Episode
Murder, She Wrote: Murder in the Afternoon
Overview
While filming a soap opera in which Mrs. Fletcher's niece plays a part, a 'pretend' victim is really dead.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1985-10-13
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Murder in the Afternoon is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1985-10-13. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 2: Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
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.
Episode 4: School for Scandal
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.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Widow, Weep for Me
Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.
Episode 5: Sing a Song of Murder
When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.
Episode 6: Reflections of the Mind
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 7: A Lady in the Lake
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 8: Dead Heat
Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.
Episode 9: Jessica Behind Bars
Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.
Episode 10: Sticks and Stones
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 11: Murder Digs Deep
An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone and a new corpse is dug up.
Episode 12: Murder by Appointment Only
One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.
Episode 13: Trial by Error
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.