Murder, Plain & Simple

1Trials & Tribulations

45 minSep 16, 1990

Jessica is blamed for the death of an escapee who was wrongly convicted.

2Deadly Misunderstanding

45 minSep 23, 1990

A young reporter is persuaded to help a typist alter the evidence and move her husband's body.

3See You in Court, Baby

45 minSep 30, 1990

Jessica introduces this story of a lawyer with many enemies who is the victim and Dennis who must investigate.

4Hannigan's Wake

45 minOct 28, 1990

A journalist died before finishing his book trying to show a man was unjustly convicted of murder 16 years ago. Jessica is asked to use his notes to finish his book.

5The Family Jewels

45 minNov 4, 1990

A wealthy woman's passion for jewellery, not always hers, and her involvement with the chauffeur might be connected

6A Body to Die For

45 minNov 11, 1990

Eve is appalled to find the body of a friend of the local gym owner in her bedroom, but at a loss to explain it.

7The Return of Preston Giles

45 minNov 18, 1990

This time it is the company controller that seems to have been the victim of the previously convicted publisher.

8The Great Twain Robbery

45 minNov 25, 1990

Proving a burnt Mark Twain manuscript is a fake is the reason for a book expert's murder.

9Ballad for a Blue Lady

45 minDec 2, 1990

Jimmy Dean plays a country-music star who's the victim in this story.

10Murder in F Sharp

45 minDec 16, 1990

Jessica plays a tape sent to her by Dennis. Bad luck follows a famous concert pianist as he burns his hands and then loses his wife.

11Family Doctor

45 minJan 6, 1991

In Boston, Jessica and Seth are captured by the angry son of one of Seth's patients who didn't survive.

12Suspicion of Murder

45 minJan 20, 1991

Dennis is suspected in the murder of the husband of an old flame with whom he has been spending some time.

13Moving Violation

45 minFeb 3, 1991

An influential father cuts no ice with Sheriff Metzger.

14Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?

45 minFeb 10, 1991

A snoopy fan in Texas impersonates Jessica when she starts investigating a potential dog show scandal and Jessica is reported dead.

15The Taxman Cometh

45 minFeb 17, 1991

The owner of Edna's Pies near St. Louis, is accused of skimping on her IRS payments. She in turn blames her ex-husband who, consequently, is found murdered.

16From the Horse's Mouth

45 minFeb 24, 1991

An argument over stud fees ends in murder.

17The Prodigal Father

45 minMar 10, 1991

A bank robber, long thought dead, returns to see his daughter and face the wrath of the townspeople.

18Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?

45 minMar 17, 1991

A locked room mystery with the missing ventriloquist's dummy found with the Club owner's corpse.

19Thursday's Child

45 minApr 7, 1991

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.

20Murder, Plain & Simple

45 minApr 28, 1991Now viewing

When Jessica visits the Amish to buy a quilt, she finds they are not immune to murder.

21Tainted Lady

45 minMay 5, 1991

The owner of a diner is accused of using too much 'spice' in the food, when someone finds arsenic.

22The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane

45 minMay 12, 1991

The brewery family is angry when they find out the writer acting as spokesperson for them has written an expose.