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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 12

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 5 - Home Care
    7.9/10(369 votes)

    S12:E5

    A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 6 - Nan's Ghost (1)
    7.9/10(420 votes)

    S12:E6

    A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 7 - Nan's Ghost (2)
    7.9/10(365 votes)

    S12:E7

    Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 11 - Unwilling Witness
    7.8/10(351 votes)

    S12:E11

    Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 15 - The Dark Side of the Door
    7.7/10(333 votes)

    S12:E15

    The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 18 - Track of a Soldier
    7.7/10(333 votes)

    S12:E18

    The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Bruce Lansbury

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  7. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 19 - Evidence of Malice
    7.7/10(335 votes)

    S12:E19

    Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  8. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 22 - What You Don't Know Can Kill You
    7.7/10(357 votes)

    S12:E22

    Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die ""accidentally"" before the event.

    Director:Kevin Corcoran
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 24 - Death by Demographics
    7.7/10(362 votes)

    S12:E24

    In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age and playing music for teen-agers only.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  10. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 1 - Nailed
    7.6/10(339 votes)

    S12:E1

    Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  11. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 3 - The Secret of Gila Junction
    7.6/10(363 votes)

    S12:E3

    People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck- stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 10 - Frozen Stiff
    7.5/10(339 votes)

    S12:E10

    What is the secret ingredient in the ice cream? Jessica means to find out and see that the donation for the literary foundation is paid as promised.

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 21 - Race to Death
    7.5/10(355 votes)

    S12:E21

    Jessica is the honorary commodore of the World's Cup Race, featuring Kyle Kimball's Buccaneer and Ned Larkin's Free Spirit. There is much ill-will and Ned is injured, too much to skipper his craft. His daughter replaces him and then Kyle is killed. This is no way to run a regatta!

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  14. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 23 - Mrs. Parker's Revenge
    7.5/10(318 votes)

    S12:E23

    Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a deadly virus and an arms deal.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 2 - A Quaking in Aspen
    7.4/10(351 votes)

    S12:E2

    In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  16. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 9 - Deadly Bidding
    7.3/10(314 votes)

    S12:E9

    Jessica agrees to go to New York to bid on a manuscript purportedly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and while there, she gets mixed up in the murder of a local forger who had been involved in the theft of a priceless Degas painting two years earlier when she tries to help Charlie Garrett out of a jam.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  17. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 14 - Murder in Tempo
    7.3/10(354 votes)

    S12:E14

    A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.

    Director:Kevin Corcoran
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  18. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 16 - Murder Among Friends
    7.3/10(360 votes)

    S12:E16

    A TV sitcom, Buds, turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 4 - Big Easy Murder
    7.2/10(352 votes)

    S12:E4

    Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 8 - Shooting in Rome
    7.2/10(324 votes)

    S12:E8

    A movie set in Rome is the setting for a more than they planned while filming a J.B. Fletcher novel.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 20 - Southern Double-Cross
    7.0/10(327 votes)

    S12:E20

    Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for sheep grazing. The natives are not all happy with this.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 12 - Kendo Killing
    6.9/10(318 votes)

    S12:E12

    Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  23. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 17 - Something Foul in Flappieville
    6.7/10(347 votes)

    S12:E17

    The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 13 - Death Goes Double Platinum
    6.6/10(325 votes)

    S12:E13

    The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Home Care" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 12. It scored 7.9/10 based on 369 votes. Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Nan's Ghost (1)".