Way to Dusty Death
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After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
Director:
Nick Havinga
Writer:
Philip Gerson
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Guest starring:
Joanna Barnes,
Richard Beymer,
Nancy Dussault, Jenilee Harrison, Richard Jaeckel, Andrea Marcovicci, Sandy McPeak,
Joanna Pettet,
Lawrence Pressman,
Ray Walston,
Cornel Wilde, Lynn Carlin, E.R. Davies, Bob Snead, Flo Di Re,
Hank Brandt,
Jay Robinson
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
11/1/1987
6.
It Runs in the Family
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Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
Director:
Walter Grauman
Writer:
Peter S. Fischer
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Guest starring:
John David Bland,
Mark Lindsay Chapman,
Christopher Hewett,
Richard Johnson, Jane Leeves,
Rosemary Murphy, Anthony Newley,
Carolyn Seymour,
John Standing,
Ian Abercrombie, Lester Fletcher, Pamela Kosh, Peter Browne, Peter Ashton, D.J. Sullivan
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
11/8/1987
7.
If It's Thursday, It Must be Beverly
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When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
11/15/1987
8.
Steal Me a Story
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The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
Director:
John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer:
Peter S. Fischer
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Guest starring:
Bradford Dillman,
Gail Strickland, Doug McClure, Gail Youngs, Vincent Baggetta, Lenore Kasdorf,
Ken Swofford, Kim Miyori,
Fionnula Flanagan,
Yaphet Kotto, Joe Horváth,
Barry Pearl, Jeff Abbott, Kate Williamson,
Scott Lawrence, Jay Roberts Jr., Matt Stetson, Chris Hubbell
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
11/22/1987
9.
Trouble in Eden
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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.
Director:
Nick Havinga
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Guest starring:
Betty Garrett, Joan Caulfield, Roy Thinnes,
MacDonald Carey,
Stuart Whitman, Thom Christopher,
Mills Watson,
Tom Fitzsimmons,
Tricia O'Neil, Kerry Brennen, Renata Scott,
Rosanna Huffman, Rebecca Forman
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
11/29/1987
10.
Indian Giver
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A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
Director:
Walter Grauman
Writer:
Gerald K. Siegel
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Guest starring:
Theodore Bikel, Heidi Bohay,
Lonny Chapman,
Jack Colvin, Gary Lockwood,
Bernard White,
Charles Siebert, Jennifer Salt, Otto Felix, Ralph Meyering Jr., Terry Burns, Gerald York, Maggie Kedron, Lawrence Bullock
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
12/13/1987
11.
Doom with a View
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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.
Director:
Walter Grauman
Writer:
Kenneth A. Berg
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Guest starring:
Charlotte Rae,
Janet Leigh, John Callahan, Robert Desiderio, Monte Markham,
Macon McCalman, Jennifer Holmes, Tony Ballen, Mary Ingersoll, Kenny Davis, Judy Kerr, Sheila Shaw,
Steve Tschudy, Juli Reding Hutner, Lynn Holt
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
1/3/1988
12.
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
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Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
1/24/1988
13.
Harbinger of Death
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
2/7/1988
14.
Curse of the Daanav
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Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
2/14/1988
15.
Mourning Among the Wisterias
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
2/21/1988
16.
Murder Through the Looking Glass
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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.
Director:
Seymour Robbie
Writer:
Robert Van Scoyck
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Guest starring:
Mark Shera,
Laurence Luckinbill, Cliff DeYoung,
Robert Reed,
Dan Shor, Karen Valentine,
Gregory Sierra, Victor Mohica, Tom Reese, Wayne Heffley, Kirk Scott, Brian Carpenter, Rosemary Alexander, Hugh McPhillips, Elizabeth Kent, Ken Zavayna, Kerry Leigh Michaels, Lynn Seib
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
2/28/1988
17.
A Very Good Year for Murder
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The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.
Director:
Walter Grauman
Writer:
Peter S. Fischer
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Guest starring:
Kristian Alfonso,
Eli Wallach,
John Saxon, Tom Roberts Byrd,
Billy Zane,
Bibi Besch, Ina Balin, Arlen Dean Snyder, Grant Goodeve, Robert O'Reilly, Rod Zapple, John C. Mooney, Paul Lyell, Jeff Albert
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
3/13/1988
18.
Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
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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.
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
3/27/1988
19.
Just Another Fish Story
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Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.
Director:
Walter Grauman
Writer:
Philip Gerson
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Guest starring:
Sonny Bono, Dick Gautier,
Debbie Zipp, James Carroll Jordan,
Valerie Landsburg,
Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Carter,
Norman Fell, Richard Molinare,
Jack Tate, Zale Kessler, Vashik Mangassarian, Elkanah Burns, Clint Carmichael, Dallas Cole, Layne Beamer, Duane Edwards
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
4/10/1988
20.
Showdown in Saskatchewan
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Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.
Director:
Vincent McEveety
Writer:
Dick Nelson
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Guest starring:
Kristy McNichol, Patrick Houser, Larry Wilcox,
Terry Kiser, Paul Le Mat,
Cassie Yates,
Lance LeGault, Philip Abbott,
Rosanna DeSoto,
Joe Dorsey, Thomas H. Middleton,
Ed McCready, Ron Troncatty, Eileen T'Kaye, Lisa Long,
Gerry Okuneff, Devon Williams, Michael Frederico, Ri
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
5/1/1988
21.
Deadpan
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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.
Director:
E.W. Swackhamer
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Guest starring:
Dean Stockwell, Miles Chapin, Carole Cook, Christopher Norris,
Rich Little,
Eugene Roche,
Lloyd Bochner, John Di Santi,
Marilyn Hassett, Philip Abbott,
Penny Santon, Don Correia, R.J. Arterburn, Robert Richmonti, Barbara Beckley, Marcy Goldman, Sue Bugden, Michael Ashe
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Seen it: Yes
60 mins
5/8/1988
22.
The Body Politic
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The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.
Director:
Anthony Pullen Shaw
Writer:
Donald Ross
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Guest starring:
Shirley Jones,
Eddie Albert, Robert Fuller, George Grizzard,
Harrison Page, Daphne Maxwell Reid,
Peter Fox,
Marie Chambers,
Robin Bach,
James Sloyan, Anthony S. Johnson, Ann Walker, Robert Louis Cameron, Scott Segall, Neal Kaz, David Okarski
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