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She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it.
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Maxwell Caulfield, Michael Horton, Len Cariou, Leslie Easterbrook, John Rhys-Davies, Debbie Zipp, Maureen Arthur, Sam Behrens
Episode 2
A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars John Dye, Jamie Farr, William Cort, Leann Hunley, Keith Michell, Joe Santos, Conrad Janis, Rick Jason
Episode 3
The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Joan Leslie, Tim Choate, Ron Masak, Richard Paul, Will Nye, William Windom, Teresa Wright, Norman Alden
Episode 4
A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Chris ManheimGuest stars Tony O'Dell, Bo Svenson, Cyril O'Reilly, Ronnie Claire Edwards, George Wyner, Eric Allan Kramer, Barry Newman, John Laughlin
Episode 5
The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Chris ManheimGuest stars Jared Rushton, Barbara Bain, Cliff DeYoung, Hoyt Axton, Denver Pyle, William R. Moses, Megan Mullally, Chuck Connors
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Erin Gray, Barry Dennen, David Naughton, Barbara Bosson, Jean Peters, John McMartin, Michael Constantine, Lucie Arnaz
Episode 7
The airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Danny Hassel, Dale Robertson, Michael Ansara, Jane Greer, Robin Strasser, Clifton James, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Richard Roundtree
Episode 8
A psychic's predictions have come true, convincing a rancher's daughter that the next one, a fatal fire, will happen.
Directed by Walter GraumanGuest stars Lisa Pelikan, Dale Robertson, David Birney, Melody Anderson, Michael Parks, Geoffrey Scott, Michael Spound, Steve Kahan
Episode 9
Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyGuest stars Rick Hurst, Gale Storm, Ray Buktenica, Howard Morris, Conchata Ferrell, Clayton Landey, Michael Horton, Bill Macy
Episode 10
Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars George Chakiris, Pamela Bellwood, Ron Masak, Will Nye, William Windom, Scott Curtis, Mel Ferrer, Charles Haid
Episode 11
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Lane Smith, Sam Bottoms, Marc Singer, Mason Adams, Anita Morris, Michael Beck, William Prince, Vanessa Brown
Episode 12
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?
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Gerald K. SiegelGuest stars Dirk Benedict, Edward Winter, Nicolas Coster, Barney Martin, Lise Hilboldt, Shirley Knight, Michael McGrady, Dennis Patrick
Episode 13
A very attractive young witch appears in Cabot Cove making some residents wonder if she really died a century or so ago.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Tom SawyerGuest stars Bill Maher, Ron Masak, Brad Dourif, Will Nye, Dee Wallace, William Windom, Russell Nype, Bruce Gray
Episode 14
A purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Donald RossGuest stars Anthony Geary, Adrian Zmed, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Donat, Judy Parfitt, David McCallum, Jack Bannon, Cristine Rose
Episode 15
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?
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Chris ManheimGuest stars David Wilson, Owen Bush, Jason Beghe, E.G. Marshall, Janice Rule, Dinah Shore, Dana Sparks, Kate Vernon
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Jill Schoelen, Mike Connors, Elizabeth Ashley, Andrew Prine, Kristoffer Tabori, Peter Haskell, Ron Karabatsos, Ken Swofford
Episode 17
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.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyGuest stars Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven, Ron Masak, Will Nye, William Windom, Julie Adams, Graham Jarvis, Ruth Roman
Episode 18
A small town editor in Montana threatens to claim in public that he is the real author of a dead man's manuscript.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Paul SavageGuest stars Michael Learned, Robert Klein, Steve Forrest, Georgia Brown, Don Galloway, Yvette Nipar, Robin Strand, Barrie Youngfellow
Episode 19
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.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Earl Boen, William Lucking, Jerry Orbach, Karen Morrow, Christine Belford, Jon Cypher, Robert Hogan, Andrew Stevens
Episode 20
A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Donald RossGuest stars Vince Edwards, Paul Sorvino, Robert Mandan, Tim Dunigan, Terri Garber, Reni Santoni, Anne Lockhart, Shea Farrell
Episode 21
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.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Richard Anderson, Daniel McDonald, Ron Masak, Will Nye, Ken Howard, Jean Simmons, William Windom, Shelley Fabares
Episode 22
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.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Richard Anderson, Daniel McDonald, Ron Masak, Will Nye, Ken Howard, Jean Simmons, William Windom, Shelley Fabares
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Angela LansburyJessica Fletcher
Tom BosleyAmos Tupper
Richard PaulSam Booth
Ron MasakMort Metzger
Julie AdamsEve Simpson
Leonard LightfootDetective Henderson
William WindomSeth Hazlitt
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Universal TelevisionUnited States
