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Season 5

Season 5

1988
22 Episodes

Episodes

J.B. As in Jailbird
1

1. J.B. As in Jailbird

Oct 23, 1988
45 min
6.5

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

2. A Little Night Work

Oct 30, 1988
45 min
7.0

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

Mr. Penroy's Vacation
3

3. Mr. Penroy's Vacation

Nov 6, 1988
45 min
8.0

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

Snow White, Blood Red
4

4. Snow White, Blood Red

Nov 13, 1988
45 min
7.0

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

Coal Miner's Slaughter
5

5. Coal Miner's Slaughter

Nov 20, 1988
45 min
4.3

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

6. Wearing of the Green

Nov 27, 1988
45 min
7.5

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

7. The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel

Dec 18, 1988
45 min
8.0

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

Prediction: Murder
8

8. Prediction: Murder

Jan 1, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

9. Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

Jan 8, 1989
45 min
9.0

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

Weave a Tangled Web
10

10. Weave a Tangled Web

Jan 15, 1989
45 min
8.0

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

11. The Search for Peter Kerry

Feb 5, 1989
45 min
8.0

A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.

Smooth Operators
12

12. Smooth Operators

Feb 12, 1989
45 min
7.5

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

13. Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

Feb 19, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

14. From Russia ... With Blood

Feb 26, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

Alma Murder
15

15. Alma Murder

Mar 12, 1989
45 min
8.0

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

16. Truck Stop

Apr 2, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

17. The Sins of Castle Cove

Apr 9, 1989
45 min
4.8

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

18. Trevor Hudson's Legacy

Apr 16, 1989
45 min
3.3

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

19. Double Exposure

Apr 30, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

20. Three Strikes, You're Out

May 7, 1989
45 min
7.0

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

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)
21

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

May 14, 1989
45 min
9.0

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

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

May 21, 1989
45 min
3.3

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.