TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, we run to the wilds of the Canadian court system as Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) unravels the motives of the accused in WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE.

When the matriarch (Claire Trevor) of a well-to-do Quebec family does not approve of the marriage between her son (Christoper Allport) and his common choice of wife (Marilyn Hassett), she may have gotten rid of her via a shocking house fire--but was it an accident?

Throw in incredulous attorneys, suspiciously plump envelopes, and a somewhat confusing timeline, and Petra and Viktor are keeping up with our favorite mystery writer as she manipulates just about everyone around her to get to the truth. Outstanding performances include Patrick McGoohan, Juliet Mills, and Richard Cox.

TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, Viktor and Petra discover WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT, no one is safe: the youth with their indiscretions, the mature with their secrets and lies, and the set designers who have to use Photoshop.

John Glover is back as a wronged man out for revenge, and when the object of his ire (Dack Rambo) is found murdered, he's the only logical suspect. But he wasn't there, so who's really to blame?

Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) contends with a series of Cabot Cove deceptions, with theatrical Batman villain-style booby traps, faux-disabled opportunists, and the mystery of what happened when a man died on prom night.

TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, we explore the Parisian fashion runways! And there's a lot more dead guy in the hotel room than anticipated.

When blackmailing tycoon Maxim Soury (Lee Bergere) tells designer-on-the-rise Eva Taylor (Barbara Rush) that he wants 50% of her new business, she seeks out her close, rich friend Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) for help.

During a fashion show full of disparate pieces of sequin, beads, and lamé, two shots are heard down the hall, and Maxim is suddenly no longer a financial burden; he's dead.

Surely it wasn't Maxim's wife (Taina Elg), as she was seated with Jessica at the show, and the models all seemed too busy —including that of A-lister Lu Watters (Randi Brooks); the fabulous assistant (Bill Beyers) wouldn't have time, would he? Somehow, Ms. Taylor might, though.

A strong potential for Season 4's opener leaves Petra and Viktor at odds while Jessica takes a backseat to the inspector of the week (Fritz Weaver), quick musical numbers by Juliet Prowse fly by, and scene after scene appear to feature a stand-in for our heroine. A FASHIONABLE WAY TO DIE is by no means boring, however, and we're left with considerable empathy for ladies in the hospitality service industry, who must contend with missing towels, disheveled rooms, and Americans.

As Petra and Viktor wave goodbye to Season 3, we are taking on the task of recording our commentary track for STRANGE BARGAIN--the 1949 film that inspired Season 3's THE DAYS DWINDLE DOWN.

Find out with us how it COULD HAVE ended before the MURDER, SHE WROTE rewrite completely modified the events thirty years earlier; with standout performances from Martha Scott, Harry Morgan, and Katherine Emery, Jeffrey Lynn stars as the hapless suburban dad who agrees to cover up a murder for $10,000, screws it up, and is prime suspect when the family collects their life insurance policy but the bullets in the wall don't match the story he gives.

TONIGHT ON MURDER SHE WROTE, we're examining our options; commiserating when we can, judging when we must, and waiting for an intrepid New England amateur sleuth who's not coming this time around.

TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, Viktor and Petra are going circus to recording studio for the season 3 super highs, curious lows, and what-in-the-worlds.

Revisit the experimental season 3 that brought us ghosts in the wall, boxers in sweatpants, coffee stains, dangerous plane travel, missing birth certificates, villainous dentists, a mystery with an entirely different protagonist, crossovers, and clips from an old movie no one has ever heard of. It's been a wild ride, and we have the corned beef to show for it.

In this special edition of the pod, we revisit the femme fatales, studs, bonkers scenarios, a cast of old Hollywood, those soon to be discovered, and (so much) more.

TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, we have hit our season three finale!

In this bonkers treat for 4 out of 5 senses, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is left in the dark at a recording studio where she's narrating her novel for audiotape. When the lights come on again, who's dead in his office but the douchebag business owner (Patrick Wayne), whom no one really seems to like or trust.

Naturally, we assume it's anyone we spotted before the blackout—and as usual, the list is legion: his cranky partner (Michael Callan), the mealticket wife (Constance Towers), the comeback musician (Charlie Daniels) who wants out of his contract, his ditzy, ambitious niece (Jonna Lee), and the disenchanted technicians (Frederic Lehne and Michael Cole).

Of course, to spice things up—and to get Jessica further invested—the skin rash of a detective (G.W. Bailey) is sure that the killer is one of her pals: the books-for-the-blind producers; the Daltons, Nancy (Wendy Phillips), and her visually impaired husband Greg (William Atherton). His theory? Who better to kill in the dark than a blind man, particularly one who's just been let go?

Jessica must contend with the blowhard cop, nail polish spills, steak knives in dryers, and the sound of her voice—the latter of which may be the final piece to the puzzle. After all, MURDER, SHE SPOKE.

TONIGHT ON MURDER, SHE WROTE, Petra Fried and Viktor Devonne are with Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) as she investigates the innocence of a man convicted of murder more than 30 years ago, and whose life has been summarily torn asunder. Who's to blame? What really happened? Why is this all in black and white?

In one of the most ambitious and bonkers decisions of season 3, THE DAYS DWINDLE DOWN features intercut and re-edited footage from the nearly forgotten STRANGE BARGAIN, a 1949 noir by Will Price starring Jeffrey Lynn as well-meaning but totally screwed Sam Wilson, and his faithful and extremely patient wife Georgia (Martha Scott) traversing the lead-up and aftermath of the boss's death. Said boss, Jarvis (Richard Gaines, also not alive to actually be in this episode) has been found dead at his estate and no one believes Sam that it was a suicide made to look like murder! You see, $10,000 was his payment from Jarvis to help further the belief of homicide amongst the inheriting family and police... Well, Sam messed up and now everyone really does think it's murder, and Sam heads to prison accordingly. Now out, he remains a shell of a man, and Georgia is desperate to get him back to his old (young?) self in their elderly years.

A happenstance meeting between Georgia and Jessica leads to our Cabot Cove murder solver on the road to the truth--which now includes the adult son of Mr. Jarvis, Sydney (Richard Beymer of TWIN PEAKS); the Wilsons' own adult son, Rod, now an officer (Art Hindle); the retired cop who put it all together years ago, Webb (Harry Morgan of DRAGNET), and Dorothy (Susan Strasberg of the Starsbergs), the granddaughter of Jarvis' partner who may know more about the plot than she thinks. It's all a lot of backstory via flashback, bad decision after bad decision, and fantastic bows from "Baby" June Havoc (of GYPSY lore), and Gloria Stuart (TITANIC!), who may be the real monsters of this story after all!

A memorable penultimate effort of season 3, we are seated for the reveals and twists, which would take us completely by surprise if this weren't our fifteenth time or so watching it.

TONIGHT ON MURDER SHE WROTE, Viktor and Petra explore the political animals behind the scenes of small-town Idaho!

It's more vicious than it sounds. Not only is someone already dead under mysterious circumstances, but the sheriff and his boy wonder seem in on it, and the investigating family still has a target on them.

Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) meets a new sparring partner with a badge (Ed Laurier), who is involved in a gambling enterprise full of conspiracy, manslaughter, and patio furniture. Mama Boss is Kate Gunnerson (Marie Windsor), a pit bull in a denim skirt, who runs the syndicate with a manicured hand.

Jessica must decide who she can trust: the widowed wife (Ellen Bry), the charismatic upstart in office (Bruce Davison), the campaign manager who just buried his client (Joseph Campanella), the secretary with her ear to the door (Charlene Tilton), and the Police Captain (Mitchell Ryan), who could also be on the take.

When another body ends up on the side of the road, and Jessica herself is driven off the road by the scariest truck since Jeepers Creepers, she has to live long enough to find justice in a rural community, manipulated by THE CEMETERY VOTE.