"Jessica (Angela Lansbury) uncovers embezzlement and blackmail after a Cabot Cove newcomer (Sean O'Bryan) is suspected of shooting a woman at the local Christmas celebration."
"Jessica (Angela Lansbury) uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner (Edd Byrnes) of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape."
"When Seth's (William Windom) old friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement, returns to Cabot Cove to work on a play, he confronts ghosts from his past and a murder."
"One of Jessica's (Angela Lansbury) students (Raymond Cruz) is framed for murder when someone uses information from her creative writing class to kill a local crime boss (Tomas Milian)."
"When Jessica (Angela Lansbury) befriends a woman (Linda Purl) whose neighboring hotel room has been ransacked, she stumbles on photos that may be linked to the JFK assassination."