
Mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher - a down-to-earth, middle-aged widow - ferrets out the criminals in idyllic Cabot Cove, Maine, which apparently is the murder capital of the United States for the show's 12-season run. Though while traveling, she uncovers a fair number of killers as well.
Jury foreman Jessica doubts a married man's (Tony Bill) self-defense claim in the death of his lover's husband.
Tainted strawberry preserves make several patrons ill and seem to be the cause of one woman's death at a popular inn.
Jessica and a colleague (Craig Stevens) encounter a mob ready to lynch a man suspected of murdering a bully.
A woman is electrocuted in the bathtub, and the chaos that follows makes things difficult for Amos as he prepares to turn the reins over to a new sheriff.