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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 2

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 13 - Trial by Error
    8.5/10(840 votes)

    S2:E13

    It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  2. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 10 - Sticks and Stones
    8.2/10(755 votes)

    S2:E10

    When a woman is electrocuted in her bathroom, Amos chuckles that even Jessica can't make a murder out of it. Michael Dugby: Parker Stevenson. Harry Pierce: John Astin. Frederich Hoffman: Paul Benedict. Adam Frobisher: Christopher Stone. Edna: Evelyn Keyes.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writers:Linda Shank, Mark Giles

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  3. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 14 - Keep the Home Fries Burning
    8.2/10(774 votes)

    S2:E14

    Jessica, Seth and Amos try out a new tourist-oriented restaurant, and murder interrupts their meal.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Philip Garson

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  4. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 6 - Reflections of the Mind
    8.0/10(749 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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  5. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 7 - A Lady in the Lake
    7.9/10(760 votes)

    S2:E7

    While spending time at a lake, Jessica sees what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling from a boat into the lake.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Robert Van Scoyk

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  6. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 9 - Jessica Behind Bars
    7.7/10(750 votes)

    S2:E9

    Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  7. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 18 - If A Body Meet A Body
    7.7/10(612 votes)

    S2:E18

    Investigation of a claim that the deceased was murdered leads the police to discover that the wrong body is in the coffin.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 1 - Widow, Weep for Me
    7.5/10(778 votes)

    S2:E1

    Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.

    Director:Michael A. Hoey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  9. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 22 - If the Frame Fits
    7.5/10(585 votes)

    S2:E22

    After Julia Marcus Granger is found murdered during what seems to have been an apparent art theft, suspicion turns to her husband Donald, who, as a result, also ends up being suspected in a recent rash of art thefts where there were no fatalities. Julia's sister Sabrina is convinced that Donald didn't do it and begs Jessica for help. While looking into Julia's murder, Jessica realises that she has two completely different criminals on her hands, and someone tampered with the scene of Julia's murder to make it look like something else.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 2 - Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
    7.4/10(738 votes)

    S2:E2

    Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when diggers discover an old skeleton that had been buried deeply that many of the townspeople believe to be the remains of Joshua Peabody. Not everyone is thus inclined though, and many people believe it's just a random dead body. But when Jessica and Amos head back to the dig site, they find there's another body there! Jessica not only has to find out who killed Wheatley, she has to help an old friend when his past comes back to haunt him.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  11. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 3 - Murder in the Afternoon
    7.4/10(685 votes)

    S2:E3

    While filming a soap opera in which Mrs. Fletcher's niece plays a part, a 'pretend' victim is really dead.

    Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  12. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 11 - Murder Digs Deep
    7.4/10(636 votes)

    S2:E11

    An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone and a new corpse is dug up.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  13. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 12 - Murder by Appointment Only
    7.4/10(617 votes)

    S2:E12

    One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.

    Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Writer:Jerry Ross

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  14. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 17 - One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
    7.4/10(592 votes)

    S2:E17

    A red hot diary of a sex symbol is to be auctioned and some of the bidders are ready to shed blood.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writers:Steven Hensley, J. Miyoko Hensley

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  15. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 19 - Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday
    7.4/10(566 votes)

    S2:E19

    Jessica and Grady head to the home of publisher Christopher Bundy, whose publishing company owns the rights to Jessica's first short story. Jessica is quite upset, as Bundy's magazine is known for it's racy pictures of young women. While there, Jessica is pleased to run into an old acquaintance, Chester Harrison, and when Harrison is accused of murdering Christopher Bundy, Jessica vows to prove his innocence but runs into trouble when the family isn't interested in having their own skeletons dragged out of the closet.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Gerald K. Siegel

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  16. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 20 - Menace, Anyone?
    7.4/10(659 votes)

    S2:E20

    Who was the intended victim when a tennis star is blown up in his girl friend's car?

    Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Writer:Robert B. Sherman

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  17. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 4 - School for Scandal
    7.3/10(652 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.

    Director:Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  18. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 5 - Sing a Song of Murder
    7.2/10(685 votes)

    S2:E5

    When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  19. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 16 - Murder in the Electric Cathedral
    7.2/10(610 votes)

    S2:E16

    Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  20. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 21 - The Perfect Foil
    7.2/10(571 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.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Robert E. Swanson

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  21. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 15 - Powder Keg
    7.0/10(611 votes)

    S2:E15

    After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner to be found dead, and young Matt Burns, the son of a former student of Ames', ends up accused of the murder. At the behest of Linda Bonner, the victim's sister who happens to care deeply about the accused, Jessica takes a look into the murder, but hatred runs deep in this town and it's pure luck (and Andy Crane) that leads Jessica and Ames to the right answer.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  22. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 8 - Dead Heat
    6.9/10(599 votes)

    S2:E8

    Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writers:Steven Hensley, J. Miyoko Hensley

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Trial by Error" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 840 votes. Directed by Seymour Robbie and written by Paul Savage, it aired on 1/12/1986. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Sticks and Stones".