Tras la muerte de su marido, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), una profesora de inglés, empieza a escribir novelas de misterio y, además, a resolver numerosos casos de asesinato, gran parte de ellos ocurridos en Cabot Cove, lugar de residencia de la protagonista. Serie inspirada en el personaje de Miss Marple de Agatha Christie.
Appointment in Athens (Episodio 1) 7.0
Guionista: Tom Sawyer
Fecha de emisión: 1989-09-24
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
Seal of the Confessional (Episodio 2) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-01
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
The Grand Old Lady (Episodio 3) 4.3
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-08
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
The Error of Her Ways (Episodio 4) 8.0
Guionista: Donald Ross
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-15
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
Jack and Bill (Episodio 5) 7.0
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-29
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
Dead Letter (Episodio 6) 3.3
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-05
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?
Night of the Tarantula (Episodio 7) 7.0
Guionista: Chris Manheim
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-12
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
When the Fat Lady Sings (Episodio 8) 8.0
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-19
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
Test of Wills (Episodio 9) 7.0
Guionista: Robert Swanson
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-26
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
Class Act (Episodio 10) 7.0
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1989-12-03
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
Town Father (Episodio 11) 7.7
Fecha de emisión: 1989-12-17
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.
Goodbye Charlie (Episodio 12) 6.7
Fecha de emisión: 1990-01-07
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
If the Shoe Fits (Episodio 13) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1990-01-21
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying (Episodio 14) 7.5
Guionista: Robert Swanson
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-04
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
The Fixer-upper (Episodio 15) 7.0
Guionista: Oliver Hailey
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-11
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
The Big Show of 1965 (Episodio 16) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-25
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
Murder: According to Maggie (Episodio 17) 6.0
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1990-03-04
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
O'Malley's Luck (Episodio 18) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1990-03-25
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
Always a Thief (Episodio 19) 6.5
Guionista: Peter S. Fischer
Fecha de emisión: 1990-04-08
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.