Season 4

October 11, 1987

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

October 25, 1987

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

November 1, 1987

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

November 8, 1987

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

November 15, 1987

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

November 22, 1987

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

November 29, 1987

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

December 13, 1987

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.

January 3, 1988

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

January 24, 1988

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.

February 7, 1988

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

February 14, 1988

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.

February 21, 1988

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.

February 28, 1988

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

March 13, 1988

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.

March 27, 1988

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

April 10, 1988

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

May 1, 1988

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.

May 8, 1988

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