Episode
Murder, She Wrote: Harbinger of Death
Overview
Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1988-01-24
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Harbinger of Death is Episode 13 in Season 4 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1988-01-24. The runtime is 45 min.
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