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Season 4

Season 4

1987
22 Episodes

Episodes

A Fashionable Way to Die
1

1. A Fashionable Way to Die

Sep 20, 1987
45 min
8.0

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.

When Thieves Fall Out
2

2. When Thieves Fall Out

Sep 27, 1987
45 min
8.0

A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.

Witness for the Defense
3

3. Witness for the Defense

Oct 4, 1987
45 min
7.5

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

Old Habits Die Hard
4

4. Old Habits Die Hard

Oct 11, 1987
45 min
7.5

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

The Way To Dusty Death
5

5. The Way To Dusty Death

Oct 25, 1987
45 min
6.7

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

It Runs In The Family
6

6. It Runs In The Family

Nov 1, 1987
45 min
8.0

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
7

7. If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

Nov 8, 1987
45 min
5.4

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

Steal Me a Story
8

8. Steal Me a Story

Nov 15, 1987
45 min
6.3

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

Trouble in Eden
9

9. Trouble in Eden

Nov 22, 1987
45 min
4.2

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

Indian Giver
10

10. Indian Giver

Nov 29, 1987
45 min
7.0

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

Doom with a View
11

11. Doom with a View

Dec 13, 1987
45 min
7.0

Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
12

12. Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

Jan 3, 1988
45 min
7.5

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

Harbinger of Death
13

13. Harbinger of Death

Jan 24, 1988
45 min
6.5

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

Curse of the Daanav
14

14. Curse of the Daanav

Feb 7, 1988
45 min
7.5

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

Mourning Among the Wisterias
15

15. Mourning Among the Wisterias

Feb 14, 1988
45 min
7.5

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

Murder Through the Looking Glass
16

16. Murder Through the Looking Glass

Feb 21, 1988
45 min
7.7

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

A Very Good Year for Murder
17

17. A Very Good Year for Murder

Feb 28, 1988
45 min
7.5

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
18

18. Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

Mar 13, 1988
45 min
8.7

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

Just Another Fish Story
19

19. Just Another Fish Story

Mar 27, 1988
45 min
7.0

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

Showdown in Saskatchewan
20

20. Showdown in Saskatchewan

Apr 10, 1988
45 min
7.0

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

Deadpan
21

21. Deadpan

May 1, 1988
45 min
8.0

Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

The Body Politic
22

22. The Body Politic

May 8, 1988
45 min
4.8

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.