A parishioner confesses murder to a pastor, who cannot divulge the truth when an innocent man is accused.

The death of a venerable female mystery writer takes Jessica back to a 1947 murder aboard the Queen Mary.

Jessica can't make sense of clues surrounding a real-estate developer's murder and his wife's suicide.

Jessica's friend's (Ken Howard) dog-sitting assignment turns to mystery when the canine's owner doesn't return.

While visiting a friend in Jamaica, Jessica encounters voodoo and black magic when a family celebration is marred by murder.

An undelivered letter that Jessica finds in an antique bureau, purchased at a rummage sale, unleashes arson and murder.

Jessica becomes involved in a double-murder investigation when she attends an opera opening with old friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) in San Francisco.

Jessica becomes involved in a dangerous espionage case in Athens, Greece, after a chance encounter in Paris with British agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou).

A parishioner confesses murder to a pastor, who cannot divulge the truth when an innocent man is accused.

A prominent doctor is murdered, and three others are prime suspects; with Wayne Rogers; Chad Everett; Jack Klugman; Bernie Kopell.

Mark and Amanda race to cure a mysteriously ill pilot and his crew before the plane crashes into the Swiss Alps.

A woman frames Mark for murder so she and her lover can escape to a tropical island and live off her late husband's millions.

An inept comedian (Tim Conway) targets his former partner (Harvey Korman), but his ex-wife gets killed.

A writer who claims she killed in self-defense turns to Ben for help; Ben hires a new investigator.

A writer who claims she killed in self-defense turns to Ben for help; Ben hires a new investigator.

Murder occurs after a millionaire philanthropist (Terry O'Quinn) tells Ben he is planning one and dares him to solve it.

A senatorial candidate (Tricia O'Neil) is accused of murdering the editor of a tabloid that smeared her.

After a college basketball coach clashes with a booster over recruiting techniques, he is accused of murder.

Ben and Jerri pose as video-dating customers to find a murderer who may have used the service.

Abby Knight is not only serving as a reluctant bridesmaid, she is also responsible for solving the murder of a wedding crasher.

A simple offer of legal advice turns into the biggest challenge of Claire's legal career when Miles' younger sister is arrested for murder; although Claire has never tried a murder case, she works with Miles to uncover the truth behind the crime.

Jessica spends the weekend on a remote island with a tycoon (Gene Barry) who thinks his life is in danger.

Jessica's friend, a top-flight homicide detective (Barry Newman), investigates the cover-up of a young woman's murder.

Jessica may be forced into public office when a woman arrives in town claiming Cabot Cove's bachelor mayor is the father of her five children.

The questionable identity of a body found by a railroad track leads to murder and becomes the inspiration for Jessica's latest novel.

Jessica befriends a Cabot Cove newcomer who is a murder suspect.

Jessica enters the world of high finance when she attempts to solve the murder of her stockbroker, a partner in a prestigious Wall Street firm.

Jessica's niece (Genie Francis) is a suspect in the murder of a real-estate client, a rich movie heiress in Beverly Hills.

Jessica attends a variety-show reunion to research the 25-year-old unsolved murder of TV host Richie King (Kim Strauss), and while she's investigating, a show writer (Gavin MacLeod) is shot backstage.

Jessica spends the weekend on a remote island with a tycoon (Gene Barry) who thinks his life is in danger.

Jessica's friend, a top-flight homicide detective (Barry Newman), investigates the cover-up of a young woman's murder.

When a convicted murderer seeking revenge suddenly has competition, Mark must figure out who is really trying to kill him.

The wife of a city councilman turns up dead; guests Angie Dickinson, Kent McCord, Martin Milner, James Darren and Fred Dryer.

Mark investigates when a college freshman with well-connected parents and a secret life is murdered in a sleazy motel.

Mark investigates an arson blaze in the Malibu hills that kills an unpopular ecology activist who was preventing a businessman's planned housing development.

Ben's visiting friend Julie discovers she may have sent an innocent man to prison.

When a popular radio DJ is suspected in the murder of his partner whom he despised, Ben searches for the real killer.

Matlock's client needs the testimony of a 12-year-old witness who insists on making a deal with the lawyer.

The town's new assistant district attorney must prosecute her former lover, who has secured Matlock for his defense.

Jerri's sister is accused of murdering a surgeon who had her fired after he was sued for malpractice.

After bailing out of a fishing trip because of seasickness, Ben thinks the ensuing explosion that killed a judge friend was intended for him.

As Hannah and Mike balance their personal lives and busy careers, a murder at a 24-hour gym complicates their wedding plans.

When Tess inherits an apple orchard along with a half sister she never met, she unravels the mystery of the family that abandoned her, ultimately finding a new understanding of herself.

One of Jessica's former students (Diana Canova), a script writer for a TV show, must find the killer of a network executive or look for another job.

Jessica's old friend, NYPD Detective Lt. O'Malley (Pat Hingle), investigates the suspicious suicide of a wealthy New York developer's wife.

Jessica's old friend, former jewel thief turned insurance agent Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), becomes involved in a high-society murder.

While Jessica is in Texas to attend her cousin Ann's wedding, the bridegroom is murdered, as was Ann's first fiance 15 years earlier.

Jessica's nephew and his wife enjoy housesitting in Cabot Cove until they discover the body of a peg-legged murder victim on the living room floor.

Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) falls for a widow (Deidre Hall) whose volatile brothers-in-law pose a threat.

Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer, and the man's daughter (Carrie Hamilton) takes Jessica to court.

When Jessica suffers a broken arm, she hires a typist to meet her deadline, but she must clear the woman of a murder charge.

Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.

Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author (Van Johnson) who felt injustice was done.

Mark sets out to discover who tried to kill a high-profile millionairess only to learn that she was not the intended victim.

Mark (Dick Van Dyke) attempts to solve the murder of a famous basketball player. Ken Howard, Malik Sealy and Pooh Richardson guest star.

When a young model dies after a workout, Jesse and Mark learn she wasn't the all-natural person she appeared to be.

A network president is murdered and so is her successor; Michele Greene; Erik Estrada; Doug E. Doug; Jane Seymour; Fred Willard; John Aniston; Jaleel White; Reginald VelJohnson; Stephen J. Cannell; Dr. Joyce Brothers.

After Matlock is mugged, he repays the man who helped him by offering legal representation in a lawsuit.

When Ben's old friend tracks bank robbers, the former FBI agent's rusty skills get him arrested for murder.

When Ben's old friend tracks bank robbers, the former FBI agent's rusty skills get him arrested for murder.

Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.

Matlock sidelines plans to attend a class reunion when Cliff is accused of murder.

Judge Carter Addison (Dick Van Dyke) kills his mistress then presides over the murder trial as Matlock tries to defend a framed man.

When Tess prepares for a crossword challenge against a supercomputer, the engineer behind it gets murdered, spurring her and Logan to seek answers before they become the next victims.

Tess gets invited to be part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor try to discover who was behind it all.

Jessica attends a political fundraiser with her friend Drew (Mike Farrell), but the focus turns to murder when another guest's chauffeur is murdered.

A physical-fitness instructor (Jason Beghe) who has captivated Cabot Cove's female population is linked to the murder of a con artist.

Jessica's first publisher (Arthur Hill), imprisoned for murder, is paroled and requires her help when he is suspected of a similar crime.

Jessica's friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) is called to investigate when a purported Mark Twain manuscript leads to murder.

Jessica becomes enmeshed in feuds, infidelity and murder in Nashville when visiting her friend, blues singer Patti Sue Diamond (Florence Henderson), whose country-singer husband, Bobby (Jimmy Dean) is having trouble with his manager.

Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton confronts murder and arson while on a case involving a famous pianist (Ricardo Montalban).

Jessica and Seth inadvertently get entangled in a crime family's power struggle after a sniper attack in Boston wounds a mob boss.

Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) investigates when he is accused of murdering his girlfriend's estranged husband.

Sheriff Metzger (Ron Masak) defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for murder, then is accused of the crime.

A member of Jessica's fan club mysteriously dies while impersonating her to investigate cheating at a dog show.

Jessica's old friend (Phyllis Newman) is accused of murder when $2 million in tax payments disappears and her ex-husband is found dead.

Jessica and detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) investigate the murder of a Thoroughbred owner whose prize horse has sired two unplanned foals.

The presumed-dead perpetrator (Donnelly Rhodes) of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.

Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton becomes involved in a murder case while delving into the disappearance of a shy ventriloquist's (Grant Shaud) dummy.

Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman (Vera Miles) who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son.

While traveling with her publisher's assistant in Amish country, Jessica's involvement in a traffic mishap leads her to a murder.

During the renovation of an old house, Shannon makes a shocking discovery which leads her on an investigation that changes everything.

After she finds a human skull in the basement of her current project, Shannon sets out to discover who is behind the mysterious death by piecing together clues left behind in the victim's hidden diary.

Shannon Hughes is renovating a Victorian mansion when a banker is found murdered inside the house; she must solve the mystery before the renovation becomes a demolition.

Emotionally ready to confront her fiancé's 15-year-old murder, Hailey finds herself caught up in the case of a missing college coed; the deeper Hailey digs into the young woman's disappearance the more she's convinced that the two events are related.

Jessica comes to the aid of a small-town diner's owner (Dee Wallace Stone), who becomes an outcast when she is blamed for three arsenic poisoning deaths.

A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam, and Jessica's friend, private investigator Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) is caught near the body.

Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant murdered.

A policeman-turned-professor challenges Jessica to solve a series of campus muggings that soon escalates to murder.

A friend (Bradford Dillman) is suspected of killing the author (Jessica Walter) who was writing an unauthorized biography of his wife.

Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty of murder, as charged.

New computer owner Jessica discovers hackers gathering information for blackmail, a crime that leads to murder.

Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.

Jessica attempts to prove a battered wife innocent of killing her husband after failing to convince the woman to defend herself.

Jessica tries to disprove charges against her friend's boyfriend, suspected of murdering a Las Vegas casino manager.

After Jessica speaks at an exclusive men's club, they ask her to investigate when one of their members is murdered and they are all suspects.

Jessica finds herself amid international espionage while attending a trade reception in Washington, D.C.

A wealthy family hires Henry to oversee the menu for an annual summer gala; when one of the host's sons dies at the event, Maggie and Henry are on the case once again, finding themselves in the middle of a feud between heirs to a family fortune.

Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured recipe book have dire consequences for all who own it.

Cora, a new police detective, is partnered with visiting detective Liam on her first case. Little does she know that Liam is her reincarnated love who's here to change her fate.

Detectives Cora and Liam must solve a murder, all while Liam pushes Cora toward Finn Walsh, her fated match, in order to change their destinies.

Detectives Cora and Liam close in on solving a murder case while taking fate into their own hands and rebelling against the angels.

Every year, Jennifer and her friend Miles Wexford participate in the organization of an auction of goods seized by the police. The night of the auction, Miles is found dead in his store. Every clue points to suicide, but there is more to it. Jennifer learns that he was in serious debt due to a gambling problem.

Jessica is convinced that a ballerina who died during her premiere performance in a new ballet was actually murdered.

Cabot Cove suspects a woman (Mary Crosby) playing a witch in a community play is the real thing; guest Robert Vaughn.

The would-be producer (Ron Leibman) of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies, leaving Jessica to identify possible suspects.

While visiting an old friend (Dina Merrill) who runs a Monte Carlo hotel, Jessica investigates the murder of a ruthless businessman with numerous enemies.

While in London, Jessica becomes involved in a murder cover-up by the British Intelligence Agency when she happens upon a disappearing corpse.

An Atlanta attorney and his daughter Charlene (Lori Lethin) defend a TV journalist charged with murder.

An Atlanta attorney and his daughter Charlene (Lori Lethin) defend a TV journalist charged with murder.

Ben defends an exotic dancer accused of murdering her ex-husband, a man determined to have her declared an unfit mother.

A socialite retains Matlock to defend her husband's accused killer, a maid (Theresa Saldana) who won't help her own defense.

Ben defends an over-the-hill quarterback (John Beck) with a reputation as a womanizer who is accused of killing his team-owner girlfriend.

J.L. Brackett (William Conrad) prosecutes Matlock's client, crime-boss Nicholas Baron (Jose Ferrer), for murder.

Ben fends off the children of crime boss Baron (Jose Ferrer), who appear to want their father convicted.

When a student from Aurora's true crime literature class is found murdered outside the diner where she works, Aurora takes it upon herself to figure out the real culprit.

When the owner of the diner where Aurora Teagarden works is suddenly killed, her new boyfriend becomes the primary suspect.

After Aurora moves into her new home, four students from a nearby college vanish one evening; then one of the missing students turns up dead, prompting Aurora and her new neighbor, Nick, to begin their own investigation.

When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.

Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool; Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter, Aurora, sets out with her fiancé, Nick, and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.

After her husband (Kevin McCarthy) is murdered, an actress neighbor (Kate Mulgrew) involves Jessica in the investigation into the crime.

Jessica suspects a setup when her Irish colleague is charged with murdering his longtime nemesis, who is killed shortly after moving to the United States.

Jessica tries to clear Dr. Hazlitt after he is threatened with a possible malpractice suit when the owner of Cabot Cove's computer company dies.

While in Mexico City, Jessica researches two crimes when a mask stolen from the National Museum is found on the face of a murder victim.

Jessica consoles a playwright (Darren McGavin) after his wife's suicide, then realizes that he was the intended victim of a family member's murder.

Seth's old Army pal (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) is accused of murdering his new employer (Cliff DeYoung), a yacht dealer.

Jessica is in the process of designing a murder-mystery board game for a toy company when an executive (Barbara Babcock) is murdered.

A film based on Jessica's book opens at a film festival in Milan, and the opening is followed by the murder of the film's producer (Susan Blakely).

After her husband (Kevin McCarthy) is murdered, an actress neighbor (Kate Mulgrew) involves Jessica in the investigation into the crime.

Jessica suspects a setup when her Irish colleague is charged with murdering his longtime nemesis, who is killed shortly after moving to the United States.

Mark and Amanda learn that a plane crash is a case of murder involving a dead FBI agent, the Russian mob and a missing nuclear bomb.

Mark and Amanda learn that a plane crash is a case of murder involving a dead FBI agent, the Russian mob and a missing nuclear bomb.

Cinnamon Carter (Barbara Bain) comes out of retirement to protect Jesse's father (Robert Culp), a former CIA agent.

The death of a mime leads federal and local authorities to the conclusion that Mark and Steve are involved in an illegal auto-parts ring.

Two sisters with a penchant for murder do away with their rich aunt and frame their uncle, whom Matlock agrees to defend.

A no-nonsense police officer (Hector Elizondo) turns to Matlock when he becomes a prime suspect in the murder of a local hood.

Matlock defends a rock star whose rowdy stage life appears to be affecting her courtroom performance.

Matlock's former professor and mentor (Don Porter), framed by students in a hit-and-run, seeks Ben's defense.

Accused of murdering his stingy landlord, a sidewalk Santa Claus (Pat Hingle) seeks Matlock's defense.

A TV chef's (Cathryn Damon) ex-husband (Craig Claiborne), a noted culinary author, dies from sampling food on her show.

Billie Blessings has been buying supplies at Fairchild Markets since she was a little girl, so she is dismayed when one of the owners of the popular grocery store chain is found dead, crushed by collapsing shelves.

Cooking show host Billie Blessings is excited to learn that her boss has hired celebrity interior designer Marian Robbins to redecorate the studio's offices, then Marian's identical twin sister, Jasmine, turns up dead.

One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.

Officials hesitate to confront Jessica's kidnapper (Ken Howard), a philanthropist who mistook her for a government informant.

While in Ireland to research a new book, Jessica is called in to help solve the crime when a tycoon's murder is linked to a local legend.

Jessica is sued for libel after a comic strip version of her accuses prominent New Yorkers of crimes.

In New Mexico, Jessica links the murder of the owner of an Old West tourist attraction to buried treasure.

Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou) is suspected of murdering his future son-in-law, thought to be involved in an illegal banking scheme.

Jessica investigates the mysterious disappearance of her editor's millionaire father along with $150 million from his corporate account.

The future son-in-law (Sean O'Bryan) of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in the shooting of a hardware store employee.

One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.

Officials hesitate to confront Jessica's kidnapper (Ken Howard), a philanthropist who mistook her for a government informant.

During the making of a dirt bike video, the star rider is found dead, and Mark must track down the killer.

Mark is convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a mob boss suspected of gunning down Detective Steve Sloan.

Steve (Barry Van Dyke) recovers and is determined to find out who framed Mark (Dick Van Dyke) and started a mob war. Guest star: Fred Dryer.

A patient and a nurse are both murdered as the hospital staff scrambles to deal with casualties from a collapsed tunnel.

A man (Parker Stevenson) is wrongfully accused of trying to kill the author (Audra Lindley) of an expose on a Georgia town.

Matlock defends a young executive (Tim Busfield) framed in the murder of a starlet (Shawn Weatherly).

Matlock is hired to defend a live-in nurse (Lise Cutter) charged with the killing of her multimillionaire patient (Ed Quinlan).

Matlock gets a second chance at justice when a former client, convicted of murder, kills an inmate in self-defense.

Ben defends a rebellious young soldier framed in the murder of his sadistic lieutenant.

While defending Private Hughes (Tony Becker), Matlock uncovers a scandal that could ruin four officers.

Hailey Dean helps Fincher Garland come to terms with the unexpected murder of his friend, Kurt Cullen; in spite of what the military police say, Fincher doesn't believe that Kurt was murdered in a random attack.

When the creator of a beauty pageant is found dead, a savvy hairdresser teams up with a detective to clear the names of those she loves.

Jessica uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape.

Seth's friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement to launch a play is implicated in the murder of his ex-manager (Bradford Dillman).

One of Jessica's students is framed for murder when someone uses information from her creative writing class to kill a local crime boss.

While attending a writers' conference in Florida, Jessica stumbles onto old photos that may be linked to the JFK assassination.

The owner of a Midwest radio station (Lyman Ward) is found murdered at a new transmitter site, and Jessica must weed out the suspects to find the killer.

At a dinner party with a gossip magazine editor (Penny Fuller), Jessica imagines the plot for her next novel.

Jessica investigates a cold case to help an agoraphobic woman (Cynthia Nixon) who is haunted by dreams of her mother's murder five years earlier.

The CEO (Chad Everett) of a struggling high-tech defense firm is suspected of killing a banker and a fisherman.

Jessica uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape.

Seth's friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement to launch a play is implicated in the murder of his ex-manager (Bradford Dillman).

Mark and Amanda (Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell) unexpectedly find themselves in the middle of a triple murder at a friend's (guest star Adrienne Barbeau) house.

Mark negotiates the release of several pregnant women who have been taken hostage during their childbirth class by a man unable to have children.

A staged argument results in the death of a talk-show co-host; guests Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford.

A murder at a local high school leads Mark to conclude that one of the students is demanding too high a price for her friendship.

A movie idol (Steve Bond) is accused of murdering the sex therapist who went public with his problems.

Matlock is tried for jury tampering when a mild-mannered juror claims the attorney offered him a bribe.

A woman (Julie Ronnie) is accused of murdering her boss, a photographer who was involved in blackmail.

Matlock is asked to help when a newlywed is accused of murdering her husband -- whose body is not the one in the morgue.

A young resident seeks Ben's defense when he is framed for the murder of his formidable chief surgeon.

A sculptor (David Ogden Stiers) frames Michelle's friend for the murder of the man responsible for his blindness.

Hailey Dean aids Detective Garland Fincher in investigating a string of murders at Atlanta Memorial Hospital when Fincher's girlfriend Dr. Meghan Phillips is named a suspect in the first killing.

District Attorney Paulina D'Orazio isn't dealing well with the parole of convicted murderer Clayton Morrel; then, Hailey finds the parolee murdered in his home.

Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact the woman is a pathological liar.

A delivery boy (Neil Patrick Harris) who witnessed a murder becomes the prime suspect and disappears.

Jessica is enjoying a Caribbean cruise on a ship where her old friend (Keith Michell) is chief of security when a woman is found dead in the ship's cargo net.

Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed.

Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.

Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.

Jessica's editor is accused of murdering a developer opposed to the preservation of a historic New York brownstone.

A stranger obsessed with restoring a Cabot Cove landmark is killed after he is suspected of being a vampire.

Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.

Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.

Mark investigates a racing team when an autopsy reveals that one of the drivers, thought to have died in a fiery crash, was actually killed hours before.

When a 4-year-old patient dies due to hospital bureaucracy, Mark and Jesse take on the system to ensure that it doesn't happen again.

The hospital gets scammed when a police officer reluctantly works with a con man in order to protect his wife and daughter.

Caterers sabotage one another for the Benefactors Ball account; guests Pat Morita; Donny Most; Erin Moran; David L. Lander; Leslie Easterbrook; Conrad Janis.

Matlock travels to London to conduct a mock retrial for a man convicted of killing his millionaire father.

In London to investigate the murder of a millionaire, Matlock discovers several people who had reasonable motives for committing the crime.

Ben tackles a case in which a murdered man's three wives are suspects in the killing.

A surprise witness seems to hinder an acquittal for Ben's client (Dick Butkus), a professional wrestler accused of murder.

Matlock defends a columnist implicated in the murder of a source.

Matlock's client confesses to a murder and then recants, claiming federal agents coerced it.

A chef turned culinary sleuth works with a beautiful detective to unravel the mystery behind the death of a guest at a dinner party.