Murder, She Wrote: Season 2
Season 2 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 1.
- 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 2 Progress Shield
Widow, Weep for Me
Sep 29, 1985
Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.
Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
Oct 6, 1985
Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when diggers discover an old skeleton that had been buried deeply that many of the townspeople believe to be the remains of
Murder in the Afternoon
Oct 13, 1985
While filming a soap opera in which Mrs. Fletcher's niece plays a part, a 'pretend' victim is really dead.
School for Scandal
Oct 20, 1985
When Jessica is offered an honorary degree from Crenshaw University, she has no idea she's about to become embroiled in a murder. After the boyfriend of (in)famous writer Daphne Cl
Sing a Song of Murder
Oct 27, 1985
When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.
Reflections of the Mind
Nov 3, 1985
Jessica decides to pay a visit to her long-time friend Francesca, only to learn that Francesca, who is now married to a much younger man, is convinced that she is being haunted by
A Lady in the Lake
Nov 10, 1985
While spending time at a lake, Jessica sees what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling from a boat into the lake.
Dead Heat
Nov 24, 1985
Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.
Jessica Behind Bars
Dec 1, 1985
Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.
Sticks and Stones
Dec 15, 1985
When a woman is electrocuted in her bathroom, Amos chuckles that even Jessica can't make a murder out of it. Michael Dugby: Parker Stevenson. Harry Pierce: John Astin. Frederich Ho
Murder Digs Deep
Dec 29, 1985
An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone and a new corpse is dug up.
Murder by Appointment Only
Jan 5, 1986
One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.
Trial by Error
Jan 12, 1986
It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.
Keep the Home Fries Burning
Jan 19, 1986
Jessica, Seth and Amos try out a new tourist-oriented restaurant, and murder interrupts their meal.
Powder Keg
Feb 9, 1986
After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner t
Murder in the Electric Cathedral
Feb 16, 1986
Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.
One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
Feb 23, 1986
A red hot diary of a sex symbol is to be auctioned and some of the bidders are ready to shed blood.
If A Body Meet A Body
Mar 9, 1986
Investigation of a claim that the deceased was murdered leads the police to discover that the wrong body is in the coffin.
Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday
Mar 30, 1986
Jessica and Grady head to the home of publisher Christopher Bundy, whose publishing company owns the rights to Jessica's first short story. Jessica is quite upset, as Bundy's magaz
Menace, Anyone?
Apr 6, 1986
Who was the intended victim when a tennis star is blown up in his girl friend's car?
The Perfect Foil
Apr 13, 1986
At the request of aunt Mildred, Jessica agrees to stop by New Orleans to check on cousin Cal while on her way to Houston. No sooner does Jessica get to New Orleans then she is toss
If the Frame Fits
May 18, 1986
After Julia Marcus Granger is found murdered during what seems to have been an apparent art theft, suspicion turns to her husband Donald, who, as a result, also ends up being suspe