Murder, She Wrote: Season 7
Season 7 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 6.
- 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 7 Progress Shield
Trials & Tribulations
Sep 16, 1990 · 45 min
Jessica is blamed for the death of an escapee who was wrongly convicted.
Deadly Misunderstanding
Sep 23, 1990 · 45 min
A young reporter is persuaded to help a typist alter the evidence and move her husband's body.
See You in Court, Baby
Sep 30, 1990 · 45 min
Jessica introduces this story of a lawyer with many enemies who is the victim and Dennis who must investigate.
Hannigan's Wake
Oct 28, 1990 · 45 min
A journalist died before finishing his book trying to show a man was unjustly convicted of murder 16 years ago. Jessica is asked to use his notes to finish his book.
The Family Jewels
Nov 4, 1990 · 45 min
A wealthy woman's passion for jewellery, not always hers, and her involvement with the chauffeur might be connected
A Body to Die For
Nov 11, 1990 · 45 min
Eve is appalled to find the body of a friend of the local gym owner in her bedroom, but at a loss to explain it.
The Return of Preston Giles
Nov 18, 1990 · 45 min
This time it is the company controller that seems to have been the victim of the previously convicted publisher.
The Great Twain Robbery
Nov 25, 1990 · 45 min
Proving a burnt Mark Twain manuscript is a fake is the reason for a book expert's murder.
Ballad for a Blue Lady
Dec 2, 1990 · 45 min
Jimmy Dean plays a country-music star who's the victim in this story.
Murder in F Sharp
Dec 16, 1990 · 45 min
Jessica plays a tape sent to her by Dennis. Bad luck follows a famous concert pianist as he burns his hands and then loses his wife.
Family Doctor
Jan 6, 1991 · 45 min
In Boston, Jessica and Seth are captured by the angry son of one of Seth's patients who didn't survive.
Suspicion of Murder
Jan 20, 1991 · 45 min
Dennis is suspected in the murder of the husband of an old flame with whom he has been spending some time.
Moving Violation
Feb 3, 1991 · 45 min
An influential father cuts no ice with Sheriff Metzger.
Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?
Feb 10, 1991 · 45 min
A snoopy fan in Texas impersonates Jessica when she starts investigating a potential dog show scandal and Jessica is reported dead.
The Taxman Cometh
Feb 17, 1991 · 45 min
The owner of Edna's Pies near St. Louis, is accused of skimping on her IRS payments. She in turn blames her ex-husband who, consequently, is found murdered.
The Prodigal Father
Mar 10, 1991 · 45 min
A bank robber, long thought dead, returns to see his daughter and face the wrath of the townspeople.
Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?
Mar 17, 1991 · 45 min
A locked room mystery with the missing ventriloquist's dummy found with the Club owner's corpse.
Thursday's Child
Apr 7, 1991 · 45 min
A woman turns up claiming that Jessica's late husband was the father of her child and he is in deep trouble involving fraud in his construction company and murder.
Murder, Plain & Simple
Apr 28, 1991 · 45 min
When Jessica visits the Amish to buy a quilt, she finds they are not immune to murder.
Tainted Lady
May 5, 1991 · 45 min
The owner of a diner is accused of using too much 'spice' in the food, when someone finds arsenic.
The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane
May 12, 1991 · 45 min
The brewery family is angry when they find out the writer acting as spokesperson for them has written an expose.