A journalist who is nearing death wants Jessica to finish his book, which would vindicate a man unjustly convicted of murdering his heiress wife 16 years prior.
Amanda enters in a raffle, in which she wins a "walk-on" guest appearance on a popular television soap opera, but Norman fears it could mean bad publicity.
An aging actress hires Steele and Laura because someone's trying to kill her due to an old scandal, but her daughter says she needs mental help, not protection.
Another murder strikes the town of Eden Lake, as the coach of the school's basketball team is found dead after a live broadcast of Hannah's Bake-Off contest.
A society page writer witnesses a murder while attending a ball at the Vanderbilt mansion and is drawn into the investigation when her brother is arrested.
When a book specialist discovers a manuscript is fake and proves it was not written by Mark Twain, he is murdered and Jessica must figure out who did it.
Jessica pays a visit to Nashville to catch up with her blues singer friend, Patti Sue Diamond, but must investigate who poisoned Patti Sue and her husband.
An ambassador's son is found murdered in Cabot Cove just one hour after making bail for drinking and driving, and Jessica is set on clearing Mort's name.
A fan from Texas poses as Jessica and investigates a possible case of cheating at a dog show, but winds up getting killed in a car crash after leaving jail.
During a visit to St. Louis, Jessica must help a friend who is not only facing pressure from the IRS, but who is also suspected of murdering her husband.