Best Episodes
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 26, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!
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 episode was rated 7.56 from 52 votes.
Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend; Harry McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 46 votes.
Despite Neil's confession to Hank Sutter's murder, Jessica is convinced that he didn't do it, and soon Neil confesses that he only said he did to protect young Charlie McCallum after finding his baseball bat at the scene. When rival circus owner Harry Kingman is found dead in his motel room, Jessica realises that the connection isn't Hank Sutter, but rather the Kingman circus, where many of the employees used to work. Unfortunately, she's up against an arrogant mayor who fancies himself a cop, and a circus full of people who aren't too helpful.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 56 votes.
Attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 53 votes.
An artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 54 votes.
After Jessica's great-niece Carol receives a wedding gift of a silver leprechaun, she confides in Jessica that it was the one gift her grandfather had always promised her. Years earlier Neil was presumed dead in a boating accident, but his body was never found. Jessica agrees to search for Neil, and her search leads her to the Carmody circus, and a roustabout named Carl Schum, who she soon realises is Neil. Unfortunately, when a body is found on the grounds, Neil is the primary suspect, even though everyone had good reason to want Hank Sutter dead.
The episode was rated 7.64 from 53 votes.
The 'headless' horseman rides again, but his costume becomes more realistic.
The episode was rated 7.69 from 59 votes.
Theft and murder of the courier occur on board a jet bound for London.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 60 votes.
Jessica offers to help Thomas Magnum, who has been accused of killing a hitman with an unknown target.
The episode was rated 7.77 from 56 votes.
A retired policeman decides to re-examine an old case he never solved in which Seth was a strong suspect.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 66 votes.
During a short black-out in the studio where Jessica is recording a book for the blind, the studio co-owner is murdered.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 53 votes.
The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was real.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 57 votes.
Thirty years ago, Sam Wilson was sent to prison for murdering his boss, Malcolm Jarvis. After finally being released, Sam goes home to his wife and now-grown son who is expecting his first child with his wife, Terry. At Georgia Jarvis' request, Jessica looks into the crime, and through flashbacks, Sam remembers when Jarvis had offered him $10,000 to make his suicide look like murder. While Jessica believes that Sam is innocent, she doesn't believe it was suicide, and asks Sam's son Rod, a police officer, to lend a hand.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 51 votes.
While diving for sunken treasure near Cabot Cove, a young woman is murdered.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 59 votes.
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble when his boss, a specialist in tax shelters, is found dead and he is the main suspect.
The episode was rated 7.87 from 46 votes.
