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Murder She Wrote Episode Guide
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Compiled by A. De Lisle (rad@crl.com)
Date: 3/17/96
Assisted by Joan Boorstein (jboor@cs.umb.edu) who supplied titles.
and Tom Walsh (and sister) (avs@netport.com)
Not to be sold in any form.
May be posted to any 'free' site in the original format.
Season 3 1986-1987
3-1. 9/28/86 DEATH STALKS THE BIG TOP -- part 1
Jessica's niece receives a gift from her grandfather,
who was thought dead. Jessica follows a trail to a
small-town circus beset by accidents and murder.
3-2. 10/5/86 DEATH STALKS THE BIG TOP -- part 2
Neil confesses to the crime, but Jessica believes that he
didn't do it.
w. Paul Savage d. Seymour Robbie
story by Peter S. Fischer
Neil Fletcher...............Jackie Cooper
Edgar Carmody...............Martin Balsam
Brad Keneally...............Greg Evigan
Katie McCallum..............Pamela Susan Shoop
Sheriff Len Childs..........Gregg Henry
Mayor Powers................Ronny Cox
Hank Sutter.................Charles Napier
Preston Bartholomew.........Alex Cord
Charlie McCallum............Joey Cramer
Ray Carmody.................Mark Shera
Danielle Carmody............Barbara Stock
Maylene.....................Lee Purcell
Carol Bannister.............Courteney Cox
Maria Morgana...............Florence Henderson
Mark........................Robin Bach
Mr. Tucker..................John Alvin
Officer #1..................James Parker
Ticket Seller...............Virginia Peters
Alex........................Rob Monroe
Clyde.......................Michael Dunnigan
Townsman....................T. Lee Griffin
Harry Kingman...............Joe Dorsey
Audrey Bannister............Susan Brown
Howard Bannister............Dennis Howard
Bert........................Ken Sansom
Neal........................Harry Stephens
Doctor......................Dan Priest
Driver......................Harry Woolf
Officer #2..................Greg Norberg
Housekeeper.................Roz Bosley
3-3. 10/12/86 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A retired policeman picks up an old case he never solved
in which Seth was a strong suspect.
Retired Policeman...........Pat Hingle
Terence.....................Lloyd Bochner
Cynthia Tatel...............Hayley Mills
Maggie Roberts..............Erin Moran
Sheriff McCoy...............J.D.Cannon
Jake Sanford................Don DeFore
Gary Roberts................Eric Anderson
Mayor.......................William Mims
3-4. 10/19/86 ONE WHITE ROSE FOR DEATH
Attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets
involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
Michael Hagarty.. ..........Len Cariou
Andrew Wyckham..............Bernard Fox
Greta Mueller...............Maria Mayenzet
Franz Mueller...............John Glover
Col.Gerhardt Brunner........Eric Braeden
Henry Claymore..............Tony Bonner
Margo Claymore..............Michael Anderson, Jr.
Jack Kendall................Warwick Sims
3-5. 11/2/86 CORNED BEEF & CARNAGE
An adman handling the account of a fast-food chain is
murdered and Jessica smells something funny.
Victoria Griffin............Genie Francis
Howard Griffin..............Jeff Conaway
Christine Clifford..........Susan Anton
Seymour Biddle..............Peter Haskell
Aubrey Thornton.............David Ogden Stiers
Jim Ingram..................Warren Berlinger
Myron Kincaid...............Bill Macy
Lieutenant Spoletti.........James Sloyan
3-6. 11/9/86 DEAD MAN'S GOLD
Diving for sunken treasure near Cabot Cove, a young man dies.
David Everett...............Leslie Nielsen
Ross Barber.................Sean McClory
Coby Russell................J.Eddie Peck
Gregory Small...............Ian Ruskin
Bill Ainsley................John Laughlin
Susan Ainsley...............Wendy Kilbourne
Larry Gaynes................Grant Goodeve
3-7. 11/16/86 DEADLINE FOR MURDER
A veteran reporter, felled by a heart attack, says what he
needs is the removal of his publisher who has turned a good
paper into a yellow rag.
Haskell Drake...............Harry Guardino
Billy Simms.................Eugene Roche
Clyde Thorson...............William Smith
Kay Garrell.................Sydney Walsh
Walter Revere...............Tim O'Connor
Perry Revere................Ken Olin
Lamar Bennett...............Peter Mark Richman
Stan Lassiter...............Glynn Turman
3-8. 11/23/86 MAGNUM ON ICE
Part 2 of an episode that began on "Magnum P.I.".
Jessica offers to help Magnum, charged with killing a hitman
with an unknown target.
Magnum........................Tom Selleck
Jonathan Higgins..............John Hillerman
Pamela Bates..................Dorothy Loudon
Joan Fulton...................Jessica Walter
Amy Salyer....................Stephanie Faracy
Jason Bryan...................John McMartin
Victor Salyer.................Andrew Prine
Captain Browning..............Ramon Bieri
Arthur Houston................Jared Martin
3-9. 12/7/86 OBITUARY FOR A DEAD ANCHOR
When a boat chartered by Amos explodes, the victim is a
newsanchor who has made enemies.
Kevin Keats.................Chad Everett
Paula Roman.................Kathleen Lloyd
Doug Helman.................Robert Pine
Nick Brody..................Mark Stevens
Judith Keats................Abby Dalton
Richard Abbott..............Robert Lipton
Dr.Wylie Graham.............Robert Hogan
George Fish.................Rex Robbins
3-10. 12/14/86 STAGE STRUCK
The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts
rehearsals of a play starring two previously married actors.
Maggie Tarrow...............Eleanor Parker
Julian Lord.................Edward Mulhare
Alexander Preston...........Dan O'Herlihy
Pru Mattson.................Christopher Norris
T.J. Holt...................Donald Most
Chief Drock.................John Schuck
Larry Matthew...............Shea Farrell
Barbara Bennington..........Ann Turkel
Nicky Saperstein............John Pleshette
3-11. 1/4/87 NIGHT OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
The 'headless' horseman rides again, but his costume becomes
more realistic.
Dorian Beecher..............Thom Bray
Sheriff Rankin..............Doug McClure
Dorn Van Stotter............Dean Stockwell
Doc Walker..................Charles Siebert
Sarah Dupont................Karlene Crockett
Edwin Dupont................Fritz Weaver
Charlotte Newcastle.........Hope Lange
Nate Findley................Barry Williams
3-12. 1/18/87 THE CORPSE FLEW FIRST CLASS
Theft and murder occur on board a jet bound for London.
Errol Pogson................David Hemmings
Sonny Greer.................Kate Mulgrew
Kay Davis...................Robin Dearden
Otto Hardwick...............Robert Walker
Leon Bigard.................Mark Venturini
Dr. Clinton Strayhorn.......John S. Ragin
Mrs. Metcalf................Mary Jo Catlett
John Sugahara...............James Shigeta
Gunnar Globle...............Pat Harrington
3-13. 2/1/87 CROSSED UP
The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't
convince anyone that what she heard was real.
Morgen Rogers...............Sandy McPeak
Gordon Rogers...............Tony Dow
Adam Rogers.................James Carroll Jordan
Leslie Cameron..............Stephanie Dunnam
Dody Rogers.................Coleen Camp
Mona........................Gisele MacKenzie
3-14. 2/8/87 MURDER IN A MINOR KEY
Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the
professor who plagiarized his music.
Law Student.................Shaun Cassidy
Composer Friend.............Paul Clemens
Jenny Coopersmith...........Dinah Manoff
Prof. Stoneham..............George Grizzard
Prof. Papazian..............Rene Auberjonois
Christine Stoneham..........Karen Grassle
Max Hellinger...............Herbert Edelman
Vice Chancellor Simon.......Tom Halleck
Danny Young.................Scott Jacoby
Hargrove....................Alexander Folk
3-15. 2/15/87 THE BOTTOM LINE IS MURDER
A lying TV Consumer advocate is killed. Was it one of the
clients whose products he maligned?
Steve Honig.................Robert F. Lyons
Jayne Honig.................Judith Chapman
Robert Warren...............Morgan Stevens
Lynnette Bryant.............Adrienne Barbeau
Joe Rinaldi.................Joe Santos
Lt.Lou Flannigan............Barry Corbin
Ryan Monroe.................Brian Matthews
Kenneth Chambers............Rod McCary
Clare.......................Pat Klous
Bert Tanaka.................George Takei
3-16. 2/22/87 DEATH TAKES A DIVE
Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend, Harry
McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.
Cosmo Ponzini................Ernest Borgnine
Doc Penrose..................John Amos
Dave Robinson................LeVar Burton
Dennis McConnell.............Bradford Dillman
Wade Talmadge................Adam West
Mrs (?) Talmadge.............Caren Kaye
Sean.........................Michael McGrady
Pam..........................(?) Lynne Moody
Blaster Boyle................(?) Ray Giradin
Lt. Casey....................(?) Harold Sylvester
3-17. 3/1/87 SIMON SAYS, COLOR ME DEAD
An artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.
Artist......................Foster Brooks
Irene Rutledge..............Tess Harper
Eleanor Thane...............Diane Baker
Cash Logan..................Steve Inwood
George Selby................Dick Sargent
Carol Selby.................Ann Dusenberry
Felix Casslaw...............Leonard Frey
Tommy Rutledge..............Chris Hebert
3-18. 3/15/87 NO LAUGHING MURDER
After the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged
comics, someone is found dead.
Murray Gruen................Buddy Hackett
Mack Howard.................Steve Lawrence
Kip Howard..................George Clooney
Corrie Gruen................Beth Windsor
Farley Pressman.............George Furth
Wylie B. Ledbetter..........David Knell
Norma Lewis.................Sheree North
Phil Rinker.................Arte Johnson
3-19. 3/22/87 NO ACCOUNTING FOR MURDER
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble when his boss, a specialist
in tax shelters, is found dead.
Paul Carlisle...............James Noble
Lt.Timothy Hanratty.........Barney Martin
Lester Grinshaw.............Geoffrey Lewis
Marty Giles.................Ron Masak
Lana Whitman................Patricia McCormack
Ralph Whitman...............Michael Tolan
Connie Norton...............Kate Vernon
Sophie Ellis................Dorothy Lamour
3-20 4/5/87 THE CEMETERY VOTE
First the reform mayor son of a man dies in an 'accident'
and then the man's father is murdered after he demands an
investigation of the 'accident'.
Sheriff Orville Yates.......Ed Lauter
Linda Stevens...............Ellen Bry
Deputy Wayne Beeler.........Jeff Yagher
David Carroll...............Bruce Davison
Kate........................Marie Windsor
Capt. Ernest Lenko..........Mitchell Ryan
Cindy March.................Charlene Tilton
George McDaniel.............Joseph Campanella
Harry Stevens...............John McLiam
Rita........................Katherine DeHetre
3-21. 4/19/87 THE DAYS DWINDLE DOWN
Jeffrey Lynn, Martha Scott and Harry Morgan reprise their
roles from the 1949 movie "Strange Bargain" as Jessica
investigates the case of a man recently released from
a 30-year prison term for the murder of his employer.
Scenes from the black-and-white film are seen in flashbacks.
Sam Wilson..................Jeffrey Lynn
Georgia Wilson..............Martha Scott
Rod Wilson..................Art Hindle
Sidney Jarvis...............Richard Beymer
Webb........................Harry Morgan
Dorothy Harne-Davis.........Susan Strasberg
Thelma Vante................June Havoc
Edna Jarvis.................Gloria Stuart
3-22. 5/10/87 MURDER SHE SPOKE
During a short black-out in the study where Jessica is
recording a book for the blind, the studio co-owner is
murdered.
Greg Dalton.................William Atherton
Stoney Carmichael...........Charlie Daniels
Carl Anglin.................Michael Callan
Al Parker...................Frederic Lehne
Margaret Whitworth..........Constance Towers
Randy Whitworth.............Patrick Wayne
Nancy Dalton................Wendy Philips
Lieutenant Faraday..........G.W.Bailey
Earl Tuchman................Michael Cole
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Season 4 1987-1988
4-1. 9/20/87 A FASHIONABLE WAY TO DIE
In Paris, a fashion designer with financial trouble is
accused of killing a shady loan shark.
Maxim.......................(?)Lee Bergere
Peter Appleyard.............(?)Bill Beyers
Claudia.....................(?)Danielle Brisebois
Lou Waters..................Randi Brooks
Kim.........................Taina Elg
Valerie.....................Juliet Prowse
Eva Taylor..................Barbara Rush
Inspector...................Fritz Weaver
Albert......................Louis R. Plante
Marie.......................Karen Hansel
Officer Luter...............Michael Voletti
Yvette......................Bonnie Ebsen
Dede........................Louise Dorsey
Emcee.......................Jean-Paul Vignon
Margo.......................Julie Silliman
Bellman.....................Alain St.Alix
4-2. 9/27/87 WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT
A parolee released after 20 years in prison for a murder he
says he did not commit, vows to find out who did.
Andrew Durbin................John Glover
Coach Kevin Cauldwell........Kenneth McMillan
Bill Hampton.................Dack Rambo
Perry Sillman................John Bennett Perry
Arnie Wakeman................Michael Lembeck
Alison Hampton...............Shelley Smith
Tara Sillman.................Caitlin O'Heaney
4-3. 10/4/87 WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who
is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
Judith Harlan................Claire Trevor
Oliver Quayle................Patrick McGoohan
Annette Pirage...............Juliet Mills
Barnaby Friar................Simon Jones
Jim Harlan...................Christopher Allport
Clay MacLeod.................Richard Cox
Monica Blane.................Dianne Kay
4-4. 10/11/87 OLD HABITS DIE HARD
A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which
would be an unacceptable sin.
Reverand Mother Claire.......Jane Powell
Bishop Patrick Shea..........Robert Prosky
Marion Simpson...............Eileen Brennan
Mayor Allen Simpson..........Ed Nelson
Nancy Bates..................Cindy Fisher
Mike Phelps..................Mark Kayloun
Dr.Greg Marshall.............Scott Paulin
Ray Carter...................Clu Gulager
Sarah........................Sherri Stoner
4-5. 10/25/87 THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH
After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates
battle for position to succeed him.
Tycoon.......................Cornel Wilde
Morgan McCormack.............Richard Beymer
Virginia McCormack...........Joanna Pettet
Tom Dutton...................Lawrence Pressman
Kate Dutton..................Nancy Dussalt
Spruce Osborne...............Sandy McPeak
Serena.......................Jenilee Harrison
Anne Hathaway................Andrea Marcovicci
Dr. Chatsworth...............Richard Jaeckel
Q.L. Frubson.................Ray Walston
4-6. 11/1/87 IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves
her lover poisoned herring.
Inspector Frost..............Anthony Newley
Geoffrey Constable...........Richard Johnson
Sybil Constable..............Rosemary Murphy
Pauline Constable............Carolyn Seymour
Arthur Constable.............John Standing
Humphrey Defoe...............Christopher Hewett
Johnny Constable.............Mark Lindsay Chapman
Derek Constable..............John David Bland
Gwen Petrie..................Jane Leeves
Dr. Blandings................Ian Abercrombie
4-7. 11/8/87 IF IT'S THURSDAY, IT MUST BE BEVERLY
An impatient husband is suspected of gaining his freedom by
way of death instead of the courts.
Jonathan Martin..............Rick Lenz
Loretta Spiegel..............Ruth Roman
Eve Simpson..................Julie Adams
Phyllis Grant................Gloria DeHaven
Idal Molloy..................Kathryn Grayson
Beverly Overwise.............Dody Goodman
George Tibbits...............Ray Girardin
4-8. 11/15/87 STEAL ME A STORY
The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
Avery Stone..................Bradford Dillman
Kate Hollander...............Gail Strickland
Gary Patterson...............Doug McClure
Diane Crane..................Gail Youngs
Bert Puzo....................Vincent Baggetta
Brenda Blake.................Lenore Kasdorf
Sid Sharkey..................Ken Swofford
Gayle Yamada.................Kim Miyori
Freida Schmidt...............Fionnula Flanagan
Lieutenant Bradshaw..........Yaphet Kotto
4-9. 11/22/87 TROUBLE IN EDEN
Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town
where she's posing as her friend (Joan Caulfield) to
investigate the rumored murder of the friend's sister.
w. John D.F.Black & Paul Savage d. Nick Havinga
story by John D.F.Black
Mary Rose Welch..............Joan Caulfield
Sheriff Landry...............Roy Thinnes
Dr. Lynch....................Macdonald Carey
C.J. Dobbs...................Stuart Whitman
Manchester...................Thom Christopher
Snooks Sitwell...............Mills Watson
Lewis Framm..................Tom Fitzsimmons
Lila Benson..................Tricia O'Neil
Martha Neilsen...............Betty Garrett
Beth.........................Kerry Brennen
Charlotte....................Renata Scott
Sherry.......................Rebecca Forman
.............................Rosanna Huffman
4-10. 11/29/87 INDIAN GIVER
A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who
claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
w. Gerald K. Siegel d. Walter Grauman
George Longbow...............Bernie White
Prof. Crenshaw...............Theodore Bikel
Donna Crenshaw...............Heidi Bohay
Harris Atwater...............Jack Colvin
Norm Edmonds.................Charles Siebert
Mayor Sam Booth..............Richard Paul
Tom Carpenter................Gary Lockwood
Helen Langley................Jennifer Salt
Deputy.......................Otto Felix
Reporter.....................Ralph Meyering, Jr.
TV Reporter..................Terry Burns
Second Reporter..............Maggie Kedron
Buddy #2.....................Gerald York
?Langley.....................Lonny Chapman
4-11. 12/13/87 DOOM WITH A VIEW
Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of
woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat
brother who was married.
w. Kenneth A. Berg d. Walter Grauman
Cornelia Montaigne Harper....Janet Leigh
Gary Harper..................John Callahan
Nettie Harper................Charlotte Rae
Mark Havlin..................Robert Desiderio
Inspector Matheney...........Monte Markham
Det. Herman Rice.............Macon McCalman
Sandra Clemens...............Jennifer Holmes
Mrs. Townsend................Juli Reding Hutner
Workman......................Tony Ballen
Cashier......................Mary Ingersoll
Husband......................Kenny Davis
Wife.........................Judy Kerr
Maid.........................Sheila Shaw
Aquarium Lady................Lynn Holt
Sommelier....................Steve Schudy
4-12. 1/3/88 WHO THREW THE BARBITALS IN MRS. FLETCHER'S CHOWDER?
Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish
brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
w. Robert Van Scoyk d. John Llewellyn Moxey
Winnie Banner................Anne Meara
Flo Oaks.....................Barbara Rhoades
Harold Banner................Henry Gibson
Kenny Oaks...................Geoffrey Lewis
Elmo Banner..................Guy Stockwell
Ed Bellamy...................Donnelly Rhodes
Marigold.....................Coleen Camp
Ralph's Taxi Driver..........Joseph V. Perry
Deputy Grover................Dennis Bailer
4-13. 1/24/88 HARBINGER OF DEATH
An astronomer something other than stars in his telescope and
is overcome by an urge to murder.
w. R. Barker Price d. Anthony Shaw
Dr. Leonard Palmer...........Dean Jones
Carrie Palmer................Kate McNeil
Fay Hewitt...................Karen Grassle
Madeline DeHaven.............Marsha Rodd
Russell Armstrong............Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Thor Lundquist...........Robin Gammell
Sergeant Kettler.............George DiCenzo
Drake Eaton..................Steven Ford
Max..........................Armand Asselin
Forensic Man.................Kirk Thornton
4-14. 2/7/88 CURSE OF THE DAANAU
Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the
history of a ruby.
Music by David Bell
Alice Hazlitt................Jane Windsor
Vikram Singh.................Kabir Bedi
Bert Davies..................Clive Revill
Mark Hazlitt.................Doug Barr
Carolyn Hazlitt..............Jane Bader
Lieutenant Ames..............Larry Linville
Richard Hazlitt..............Richard Bradford
Policewoman..................Kres Mersky
Young Man....................Steve Bean
Young Woman..................Lynn Clark
4-15. 2/14/88 MOURNING AMONG THE WISTERIAS
A southern aristocrat proposes marriage to Jessica and then
explains it is only of convenience to smoke out a crook.
w. Scott Anderson d. Walter Grauman
Jonathan.....................Elliott Reid
Eugene McLendon..............Barry Nelson
Deidre French................Lois Nettleton
Arnold Goldman...............Frank Gorshin
Todd Wendle..................Matt McCoy
Crystal Wendle...............Linda Purl
Grace Banfield...............Penny Fuller
Captain Thorn................Rene Auberjonois
Ola Mae......................Beah Richards
Dr. Church...................James L. Bell
4-16. 2/21/88 MURDER THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
A priest and government agents using a 'safe' house get
Jessica into a complicated case.
w. Robert Van Scoyk d. Seymour Robbie
Music by David Bell
Sergeant Cooper..............Laurence Luckinbill
Father Patrick Francis.......Cliff De Young
Jackson......................Robert Reed
Van Buren....................Mark Shera
Pierce.......................Dan Shor
Ellen Cosgrove...............Karen Valentine
Sanchez......................Gregory Sierra
Delgado......................Victor Mohica
Hitman.......................Tom Reese
Dinner Chairman..............Lynn Seidel
Guard........................Wayne Heffley
Adams........................Kirk Scott
Desk Clerk...................Brian Carpenter
Police Woman.................Rosemary Alexander
Older Priest.................Hugh McPhillips
Admirer #1...................Elizabeth Kent
Admirer #2...................Ken Zavayna
Admirer #3...................Kerry Leigh Michaels
4-17. 2/28/88 A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR MURDER
The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of
the patriarch and a murder.
w. Peter S. Fischer d. Walter Grauman
Music by Richard Markowitz
Salvatori Gambini............Eli Wallach
Marco Gambini................John Saxon
Paul Gambini.................Tom Roberts Byrd
Tony Gambini.................Billy Zane
Michele Gambini..............Kristian Alfonso
Fiona Gambini................Bibi Besch
Stella Gambini...............Ina Balin
Police Chief Kyle............Arlen Dean Snyder
Ben Schuyler.................Grant Goodeve
Stephen Ridgely..............Robert O'Reilly
Doctor.......................John C. Mooney
Guest #1.....................Paul Lyell
Guest #2.....................Jeff Albert
Deputy.......................Rod Zapple
4-18. 3/13/88 BENEDICT ARNOLD SLIPPED HERE
Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and
its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the
late owner's will.
w. Robert Van Scoyk d. Seymour Robbie
story by Wendy Graf & Lisa Storsky
Wilton Tibbles...............David Clennon
Benny Tibbles................Dick O'Neil
Eve Simpson..................Julie Adams
Alastair Andrews.............Brian Bedford
Lauren Hastings..............Katherine Moffat
Kevin Tibbles................Shea Farrell
Emily Goshan.................Barbara Cason
Liza Adams...................Lois Foraker
4-19. 3/27/88 JUST ANOTHER FISH STORY
Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has
made a bad investment.
w. Philip Gerson d. Walter Grauman
Donna Mayberry...............Debbia Zipp
Doug Brooke..................James Carroll Jordan
Alice Brooke.................Valerie Landsburg
Mimi Harcourt................Brenda Vaccaro
Valentino Reggiore...........Sonny Bono
Harry Finley.................Jack Carter
Lieutenant Rupp..............Norman Fell
Chad.........................Dick Gautier
Cabbie.......................Richard Molinare
Yuppie.......................Jack Tate
Cook.........................Zale Kessler
Chef.........................Vashik Mangassarian
Medical Examiner.............Elkanah Burns
Football Player..............Clint Carmichael
Waiter.......................Duane Edwards
Nerissa......................Dallas Cole
Policeman....................Layne Beamer
4-20. 4/10/88 SHOWDOWN IN SASKATCHEWAN
Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient
permanently.
Jill Morton..................Kristy McNichol
Marty Reed...................Patrick Houser
Boone Talbott................Larry Wilcox
Wally Bryce..................Terry Kiser
Luke Perdue..................Paul LeMat
Carla Talbott................Cassie Yates
Inspector McCabe.............Lance LeGault
Consuela Schaefer............Rosana DeSoto
Doc Schaefer.................Joe A. Dorsey
Mona.........................Devon Williams
Warden Burris................Thomas Middleton
Bartender....................Ed McCready
PA Announcer.................Rontrongatty
Medic........................Michael Frederico
Secretary....................Eileen T. Kaye
Flint........................Lisa Long
Intern.......................Richard Molinar
Man..........................Gerry Okuneff
4-21. 5/1/88 DEADPAN
Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of
Jessica's novels, 'Mainely Murder'. One is suspected of the
murder of the other.
w. Maryanne Kasica & Michael Scheff d. E.W.Swackhamer
Story by Arthur David Weingarten Music by David Bell
Eliot Easterbrook............Dean Stockwell
Walter Knapt.................Miles Chapin
Shayna Grant.................Carole Cook
Denise Quinlan...............Christopher Norris
Barney Mapost................Rich Little
Lieutenant Jarvis............Eugene Roche
Jason Richards...............Lloyd Bochner
Danny O'Mara.................John DiSanti
Barbara Blair................?Marilyn Hassett
Lt. Cullen...................Philip Abbott
Mrs. Rizzo...................Penny Santon
Shayna's Assistant...........Don Correia
Sergeant.....................R.J.Arterburn
Maitre D'....................Robert Richmonti
Sophisticated Lady...........Barbara Beckley
Assistant....................Marcy Goldman
Wife.........................Sue Baglen
Businessman..................Michael Ashe
4-22. 5/8/88 THE BODY POLITIC
The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having
an affair with a married woman excites the press.
w. Donald Ross d. Anthony Shaw
Kathleen Lane................Shirley Jones
Jackson Lane.................Eddie Albert
Arthur Drelinger.............Robert Fuller
C.W. Butterfield.............James Sloyan
Edmund Hall..................George Grizzard
Lieutenant Gowens............Harrison Page
Nan Wynn.....................Daphne Maxwell Reid
Bud Johnson..................Peter Fox
Cass Malone..................Marie Chambers
---------------------Season 9 -- 1992-1993-------------------------
9-1. 9/20/92 MURDER IN MILAN
A contract dispute between a producer and a director leads to
murder at an Italian film festival.
Producer......................Susan Blakely
Jim Randall...................Gary Kroeger
Louise Thayer.................Leah Pinsent
Tom Hiller....................Robert Desiderio
Andrew Thayer.................George Coe
Steve Morrison................Paul Gleason
Marcello Arbruzzi.............Cesar Romero
Paul Crenshaw.................Robert Harper
9-2. 9/27/92 FAMILY SECRETS
A former resident returns to research a book on a 30-year old
killing which no one wants to be revived.
Researcher....................Brien McNamara
Emily Weymouth................Phyllis Thaxter
George Latimer................Richard Venture
Janet Weymouth................Caroline Williams
Neal Latimer..................David Newsom
Sally Bates...................Debra Stipe
9-3. 10/4/92 THE MOLE
Mistaken identity puts Jessica into a dangerous situation.
Bryan "Brynie" Sullivan.......Joseph Bologna
Maxwell Hagen.................Ken Howard
Lt. Artie Geiber..............Herbert Edelman
Louis Paloma..................Lewis Smith
Fred Chandler.................Francis Guinan
Sara Lloyd....................Melinda Culea
Bob Wilman....................Bruno Marcotulli
Coach Baker Davis.............Raymond Lynch
9-4. 11/1/92 THE WIND AROUND THE TOWER
In Ireland, the legend of a crying woman seems involved with
the death of a wealthy developer.
Sean Culhane..................George Hearn
Anne Gillen...................Shirley Anne Field
Neal Gillen...................Dakin Matthews
Liam Gillen...................Mark Rolston
Jason McNamara................Michael Aldredge
Francis Reilly................Mark Lindsay Chapman
Claire Abbott.................Sarah Mac Donnell
Sgt. O'Malley.................Richard Riehle
9-5. 11/15/92 THE DEAD FILE
A comic strip character inspired by Jessica gets her into an
investigation of murder and blackmail.
Lt. Di Martini................Jon Polito
Stan Hatter...................Harvey Fierstein
Dayton Whiting................Patrick Macnee
Teddy Graves..................Kris Kamon
Paige Kindle..................Diana Bellamy
Jerry Bozell..................George Furth
9-6. 11/22/92 NIGHT OF THE COYOTE
The legend of a stage coach robber's hidden treasure leads to
the murder of an old mining town entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur..................Steve Forrest
Sheriff Sam Keeyani...........Graham Greene
Susan Lindsay.................Mariette Hartley
Ben Judson....................Nichoilas Surovy
Charles Strickland............James Stephens
Tony Sable....................Frederick Coffin
Earl Gray.....................Gary Kasper
9-7. 11/19/92 SUGAR & SPICE, MALICE & VICE
Agent Michael Hagarty is arrested for the murder of his
estranged daughter's crooked fiance.
Andrea Cromwell...............Kim Johnston Ulrich
Adam Quatrain.................Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Laura Downing.................Donna Bullock
Cynthia Quatrain..............Lenore Kasdorf
Luc Lee.......................James Shigeta
Paul Marlow...................Kevin Kilner
Lt. Pat Hogan.................James Hardy
9-8. 12/6/92 THE CLASSIC MURDER
An oil man vanishes with $150 million of his company's cash
and a psychic is murdered. Are the events connected?
Psychic.......................Natalija Nogulich
Oil Man.......................Wayne Tippit
Sally Wilson..................Jessica Tuck
B.J. Wilson...................Michael Knight
George Foster.................John Rubenstein
Mrs. Oates....................Louise Latham
Carl Graham...................Stephen Liska
Janine Foster.................Rita Taggart
9-9. 12/13/92 A CHRISTMAS SECRET
The return of a Gulf War veteran and his reunion with his
fiance is marred by his big secret.
w. Bruce Lansbury d. Anthony Shaw
Music by Jonathan Tunick
Charles Davenport McComber....Sean O'Bryan
Beth..........................Eileen Seeley
Alan Forsythe.................Ken Swofford
Mary Forsythe.................Diane Baker
Wanda Andrews.................Corinne Bohrer
Floyd Bigelow.................Larry Wilcox
Amy Wainwright................Amy Brennerman
Bert Lazarus..................Craig Hamann
..............................Mary Tanner
9-10. 1/3/93 THE SOUND OF MURDER
The last sound the producer hears is not from a record.
Producer......................Edd Byrnes
Holly Chase...................Alexia Robinson
Richard Lefko.................Richard Beymer
Charles Drexler...............Robert Knepper
Paul Atkins...................Miles O'Keefe
Julie Knight..................Mary Beth Evans
Lt. Al Terwilliger............Michael Tolan
Willi Piper...................Kevin Hicks
9-11. 1/10/93 FINAL CURTAIN
The personal manager of a 'resting' actor dies just as his
client returns to the stage.
Manager.......................Bradford Dillman
Actor.........................Peter Donat
Jerome Mueller................Keene Curtis
Kathryn Evans.................Maureen Mueller
Lyman Taggart.................Dennis Christopher
Eve Simpson...................Julie Adams
John Koppel...................Barry Laws
9-12. 1/17/93 DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The confessional is the site of the last rites as an estranged
father seeks absolution from his priest son.
Father Michael................Robert Beltran
Frank Fernandez...............Ismael East Carlo
Raymond Fernandez.............Dan Ferro
Jose Galvan...................Raymond Cruz
Tony Galvan...................Mark Adair Rios
Maria Galvan..................Rosana De Soto
Ruth Nelson...................Judith Jones
Det.Sgt. Bob Davis............Julius J. Carry III
9-13. 2/7/93 DEAD EYE
Are the disappearance of a private eye in 1963 and the Kennedy
assassination of the same year connected?
Charlie Garrett...............Wayne Rogers
Laura Callan..................Linda Purl
Santo Angelini................Al Ruscio
Dr. Abner Farrow..............Stewart Moss
Frank Hemet...................Lonny Chapman
Chief Gillis..................Ben Masters
Agent Whitman.................Julian Christopher
Michael Malone................John Petlock
9-14. 2/14/93 KILLER RADIO
The prospective owner of a radio station in the prairies is
killed before the sale goes through.
Louise Anderson-Crowe.........Lindsay Crouse
Jonathan Baker................Stephen Caffrey
Marcus Rule...................Jeff Yagher
Danny Cochran.................Harry Guardino
Ronna Simmons.................Georgia Emelin
David Osterman................Victor Brandt
Sheriff Waterman..............William Lucking
Colin Crowe...................Lyman Ward
9-15. 2/21/93 THE PETRIFIED FLORIST
Was a Beverly Hills florist killed because he was supplying
more than flowers for gossip magazine editors?
Junie Cobb....................Sally Kellerman
Frances Hunt..................Penny Fuller
Lt. Caceras...................Gregory Sierra
George Erwin..................Taylor Nichols
Arnett Cobb...................Richard Herd
Betty O'Hara..................Denise Miller
Dr. Johnny Windhurst..........John Gabriel
9-16. 2/28/93 THRESHOLD OF FEAR
A recluse is terrified when the killer she sees in her dreams
tries to see her in real life.
Recluse.......................Cynthia Nixon
Dr. Ellen Holden..............Margot Kidder
Jordan Barnett................David Soul
Peter Morgan..................David Lansbury
Lt. Artie Gelber..............Herbert Edelman
Henry Phelps..................Michael Zelniker
Laura Martin..................Jamie Rose
9-17. 3/7/93 THE BIG KILL
Two murders are done in the same way, but what is the
connection, if any?
Martin Fraser.................Chad Everett
Helen Lewis...................Hope Lange
Brian Bentall.................Michael Beck
Phil Shannon..................Don Stroud
Eve Simpson...................Julie Adams
Walter Kurtz..................Dana Gladstone
Carl Ward.....................Gregg Henry
9-18. 3/21/93 DEAD TO RIGHTS
Jessica knows her former researcher is a congenital liar, so
why should she believe her now?
Former Researcher.............Molly Hagan
Vincent Pulaski...............Stephen T. Kay
Baker Lawrence................Edward Winter
Bruce Hastings................Jeffrey Nordling
Todd Martin...................Wallace Langham
Missy Stevens.................Christine Belford
Wanda Polaski.................Evelyn Keyes
Lt. Rodino....................Richard Libertini
Ethan Stevens.................Sam Anderson
9-19. 4/4/93 LONE WITNESS
A delivery boy says he was only a witness when he is found
kneeling beside the victim.
Delivery Boy..................Neil Patrick Harris
Lt. Warren....................Laurence Luckinbill
Dan Ramsen....................John Bennett Perry
Susan Wells...................Sheila MacRae
Sandy Oates...................Beth Howland
Vic Gorman....................Kario Salem
Monica Evers..................Liz Vessey
9-20. 5/2/93 SHIP OF THIEVES
A pleasant cruise is marred by the discovery that there are
thieves on board and possibly a murderer.
Dennis Stanton................Keith Michell
Capt. Rory O'Neil.............Jon Cypher
Leslie Hunter.................Lee Meriwether
Alma Soble....................Jane Withers
Philip Polachek...............Dwier Brown
Lance Brinegar................Michael Wood
Molly Altrip..................Ellia Thompson
9-21. 5/9/93 THE SURVIVOR
The killer of an undercover cop is gunning for the cop's date.
Date..........................Kasi Lemmons
Sgt. Victor Lofton............Stan Shaw
Alex Maggio...................Ed O'Ross
Jill Maggio...................Nancy Sorel
Jimmy Haynes..................Monte Markham
Capt. Meyers..................Ned Bellamy
Sonny Greene..................James Pickens, Jr.
Vinnie........................Don Calfa
9-22. 5/16/93 LOVE'S DEADLY DESIRE
The death of a novelist's assistant seemed to be a case of
mistaken identity.
Novelist......................Carroll Baker
Derek Hartman.................William Katt
Monroe Shepard................David Gail
Valerie Hartman...............Andrea Roth
Phil Coile....................Christopher Murray
Colin Burnham.................John David Bland
Marian King...................Yvonne Sohor
Sue...........................Robin Gordon
---------------------- Season 10 -- 1993-1994----------------------
10-1. 9/12/93 A DEATH IN HONG KONG
A trader working on a merger dies at a Chinese banquet in Hong
Kong.
Trader........................Berrie Ingham
Emma Soong Dunbar.............France Nuyen
Insp. McLaughlin..............David Warner
Louise Walton.................Teri Austin
Mark Tower....................James Sutorius
April Dunbar..................Vivian Wu
Kai Kuan......................Soon-Teck On
David Kuan....................Dustin Nguyen
Chang.........................Calvin Jung
10-2. 9/26/93 FOR WHOM THE BALL TOLLS
The opposition to razing a Brownstone where Hemingway once
wrote is removed--permanently.
Carol Collins.................Barbara Babcock
Eugene Gillrich...............Kevin Kilner
Margaret Johnson..............Hallie Foote
Lee Gillrich..................Susan Walters
Nolan Walsh...................Jeff Conaway
Mike LaRocca..................Ray Abruzzo
Lt. Artie Gelber..............Herbert Edelman
10-3. 10/3/93 LEGACY OF BORBEY HOUSE
A new Victorian house owner is killed in the manner befitting
a vampire--a wooden stake in his chest.
House Owner...................David Birney
Dr. Sorenson..................Roy Dotrice
Charles Weatherly.............Richard Gilliand
Philip Holt...................Lawrence Pressman
Molly Holt....................Judith Jones
Dave Perrin...................Gary Harshberger
Peter Jatich..................Christopher Neame
Jean O'Neill..................Madlyn Rhue
10-4. 10/24/93 THE PHANTOM KILLER
A media tycoon may have been killed by a shy literary agent.
Tycoon........................Alan Thicke
Ben Forman....................David Kriegel
Abby Peters...................Emily Warfield
Kathryn Scofield..............Vanessa Angel
Dean Richards.................Scott Valentine
Carter Drummond...............Jack Laufer
Hans Dietrich.................Reiner Schoene
Lt. Artie Gilber..............Herbert Edelman
10-5. 10/31/93 A VIRTUAL MURDER
Jessica is fascinated by a demo of a VR game based on her
book, but, while playing it, she thinks she sees a real
murder.
Michael Burke.................Kevin Sorbo
Sharon Baskin.................Julia Campbell
Kate Walden...................Kate McNeil
James Lindstrom...............Ramy Zada
Alex Hooper...................Shawn Phelan
John Crowley..................Allan MIller
David Salt....................Phil Morris
Det. Delcanto.................Richard Yniguez
10-6. 11/7/93 BLOODLINES
The fate of two families depends on the results of a race in
which a formerly injured horse is running.
Trainer.......................Mickey Rooney
Catherine Noble...............Tippi Hedren
Wally Hampton.................Don Murray
Lloyd Mentone.................Stephen Macht
Paul Hampton..................Sean O'Bryan
Jill Cleveland................Shawnee Smith
Tracy Noble...................Ami Dolenz
Sheriff Benson................Blake Gibbons
10-7. 11/21/93 A KILLING IN CORK
An American nephew, out to get the family business, gets a
different kind and the Irish widow's son is suspected.
Widow.........................Fionnula Flanagan
Nephew........................Andrew Robinson
Patrick Griffith..............Cyril O'Reilly
William Mahaffy...............Donnelly Rhodes
Dennis Moylan.................Dakin Matthews
Sean Griffith.................Gordon Currie
Father Timothy................Gerald O'Laughlin
10-8. 11/28/93 LOVE & HATE IN CABOT COVE
There are three suspects in the murder of a crooked deputy:
a CPA, an illegal casino owner and his daughter's jilted lover.
CPA...........................Wings Hauser
Casino Owner..................Richard Beymer
Jilted Lover..................Adam Trese
Irene Macinoy.................Carrie Snodgrass
Candace Bennett...............Liz Vassey
Laura Bennett.................Penelope Windust
Dep. Ethan Loomis.............Matthew Flint
10-9. 12/5/93 MURDER AT A DISCOUNT
A man thinks he should get royalties from a book based on his
case, written by Jessica.
Man...........................George Segal
Iris Novaro...................Morgan Fairchild
Norman Trent..................Sandy Ward
Rachel Novaro.................Julianna Margules
Lillian Conway................Elaine Joyce
Neil Fraser...................Sam Anderson
Ted Hartley...................Bruce Gray
Rick Konig....................John Enos
10-10. 12/19/93 MURDER IN WHITE
A producer staging an adaptation of one of Jessica's novels
finds no joy in London.
Producer......................Robin Sachs
Glenda Highsmith..............Jean Marsh
Mae Shaughnessy...............Anne Meara
St.Cloud......................Norman Lloyd
Peter Drew....................Davis Gaines
Lawson Childress..............Ian Ogilvy
Malcolm Brooker...............Jim Piddock
Oliver Hopkins................G.W.Stevens
Brett Dillon..................Tim Ransom
10-11. 1/2/94 NORTHERN EXPLOSION
In Canada, a land war breaks out between Native Americans and
a mining company.
Peter Henderson..............Graham Greene
Joe Quill....................Ned Romero
George Quill.................Brian Frejo
Rich Shipley.................Ernie Lively
Brian Wade...................Alan Fudge
Sgt. Hilda Dupont............Ana Alicia
Marie Comouche...............Marilyn Jones
Hamish McPherson.............Jerry Hardin
10-12. 1/9/94 PROOF IN THE PUDDING
A racketeer who bought the controlling interest in a
restaurant thinks he can boss the chef.
Chef..........................John Saxon
Racketeer.....................Tony Lo Bianco
Lorna Thompson................Heidi Swedberg
Phil Bonelli..................Bobby Di Cicco
Jeannine Bonelli..............Liza Snyder
Diane Weaver..................Valerie Wildman
Alex Weaver...................Michael Brandon
Manuel Ramirez................Nick Cori
10-13. 1/16/94 PORTRAIT OF DEATH
A piece of sculpture does double duty as a murder weapon.
Sculptress....................Loretta Swit
Gallery Owner.................Edward Hibbert
Dr. Swope.....................Kristoffer Tabori
Bert Lown.....................David Ackroyd
Mark Mitchell.................Taylor Nichols
Mrs. Arthur...................Diane Salinger
Frances.......................Lee Purcell
Teddy Grace...................Denise Gentile
Lt. Artie Gelber..............Herbert Edelman
10-14. 1/23/94 DEADLY ASSETS
A mobster is upset when he learns that a petty thief has found
an unexpected $900,000.
Charlie Garrett...............Wayne Rogers
Walter Perry..................Matt Mulhern
Sanford Lomax.................Frederick Coffin
Celia Terhune.................Millie Slavin
Harvey Terhune................Eamonn Roche
Libby Terhune.................Rebecca Cross
10-15. 2/6/94 MURDER ON THE 30th FLOOR
Jessica is shocked to learn that her editor has taken a flying
leap from his high-rise office.
Editor........................Robert Desiderio
Carrie Benton.................Lisa Darr
Steve DiNapoli................Robert Curtis-Brown
De. Santana...................Dennis Boutsikaris
Leonard Ambler................Michael Zelniker
Lori Graham...................Lisa Wilcox
Lt. Nick Acosta...............Jay Acovone
Ted Hardy.....................Bruce Gray
10-16. 3/6/94 TIME TO DIE
A step-father may have been eliminated by his step-son, a
graffiti artist.
Frank Garcia..................Robert Beltran
Chris Garcia..................William Gallo
Maria Garcia..................Marta Du Bois
Mario Fernandez...............Rudy Ramos
Alida Alvarez.................Gladys Jimeniz
Sgt. Vic Lofton...............Stan Shaw
10-17. 3/13/94 THE DYING GAME
An old established store has closed for the last time and its
accountant won't have to find another job.
Floyd Larkin..................Peter Donat
Maude Gillis..................Kate Mulgrew
Bill Maguire..................Martin Milner
Clint Hollowell...............Harley Venton
Ernie Fishman.................Andrew Lauer
10-18. 3/27/94 THE TROUBLE WITH SETH
Seth vanishes and every one is sure there was foul play.
Evan Rafferty.................Ben Masters
Julia Harris..................Kim Johnston Ulrich
Will Rafferty.................Jay Underwood
Connie Anderson...............Ann Hearn
Marion Taylor.................Katherine Cannon
Jimmy Taylor..................Ethan Randall
10-19. 5/1/94 ROADKILL
A truck hijacker comes to the end of the road.
Willie Greenwood..............Joanna Cassidy
Wayne Platt...................Earl Holliman
Rob Platt.....................Patrick Cassidy
Sam Mercer....................Gary Lockwood
Cindy Warrick.................Melora Hardin
Meg Thomas....................Beth Grant
10-20. 5/15/94 A MURDEROUS MUSE
The strict mentor of a piano prodigy is found dead.
Mentor........................Ronald Guttman
Leslie Walden.................Jenny Lewis
Hank Walden...................Craig Wasson
Vanessa Cross.................Pamela Bellwood
Steven Hoyt...................Joseph Kell
10-21. 5/22/94 WHEEL OF DEATH
It is no sleight of hand when the crooked carnival magician is
murdered.
Magician......................Bradford Dillman
Joanna Sims...................Cindy Pickett
Don Sims......................Charles Siebert
Lisa Farrell..................Lisa Lawrence
Richard Binyon................Thom Bierdz
Toby Grant....................Judson Mills