Murder, She Wrote: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Murder, She Wrote Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Nailed
Sep 21, 1995 · 45 min
Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.
A Quaking in Aspen
Sep 28, 1995 · 45 min
In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.
The Secret of Gila Junction
Oct 5, 1995 · 45 min
People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck- stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.
Big Easy Murder
Oct 12, 1995 · 45 min
Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.
Home Care
Oct 19, 1995 · 45 min
A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.
Nan's Ghost (1)
Nov 2, 1995 · 45 min
A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.
Nan's Ghost (2)
Nov 9, 1995 · 45 min
Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
Shooting in Rome
Nov 16, 1995 · 45 min
A movie set in Rome is the setting for a more than they planned while filming a J.B. Fletcher novel.
Deadly Bidding
Nov 23, 1995 · 45 min
Jessica agrees to go to New York to bid on a manuscript purportedly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and while there, she gets mixed up in the murder of a local forger who had been invol
Frozen Stiff
Nov 30, 1995 · 45 min
What is the secret ingredient in the ice cream? Jessica means to find out and see that the donation for the literary foundation is paid as promised.
Unwilling Witness
Dec 14, 1995 · 45 min
Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.
Kendo Killing
Jan 4, 1996 · 45 min
Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.
Death Goes Double Platinum
Jan 7, 1996 · 45 min
The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.
Murder in Tempo
Jan 11, 1996 · 45 min
A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.
The Dark Side of the Door
Feb 1, 1996 · 45 min
The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.
Murder Among Friends
Feb 8, 1996 · 45 min
A TV sitcom, Buds, turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.
Something Foul in Flappieville
Feb 15, 1996 · 45 min
The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.
Track of a Soldier
Feb 25, 1996 · 45 min
The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?
Evidence of Malice
Mar 28, 1996 · 45 min
Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.
Southern Double-Cross
Apr 4, 1996 · 45 min
Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for sheep grazing. The natives are not all happy wi
Race To Death
Apr 28, 1996 · 45 min
Jessica is the honorary commodore of the World's Cup Race, featuring Kyle Kimball's Buccaneer and Ned Larkin's Free Spirit. There is much ill-will and Ned is injured, too much to s
What You Don't Know Can Kill You
May 5, 1996 · 45 min
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die ""accidentally"" before the event.
Mrs. Parker's Revenge
May 12, 1996 · 45 min
Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a deadly virus and an arms deal.
Death by Demographics
May 19, 1996 · 45 min
In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age and playing music for teen-agers only.