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.

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.

An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms dealer who tries to swindle him.

Mark (Dick Van Dyke) goes under cover as a nursing home patient to find out who is murdering the residents. With Barry Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell. Guest star: Charlotte Rae.

Mark battles the Marines to get to the truth behind an apparent suicide outside Steve and Jesse's restaurant.

Mark competes on a popular television quiz show to find the final answer to a difficult question of life and death.

Mark's friend, singer Danielle Law, goes to him for help after being attacked by an unidentified man and eventually reveals a stunning secret.

"Retired" Ben returns from fishing to find a young immigrant farmhand dead and a town unfriendly to questions.

"Retired" Ben returns from fishing to find a young immigrant farmhand dead and a town unfriendly to questions.

Michelle is kidnapped by mobsters who offer her release in exchange for evidence Ben was given prior to a mob lawyer's murder.

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.

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

An American psychologist helps a French detective investigate a murder that happened backstage at a Paris fashion show.

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.

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.

An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick.

Dr. Sloan is concerned about Alex's relationship with a murder suspect; Madison enters into a torrid romance with a mysterious, wealthy man.

Dr. Sloan is concerned about Alex's relationship with a murder suspect; Madison enters into a torrid romance with a mysterious, wealthy man.

A friend hired to revamp Mark's office ends up dead, wrapped up in a roll of carpet, and the murderer's trail leads all the way to Egypt.

Mark investigates the murder of a young doctor whose wife was blinded in a tragic accident the day before his death.

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.

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.

When Dahlia's boyfriend is found dead, advice columnist Nelly joins Detective Hogan to help find the killer. However, as suspicions creep in, Dahlia becomes the prime suspect.

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

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.

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.

A Hollywood director tries to fool Columbo when a studio becomes a murder scene.

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.

When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder.

Henry is hired to find the best Italian chef for a new high-end eatery but it turns out that murder is on the menu.

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.

Mystery Island hosts a corporate retreat with a guest being Emilia's ex-fiancé. Old feelings become complicated, tensions run high and allegations arise when a guest is found dead.

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.

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.

Jessica seeks a woman who witnessed the murder of a government whistleblower.

While at a writer's conference, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) tries to solve the murder of a man who wrote a nonfiction book about the KGB.

A baker in small-town Minnesota turns amateur sleuth after finding her friend and delivery driver shot to death behind her shop.

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.

The town sheriff is murdered during election time and Hannah teams up with the smitten town dentist to clear her brother-in-law of the crime.

Hannah investigates the murder of a fellow bake-off judge.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

Much to the dismay of her fiance, Hannah investigates the discovery of a skeleton found amid the rubble of a building that's undergoing renovation.

Hannah solves a murder while her relationship with Mike is on the rocks.

Hannah meets a new side of law and order as she investigates a murder and crosses paths with by-the-books prosecuting attorney Chad Norton; Delores has a secret.

Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve the same murder while working to clear a colleague who is implicated in the crime. Meanwhile, Delores gets her big break. Stars Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster and Barbara Niven.

Hannah's favorite reality show takes over "The Cookie Jar." When the producer is found dead, Hannah and Norman team up to track down the killer. Chad invites Hannah to court.

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.

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.

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

The disheveled detective gets some free advice from a world famous sex therapist.

Mark's magic instructor turns up dead after an apparent surfing accident, but Mark suspects the deceased's twin brother may have been the one with a trick up his sleeve.

Mark comes to the defense of his schizophrenic former student, who can't explain his alibi after being charged with murder.

Dr. Sloan's son Steve nearly dies in a traffic accident then claims to have seen a murder take place in his hospital room.

Mark discovers that an impassioned love affair between a nurse and a 17-year-old hospital worker may be the motive for murder.

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.

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.

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.

Singer Jane Da Silva inherits a nonprofit detective agency that helps people who aren't able to help themselves. With guidance from her aunt and a detective, Jane takes on the case of a mother's untimely death years earlier.

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.

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

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.

The detective is called in to investigate the death of a sergeant major at a training camp.

To investigate a possible murder, Dr. Sloan goes into a house of roommates who are monitored 24 hours a day by cameras for a national television series.

Mark gets wrapped up in the world of high fashion and designer drugs while tracking down the person responsible for planting a bomb that killed his friend on his wedding day.

A priest suspected of murder hears the true killer's confession and can't break his vow of confidentially, so Mark goes under cover to clear his name and put the real killer behind bars.

Someone kills a medical student, drains his blood and stores the corpse in the Community General morgue.

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.

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.

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

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

Jane seeks justice for a teenager who's wrongfully imprisoned for murder. She and Detective John work together to prove the teen's innocence and help reunite him with his mother.

Jane goes undercover at her alma mater to help her college boyfriend solve a crime he may have witnessed years ago during the annual Edgar Allan Poe Festival.

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 investigates when, during a visit to San Francisco, an advice columnist (Eileen Brennan) falls victim to a crazed gunman.

Accidentally tapped into a closed-circuit video surveillance system, Jessica's neighbor witnesses scheming, a robbery and then a murder.

While vacationing in Martinique, Jessica is called on to help an acquaintance (Wayne Rogers) accused of a woman's (Cassie Yates) murder.

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 investigates when, during a visit to San Francisco, an advice columnist (Eileen Brennan) falls victim to a crazed gunman.

Homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo investigates the murder of a famous painter's ex-wife.

Dr. Sloan investigates the demise of a television star who may have died because of compulsive dieting.

The shooting death of a patient opens a doorway to Mark's past that forces him to face the disappearance of his father.

Mark attempts to discover why his father, a former police detective, vanished more than 50 years earlier, leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves.

When a big-time bookie and a gambling heart surgeon turn up dead, Mark bets that something foul is afoot.

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 dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.

A dissatisfied patient is suspected of murdering her plastic surgeon, but Ben thinks otherwise.

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

In a dream, Ben defends a '30s club owner accused of shooting a saxophonist who was romancing his wife.

Aurora Teagarden, librarian and proud member of the Real Murders Club, finds a human skull hidden in the window seat of her house.