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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - The Trade-Off
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E24

    Kojak arrests the ringleader (Mark Stevens) of a drug operation, whose gang kidnaps Captain McNeil's wife in order to trade her for the evidence they have against him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E6

    Beloved Vera Bethune stars as Miss Aggie in a radio soap opera, but is about to be written out. One day she drinks water from a jug and is poisoned in a murder attempt. She is taken to the hospital and survives, but the killer returns.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice
    8.8/10(2 votes)

    S9:E7

    Agent Michael Hagarty is arrested for the murder of his estranged daughter's crooked fiancee.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Reflections of the Mind
    8.1/10(5 votes)

    S2:E6

    Jessica decides to pay a visit to her long-time friend Francesca, only to learn that Francesca, who is now married to a much younger man, is convinced that she is being haunted by the ghost of her first husband, Ross. When her new husband, Scott, turns up dead, the investigation reveals that he had been poisoned, and suspicion turns to Francesca. Jessica, however, is determined to prove that her friend did not commit the crime, and begins looking into the mysterious re-appearances of her dead husband.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Simon Says, Color Me Dead
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S3:E17

    An artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S6:E14

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

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Weave a Tangled Web
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E10

    Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Footnote to Murder
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S1:E18

    An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 7 - Terminal Connection
    7.8/10(2 votes)

    S8:E7

    Evidence points to the battered wife of a powerful businessman as his killer, but Jessica establishes that there is a long list of suspects who wished him dead.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
    7.8/10(2 votes)

    S8:E15

    No one wants to believe that Jessica found a body in her hotel suite in London and they don't want her to believe it, either.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Test of Wills
    7.7/10(5 votes)

    S6:E9

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

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Mr. Penroy's Vacation
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S5:E3

    The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Sudden Death
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E17

    Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Magnum on Ice (II)
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S3:E8

    Jessica offers to help Thomas Magnum, who has been accused of killing a hitman with an unknown target. The crossover starts on Magnum, P.I. S07E09 Novel Connection (I).

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - The Perfect Foil
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    S2:E21

    Jessica is tossed into a Mardi Gras party in New Orleans where the host ends up dead, and her cousin Cal is accused of the crime. While attempting to clear Cal's name and reputation, Jessica delves into the world of cheating poker players, cheating girlfriends and vengeful police officers while trying to convince a local lieutenant that Cal is not capable of murder.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  16. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - The Sicilian Encounter
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S6:E22

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

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Birds of a Feather
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, is having an affair. Although Jessica and Victoria are relieved to learn that Howard isn't cheating but rather dressing up as a woman to perform at a nightclub, the relief is short lived when Howard is arrested for murdering his boss, Al Drake, who had been refusing to pay him. The police are convinced that Drake was shot during Freddy York's act, which doesn't leave a lot of time, but Jessica is determined to prove Howard's innocence.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Moving Violation
    7.3/10(2 votes)

    S7:E13

    An influential father cuts no ice with Sheriff Metzger.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  19. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - Unauthorized Obituary
    7.3/10(2 votes)

    S8:E3

    After Jane Dawson informs Jessica of her plans to write an unauthorized biography on her good friend Ellen Lombard, Ellen's husband Arthur comes under suspicion when Jane's sister and husband find her dead body electrocuted after a T.V. was dropped in her hot tub, and Arthur is seen leaving the house.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Corned Beef and Carnage
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E5

    An adman handling the account of a fast-food chain is murdered and Jessica smells something funny.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Witness for the Defense
    7.2/10(3 votes)

    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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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - School for Scandal
    7.1/10(5 votes)

    S2:E4

    When Jessica is offered an honorary degree from Crenshaw University, she has no idea she's about to become embroiled in a murder. After the boyfriend of (in)famous writer Daphne Clover is found murdered, Jessica agrees to assist the chief of police, who has never had a murder case before, find out who the killer is. She soon has more on her plate than she bargained for when first Daphne's mother confesses, then Daphne herself confesses. Jessica realises the two women are simply trying to protect each other, and begins to look at the faculty at the university.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Double Exposure
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E19

    In a strange case, Jessica bumps into an old friend who is supposed to be dead. His widow insists he is dead and Jessica hires Harry McGraw to investigate.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - J.B. as in Jailbird
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    S5:E1

    When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Thursday's Child
    4.0/10(4 votes)

    S7:E19

    A woman turns up claiming that Jessica's late husband was the father of her child and he is in deep trouble involving fraud in his construction company and murder.

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    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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Robert E. Swanson Ratings Summary

"The Trade-Off" is the best rated episode written by Robert E. Swanson. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/2/1975 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance".