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

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.

A man murders his wife and has a friend cover up the act with a burglary, only to have the friend blackmail him into doing the same favor in return.

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.

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 filming a movie adaptation of a novel about Aurora, the lead actress is found murdered in her trailer.

Angie Dove gets Detective Carter's attention by stumbling on a murder at an art museum. Angie's father, Nick, is on his own case, trying to solve a series of petty thefts at the museum.

Aurora and Nick discover a body while on a pre-honeymoon getaway; as they get closer to finding out what really happened, danger knocks on their doorstep.

When a reporter interviewing Jane seeks help to find a missing colleague, Jane takes on the case. Irene has disappeared after winning a game show which leads Jane to uncover a web of deceit.

After Hailey Dean agrees to help Pam dispose of her parent's estate, her friend disappears without a word, Pam's boyfriend suffers a serious accident, and Hailey's boyfriend contracts a serious illness.

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.

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.

After several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor is drawn into the investigation; while searching for answers, she clashes with the no-nonsense detective overseeing the case.

Tess dives into Logan's murder investigation of her friend who was about to propose with her help; as she grows closer to the truth, she fears it could ruin everyone's happily ever after.

During Tess' birthday celebration, the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead, and Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world where things aren't always what they appear to be.

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.

Hailey works to track down a murderer that uses a dating app to find his victims.

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

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.

A woman is accused of murdering her estranged boyfriend; her imaginative son creates a comic book with parallels to the crime.

A TV reporter is framed for his producer's murder, a smoke screen for a real estate scam and fictitious news story.

Conrad makes a surprising discovery relating to a real estate scam after he infiltrates a street gang.

Ben and his visiting daughter believe there is a connection between Ben's client and the assassination of Atlanta's mayor.

Ben and his visiting daughter believe there is a connection between Ben's client and the assassination of Atlanta's mayor.

Ben Matlock is drawn into a murder investigation while vacationing with his daughter at an exclusive seaside resort.

Ben Matlock is drawn into a murder investigation while vacationing with his daughter at an exclusive seaside resort.

A stalker threatens a gifted soprano (Khrystyne Haje) about to make her debut, and Jessica steps in to help with the investigation.

Pressured by corporate sponsors, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Bruce Weitz) fakes his death, then turns up dead.

Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release.

The murder of a French designer's estranged son leads Jessica into the world of smuggling and sweatshops.

A plan to develop Cabot Cove ends badly when the chief financial investor's wife takes a nose dive into the bay.

An ambitious professor (Nicholas Surovy) at a New England prep school campaigns for the retiring headmaster's (Roy Dotrice) position, only to wind up as a murder victim after winning the post.

Jessica visits Ireland soon after an American tourist's corpse lands in a wishing well near Tom Dempsey's (Rod Taylor) fishing lodge.

Jessica finds no mourners, but plenty of suspects after a young tennis pro's domineering father is killed.

When a reporter interviewing Jane seeks help to find a missing colleague, Jane takes on the case. Irene has disappeared after winning a game show which leads Jane to uncover a web of deceit.

Librarian and real crime buff Aurora Roe Teagarden never liked Detective Sgt. Frederick Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can't help but get involved.

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.

Researching a novel, Jessica unravels the mystery of a Thoroughbred trainer's (Mickey Rooney) murder.

In Ireland, the son of Jessica's friend (Fionnula Flanagan) is accused of killing another family member (Andrew Robinson).

Lt. Columbo keeps a close watch on a physical-fitness fanatic suspected of murdering his business partner.

Dr. Sloan uncovers a possible mother-daughter love triangle involving a country music star when he investigates the man's murder.

A woman recovering from the death of her husband becomes the chief suspect in the murder of her psychiatrist's wife when she is found next to the body.

When the wife of the hospital's new chief of staff is found murdered, Mark and Steve try to prove that it is the work of the woman stalking him.

A teenager, wrongfully accused of murdering a gang leader, works with his older brother, Steve and Mark to find the real killer.

Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.

Ben ponders a 40-year-old link between his own father and a playwright's murder.

Ben investigates a murder with the help of the victim's ghost (Franc Luz), whose widow is accused of the crime.

Ben regrets teaching a public seminar on criminal law, when one of his students disappears without a trace after a class discussion on the perfect crime.

A country singer is murdered after firing her manager, who claims he was framed by the investigating lieutenant.

Ben defends a country singer accused of murdering his dishonest business partner after the two open a club with money won in the lottery.

A cryptic call about a planned jewelry heist draws a Detroit tip-line operator into a dangerous homicide case alongside a newly promoted detective.

Sally's wealthy Aunt Gladys dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, prompting Aurora to inspect Gladys' will for clues as to who would have wanted her gone.

Jessica investigates her accountant and uncovers his gambling, an illegal casino and a police officer's murder.

A man (George Segal) who claims Jessica's novel closely resembles the story of his first wife's murder sues Jessica.

A London friend invites Jessica to rewrite a play based on her novel and is accused of murdering a manipulative producer/financier.

Her plane laid-over in a small British Columbia town, Jessica probes two murders related to a local mining company.

Jessica discovers clues to a puzzling murder when she is a guest star on a friend's television cooking show.

Jessica investigates her accountant and uncovers his gambling, an illegal casino and a police officer's murder.

A man (George Segal) who claims Jessica's novel closely resembles the story of his first wife's murder sues Jessica.

A London friend invites Jessica to rewrite a play based on her novel and is accused of murdering a manipulative producer/financier.

A prominent photographer hatches a scheme to cover up his wife's murder with a phony kidnapping plot.

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.

Emotions run high when Ben holds out against 11 fellow jurors faced with deciding an accused murderer's fate.

Matlock turns up clues to two other murders while defending a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.

Matlock turns up clues to two other murders while defending a murdered millionaire's disinherited nephew.

Against her father's advice, Leanne reluctantly agrees to defend her former husband, who is accused of murdering a fellow lawyer.

Ben fights to protect his reputation from a deliberate campaign to ruin his credibility as a witness in a robbery trial.

Nightmares give Ben clues to the murderer of a celebrity doctor who was selling secrets about a client to the press.

Just days before Aurora's wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect; she and Nick race to solve the cold case before they walk down the aisle.

A former Army surgeon moves back to her hometown and joins a practice of family doctors. However, her quiet life gets upended when she tries to solve the mysterious death of a patient.

An art gallery owner is stabbed to death with a sculpture belonging to Jessica's friend (Loretta Swit).

Jessica attempts to clear the name of a Cabot Cove fisherman who is suspected of murdering a Chicago hit man.

Jessica refuses to believe that the editor of her latest book has committed suicide and is determined to find out the truth.

Infrared cameras seem to prove Jessica's writing student is guilty of killing his abusive stepfather.

The closing of a family-owned department store leads to a double murder in New York, and Jessica has no shortage of suspects in the crime.

An art gallery owner is stabbed to death with a sculpture belonging to Jessica's friend (Loretta Swit).

Jessica attempts to clear the name of a Cabot Cove fisherman who is suspected of murdering a Chicago hit man.

Jessica refuses to believe that the editor of her latest book has committed suicide and is determined to find out the truth.

A military-academy commandant murders to protect his career and prevent his school's conversion to a coed junior college.

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 agrees to handle the divorce of his friends Clara and Duncan Farmington; a man collecting for charity sues after falling off Ben's porch steps.

A lawyer is accused of murdering his lover and her husband, a high-school football coach and aspiring minister.

A lawyer is accused of murdering his lover and her husband, a high-school football coach and aspiring minister.

A music student who lost a scholarship competition is thought to have committed suicide, but Ben proves murder.

After losing his role in a community play, Ben is hired to defend the play's director, who is accused of murdering the leading lady.

Ben recalls the '60s, when he resigned as judge to defend a black cook (Stan Shaw) accused of killing a bullying white sheriff.

When an art gallery robbery leads to the death of the contemptible manager, a former Boston detective teams up with a local doctor - and an old flame - to catch the killer.

When a local waitress is found dead on the beach and a mysterious deposit appears in Zee's bank account, Martha's Vineyard proves to be all but the simple, scenic life Jeff Jackson was after.

Fresh blood stains indicate foul play when Seth (William Windom) disappears; a proliferation of strangers in town raises Jessica's suspicions.

A Texas trucker (Earl Holliman) is charged with insurance fraud; his son (Patrick Cassidy) is accused of murder.

Jessica searches for a motive when a legendary maestro, who is about to lose control of his protege, is found murdered.

Burglaries and a murder occur when the carnival comes to Cabot Cove but doesn't seem to bring in a great deal of money.

Internal strife at an earthquake-shaken California zoo culminates in an employee's death from snake bite.

Fresh blood stains indicate foul play when Seth (William Windom) disappears; a proliferation of strangers in town raises Jessica's suspicions.

A Texas trucker (Earl Holliman) is charged with insurance fraud; his son (Patrick Cassidy) is accused of murder.

Jessica searches for a motive when a legendary maestro, who is about to lose control of his protege, is found murdered.

Columbo's Mexico cruise is disrupted when an automobile executive kills his blackmailing lover, the ship's singer, then frames a musician.

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.

At a beach resort to attend a high-school sweetheart's funeral, Ben is drawn into the investigation of two men's deaths.

Ben defends a man against murder charges stemming from a date-rape shakedown scheme.

A murder case involves two stars of a local theater production and an argument Ben thought he saw from his hotel window.

Milton Berle guest stars as a mouthy comic who stands accused of murdering an equally mouthy young comedian.

A con artist facing execution for murder exasperates Ben while having his case appealed.

A young attorney is involved in blackmail, jury tampering and murder when a chemical company is accused of carcinogenic pollution.

A new teacher at an Irish prep school is shocked to find a ghost in her house. She decides to help solve his murder in the hopes that it will allow him to move on.

Our favorite music teacher Gethsemane is back again along with her trusted ghost friend Eamon to solve the unexplained death of a sea captain. Stars Tamera Mowry-Housley, Risteard Cooper, and Marco Grazzini.

When a reporter interviewing Jane seeks help to find a missing colleague, Jane takes on the case. Irene has disappeared after winning a game show which leads Jane to uncover a web of deceit.

Jessica's probe of a friend's kidnapping in Amsterdam leads to two murders and a diamond-smuggling ring.

Jessica's discovery that Cabot Cove's Revolutionary War hero was actually a traitor results in a TV director's murder.

Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host, power broker Matt Kinkaid, vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.

Jessica's probe of a friend's kidnapping in Amsterdam leads to two murders and a diamond-smuggling ring.

Jessica's discovery that Cabot Cove's Revolutionary War hero was actually a traitor results in a TV director's murder.

Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host, power broker Matt Kinkaid, vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.

Sally is heartbroken when her dog runs away during a thunderstorm. When she learns he was found by Mark, a widower, she travels to Boston to get him. Sally and Mark are given the best Christmas gifts of their lives when they fall in love.

Facing her first Christmas as a single mother, Julie develops an unexpected friendship with an older neighbor.

Hotel manager Willow returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned.

Sarah heads to her uncle's ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, a Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film.

Katherine returns home after her husband passes and meets a veteran who is on his holiday journey. As Christmas nears, they learn of a bond that may be the miracle they need.

Maggie tries to maintain the balance of being a mother and having a career. When her son Jordan needs help at school, he meets Casey, a tutor, and the two quickly bond. As Casey becomes a father figure, Jordan wishes his mom could find love again.

Hannah Swensen has her hands full with two romantic suitors, her baking business, a murdered customer, and the case to find her customer's killer.

When forced to work together to organize a Christmas dance for the local high school, former sweethearts find themselves rediscovering what made them fall in love all those years ago.

An efficiency expert goes to Montana before the holidays and attempts to help a man save his ranch.

Overwhelmed by Christmas events and a surprise visit from her parents, photographer Dani asks lawyer Amelia for help. Pretending to date is the perfect solution - until real feelings develop.

Reluctantly returning to his hometown, a man (Gary Sinise) reconnects with a young woman (Joely Richardson) he knew as a child.

A former actress takes charge of a town's annual Christmas Eve courtroom production, in which the true authorship of the famous poem "A Visit From St. Nick" is debated.

Country singer Charlotte is home for the holidays and works with her brother's friend to build a house for a friend in town.

A young psychology professor has to choose between marrying her longtime beau or accepting a once-in-a-lifetime job. To help her make a decision, a magical messenger lets her see both possible futures so she'll be able to make the right decision.

After failing in her royal duties, Princess Violet is sent to an American leadership training program where she makes and unexpected connection with the stoic instructor, Captain Ryan.

A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.

A community works together to help a couple bring an early Christmas to their sick 8-year-old daughter (Emily Alyn Lind).

When an antique nutcracker set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing, a demanding event planner and the heir to the Warby dynasty try to track it down.

Michelle tries to get her sister a new place to live and all she has is a Christmas stocking to trade with.

Gretchen returns to her hometown and meets her neighbor Melissa. They form a reluctant friendship when Melissa discovers she has a sibling she never knew about, and through their detective work, they uncover a huge surprise.

A chance meeting at a weekend wedding celebration brings together Alice and Jack, two singles from very different family backgrounds.

In order to earn her trust fund and with the help of a handsome local attorney, Evie is tasked with granting Christmas wishes to the people who saved her life on the night of her birth.

Charlotte inherits a chocolate shop from her grandparents but soon finds herself in a battle with a large developer who wants to buy the building to turn it into an exclusive shopping boutique.

As Michelle's wedding approaches, Hannah steps up to finish the new Evergreen museum's launch while questioning her future with Elliot.

Life deals Zoey Hathaway a strange blow when she inherits a reindeer farm and becomes buried in taking care of the animals and all of the Christmas responsibilities.

Facing another dull Christmas alone, sparks fly when a risk-averse librarian accidentally gets wrapped up with a grinchy FBI agent in an undercover mission to save the Heart of Christmas.

A small-town photographer saves the life of a mysterious man who may just be here to buy her family's parkland.

An artist returns home for the holidays and gets tasked with a Christmas quest left by her grandmother. She and the local PI must return lost items to their owners before Christmas.

When a mysterious key and a cryptic holiday riddle arrive on their doorsteps, Kate and Kevin embark on a romantic Christmas adventure.

New to town, Heidi Wicks and her kids discover a Christmas mystery in their historic home. Local handyman and historian David helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.

Our favorite music teacher Gethsemane is back again along with her trusted ghost friend Eamon to solve the unexplained death of a sea captain. Stars Tamera Mowry-Housley, Risteard Cooper, and Marco Grazzini.