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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 6

Every episode of Murder, She Wrote Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 6!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 1 - Appointment in Athens
    8.5/10(478 votes)

    #1 - Appointment in Athens

    S6:E1

    Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  2. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 2 - Seal of the Confessional
    8.7/10(546 votes)

    #2 - Seal of the Confessional

    S6:E2

    A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 3 - The Grand Old Lady
    5.4/10(501 votes)

    #3 - The Grand Old Lady

    S6:E3

    When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  4. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 4 - The Error of Her Ways
    9.0/10(462 votes)

    #4 - The Error of Her Ways

    S6:E4

    When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  5. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 5 - Jack and Bill
    8.5/10(488 votes)

    #5 - Jack and Bill

    S6:E5

    A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  6. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 6 - Dead Letter
    5.0/10(502 votes)

    #6 - Dead Letter

    S6:E6

    An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 7 - Night of the Tarantula
    8.5/10(508 votes)

    #7 - Night of the Tarantula

    S6:E7

    A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  8. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 8 - When the Fat Lady Sings
    9.0/10(459 votes)

    #8 - When the Fat Lady Sings

    S6:E8

    The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  9. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 9 - Test of Wills
    7.8/10(486 votes)

    #9 - Test of Wills

    S6:E9

    A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  10. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 10 - Class Act
    8.5/10(480 votes)

    #10 - Class Act

    S6:E10

    A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  11. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 11 - Town Father
    8.2/10(540 votes)

    #11 - Town Father

    S6:E11

    The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 12 - Goodbye Charlie
    7.5/10(465 votes)

    #12 - Goodbye Charlie

    S6:E12

    Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 13 - If the Shoe Fits
    8.0/10(515 votes)

    #13 - If the Shoe Fits

    S6:E13

    A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 14 - How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
    8.3/10(471 votes)

    #14 - How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying

    S6:E14

    Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  15. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 15 - The Fixer-upper
    8.5/10(479 votes)

    #15 - The Fixer-upper

    S6:E15

    Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Oliver Hailey

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  16. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 16 - The Big Show of 1965
    8.5/10(482 votes)

    #16 - The Big Show of 1965

    S6:E16

    Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 17 - Murder: According to Maggie
    8.0/10(427 votes)

    #17 - Murder: According to Maggie

    S6:E17

    The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  18. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 18 - O'Malley's Luck
    8.5/10(412 votes)

    #18 - O'Malley's Luck

    S6:E18

    An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 19 - Always a Thief
    7.7/10(404 votes)

    #19 - Always a Thief

    S6:E19

    Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  20. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 20 - Shear Madness
    8.5/10(455 votes)

    #20 - Shear Madness

    S6:E20

    Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  21. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 21 - The Szechuan Dragon
    8.5/10(452 votes)

    #21 - The Szechuan Dragon

    S6:E21

    Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  22. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 22 - The Sicilian Encounter
    7.5/10(369 votes)

    #22 - The Sicilian Encounter

    S6:E22

    Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Appointment in Athens" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 6. It scored 8.5/10 based on 478 votes. Directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Tom Sawyer, it aired on 9/24/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Seal of the Confessional".