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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 4

Every episode of Murder, She Wrote Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 1 - A Fashionable Way to Die
    7.6/10(532 votes)

    #1 - A Fashionable Way to Die

    S4:E1

    Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  2. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 2 - When Thieves Fall Out
    7.9/10(583 votes)

    #2 - When Thieves Fall Out

    S4:E2

    A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 3 - Witness for the Defense
    7.8/10(561 votes)

    #3 - Witness for the Defense

    S4:E3

    Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Robert Swanson

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  4. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 4 - Old Habits Die Hard
    7.7/10(542 votes)

    #4 - Old Habits Die Hard

    S4:E4

    A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  5. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 5 - The Way To Dusty Death
    7.4/10(496 votes)

    #5 - The Way To Dusty Death

    S4:E5

    After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 6 - It Runs In The Family
    7.4/10(537 votes)

    #6 - It Runs In The Family

    S4:E6

    Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  7. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 7 - If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
    8.4/10(731 votes)

    #7 - If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

    S4:E7

    When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Wendy Graf

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  8. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 8 - Steal Me a Story
    7.5/10(473 votes)

    #8 - Steal Me a Story

    S4:E8

    The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  9. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 9 - Trouble in Eden
    7.8/10(536 votes)

    #9 - Trouble in Eden

    S4:E9

    Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John D. F. Black

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  10. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 10 - Indian Giver
    6.6/10(484 votes)

    #10 - Indian Giver

    S4:E10

    A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Gerald K. Siegel

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  11. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 11 - Doom with a View
    7.4/10(479 votes)

    #11 - Doom with a View

    S4:E11

    Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 12 - Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
    7.9/10(599 votes)

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

    S4:E12

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

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 13 - Harbinger of Death
    7.1/10(438 votes)

    #13 - Harbinger of Death

    S4:E13

    Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 14 - Curse of the Daanav
    7.8/10(523 votes)

    #14 - Curse of the Daanav

    S4:E14

    Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  15. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 15 - Mourning Among the Wisterias
    7.6/10(499 votes)

    #15 - Mourning Among the Wisterias

    S4:E15

    Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 16 - Murder Through the Looking Glass
    7.6/10(466 votes)

    #16 - Murder Through the Looking Glass

    S4:E16

    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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 17 - A Very Good Year for Murder
    7.4/10(489 votes)

    #17 - A Very Good Year for Murder

    S4:E17

    The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  18. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 18 - Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
    7.7/10(513 votes)

    #18 - Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

    S4:E18

    Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Wendy Graf

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  19. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 19 - Just Another Fish Story
    7.4/10(482 votes)

    #19 - Just Another Fish Story

    S4:E19

    Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 20 - Showdown in Saskatchewan
    6.9/10(470 votes)

    #20 - Showdown in Saskatchewan

    S4:E20

    Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  21. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 21 - Deadpan
    7.7/10(468 votes)

    #21 - Deadpan

    S4:E21

    Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  22. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 22 - The Body Politic
    7.5/10(436 votes)

    #22 - The Body Politic

    S4:E22

    The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Donald Ross

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"A Fashionable Way to Die" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 4. It scored 7.6/10 based on 532 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Donald Ross, it aired on 9/20/1987. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "When Thieves Fall Out".