David Tolliver is one of the most compelling characters in the MSW canon. He’s charming and handsome, but also habitually dishonest and creepily intense. Is his professed romantic interest in Jessica sincere, or is there something more sinister at play?
Edmund Gerard is the Dean of Students at Sequoia University, a major university in Seattle, WA. Edmund was friends with Jessica and Frank before they were married. Both he and his secretary, Amelia, hint at the possibility of a pairing between Edmund and Jessica now that they are both widowed. Jessica wishes only to remain friends, which is fortunate, because it turns out that Edmund is the kind of man who has affairs with married subordinates.
Strindberg is a contract attorney and partner with Carr, Strindberg and Roth in S1 E4: “Hooray for Homicide”.
Norman is a junior contract attorney with Carr, Strindberg and Roth in S1 E4: “Hooray for Homicide”.
This is a timeline of all the events we’ve learned about so far on our Murder, She Wrote journey. It includes “present” events as portrayed in the episodes (1984 – 1996), as well as past events depicted or described in the series. Estimated publication dates for J.B. Fletcher’s books can be found in her Oeuvre.
Jessica’s first movie deal is scuttled in “Hooray for Homicide.” (S1 E4)
Jessica visits her cousin in Virginia and saves the reputation of a very wealthy beagle in “It’s a Dog’s Life.” (S1 E5)
Jessica visits her niece in San Francisco and clears her future nephew-in-law of murder charges in “Birds of a Feather.” (S1 E3)
Jessica visits her niece in Chicago and solves a spooky locked room mystery in “We’re Off to Kill the Wizard.” (S1 E8)
A hurricane blows through Cabot Cove, and Jessica identifies a “Deadly Lady.” (S1 E2)
At home in Cabot Cove, Jessica helps a friend steer clear of murder charges in “Hit, Run and Homicide.” (S1 E7)
Jessica teaches a seminar in Seattle, and becomes entangled with “Lovers and Other Killers.” (S1 E6)
Jessica travels to New York to promote her first book, and solves her first case, “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes.” (S1 E1)
Jessica, Frank, and their mutual friend, Edmund Gerard (S1 E6: “Lovers and Other Killers”) spend their Saturday nights at Kappa Gamma Chi. The only active chapter of the sorority during this timeframe appears to be at Emerson College in Boston, MA.
Deputy Roxie brings boy scout energy to S1 E5: “It’s a Dog’s Life.”
The Sheriff of Greenville, VA and Jessica just don’t see eye to eye on anything in S1 E5: “It’s a Dog’s Life.”
Los Angeles’ Lt. Mike Hernandez is an aspiring writer, and his admiration for J.B. Fletcher becomes a bit problematic in S1 E4: “Hooray for Homicide”.
San Francisco’s Lt. Novack feels a bit beleaguered in S1 E3: “Birds of a Feather”.
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