Episode

Murder, She Wrote: The Body Politic

Name: Murder, She Wrote: The Body Politic
Released: 1988-05-08
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum, Tom Bosley

Murder, She WroteSeason 41988-05-08

Overview

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.

Details

Series: Murder, She Wrote
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 1988-05-08
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

The Body Politic is Episode 22 in Season 4 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1988-05-08. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 21: Deadpan 1988-05-01 | 45 min Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

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Episode 19: Just Another Fish Story 1988-03-27 | 45 min Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

Episode 18: Benedict Arnold Slipped Here 1988-03-13 | 45 min 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.

Episode 17: A Very Good Year for Murder 1988-02-28 | 45 min The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

Episode 16: Murder Through the Looking Glass 1988-02-21 | 45 min Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

Episode 15: Mourning Among the Wisterias 1988-02-14 | 45 min Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

Episode 14: Curse of the Daanav 1988-02-07 | 45 min Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

Episode 13: Harbinger of Death 1988-01-24 | 45 min 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.

Episode 12: Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? 1988-01-03 | 45 min Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

Episode 11: Doom with a View 1987-12-13 | 45 min 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.