Episodes
1. A Death in Hong Kong
9.0
September 12, 1993
45 min
A trader working on a merger dies at a Chinese banquet in Hong Kong.
Guest Stars:
Dustin Nguyễn, David Warner, Barrie Ingham, Teri Austin, France Nuyen
2. For Whom the Ball Tolls
5.5
September 26, 1993
45 min
One of the partners trying to raze a Brownstone where Hemmingway once wrote is erased--permanently.
Guest Stars:
Leonard Lightfoot, Jeff Conaway, Susan Walters, Ray Abruzzo, Robert Pine
3. The Legacy of Borbey House
8.5
October 3, 1993
45 min
A new Victorian house owner is killed in the manner befitting a vampire -- a wooden stake in his chest.
Guest Stars:
Ron Masak, Christopher Neame, William Windom, Louis Herthum, Donnie Jeffcoat
4. The Phantom Killer
8.0
October 24, 1993
45 min
A media tycoon may have been killed by a literary agent who seems as substantial as smoke.
Guest Stars:
Scott Valentine, Janet Julian, Leonard Lightfoot, Alan Thicke, Christian Bocher
5. A Virtual Murder
8.0
October 31, 1993
45 min
Jessica is fascinated by a demo of a VR game based on her book, but, while playing it, she thinks she sees a real murder.
Guest Stars:
Julia Campbell, William Windom, Kevin Sorbo, Kate McNeil, Allan Miller
6. Bloodlines
8.0
November 7, 1993
45 min
A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud and there is some friction concerning his daughter's permission to ride in the race.
Guest Stars:
Shawnee Smith, Tippi Hedren, Stephen Macht, Sean O'Bryan, Don Murray
7. A Killing in Cork
7.0
November 21, 1993
45 min
An American nephew, out to get the family business, gets a different kind and the Irish widow's son is suspected.
Guest Stars:
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Mark Rolston, Fionnula Flanagan, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Donnelly Rhodes
8. Love and Hate in Cabot Cove
8.0
November 28, 1993
45 min
There are three suspects in the murder of a crooked deputy: a CPA, an illegal casino owner and his daughter's jilted lover.
Guest Stars:
Ron Masak, William Windom, Louis Herthum, Carrie Snodgress, Wings Hauser
9. Murder at a Discount
8.0
December 5, 1993
45 min
A man thinks he should get royalties from a book based on his case, written by Jessica.
Guest Stars:
George Segal, Julianna Margulies, Spencer Garrett, Leonard Lightfoot, Morgan Fairchild
10. Murder in White
8.0
December 19, 1993
45 min
A producer staging an adaptation of one of Jessica's novels finds no joy in London.
Guest Stars:
Jean Marsh, Norman Lloyd, Anne Meara, Davis Gaines, Ian Ogilvy
11. Northern Explosion
8.0
January 2, 1994
45 min
In Canada, a land war breaks out between Native Americans and a mining company.
Guest Stars:
Scott Plank, Alan Fudge, Graham Greene, Ana Alicia, Brian Frejo
12. Proof In The Pudding
8.0
January 9, 1994
45 min
When the chef of a restaurant who recently had over half his stock bought up by a well-known mobster dies, suspicion turns to Jessica's young friend Lorna Thompson, but when the mobster himself dies, Jessica realises there is more than meets the eye to this case.
Guest Stars:
Bobby Di Cicco, Lew Saunders, Fran Bennett, Michael Brandon, Jsu Garcia
13. Portrait of Death
8.0
January 16, 1994
45 min
A piece of sculpture does double duty as a murder weapon.
Guest Stars:
Leonard Lightfoot, Loretta Swit, David Ackroyd, Herb Edelman, Denise Gentile
14. Deadly Assets
7.0
January 23, 1994
45 min
A mobster is upset when he learns that a petty thief has found an unexpected $900,000.
Guest Stars:
Ron Masak, William Windom, Louis Herthum, Wayne Rogers, R. D. Call
15. Murder on the Thirtieth Floor
8.0
February 6, 1994
45 min
Jessica is shocked to learn that her editor has taken a flying leap from his high-rise office.
Guest Stars:
Jay Acovone, Bruce Gray, Dennis Boutsikaris, Robert Curtis Brown, Lisa Darr
16. Time to Die
8.0
March 6, 1994
45 min
A step-father may have been eliminated by his step-son, a graffiti artist.
Guest Stars:
Stan Shaw, Robert Beltran, Bridgid Coulter, Marta DuBois, Billy Gallo
17. The Dying Game
8.0
March 13, 1994
45 min
An old established store has closed for the last time and its accountant won't have to find another job.
Guest Stars:
Mimi Kuzyk, Martin Milner, Kate Mulgrew, Fred D. Scott, Michael Tolan
18. The Trouble with Seth
8.0
March 27, 1994
45 min
Seth vanishes and every one is sure there was foul play.
Guest Stars:
Ron Masak, William Windom, Paul Mantee, Jay Underwood, Louis Herthum
19. Roadkill
8.0
May 1, 1994
45 min
A truck hijacker comes to the end of the road.
Guest Stars:
Dirk Blocker, Whip Hubley, Robert O'Reilly, Patrick Cassidy, Beth Grant
20. A Murderous Muse
8.0
May 15, 1994
45 min
The strict mentor of a piano prodigy is found dead.
Guest Stars:
Eddie Barth, Jenny Lewis, Craig Wasson, Jon Polito, Pamela Bellwood
