Episode
Murder, She Wrote: Smooth Operators
Overview
When a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had no id or money--a robbery or something else?
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1989-02-12
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Smooth Operators is Episode 12 in Season 5 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1989-02-12. The runtime is 45 min.
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