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Season 12 (1995-96)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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############## Murder She Wrote ##############
############## season 12 1995-96 #############
################ (final season) ##############
CBS Thursdays (new day)

Universal Television / Corymore Productions
Executive Producer, Angela Lansbury
Supervising Producers, Bruce Lansbury, Mark A. Burley
Co-Executive Producer, David Shaw
Producer, Tom Sawyer
Co-Producers, Laurence Heath, Todd London, Jerry Ludwig
Coordinating Producer, Al Kraus

12.1 [--] Murder She Wrote: NAILED
21-Sep-1995 CBS Thur
w. Donald Ross
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Kathy Stafford................Daphne Ashbrook
Phoebe........................Rosalind Chao
Antoinette....................Leslie Easterbrook
Nancy Rayburn.................Denise Gentile
Ralph Stafford................John O'Hurley
as ? Billy Blake..............Sean O'Bryan
Jimmy Neiman..................Wayne Pere (hairdresser)
as ? Cop..................... Vic Polizos
as ? Diane....................Kathy Trageser
as ? Steve Burke..............Michael Woods
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Madelyn Sweetzer................Carol Kiernan
Allie..........................Eddie Zammit
Synopsis:
Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where
an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.

12.2 [--] Murder She Wrote: A QUAKING IN ASPEN
28-Sep-1995
w. Tom Sawyer
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Jeff Sturges
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
as ? ......................... Wendy Benson
Anthony Pembroke............. Victor Bevine
as ? ........................ Thom Bierdz
Mr. Vernon....................Tom Everett
Sheriff.......................Kurt Fuller
Sydney Pembroke...............Elizabeth Gracen
as ? ......................... Leslie Horan
as ? ......................... Deborah Lacey
Terry Folger..................Gerald McRaney
Charlie Garrett...............Wayne Rogers
Laney Boswell.................Leigh Taylor-Young
Darman H. Keene...............Scott Valentine
*
No End Cast in this episode
Synopsis:
In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.

12.3 [--] Murder She Wrote: THE SECRET OF GILA JUNCTION
05-Oct-1995
w. Jerry Ludwig
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
George Kreech.................Lawrence Bayne
Whitey Deaver.................Guy Boyd
Norma Shey....................Dorothy Lyman
Dana (?)......................Maya McLaughlin
Pete Menteer..................Robert Rusler
Tiny Kerns....................Douglas Roberts
..............................Bo Svenson
Spencer Gates.................Jay Underwood
Marge Deaver..................Kari Whitman
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Corley Thompson................Bruce E. Morrow
Todd Hawkins..................Biff Yeager
Lawson Parks..................Paul Ivy
With:
Highway Patrolman.............Robert Seals
Bus Driver....................Dale Swann
Synopsis:
People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck-stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.

12.4 [--] Murder She Wrote: BIG EASY MURDER
12-Oct-1995
w. Cynthia Deming & William Royce
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
as ? ........................ Lisa Akey
Emily Broussard...............Elizabeth Ashley
as ? ........................ G.W.Bailey
Yvette Dauphin............... Olivia Cole
as ? ........................ Robert Forster
as ? ........................ Juliette Jeffers
Pricilla Dauphin..............Anna-Marie Johnson
as ? ........................ Nick LaTour
Tom McCray....................Brian McNamara
as ? ........................ Clifton Powell
Brent Renwyck.................Mitchell Ryan
as ? ........................ Lewis Van Bergen
*
With: (end credits)
as Jim Nash......................Steve Curtis
Waiter........................George Sharperson
High Priest...................Ayo Adeyemi
Fire Eater....................Devino Tricoche
Synopsis:
Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voo-doo killings.

12.5 [--] Murder She Wrote: HOME CARE
19-Oct-95
w. Robert Van Scoyk
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Sarah (?)......................... Frances Bay
Justin Haynes.................William Converse-Roberts
Lila Nolan....................Megan Porter Follows
Grandpa.(?Horace Gibbs)....... Zeljko Ivanek
Maggie Saunders...............Audra Lindley
Ron Masak (recurring)
Henry.........................Ed Nelson
Dori Saunders.................Stephanie Niznik
Jason Giles...................Tom O'Brien
Dana..........................Madelyn Rhue
Serena Haynes.................Elizabeth Wilson
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Deputy Andy Broom.............Louis Herthum (recurring)
Dr. Kyle Adderly..................Mark Arnott
Lucas McCoy...................Robert Rothwell
Reporter #2...................John R. Crown
Reporter #1...................Kathryn Masak
Security Guard................James E. Hurd, Jr.
Synopsis:
A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.

12.6 [--] Murder She Wrote: NAN'S GHOST - part 1 : 2-Nov-1995
12.7 [--] Murder She Wrote: NAN'S GHOST - part 2 : 9-Nov-1995
w. Bruce Lansbury / d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order: (pt 2 - verified)
Deirdre....................... Leslie Bevis
Andrea Nader.................. Edita Brychta
Matthew Ryan.................. Mark Lindsay Chapman
Eileen O'Bannon............... Fionnula Flanagan
Peter Franklin................ Peter Jason
Supt. Arthur Joyce............John Karlen
Ian O'Bannon..................Ross Kettle
Leonard.......................Thomas Kopache
Moira.........................Felicia Lansbury
Dr. John Sullivan.............Christopher Neame
Vincent Nader................. Raphael Sbarge
Zulika Brown..................Wendy Schaal
Jack Wallace..................John St. Ryan
Insp. Rory Lanahan............Rod Taylor
Paul Lafferty.................James Warwick
(no end cast - pt 2)
*
Jonathan Fisk.................James Bartz (NOT in pt 2)
Synopsis: (Part 1)
A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.
Synopsis: (Par 2)
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.

12.8 [--] Murder She Wrote: SHOOTING IN ROME
16-Nov-1995
w. Jerry Ludwig
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Monte Hayes...................Bruce Abbott
as ?Lucy..........................Lisa Banes
Insp. Amati...................Lorenzo Caccialanza
Boyce Brown...................Mike Connors
Gary Hayes....................Allen Cutler
as ? ...........................Louis Giambalvo
Webb Prentiss.................Sam Hennings
Jay Farber....................Allan Miller
as..............................Anthony Ponzini
Rex...........................Ben Reed
Kate Darbury..................Shawn Weatherly
Giana.........................Lisa Vultaggio
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Italian Assistant Director............Victor Alfieri

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

12.9 [--] Murder She Wrote: DEADLY BIDDING
23-Nov-1995
w. Tom Sawyer
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Jeff Sturges
***Mr. Rundle...............Edd Byrnes (NOT Credited - why?)
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Tyrees Allen as ....... ?
Mrs. Serena Rundle............Kathleen Garrett
Doug Hutchison as ........? (one 'n')
Pete..........................Aharon Ipalé
Giles Havelock................Martin Jarvis
Renée Jones as ............?
Milt Solomon..................Paul Lieber
Felix Wesker..................Craig Richard Nelson
Charlie Garrett...............Wayne Rogers
Diana Barrow..................Melanie Smith
Jeff Williams as .........?
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Detective McKenna.............Charles Hoyes
Waiter........................Dane Taylor Matthews
Synopsis:
Jessica goes to New York to bid on a manuscript for the local museum and finds the bidders are not necessarily honest.

12.10 [--] Murder She Wrote: FROZEN STIFF
30-Nov-1995
w. Mark A. Burley
d. Paul Lazarus
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
as Gary Herling..................Dirk Benedict
Christopher Curry as ?
Kristen Dalton as ?
Ann Hearn as ?
as Ralph Brewer..................Gregory Itzin
Sarah Koskoff as ?
as Susan McGregor................Christina Pickles
as Woody Seabrook................Bryan Travis Smith
as Larry Armstrong...............Bill Smitrovich
as Jim...........................George Wyner
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Coroner.......................Fred Sanders
Kyle McGregor.................Don Bovinelch
Priest........................Charles C. Stevenson, Jr.
Synopsis:
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.

12.11 [--] Murder She Wrote: UNWILLING WITNESS
14-Dec-1995
w. Robert Van Scoyk
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Ted Duffy.....................Joel Brooks
as ? ........................ Ron Dean
as ? ........................ J.Downing
Annette Rayburn...............Lisa Eichhorn
Reed Harding..................Shea Farrell
as ? ......................... Stan Ivar
Paige Corbin..................Larry Linville
as Maria Corbin ?............Janel Moloney
Tiffany Beckman...............Sydney Walsh
Mason Logan...................Peter White
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
John Wicks....................Paul Ivy
US Marshal Bill Morgan........Randall Carver
With:
Newswoman.....................Vicki Browder
Female Sergeant...............Dree Lange
Synopsis:
Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.

12.12 [--] Murder She Wrote: KENDO KILLING
04-Jan-1996 Thur
w. Laurence Heath
d. Walter Grauman
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Mr. Ishida....................George Kee Cheung
Nobu Hitaki...................Maggie Han
Inspector ?...................Jim Ishida
Koji Hitaki...................Bruce Locke
Coach Nakata ?................Byron Mann
Mr. Hitaki....................Pat Morita
Rick Walsh....................David Stratton
Bill Dawson...................Tom Wopat
Miko Ishida...................Vivian Wu
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Chauffeur.....................Jesse Borja
Waiter........................James Wong
Synopsis:
Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.

12.13 [--] Murder She Wrote: DEATH GOES DOUBLE PLATINUM 
07-Jan-1996 Sunday? (check airdate??)
w. Philip John Taylor
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Wilson Sloan..................Jason Bernard
Max Daniels...................? Robert Clohessy
Alex Lebron...................Nick Corri
Lisa..........................Rosana DeSoto
Sam DeSoto....................Ramon Franco
Tomas.........................? David Labiosa
Patricia DeCalde..............Jacqueline Obradors
Lt.Abby Esposito..............Maria O'Brien
Desi Ortega...................Tony Plana
Luis DeCalde..................?Marco Sanchez
Amy Ortega....................Amy Stock-Poynton
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Culligan......................Ray Young
Hitman.........................Dee McCafferty
Synopsis:
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.

12.14 [--] Murder She Wrote: MURDER IN TEMPO
11-Jan-1996 Thur
Teleplay by Laurence Heath / Story by David Thoreau
d. Kevin Corcoran
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Jeff Sturges
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Blue..........................Sam Anderson
Tommy Vaughn..................Keith Coulouris
Wylie Trey....................John d'Aquino
Rachel Weldon.................Megan Gallivan
Eudeli Vaughn.................Amy Hathaway
as ? ........................ Whip Hubley
Hal Palmer....................Ernie Lively
as ? ......................... John Livingston
Ron Masak (recurring)
Jean..........................Madlyn Rhue
Jim Maddox....................Josh Taylor
William Windom (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Deputy Andy Broom.............Louis Hertham (recurring)
With:
Banker (Abner)................Lawrence Noel Larsen
Synopsis:
A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.

12.15 [--] Murder She Wrote: DARK SIDE OF THE DOOR
01-Feb-1996 Thur
w. James L. Novack
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Allyn Ferguson
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Dirk Mathison................ Richard Beymer
Sonny ? ..................... Dennis Creaghan
Laura Kerwin..................Meg Foster
Lt. Corelli...................Richard Libertini
Erin Garman...................Tracy Middendorf
Drew Finley...................Taylor Nichols
Mike Holbert..................John Oliver
Terry.........................Marcia Strassman
Charles ......................Michael Tylo
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Nora Delano...................Mary-Pat Green
Detective Rogers..............Rodney Frazier
Little Erin...................Brittny Trouville
Synopsis:
The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.

12.16 [--] Murder She Wrote: MURDER AMONG FRIENDS
08-Feb-1996 Thur
w. Jerry Ludwig
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
as ? ..................... Bill Brochtrup
Lt. Roy Flint............. Frederick Coffin
as ? ..................... Robin Curtis
as ? ..................... Cameron Dye
as ? ..................... Terry Hanauer
Timothy Flint............. Garrison Hershberger
Vicki Vardian............. Cindy Katz
Carly McAllister.......... Allison Smith
Leo Vardian............... Nicolas Surovy
Vince DeNisco............. John Terlesky
Dyan Emery................ Barbara Alyn Woods
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Policeman..................Kirk Thornton
With:
Fifth Bud.................Jim Bockelman
Synopsis:
A tv sitcom, "Buds", turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.

12.17 [--] Murder She Wrote: SOMETHING FOUL IN FLAPPIEVILLE
15-Feb-1996
Teleplay by Robert Van Scoyk / Story by Dan Wilcox
D: Anthony Shaw*
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Helena McKenna*...............Corinne Bohrer
Natty Holt*...................Maryedith Burrell
Parker Foreman................Bryan Cranston
Lt. Spivak*...................Brian Cousins
Gus...........................Alan Fudge
Kim Swatner*..................Kimberley Kates
Darren Crosley................Stephen T. Kay
Robbie Dorow..................Robert Knepper
Jason Cardino.................Steven Martini
Mary Dorow....................Dey Young
And Introducing:
Stevie........................Ian Shaw (child; *Anthony's son)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Arvin Bucknell................Richardson Morse
Terry Fusco...................Richard Dano
Carol.........................Wendy Hoffman
With:
Puppeteer #1..................Rene
Puppeteer #2..................Douglas Seymore
Puppeteer #3..................Thom Fountain
Synopsis:
The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.

12.18 [--] Murder She Wrote: TRACK OF A SOLDIER
25-Feb-1996
w. Bruce Lansbury
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
..............................Vaitiare Bandera
?Pete Levering................Brandon Douglas
Howard Levering...............Wings Hauser
Ellen Levering................Linda Kelsey
Greta Bayer...................Audrey Landers
Lloyd Nichols.................Fredric Lane
..............................Ben Lemon
Wainwright....................Stephen Macht
.............................. Katherine Olsen
..............................James Victor
..............................Michael Zelniker
*
NO END CAST on this episode
Synopsis:
The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?

12.19 [--] Murder She Wrote: EVIDENCE OF MALICE
28-Mar-1996
w. Tom Sawyer
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Steve Dorff
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Wendy Arnold..................Colleen Coffey
Meg Berrigan..................Stephanie Dunnam
Deputy Andy...................Louis Herthum (recurring)
Isaac.........................Rick Lenz
Ron Masak (recurring)
? ......................... Lawrence Monoson
? ........................ Monica Parker
? ........................ Jennifer Parsons
George........................Tim Ransom
Fred Berrigan.................Vyto Ruginis
William Windom (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Dean Sorenson.................Mark Voland
With:
Deputy........................Tyler Robert Owen
Boggs ......................Peter Stader
Customer......................Zanne Shaw
Deputy Caleb..................Jack T. Wright
Synopsis:
Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.

12.20 [--] Murder She Wrote: SOUTHERN DOUBLE-CROSS
04-Apr-1996
w. Mark A. Burley
d. Walter Grauman
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
..............................Briony Behets
..............................Donald Burton
..............................Lisa Darr
Sgt. Colin Baxter.............Alastair Duncan
..............................Sofia Formica
..............................Spencer Garrett
..............................Trevor Goddard
..............................Kendrick Hughes
Roo Drummond..................Peter Lavin
Tim Jarvis....................Nick Tate
[characters: Melba Drummond, Miss Brock, Mr.Derby, John,
Donald Jarvis, Boyd Hendricks]
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Boy...........................Adam Wylie
Bartender.....................John Garwood
Synopsis:
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.

12.21 [--] Murder She Wrote: RACE TO DEATH
28-Apr-1996
Teleplay by Laurence Heath / Story by Peter Barwood & Laurence Heath
d. Vincent McEveety
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Bill Richards.................Dwier Brown
Jon Vandervelt................Christopher Buchholtz
Ned Larkin....................Steve Forrest
Kyle Kimball..................John Getz
Deputy Andy...................Louis Herthum (recurring)
Alana Kimball.................Kate Hodge
Ron Masak (recurring)
Admiral Spaulding.............Martin Milner
Anne Larkin...................Andrea Parker
Gantry........................Rick Rossovich
William Windom (recurring)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Crew Member...................Matthew Saks
Process Server................Ronne Troup
Tommy Larkin..................Curtis Blanck
Security Guard................Vincent J. McEveety
Safe Technician...............Cathy Susan Pyles
Synopsis:
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!

12.22 [--] Murder She Wrote: WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU
05-May-1996
Associate Producer, Stephen Swofford
w. Robert Van Scoyk
d. Kevin Corcoran
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
music by Bruce Babcock
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
as ? .......................... Michele Abrams
Lee Franklin...................Anthony Michael Hall
Tom Sampson....................Jerry Hardin
Deputy Andy Broom..............Louis Herthum (recurring)
Sherri Sampson.................Laurie Holden
Johnny Carter..................William Keane
Jeremy Woods...................Bruce Kirby
Roger Yates....................Geoffrey Lewis
Ron Masak (recurring)
as ? ........................ Judson Mills
as ? ........................ Kathryn Morris
Amy Walters....................Cari Shayne
as ? ......................... Will Foster Stewart
William Windom
(characters: Doreen, Nickie, Stu Yates, ?Yates)
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Deputy Olsen...................Kathryn Masak
Synopsis:
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die "accidentally" before the event.

12.23 [--] Murder She Wrote: MRS. PARKER'S REVENGE
12-May-1996
w. Anne C. Collins
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Steve Dorff

Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
Raul Jaffa.....................Erick Avari
Mark Reisner...................Gregg Henry
Karen Reisner..................Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Ed Crider......................William O'Leary
Nathan Mitchell................Tony Todd
Wainhart.......................Peter Van Norden
VanNess........................Gustav Vintas
Lt. Bragg......................Greg Alan Williams
Dr. James Lamont...............Time Winters
*
Co-Starring: (end credits)
Hotel Clerk....................Frederick Dawson
Techie.........................Karen Hensel
Detective......................Gena Acosta
Synopsis:
Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a
deadly virus and an arms deal.

12.24 [264] Murder She Wrote: DEATH BY DEMOGRAPHICS (final episode)
(final episode)
19-May-1996
w. Donald Ross
d. Anthony Shaw
Director of Photography, Ron Vargas, A.S.C.
Music by Jeff Sturges
Guest Stars in Alphabetical Order:
T.T. Baines...................James Acheson
? ........................... Christian Bocher
Ann.......................... Diana Canova
? ........................... Robert Curtis-Brown
? ........................... Seth Jaffe
? ........................... Paul Linke
Graham Forbes.................Robert Pine
Coleen......................? Robin Riker
Howard Deans..................David Ogden Stiers
Dave..........................Kenneth Tigar
Lauren........................? Lucinda Weist
(Characters - Russ Connell / Eddie Mapp / Bud Forbes (son) / Lt. Everett)
*
No Guest Cast on End Credits
Synopsis:
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.
Angela Lansbury wrote a farewell note and stated that this
is episode number 264 and the last WEEKLY episode.