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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!

The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 4

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  1. Background image for A Fashionable Way to Die
    7.5/10(503 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for When Thieves Fall Out
    7.8/10(547 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Witness for the Defense
    7.8/10(526 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.

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  4. Background image for Old Habits Die Hard
    7.6/10(508 votes)

    #4 - Old Habits Die Hard

    S4:E4

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

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  5. Background image for The Way To Dusty Death
    7.4/10(468 votes)

    #5 - The Way To Dusty Death

    S4:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for It Runs In The Family
    7.4/10(501 votes)

    #6 - It Runs In The Family

    S4:E6

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

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  8. Background image for If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
    8.4/10(680 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.

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    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Steal Me a Story
    7.4/10(441 votes)

    #8 - Steal Me a Story

    S4:E8

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

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  10. Background image for Trouble in Eden
    7.8/10(503 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  11. Background image for Indian Giver
    6.6/10(459 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.

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  12. Background image for Doom with a View
    7.3/10(455 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
    7.9/10(564 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.

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  14. Background image for Harbinger of Death
    7.1/10(412 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.

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  15. Background image for Curse of the Daanav
    7.8/10(492 votes)

    #14 - Curse of the Daanav

    S4:E14

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

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  16. Background image for Mourning Among the Wisterias
    7.6/10(470 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Murder Through the Looking Glass
    7.6/10(438 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for A Very Good Year for Murder
    7.4/10(465 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.

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  19. Background image for Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
    7.6/10(485 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Just Another Fish Story
    7.3/10(456 votes)

    #19 - Just Another Fish Story

    S4:E19

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Showdown in Saskatchewan
    6.9/10(440 votes)

    #20 - Showdown in Saskatchewan

    S4:E20

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

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    7.7/10(437 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.

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  23. Background image for The Body Politic
    7.4/10(415 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.

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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 7.5/10 based on 503 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".