Episodes
1. J.B. As in Jailbird
6.5
October 23, 1988
45 min
When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.
Guest Stars:
Maxwell Caulfield, Michael Horton, Len Cariou, Leslie Easterbrook, John Rhys-Davies
2. A Little Night Work
7.0
October 30, 1988
45 min
A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
Guest Stars:
John Dye, Jamie Farr, William Cort, Leann Hunley, Keith Michell
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.
Guest Stars:
Joan Leslie, Tim Choate, Ron Masak, Richard Paul, Will Nye
4. Snow White, Blood Red
7.0
November 13, 1988
45 min
A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.
Guest Stars:
Tony O'Dell, Bo Svenson, Cyril O'Reilly, Ronnie Claire Edwards, George Wyner
5. Coal Miner's Slaughter
4.2
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.
Guest Stars:
Jared Rushton, Barbara Bain, Cliff DeYoung, Hoyt Axton, Denver Pyle
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.
Guest Stars:
Erin Gray, Barry Dennen, David Naughton, Barbara Bosson, Jean Peters
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.
Guest Stars:
Danny Hassel, Dale Robertson, Michael Ansara, Jane Greer, Robin Strasser
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.
Guest Stars:
Lisa Pelikan, Dale Robertson, David Birney, Melody Anderson, Michael Parks
9. Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
9.0
January 8, 1989
45 min
Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.
Guest Stars:
Rick Hurst, Gale Storm, Ray Buktenica, Howard Morris, Conchata Ferrell
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.
Guest Stars:
George Chakiris, Pamela Bellwood, Ron Masak, Will Nye, William Windom
11. The Search for Peter Kerry
8.0
February 5, 1989
45 min
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
Guest Stars:
Lane Smith, Sam Bottoms, Marc Singer, Mason Adams, Anita Morris
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?
Guest Stars:
Dirk Benedict, Edward Winter, Nicolas Coster, Barney Martin, Lise Hilboldt
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.
Guest Stars:
Bill Maher, Ron Masak, Brad Dourif, Will Nye, Dee Wallace
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.
Guest Stars:
Anthony Geary, Adrian Zmed, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Donat, Judy Parfitt
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?
Guest Stars:
David Wilson, Owen Bush, Jason Beghe, E.G. Marshall, Janice Rule
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.
Guest Stars:
Jill Schoelen, Mike Connors, Elizabeth Ashley, Andrew Prine, Kristoffer Tabori
17. The Sins of Castle Cove
4.8
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.
Guest Stars:
Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven, Ron Masak, Will Nye, William Windom
18. Trevor Hudson's Legacy
3.3
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.
Guest Stars:
Michael Learned, Robert Klein, Steve Forrest, Georgia Brown, Don Galloway
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.
Guest Stars:
Earl Boen, William Lucking, Jerry Orbach, Karen Morrow, Christine Belford
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.
Guest Stars:
Vince Edwards, Paul Sorvino, Robert Mandan, Tim Dunigan, Terri Garber
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.
Guest Stars:
Richard Anderson, Daniel McDonald, Ron Masak, Will Nye, Ken Howard
22. Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)
3.3
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.
