Episode
Murder, She Wrote: The Days Dwindle Down
Overview
Thirty years ago, Sam Wilson was sent to prison for murdering his boss, Malcolm Jarvis. After finally being released, Sam goes home to his wife and now-grown son who is expecting his first child with his wife, Terry. At Georgia Jarvis' request, Jessica looks into the crime, and through flashbacks, Sam remembers when Jarvis had offered him $10,000 to make his suicide look like murder. While Jessica believes that Sam is innocent, she doesn't believe it was suicide, and asks Sam's son Rod, a police officer, to lend a hand.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1987-04-19
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
The Days Dwindle Down is Episode 21 in Season 3 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1987-04-19. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 17: Simon Says, Color Me Dead
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Episode 16: Death Takes a Dive
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Episode 15: The Bottom Line Is Murder
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Episode 14: Murder in a Minor Key
Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.
Episode 13: Crossed Up
The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was real.
Episode 12: The Corpse Flew First Class
Theft and murder of the courier occur on board a jet bound for London.
Episode 11: Night of the Headless Horseman
The 'headless' horseman rides again, but his costume becomes more realistic.
Episode 10: Stage Struck
The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts rehearsals of a play starring two previously married, but now warring, actors.