Murder, She Wrote: Season 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
Appointment in Athens
Sep 24, 1989 · 45 min
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
Oct 1, 1989 · 45 min
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
The Grand Old Lady
Oct 8, 1989 · 45 min
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
The Error of Her Ways
Oct 15, 1989 · 45 min
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
Oct 29, 1989 · 45 min
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
Dead Letter
Nov 5, 1989 · 45 min
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
Nov 12, 1989 · 45 min
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
Nov 19, 1989 · 45 min
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
Test of Wills
Nov 26, 1989 · 45 min
A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
Class Act
Dec 3, 1989 · 45 min
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
Dec 17, 1989 · 45 min
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,
Goodbye Charlie
Jan 7, 1990 · 45 min
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
Jan 21, 1990 · 45 min
A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
Feb 4, 1990 · 45 min
Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
The Fixer-upper
Feb 11, 1990 · 45 min
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
Feb 25, 1990 · 45 min
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
Mar 4, 1990 · 45 min
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
O'Malley's Luck
Mar 25, 1990 · 45 min
An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
Always a Thief
Apr 8, 1990 · 45 min
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
Shear Madness
Apr 29, 1990 · 45 min
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
The Szechuan Dragon
May 6, 1990 · 45 min
Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
The Sicilian Encounter
May 20, 1990 · 45 min
Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.