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Murder, She Wrote S1E5 — It's a Dog's Life
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Murder, She Wrote•Season 1•Episode 5

It's a Dog's Life

7.5/10 · 886 votesNov 4, 198445 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happened.

Directed bySeymour Robbie
Written byMark Giles, Linda Shank
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Jessica Fletcher

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Episode Summary

"It's a Dog's Life" is episode 5 of Murder, She Wrote season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 886 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Seymour Robbie and written by Mark Giles, Linda Shank, it aired on November 4, 1984.

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