Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and his rival's daughter is charged with the crime.

When a young man dies in a motorcycle crash, and a local attorney is murdered, Jessica looks for links between the two seemingly unrelated deaths.

While Jessica is in Atlanta to address mystery writers, a lethal virus is stolen from the Biological Research Institute.

After a San Francisco radio station changes its music format from classical to rock, the promoter who engineered the switch dies and Jessica searches for the killer.

Newly successful mystery writer J.B. Fletcher gets involved in a murder at a New York publisher's costume bash.

With her first hit mystery, Maine widow Jessica Fletcher makes a promotional trip to New York, and becomes involved in a murder at a publisher's costume bash.

A financier (Howard Duff), reportedly swept overboard during a hurricane, turns up in Jessica's yard disguised as a handyman.

Jessica travels to San Francisco for a family wedding and discovers that the groom (Jeff Conaway) faces a murder charge.

Jessica is suspected of a producer's murder after people hear her threatening to stop the victim from filming her new novel.

Jessica delves into two investigations when both her wealthy Southern cousin and his daughter die mysteriously.

Jessica sets out to prove her secretary isn't a murder suspect.

Jessica helps clear her neighbor (Van Johnson), an eccentric suspected of murdering with one of his inventions.

Murder ends a tycoon's (James Coco) plan to have Jessica design a house of horrors for one of his theme parks.

A friend (Hurd Hatfield) asks Jessica to help two Soviet dancers defect, unaware one (George de la Pena) is a murder suspect.

A hypnotist (Jose Ferrer) is murdered before a host of would-be witnesses who all were in a deep trance at the time.

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.

Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also - a murderer.

Amy Winslow is an English professor at a Pacific Northwest college who specializes in mystery fiction; when one of her students goes missing, Amy is convinced there's been foul play.

Jessica is asked to complete the last weeks of an expired congressman's term, and discovers politics is murder.

A Broadway legend's (Vivian Blaine) life is threatened after her daughter (Lorna Luft) is seriously injured in a mugging.

A talk-show host (Clive Revill) and a cab driver (Garrett Morris) help Jessica solve the murder of a New Orleans jazz musician.

On a pleasure cruise, Jessica's niece (Belinda Montgomery) receives flowers and messages from her late husband.

Murder is part of a legendary artist's (Cesar Romero) birthday celebration on a Mediterranean island paradise.

Jessica cooperates with private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), whose partner died while researching a murder trial.

Jessica inherits part of a pro football team, but the owner's murder convinces her there is more roughness off the field than on.

Jessica opposes an ambitious district attorney (Pat Harrington) who believes her poet friend (Paul Sand) killed a novelist.

Stranded at a roadside diner by a storm, bus passengers Jessica and Sheriff Tupper investigate the murder of a fellow traveler.

Hospitalized in Dallas after an airport accident, Jessica endures the inconvenience of a leg cast to probe an in-patient murder.

Jessica reunites with her college roommate at a desert resort and probes the murder of the woman's ex-husband.

At a Wyoming rancher's grave, a man shocks mourners -- including the deceased's daughter -- by claiming to be the true heir.

A community theater troupe mounts a production of a murder mystery that Amy Winslow unearthed; on opening night, someone tries to kill the leading lady, and Travis is forced to halt the show because it has become a crime scene.

After a book festival guest is murdered, Amy and Travis clash over the arrest of an unlikely suspect; Amy must fight to prove Travis has put the wrong person behind bars.

Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture; when a tech genius dies, Amy suspects foul play, but the local police shut her out of the investigation; Travis joins forces with Amy to solve the mystery.

An escaped serial killer and an attempt on Travis' life make this their most dangerous case yet, as Amy and Travis team up with Travis' FBI agent ex to find the connection before it's too late.

Amy and Travis travel to New York to investigate after Amy's uncle goes missing, and the initial clues make them fear the worst.

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.

Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in an effort to trap the murderer of her good friend.

A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.

Jessica's actress niece (Alice Krige) is the prime suspect in the murder of a daytime-drama writer (Jessica Walter).

Jessica is drawn into the investigation when an obnoxious man is murdered on the weekend she visits a college campus.

Jessica heads to London in answer to a foreboding message from her cousin (Angela Lansbury in a dual role).

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

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.

Jennifer comes across a wedding dress with a mysterious past and vows to solve the mystery of the missing groom.

Antiques guru Jennifer Shannon investigates a murder after an old college friend becomes the prime suspect.

Antiques expert Jennifer Shannon thinks two clues found at the scene of a murder are really clues from a mystery novel.

While setting up a charity garage sale, Jennifer Shannon discovers a body in the attic of a nearby home.

Jennifer helps a widow who suspects foul play when her husband, an avid surfer and swimmer, is found dead on an isolated beach.

A bass player is found dead before a planned tour with a big country singer.

Jessica's friend (Ann Blyth) fears she is going insane and may have murdered her husband.

While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.

Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.

While teaching an English class at a women's prison, Jessica steps in when a murder leads to a hostage situation.

A woman is electrocuted in the bathtub, and the chaos that follows makes things difficult for Amos as he prepares to turn the reins over to a new sheriff.

Jessica investigates when murder fells a local Navajo Indian guide who opposed an archaeologist's desecration of tribal lands.

Jessica suspects a murderous cover-up in a cosmetics firm run by volatile siblings (Jayne Meadows, Robert Culp).

Jury foreman Jessica doubts a married man's (Tony Bill) self-defense claim in the death of his lover's husband.

Jessica's friend (Ann Blyth) fears she is going insane and may have murdered her husband.

While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.

Steve and Amanda race to find a stolen antigen for a biological weapon that has infected Mark and Jesse.

The main rival of a celebrated young figure skater becomes the chief suspect in an attack, and Mark is out to prove her innocence.

After a clever serial killer is murdered in jail, Mark and Steve realize an equally lethal copycat is on the loose.

After a clever serial killer is murdered in jail, Mark and Steve realize an equally lethal copycat is on the loose.

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.

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

A young writer's research prompts police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy's colleague at Elmstead; Travis and Amy get a second chance at clearing the professor's name.

Mystery Island success raises plans of expansion, and the Island team meets their Mystery Mountain counterparts for a friendly murder game, but the fun ends with a murder in plain sight. Movie #4.

Tainted strawberry preserves make several patrons ill and seem to be the cause of one woman's death at a popular inn.

Jessica and a colleague (Craig Stevens) encounter a mob ready to lynch a man suspected of murdering a bully.

Murder plays a part in the death of a wealthy woman who leaves her fortune to an evangelist instead of her family.

Jessica and Boston private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) seek a murderer and the thief of a dead sex-symbol's diary.

A corpse, returned to Cabot Cove for burial, turns out to be misidentified.

The ruthless new owner (Bert Convy) of a formerly classy periodical is murdered, and Jessica takes on the case.

Jessica trades passing shots with a murderer during a tennis-tournament fund-raiser hosted by one of Jessica's former students (Linda Hamilton).

Trying to clear a relative's (Peter Bonerz) name, Jessica unmasks murder suspects at a Mardi Gras celebration.

Tainted strawberry preserves make several patrons ill and seem to be the cause of one woman's death at a popular inn.

Jessica and a colleague (Craig Stevens) encounter a mob ready to lynch a man suspected of murdering a bully.

Mark and Steve enter the glamorous world of modeling to track down an unlikely killer after the murder of a private investigator.

Mark discovers a case of insurance fraud in the hospital when a hasty cremation follows the misidentification of a corpse.

After Mark is nearly killed by a bomb, Steve's protege goes under cover to learn the terrorists' next target.

Dr. Sloan and the others discover that a bus accident victim was actually murdered and that several of the passengers had motives to kill him.

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.

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

A gunshot rings out while wedding photographer Allie Adams is taking pictures of a bride and groom's first dance, and the groom falls dead.

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

Jessica discovers a circus clown arrested for murder is actually her long-lost brother-in-law (Jackie Cooper).

An attacker tries to stop Jessica when her investigation of two circus murders may clear Neil (Jackie Cooper).

Jessica's old friend (Christopher Allport) faces charges of abetting a well-versed art thief and is suspected of having murdered his wife.

A police retiree tries to solve a 10-year-old murder case reopened by a mistaken-identity shooting.

A mysterious man involves Jessica in the defection of two European musicians and the murder of a British intelligence agent.

With a corned beef sandwich as the only clue, Jessica works to clear her niece (Genie Francis) of an ad executive's murder.

An old beau of Jessica's (Leslie Nielsen) incites murder and greed when he seeks sunken treasure in Cabot Cove.

Jessica joins old friend Haskell Drake (Harry Guardino) to investigate a corrupt publisher's unexpected death.

Jessica discovers a circus clown arrested for murder is actually her long-lost brother-in-law (Jackie Cooper).

An attacker tries to stop Jessica when her investigation of two circus murders may clear Neil (Jackie Cooper).

Dr. Sloan suspects a political cover-up when the drug-addicted daughter of a prominent politician dies of an overdose.

Dr. Sloan investigates the murder of a high-school teacher when a lawyer from the district attorney's office insists the death was a case of gang violence.

Soon after Mark's estranged daughter returns home, the Sloans receive word her husband has been murdered.

Dr. Sloan must disprove the charges against a nurse when her former employer, a Malibu madam, is found murdered just prior to the release of her tell-all book.

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.

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.

Photographer Allie and Detective Sam's investigation into a priceless stolen necklace leads to danger and an unexpected death.

Mystery Island hosts contest winners vying to solve a fake murder for a grand prize, but the event goes awry when an employee is murdered, and secrets are uncovered. Stars Elizabeth Henstridge, Charlie Weber, Kristin Booth.

Feeling professionally threatened, detective Magnum (Tom Selleck) resists Jessica's efforts to prove he was framed.

Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the taping; a boat explosion leads everyone to believe the journalist (Chad Everett) has been killed.

Jessica probes the murder by poison of an ex-colleague's understudy (Ann Turkel), after the leading lady (Eleanor Parker) is unable to go on at a small-town theater.

Jessica comes to the aid of a shy poet (Thom Bray) who is the prime suspect when his tormentor (Barry Williams) is found dead.

A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.

While bedridden, Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder.

Jessica shares the plot of her new book, in which a law student (Shaun Cassidy) seeks the killer of an arrogant professor (George Grizzard) with many enemies.

Jessica pores through a long list of enemies and possible suspects when a janitor (George Takei) finds an obnoxious TV host dead in his office.

Jessica's trainer friend, Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), faces charges of killing a shady fight promoter.

Jessica investigates the murder of one of Cabot Cove's most illustrious citizens, a world-famous artist (Foster Brooks).

Skeletal remains found during a ground-breaking ceremony are those of Mark's former mentor, who disappeared 30 years before.

Mark gets Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith) to defend Jesse in a malpractice suit; a key witness winds up dead.

Mark gets Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith) to defend Jesse in a malpractice suit; then a key witness winds up dead.

Dr. Sloan and private investigator Joe Mannix reopen a 25-year-old murder case in which the mob is suspected of killing an investigative reporter.

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 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.

While backstage, Allie Adams discovers the body of the show's leading lady, murdered before the curtain went up.

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.

A 25-year comedy feud hampers Jessica's probe of a stabbing murder at her goddaughter's engagement party.

Jessica's accountant nephew, Grady (Michael Horton), faces charges of tax fraud and murdering his boss (Michael Tolan).

Jessica investigates when an old friend is killed in a car accident in Idaho -- the man's widow (Ellen Bry) believes it was an accident, but the victim's father (John McLiam) is sure it was murder.

Jessica looks into a 30-year-old murder in a continuation of the story from the 1949 film "Strange Bargain."

A murder occurs while Jessica is recording one of her novels for the Mystery Books for the Blind series.

At a fashion premiere in Paris, Jessica gets involved in the murder investigation of a supper-club owner.

A coach's retirement, a stranger's arrival and deadly practical jokes cause Jessica to re-examine a 20-year-old murder.

An attorney (Patrick McGoohan) asks Jessica to testify for a colleague accused of murder on circumstantial evidence in Quebec.

Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister (Jane Powell) and winds up searching for a nun's killer.

Murder is on the agenda when top executives and their wives meet at a powerful tycoon's country estate.

Jessica's cousin Emma (Angela Lansbury in a dual role) must clear herself in the murder of a nobleman who loved her decades ago.

Jessica helps Sheriff Tupper (Tom Bosley) when his seemingly harmless deputy (Rick Lenz) is accused of murder.

A bomb kills a TV producer (Ken Swofford) who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books, making Jessica a suspect in his death.

Jessica's friend is hit by a car shortly after being notified of her sister's death.

The descendant of a tribe once inhabiting Cabot Cove has a land grant claiming the town as Indian territory.

Visiting her nephew Grady in New York, Jessica probes a murder involving the family of his college buddy.

When Jennifer's friend and self-storage facility owner Martin turns up murdered just hours after auctioning off an abandoned storage unit full of unique items to Jennifer, she is immediately pulled on the case as a key eyewitness.

When garage sale guru and amateur sleuth Jennifer Shannon agrees to appear on a reality TV series, she uncovers a puzzle box which may contain the key clue in a murder case.

When Jennifer buys a storage locker at auction, she discovers a dead body inside - along with a mask matching the deceased woman.

Jenn gets the photos in an antique camera from the estate of a recently deceased and seemingly wealthy photography enthusiast printed, and one of the pictures leads her to believe that the man's death was anything but accidental.

Shortly after Sheriff Tupper's sister leaves her husband and seeks refuge in Cabot Cove, a murder occurs.

An unhappy wife, a government official, a lovesick assistant and a self-centered astronomer are suspects in the murder of a young executive.

When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.

When Jessica visits a celebrated playwright friend, she encounters murder and an unexpected marriage proposal.

Jessica hears the confession of a dying hit man who has just completed an assignment, only to find the victim isn't dead.

Jessica suspects heirs and employees when a corpse appears in an elderly vintner's (Eli Wallach) cellar.

After an eccentric recluse dies, arguments over a piece of historic Cabot Cove property and the contents of her estate lead to murder.

A rude maitre d' (Dick Gautier) is murdered at the New York restaurant in which Jessica has just invested.

Jessica probes a suspicious accident while visiting her niece (Kristy McNichol) on the Canadian rodeo circuit.

When the feud of two drama critics ends in murder, Jessica has a full cast of suspects, including the surviving critic.

Jessica is caught in a game of deadly politics when a close friend's campaign is threatened by scandal.

When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.

Jessica attends a fund-raiser for a New York publisher, and he is found dead, and his wife's diamond necklace is missing from his safe.

Jessica investigates when bodies start turning up in the Appletree sisters' (Joan Leslie, Teresa Wright) house and garden.

Jessica investigates the murders of U.S. World Cup skiers while snowed in at a ski area holding tryouts.

Jessica becomes embroiled in a town's tensions while investigating the shooting death of a coal mine owner.

Searching for a stolen tiara, Jessica meets the reclusive actress (Jean Peters) for whom it was designed.

A cargo plane abandoned on an Alaskan ice field in 1952 is the scene of a murder implicating Jessica's late husband.

A psychic's (David Birney) dire predictions disrupt Jessica's visit to a friend's (Dale Robertson) Arizona ranch.

Jessica investigates a murder committed at her nephew's wedding.

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. Stars Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, and Barbara Niven.

When Hannah's customer and Delores' theater rival is murdered, Hannah must find her killer in order to save her mother's reputation; Chad and Hannah's romance blossoms.

Jessica poses as a New York jet setter to investigate the murder of Cabot Cove's notorious womanizer (George Chakiris).

Jessica investigates the reappearance of an heir who had been missing for over 20 years.

Jessica poses as a wealthy patient to probe the murder of a vagabond identified as the hospital's accountant.

Jessica investigates a murder which coincides with Doc Hazlitt's sighting of a 17th-century witch.

Jessica is detained and accused of espionage while attending an international writers conference in Moscow.

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

Leanne falls in love with her client, Gil Stoddard, a handsome philanthropist accused of murdering his partner.

An FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of Ben's friend is accused of killing a colleague.

Ben sets out to prove the innocence of an FBI agent who is involved in a murder setup and the kidnapping of Ben's friend.

Ben's daughter Leanne becomes involved with a man who burgled her home, took her diary and now seems to know everything about her.

A rare-book collector, who is also a parishioner at Ben's church, is accused of killing a college professor.

Ben agrees to participate in a charity event -- a murder mystery weekend that becomes all too real when the host is found dead.

Christmas shop owner Emily Lane uses secret skills to investigate a murder when a poisoned cookie links her to the crime.

After a string of suspicious accidents, Emily goes under cover in the local choir to investigate.

The murder of the town Scrooge leads Emily and other shopkeepers to "A Christmas Carol"-themed scavenger hunt orchestrated by the victim.

After avoiding each other for one year, Emily and Sam reunite to solve the disappearance of the school chess coach, triggering echoes of Emily's past.

The art world comes to Fletcher's Grove when Sam's old partner gets murdered while guarding a high-profile painting.