The ninth season of Murder, She Wrote began airing on September 20, 1992 and completed on May 16, 1993 with twenty-two episodes.
Summary[]
Everyone’s favorite sleuth is back and better than ever in Murder, She Wrote: Season Nine! This 5-disc set includes all 22 episodes starring Angela Lansbury in the role that won her the Golden Globe award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress. Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher (Lansbury) continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. Joining her at the crime scenes are stellar guest stars, including David Soul, Harvey Fierstein, Neil Patrick Harris, John Polito and Amy Brenneman. It’s no mystery why fans love Murder, She Wrote during its incredible run, the adored series earned 41 Primetime Emmy nominations, 16 Golden Globe nominations and countless viewers.
Starring[]
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Morton Metzger
- William Windom as Dr Seth Hazlitt
- Louis Herthum as Deputy Andy Broom
- Len Cariou as M.I.6 Agent Michael Haggerty
- Keith Mitchell as Dennis Stanton (final appearance, until the spin-off book series)
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Prod. code | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 1 | "Murder in Milan" | 67905 | September 20, 1992 |
| While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered. | ||||
| 178 | 2 | "Family Secrets" | 67907 | September 27, 1992 |
| One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal. | ||||
| 179 | 3 | "The Mole" | 67902 | October 4, 1992 |
| The police refuse to believe Jessica when she is mistaken for a government informant and kidnapped by the town's most respected citizen. | ||||
| 180 | 4 | "The Wind Around the Tower" | 67901 | November 1, 1992 |
| While being visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and her friend are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes. | ||||
| 181 | 5 | "The Dead File" | 67910 | November 15, 1992 |
| Jessica appears in a comic strip accusing various people of wrongdoing and triggering a lawsuit—but the author insists he had nothing to do with it and his inker is killed in his studio. | ||||
| 182 | 6 | "Night of the Coyote" | 67914 | November 22, 1992 |
| Jessica helps the sheriff of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure. | ||||
| 183 | 7 | "Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice" | 67903 | November 29, 1992 |
| Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead. | ||||
| 184 | 8 | "The Classic Murder" | 67906 | December 6, 1992 |
| The father of Jessica's editor disappears with one hundred and fifty million dollars. | ||||
| 185 | 9 | "A Christmas Secret" | 67912 | December 13, 1992 |
| The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting. | ||||
| 186 | 10 | "The Sound of Murder" | 67909 | January 3, 1993 |
| Jessica records one of her novels for the blind and, while at the recording studio, is invited to a taping of a rock video. When a murder happens during the taping, Jessica tries to find the murderer. | ||||
| 187 | 11 | "Final Curtain" | 67913 | January 10, 1993 |
| The community center of Cabot Cove is getting ready to produce a play with retired actor David North. What follows is interrupted rehearsals and a murder in town. | ||||
| 188 | 12 | "Double Jeopardy" | 67921 | January 17, 1993 |
| A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence. | ||||
| 189 | 13 | "Dead Eye" | 67920 | February 7, 1993 |
| Murder, missing persons, and the Kennedy assassination are all part of the mysteries Jessica must face to solve both an old murder and a new one. | ||||
| 190 | 14 | "Killer Radio" | 67917 | February 14, 1993 |
| While on a book tour, Jessica agrees to guest on a local radio talk show that has feuding co-owners. When a murder takes place, Jessica helps sort out the tangled webs of confusion to bring the killer to justice. | ||||
| 191 | 15 | "The Petrified Florist" | 67923 | February 21, 1993 |
| Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist. | ||||
| 192 | 16 | "Threshold of Fear" | 67916 | February 28, 1993 |
| Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years ago. | ||||
| 193 | 17 | "The Big Kill" | 67929 | March 7, 1993 |
| Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components. | ||||
| 194 | 18 | "Dead to Rights" | 67927 | March 21, 1993 |
| Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact that the woman is a pathological liar. | ||||
| 195 | 19 | "Lone Witness" | 67932 | April 4, 1993 |
| Jessica helps solve a murder when the only witness, a local delivery boy she has befriended, becomes the prime suspect. | ||||
| 196 | 20 | "Ship of Thieves" | 67935 | May 2, 1993 |
| While on a cruise, Jessica helps an old friend, now a ship's security chief, investigate when a woman is found dead in the cargo area. | ||||
| 197 | 21 | "The Survivor" | 67919 | May 9, 1993 |
| Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed. | ||||
| 198 | 22 | "Love's Deadly Desire" | 67925 | May 16, 1993 |
| Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband. | ||||