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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!

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Genres:MysteryCrimeDrama
Network:CBS
Episodes
22
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  • If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
    8.4/10(656)
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    #1 - If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/8/1987

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

    Director: Peter Crane

    Writer: N/A

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  • Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
    7.9/10(538)
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    #2 - Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/3/1988

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

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: N/A

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  • When Thieves Fall Out
    7.8/10(526)
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    #3 - When Thieves Fall Out

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/27/1987

    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: N/A

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  • Witness for the Defense
    7.8/10(507)
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    #4 - Witness for the Defense

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/4/1987

    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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  • Trouble in Eden
    7.8/10(484)
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    #5 - Trouble in Eden

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 11/22/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John D. F. Black

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  • Curse of the Daanav
    7.8/10(468)
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    #6 - Curse of the Daanav

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 2/7/1988

    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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  • Deadpan
    7.7/10(418)
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    #7 - Deadpan

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 5/1/1988

    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: N/A

    Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  • Old Habits Die Hard
    7.6/10(490)
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    #8 - Old Habits Die Hard

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/11/1987

    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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  • Mourning Among the Wisterias
    7.6/10(450)
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    #9 - Mourning Among the Wisterias

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 2/14/1988

    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: N/A

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  • Murder Through the Looking Glass
    7.6/10(420)
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    #10 - Murder Through the Looking Glass

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 2/21/1988

    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: N/A

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  • Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
    7.6/10(459)
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    #11 - Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 3/13/1988

    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: N/A

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  • A Fashionable Way to Die
    7.5/10(481)
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    #12 - A Fashionable Way to Die

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/20/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: Donald Ross

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  • The Way To Dusty Death
    7.4/10(451)
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    #13 - The Way To Dusty Death

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/25/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • It Runs In The Family
    7.4/10(477)
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    #14 - It Runs In The Family

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/1/1987

    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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  • Steal Me a Story
    7.4/10(424)
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    #15 - Steal Me a Story

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/15/1987

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

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: Peter S. Fischer

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  • A Very Good Year for Murder
    7.4/10(447)
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    #16 - A Very Good Year for Murder

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 2/28/1988

    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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  • The Body Politic
    7.4/10(401)
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    #17 - The Body Politic

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 5/8/1988

    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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  • Doom with a View
    7.3/10(434)
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    #18 - Doom with a View

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 12/13/1987

    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: N/A

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  • Just Another Fish Story
    7.3/10(429)
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    #19 - Just Another Fish Story

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 3/27/1988

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

    Director: Walter Grauman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Harbinger of Death
    7.1/10(394)
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    #20 - Harbinger of Death

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 1/24/1988

    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: N/A

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  • Showdown in Saskatchewan
    6.9/10(422)
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    #21 - Showdown in Saskatchewan

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 4/10/1988

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

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: Dick Nelson

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  • Indian Giver
    6.6/10(441)
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    #22 - Indian Giver

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 11/29/1987

    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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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 656 votes. Directed by Peter Crane and written by N/A, it aired on 11/8/1987. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?".