Episode

Murder, She Wrote: Murder Digs Deep

Name: Murder, She Wrote: Murder Digs Deep
Released: 1985-12-29
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum, Tom Bosley

Murder, She WroteSeason 21985-12-29

Overview

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

Details

Series: Murder, She Wrote
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 11
Air date: 1985-12-29
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

Murder Digs Deep is Episode 11 in Season 2 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1985-12-29. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 10: Sticks and Stones 1985-12-15 | 45 min 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.

Episode 12: Murder by Appointment Only 1986-01-05 | 45 min One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.

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Episode 9: Jessica Behind Bars 1985-12-01 | 45 min Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.

Episode 13: Trial by Error 1986-01-12 | 45 min 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.

Episode 8: Dead Heat 1985-11-24 | 45 min Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.

Episode 14: Keep the Home Fries Burning 1986-01-19 | 45 min Jessica, Seth and Amos try out a new tourist-oriented restaurant, and murder interrupts their meal.

Episode 7: A Lady in the Lake 1985-11-10 | 45 min While spending time at a lake, Jessica sees what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling from a boat into the lake.

Episode 15: Powder Keg 1986-02-09 | 45 min 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.

Episode 6: Reflections of the Mind 1985-11-03 | 45 min 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.

Episode 16: Murder in the Electric Cathedral 1986-02-16 | 45 min Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.

Episode 5: Sing a Song of Murder 1985-10-27 | 45 min When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.

Episode 17: One Good Bid Deserves a Murder 1986-02-23 | 45 min A red hot diary of a sex symbol is to be auctioned and some of the bidders are ready to shed blood.