The BEST episodes written by Robert Van Scoyck

Murder on the Thirtieth Floor
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7.69
130 votes

#1 - Murder on the Thirtieth Floor

Murder, She Wrote - Season 10 - Episode 15

Jessica is shocked to learn that her editor has taken a flying leap from his high-rise office.

Something Foul in Flappieville
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7.49
41 votes

#2 - Something Foul in Flappieville

Murder, She Wrote - Season 12 - Episode 17

The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.

Tainted Lady
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7.45
113 votes

#3 - Tainted Lady

Murder, She Wrote - Season 7 - Episode 21

The owner of a diner is accused of using too much 'spice' in the food, when someone finds arsenic.

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Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
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7.38
151 votes

#4 - Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

Murder, She Wrote - Season 4 - Episode 12

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

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Family Doctor
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7.36
117 votes

#5 - Family Doctor

Murder, She Wrote - Season 7 - Episode 11

In Boston, Jessica and Seth are captured by the angry son of one of Seth's patients who didn't survive.

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What You Don't Know Can Kill You
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7.35
36 votes

#6 - What You Don't Know Can Kill You

Murder, She Wrote - Season 12 - Episode 22

Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die "accidentally" before the event.

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Unwilling Witness
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7.32
69 votes

#7 - Unwilling Witness

Murder, She Wrote - Season 12 - Episode 11

Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.

The Sins of Castle Cove
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7.30
141 votes

#8 - The Sins of Castle Cove

Murder, She Wrote - Season 5 - Episode 17

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.

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Ever After
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7.30
117 votes

#9 - Ever After

Murder, She Wrote - Season 8 - Episode 16

A real life soap opera involves a soap star, her co-star, and the victim--her millionaire husband.

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Home Care
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7.29
77 votes

#10 - Home Care

Murder, She Wrote - Season 12 - Episode 5

A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.

The Big Show of 1965
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7.29
107 votes

#11 - The Big Show of 1965

Murder, She Wrote - Season 6 - Episode 16

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 Through the Looking Glass
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7.29
143 votes

#12 - Murder Through the Looking Glass

Murder, She Wrote - Season 4 - Episode 16

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

Wheel of Death
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7.22
97 votes

#13 - Wheel of Death

Murder, She Wrote - Season 10 - Episode 21

It is no sleight of hand when the crooked carnival magician is murdered.

Dead Man's Gold
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7.20
191 votes

#14 - Dead Man's Gold

Murder, She Wrote - Season 3 - Episode 6

While diving for sunken treasure near Cabot Cove, a young woman is murdered.

Love and Hate in Cabot Cove
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7.20
118 votes

#15 - Love and Hate in Cabot Cove

Murder, She Wrote - Season 10 - Episode 8

There are three suspects in the murder of a crooked deputy: a CPA, an illegal casino owner and his daughter's jilted lover.

Hooray for Homicide
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7.19
214 votes

#16 - Hooray for Homicide

Murder, She Wrote - Season 1 - Episode 4

Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book is being butchered by Lydecker and his crew. She heads out to Hollywood to confront Lydecker, but things take a turn when Lydecker is found dead on stage. Jessica ends up being the prime suspect in the murder, but luckily the officer in charge of the investigation believes she's too smart to be the killer and sets her up to find the real murderer.

The Cemetery Vote
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7.18
212 votes

#17 - The Cemetery Vote

Murder, She Wrote - Season 3 - Episode 20

First, the reform mayor dies in an "accident" and then the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an investigation of the "accident".

The Classic Murder
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7.18
172 votes

#18 - The Classic Murder

Murder, She Wrote - Season 9 - Episode 8

After a tycoon disappears, a psychic divines that the has been murdered--then she is found dead!

The Survivor
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7.14
102 votes

#19 - The Survivor

Murder, She Wrote - Season 9 - Episode 21

Jessica's computer tech becomes an inadvertent target when she dates an undercover cop, whom she has just met.

Good-Bye Charlie
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7.06
103 votes

#20 - Good-Bye Charlie

Murder, She Wrote - Season 6 - Episode 12

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.

Murder at the Oasis
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7.03
173 votes

#21 - Murder at the Oasis

Murder, She Wrote - Season 1 - Episode 21

An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.