Season 6

1989 · 22 episodes · 16h 30m in all · 7.5/10

1. Appointment in Athens
24 Sept 1989 · 45 min · 8.0/10
Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
2. Seal of the Confessional
1 Oct 1989 · 45 min · 8.1/10
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
3. The Grand Old Lady
8 Oct 1989 · 45 min · 5.6/10
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
4. The Error of Her Ways
15 Oct 1989 · 45 min · 8.0/10
When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
5. Jack and Bill
29 Oct 1989 · 45 min · 7.7/10
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
6. Dead Letter
5 Nov 1989 · 45 min · 5.4/10
An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?
7. Night of the Tarantula
12 Nov 1989 · 45 min · 8.2/10
A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
8. When the Fat Lady Sings
19 Nov 1989 · 45 min · 8.2/10
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
9. Test of Wills
26 Nov 1989 · 45 min · 7.7/10
A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
10. Class Act
3 Dec 1989 · 45 min · 7.5/10
A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
11. Town Father
17 Dec 1989 · 45 min · 7.8/10
The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children.
12. Goodbye Charlie
7 Jan 1990 · 45 min · 7.0/10
Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
13. If the Shoe Fits
21 Jan 1990 · 45 min · 7.4/10
A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
14. How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
4 Feb 1990 · 45 min · 8.0/10
Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
15. The Fixer-Upper
11 Feb 1990 · 45 min · 7.7/10
Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
16. The Big Show of 1965
25 Feb 1990 · 45 min · 7.7/10
Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
17. Murder: According to Maggie
4 Mar 1990 · 45 min · 7.2/10
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
18. O'Malley's Luck
25 Mar 1990 · 45 min · 7.5/10
An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
19. Always a Thief
8 Apr 1990 · 45 min · 7.4/10
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
20. Shear Madness
29 Apr 1990 · 45 min · 7.3/10
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancÃ©e is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
21. The Szechuan Dragon
6 May 1990 · 45 min · 7.5/10
Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
22. The Sicilian Encounter
20 May 1990 · 45 min · 7.3/10
Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.