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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
Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Tom SawyerGuest stars Ian Ogilvy, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Len Cariou, Thom Christopher, John McCafferty, June Chadwick, Steve Inwood, Richard Todd
Episode 2
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyGuest stars Jennifer Runyon, Ron Masak, Madlyn Rhue, Will Nye, William Windom, Robert Horton, Bonnie Bartlett, Hunt Block
Episode 3
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars John Karlen, Robert Vaughn, Henry Polic II, James Stephens, Paxton Whitehead, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Dane Clark, June Havoc
Episode 4
When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Donald RossGuest stars Paul Gleason, Elvia Allman, Katherine Cannon, Susan Blakely, Elliott Gould, Marilyn Jones, Barbara Parkins, Marshall Thompson
Episode 5
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
Directed by Chuck BowmanWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Max Baer Jr., Ellen Travolta, Susan Anton, Ken Howard, Pat Harrington Jr., Rosanna Huffman, Warren Berlinger, Glynn Turman
Episode 6
An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawGuest stars Susan Anspach, Ron Masak, Richard Paul, Al Waxman, Will Nye, William Windom, Max Gail, Robin Riker
Episode 7
A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
Directed by Vincent McEveetyWritten by Chris ManheimGuest stars Nancy Valen, Hurd Hatfield, Shani Wallis, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, John Rhys-Davies, Cheryl Arutt, Patrick Massett, Grand L. Bush
Episode 8
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Kathleen Beller, Theodore Bikel, Jerry Stiller, Keith Michell, Carol Lawrence, Lila Kaye, Walter Olkewicz, Mark Herrier
Episode 9
A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Marj Dusay, John Callahan, Gene Barry, Jill Carroll, Keir Dullea, Morgan Woodward, Cassie Yates, Curt Lowens
Episode 10
A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
Directed by Allen ReisnerWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Hallie Todd, Robert Pine, Barry Newman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Garry Walberg, Robert Casper, Grant Heslov, Lise Hilboldt
Episode 11
The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyGuest stars Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven, Ron Masak, Richard Paul, Holland Taylor, William Windom, Julie Adams, Ruth Roman
Episode 12
Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, Bill Maher, Lise Cutter, Michael Callan, Bryan Cranston, John Finnegan, Faith Ford, David Huddleston
Episode 13
A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
Directed by Anthony Pullen ShawGuest stars Season Hubley, Ron Masak, Jonathan Brandis, Will Nye, William Windom, Bruce Glover, Bridget Hanley, John Harkins
Episode 14
Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars David Groh, Morgan Brittany, Farley Granger, Edd Byrnes, Kevin Tighe, Barry Van Dyke, John Calvin, Lela Ivey
Episode 15
Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by Oliver HaileyGuest stars Jo De Winter, Ken Olandt, Vicki Frederick, Marty Ingels, Chad Everett, Dean Butler, George Maharis, Genie Francis
Episode 16
Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
Directed by Jerry JamesonGuest stars Sheldon Leonard, Donald O'Connor, Don Most, Michael Cole, Anne Francis, Elaine Joyce, Gavin MacLeod, Connie Stevens
Episode 17
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Dwayne Hickman, Diana Canova, Tim Thomerson, Bruce Kirby, Talia Balsam, Denis Arndt, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Paul Ganus
Episode 18
An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
Guest stars Ron Leibman, Stacy Edwards, Nicholas Pryor, Jay Acovone, Carolyn Seymour, Philip Sterling, Pat Hingle, Eileen Barnett
Episode 19
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Peter S. FischerGuest stars Chris Mulkey, Roscoe Born, Ed Nelson, Keith Michell, Hallie Todd, James Sloyan, Ken Swofford, Shirley Knight
Episode 20
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
Directed by Walter GraumanWritten by Chris ManheimGuest stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Christopher, Bryan O'Byrne, Robert Walker Jr., William Lucking, Shirley Jones, Barbara Babcock, Linda Grovenor
Episode 21
Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
Written by Tom SawyerGuest stars Ron Masak, Will Nye, Elinor Donahue, William Windom, Michael Horton, Debbie Zipp, Belinda Bauer, Ramon Bieri
Episode 22
Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.
Written by Robert E. SwansonGuest stars Ian Ogilvy, Deidre Hall, Ralph Manza, Len Cariou, George DiCenzo, Vincent Baggetta, Joseph Cali, Robert Miranda
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
CBSUnited States
Universal TelevisionUnited States
