The seventh season of Murder, She Wrote began airing on September 16, 1990 and completed on May 12, 1991 with twenty-two episodes.
Summary[]
Get ready for yet another chapter of television's most clever series as all 22 episodes of Murder She Wrote: Season Seven arrive on DVD! Rejoin Golden Globe winner Angela Lansbury as writer/detective Jessica Fletcher in the season that earned a Golden Globe nomination and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations! With her at the scene of the crime is an impressive lineup of guest stars, including Patricia Neal and the iconic Jerry Orbach. This 6-disc set includes the entertaining Bonus Feature "The Perils of Success" (exclusive interviews with Lansbury and other members of the cast and crew) and a season highlights reel. Whether Jessica is partnered with insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), making her case in Nashville or even working to clear her own name, it's no mystery why the acclaimed series earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and 16 Golden Globe nominations during its many years of broadcast. Murder She Wrote: Season Seven: so good, it's a crime!
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Prod. code | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 1 | "Trials and Tribulations" | 66304 | September 16, 1990 |
| Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer. | ||||
| 134 | 2 | "Deadly Misunderstanding" | 66320 | September 23, 1990 |
| Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder. | ||||
| 135 | 3 | "See You in Court, Baby" | 66321 | September 30, 1990 |
| Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney. | ||||
| 136 | 4 | "Hannigan's Wake" | 66308 | October 28, 1990 |
| Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done. | ||||
| 137 | 5 | "The Family Jewels" | 66318 | November 4, 1990 |
| Jessica's night at a political fundraiser turns to murder. | ||||
| 138 | 6 | "A Body to Die For" | 66302 | November 11, 1990 |
| The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder. | ||||
| 139 | 7 | "The Return of Preston Giles" | 66307 | November 18, 1990 |
| Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher tries to woo her back into the fold. | ||||
| 140 | 8 | "The Great Twain Robbery" | 66314 | November 25, 1990 |
| An alleged Twain manuscript begets greed, deception, arson, and murder. | ||||
| 141 | 9 | "Ballad for a Blue Lady" | 66322 | December 2, 1990 |
| Jessica gets enmeshed in feuds, infidelity, and murder in Nashville. | ||||
| 142 | 10 | "Murder in F Sharp" | 66312 | December 16, 1990 |
| Dennis Stanton investigates when a prominent pianist's wife is murdered shortly after the pianist's hands are badly burnt. | ||||
| 143 | 11 | "Family Doctor" | 66306 | January 6, 1991 |
| A quiet dinner out for Seth and Jessica ends abruptly when he is forced to care for an injured Mafia kingpin. Will Seth and Jessica survive? | ||||
| 144 | 12 | "Suspicion of Murder" | 66313 | January 20, 1991 |
| Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flame's estranged husband. | ||||
| 145 | 13 | "Moving Violation" | 66324 | February 3, 1991 |
| Sheriff Mort Metzer defies political pressure and arrests Ambassador Chandler Hellman's son Bradley for various charges. Later, Bradley is found dead, and Metzger himself is charged with Bradley's murder. | ||||
| 146 | 14 | "Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?" | 66309 | February 10, 1991 |
| A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered. | ||||
| 147 | 15 | "The Taxman Cometh" | 66311 | February 17, 1991 |
| An IRS-plagued woman may have killed her informer husband. | ||||
| 148 | 16 | "From the Horse's Mouth" | 66301 | February 24, 1991 |
| A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder. | ||||
| 149 | 17 | "The Prodigal Father" | 66303 | March 10, 1991 |
| The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered. | ||||
| 150 | 18 | "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" | 66310 | March 17, 1991 |
| A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner. | ||||
| 151 | 19 | "Thursday's Child" | 66305 | April 7, 1991 |
| Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son. | ||||
| 152 | 20 | "Murder, Plain and Simple" | 66319 | April 28, 1991 |
| During Jessica's trip to Amish country, her escort is accused of murder. | ||||
| 153 | 21 | "Tainted Lady" | 66316 | May 5, 1991 |
| The poisoning deaths of three customers point to the local diner owner. | ||||
| 154 | 22 | "The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane" | 66323 | May 12, 1991 |
| A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam. | ||||