If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

1A Fashionable Way to Die

45 minSep 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.

2When Thieves Fall Out

45 minSep 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.

3Witness for the Defense

45 minOct 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.

4Old Habits Die Hard

45 minOct 11, 1987

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

5The Way To Dusty Death

45 minOct 25, 1987

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

6It Runs In The Family

45 minNov 1, 1987

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

7If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

45 minNov 8, 1987★ 5.5Now viewing

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

8Steal Me a Story

45 minNov 15, 1987

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

9Trouble in Eden

45 minNov 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.

10Indian Giver

45 minNov 29, 1987

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

11Doom with a View

45 minDec 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.

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

45 minJan 3, 1988

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

13Harbinger of Death

45 minJan 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.

14Curse of the Daanav

45 minFeb 7, 1988

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

15Mourning Among the Wisterias

45 minFeb 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.

16Murder Through the Looking Glass

45 minFeb 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.

17A Very Good Year for Murder

45 minFeb 28, 1988

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

18Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

45 minMar 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.

19Just Another Fish Story

45 minMar 27, 1988

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

20Showdown in Saskatchewan

45 minApr 10, 1988

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

21Deadpan

45 minMay 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.

22The Body Politic

45 minMay 8, 1988★ 5.0

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