The BEST episodes of Murder, She Wrote season 5
Every episode of Murder, She Wrote season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Murder, She Wrote season 5!
Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove!
#1 - The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/1988
The airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.
#2 - The Search for Peter Kerry
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1989
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
#3 - The Sins of Castle Cove
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/1989
A red hot novel, written by a former Fletcher student, seems to expose the small town's secrets and inspires murder. Julie Adams, Gloria DeHaven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman appear again as the local gossips.
#4 - Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall (2)
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/21/1989
Eudora admits she stole Jessica's notes, but denies poisoning the apples she brought or murdering the detective who was following her.
#5 - Double Exposure
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/1989
In a strange case, Jessica bumps into an old friend who is supposed to be dead. His widow insists he is dead and Jessica hires Harry McGraw to investigate.
#6 - Wearing of the Green
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/1988
A Fletcher novel is the entree to a legendary actress who is a hermit refusing to meet anyone. The occasion is the theft of a famous tiara.
#7 - Mr. Penroy's Vacation
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/1988
The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.
#8 - From Russia... with Blood
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/1989
A purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.
#9 - Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/1989
A very attractive young witch appears in Cabot Cove making some residents wonder if she really died a century or so ago.
#10 - Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall (1)
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/1989
Jessica's old rival, Eudora, shows up with a smile and a gift, but everyone knows she is up to no good.
#11 - Trevor Hudson's Legacy
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/16/1989
A small town editor in Montana threatens to claim in public that he is the real author of a dead man's manuscript.
#12 - Weave a Tangled Web
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/1989
Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.
#13 - Truck Stop
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/2/1989
Walter tells his story by way of black and white flashbacks which makes an interesting change from the usual. He has made a tape of the events that ended with his murder and we see the events unfold.
#14 - A Little Night Work
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/1988
A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
#15 - Smooth Operators
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/1989
When a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had no id or money--a robbery or something else?
#16 - Prediction: Murder
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/1989
A psychic's predictions have come true, convincing a rancher's daughter that the next one, a fatal fire, will happen.
#17 - J.B. as in Jailbird
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/1988
A colossal mix-up puts Jessica in jail as a suspect in a murder only she witnessed. British agent Hagarty returns.
#18 - Alma Murder
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1989
An old English professor is caught red-handed over a young girl's body and insists he did it, but a young man later confesses. Whodunit?
#19 - Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1989
Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.
#20 - Snow White, Blood Red
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/1988
A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.
#21 - Coal Miner's Slaughter
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/1988
The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.
#22 - Three Strikes, You're Out
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1989
A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.