Murder, She Wrote

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Season 2

Episodes

1. Widow, Weep for Me
Sep 29, 1985
Episode 1

Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.

7.0 45 min
2. Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
Oct 6, 1985
Episode 2

Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when diggers discover an old skeleton that had been buried deeply that many of the townspeople believe to be the remains of Joshua Peabody. Not everyone is thus inclined though, and many people believe it's just a random dead body. But when Jessica and Amos head back to the dig site, they find there's another body there! Jessica not only has to find out who killed Wheatley, she has to help an old friend when his past comes back to haunt him.

7.3 45 min
3. Murder in the Afternoon
Oct 13, 1985
Episode 3

While filming a soap opera in which Mrs. Fletcher's niece plays a part, a 'pretend' victim is really dead.

7.0 45 min
4. School for Scandal
Oct 20, 1985
Episode 4

When Jessica is offered an honorary degree from Crenshaw University, she has no idea she's about to become embroiled in a murder. After the boyfriend of (in)famous writer Daphne Clover is found murdered, Jessica agrees to assist the chief of police, who has never had a murder case before, find out who the killer is. She soon has more on her plate than she bargained for when first Daphne's mother confesses, then Daphne herself confesses. Jessica realises the two women are simply trying to protect each other, and begins to look at the faculty at the university.

6.7 45 min
5. Sing a Song of Murder
Oct 27, 1985
Episode 5

When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.

6.0 45 min
6. Reflections of the Mind
Nov 3, 1985
Episode 6

Jessica decides to pay a visit to her long-time friend Francesca, only to learn that Francesca, who is now married to a much younger man, is convinced that she is being haunted by the ghost of her first husband, Ross. When her new husband, Scott, turns up dead, the investigation reveals that he had been poisoned, and suspicion turns to Francesca. Jessica, however, is determined to prove that her friend did not commit the crime, and begins looking into the mysterious re-appearances of her dead husband.

7.7 45 min
7. A Lady in the Lake
Nov 10, 1985
Episode 7

While spending time at a lake, Jessica sees what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling from a boat into the lake.

6.0 45 min
8. Dead Heat
Nov 24, 1985
Episode 8

Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.

6.7 45 min
9. Jessica Behind Bars
Dec 1, 1985
Episode 9

Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.

7.7 45 min
10. Sticks and Stones
Dec 15, 1985
Episode 10

When a woman is electrocuted in her bathroom, Amos chuckles that even Jessica can't make a murder out of it. Michael Dugby: Parker Stevenson. Harry Pierce: John Astin. Frederich Hoffman: Paul Benedict. Adam Frobisher: Christopher Stone. Edna: Evelyn Keyes.

8.0 45 min
11. Murder Digs Deep
Dec 29, 1985
Episode 11

An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone and a new corpse is dug up.

7.3 45 min
12. Murder by Appointment Only
Jan 5, 1986
Episode 12

One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.

5.8 45 min
13. Trial by Error
Jan 12, 1986
Episode 13

It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.

8.3 45 min
14. Keep the Home Fries Burning
Jan 19, 1986
Episode 14

Jessica, Seth and Amos try out a new tourist-oriented restaurant, and murder interrupts their meal.

7.3 45 min
15. Powder Keg
Feb 9, 1986
Episode 15

After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner to be found dead, and young Matt Burns, the son of a former student of Ames', ends up accused of the murder. At the behest of Linda Bonner, the victim's sister who happens to care deeply about the accused, Jessica takes a look into the murder, but hatred runs deep in this town and it's pure luck (and Andy Crane) that leads Jessica and Ames to the right answer.

7.0 45 min
16. Murder in the Electric Cathedral
Feb 16, 1986
Episode 16

Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.

7.0 45 min
17. One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
Feb 23, 1986
Episode 17

A red hot diary of a sex symbol is to be auctioned and some of the bidders are ready to shed blood.

7.0 45 min
18. If A Body Meet A Body
Mar 9, 1986
Episode 18

Investigation of a claim that the deceased was murdered leads the police to discover that the wrong body is in the coffin.

7.3 45 min
19. Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday
Mar 30, 1986
Episode 19

Jessica and Grady head to the home of publisher Christopher Bundy, whose publishing company owns the rights to Jessica's first short story. Jessica is quite upset, as Bundy's magazine is known for it's racy pictures of young women. While there, Jessica is pleased to run into an old acquaintance, Chester Harrison, and when Harrison is accused of murdering Christopher Bundy, Jessica vows to prove his innocence but runs into trouble when the family isn't interested in having their own skeletons dragged out of the closet.

7.5 45 min
20. Menace, Anyone?
Apr 6, 1986
Episode 20

Who was the intended victim when a tennis star is blown up in his girl friend's car?

5.2 45 min
21. The Perfect Foil
Apr 13, 1986
Episode 21

At the request of aunt Mildred, Jessica agrees to stop by New Orleans to check on cousin Cal while on her way to Houston. No sooner does Jessica get to New Orleans then she is tossed into a Mardi Gras party where the host ends up dead, and Cal is accused of the crime. While attempting to clear Cal's name and reputation, Jessica delves into the world of cheating poker players, cheating girlfriends and vengefilled police officers while trying to convince a local lieutenant that Cal is not capable of murder.

7.0 45 min
22. If the Frame Fits
May 18, 1986
Episode 22

After Julia Marcus Granger is found murdered during what seems to have been an apparent art theft, suspicion turns to her husband Donald, who, as a result, also ends up being suspected in a recent rash of art thefts where there were no fatalities. Julia's sister Sabrina is convinced that Donald didn't do it and begs Jessica for help. While looking into Julia's murder, Jessica realises that she has two completely different criminals on her hands, and someone tampered with the scene of Julia's murder to make it look like something else.

7.0 45 min
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