"Murder, She Wrote" Alma Murder (1989)

Director:

Anthony Pullen Shaw

Writers:

Peter S. Fischer (creator) and
Richard Levinson (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Murder, She Wrote" (1984)

Original Air Date:

12 March 1989 (Season 5, Episode 15)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Jessica is summoned to her old alma mater when one of her college professors confesses to a murder Jessica believes he didn't really commit.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Mystery Writer | Writing | Woman Detective | Amateur Detective

Cast

Angela Lansbury	...	Jessica Fletcher
Jason Beghe	...	Steve Chambers
E.G. Marshall	...	Prof. Leon Walker
Janice Rule	...	Margaret Stone
Dinah Shore	...	Emily Dyers
Dana Sparks	...	Karen Chambers
Kate Vernon	...	Rhonda Sykes
Ralph Waite	...	D.A. Paul Robbins
Lee de Broux	...	Sergeant Trask (as Lee De Broux)
Owen Bush	...	Hank
Felicia Lansbury	...	Sara Haines
Kerry Michaels	...	Secretary
Robert Hackman	...	Policeman #1
David Wilson	...	Waiter

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Universal TV

K.O. at D.A.X. Yields S.O.S. to D.O.A.

After shining for decades on radio, screen and television, the lovely and ever-pleasant Dinah Shore joins the ranks of Classic stars delivering her swan song (in acting) performance on "Murder, She Wrote."

Here, when Delta Alpha Chi Sorority House Mother Emily Dyers (Dinah Shore) notifies Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) that their fellow Harrison College Professor Leon Walker (E.G. Marshall) has been arrested, Jessica boards the first flight to Green Falls, New Hampshire, to investigate matters at hand at her "Alma Murder."

Reuiniting with classmate Margaret Stone (Janice Rule) and old flame D.A. Paul Robbins (Ralph Waite) proves bittersweet for Jessica, who, along with Emily and the others, wish that their meeting would have been under happier circumstances.

Advertising Writing Instructor Steve Chambers (Jason Beghe) and his jealous and standoffish wife, Karen Chambers (Dana Sparks) also rally around the inspirational Professor Leon Walker, as a series of secrets begins to unfold around Harrison College and Delta Alpha Chi Sorority.

Sara Haines (Felicia Lansbury) had lost her fiancé in the aftermath of an April Fool's Day dance on the night of a faculty meeting, in an accident which also injured the unpopular schemer Rhonda Sykes (Kate Vernon), which also now lead to a murder to which Leon adamantly confesses.

But when Steve Chambers also confesses to the same murder, along with a differing account of the incident in question, Jessica continues to search for clues to investigate additional possibilities.

What Jessica uncovers as clues begin to unfold is a plot of blackmail, as nearly everyone around Green Falls has secrets to hide with the exception of Emily