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 As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).

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 Angela Lansbury returns to her acclaimed and admired role as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in all 21 entertaining episodes of Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Tenth Season. Loaded with the shocking surprises and clever storylines that fans of this 41-time Primetime Emmy® nominated and 16-time Golden Globe® nominated series have come to expect, this compelling season follows Jessica as she investigates crimes from the far reaches of the globe to her own doorstep in the sleepy town of Cabot Cove. With such amazing guest stars as Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren, David Warner, George Segal and Morgan Fairchild, each case is sure to keep you riveted until the final clue.

　　自出生起就被双亲遗弃的波特兰少女Lux，在她16岁生日到来之际，终于结束了辗转于各寄养家庭的生活。她找到了自己的生父 Nate Bazile，并惊闻自己的生母是当地电台热门节目的主持人Cate Cassidy。命运的安排使得三人又走到了一起，法官裁定Lux将交给 Baze和Cate共同抚养，从而补偿Lux从未得到过的家庭温暖。
　　回顾上一季故事的发展，女儿的到来给大家的生活带来不小的震荡。 Baze经营着一家父亲施舍的小酒吧，本身就像个没有长大的孩子，自己的生活一团糟，但Lux的到来使30多岁的他对责任和未来有了重新的认识。另一方面，Cate和电台搭档Ryan已经订婚，但这对父女的出现给Cate的生活带来了很大的冲击，尤其是Baze和她似乎旧情复燃，这一切都直接影响到了 Cate与Ryan的未来。尽管生活中波澜不断，Lux对于新家的不适应和对Cate的误解，Cate在两个男人之间的游离，Baze和他父亲那解不开的结，但冥冥之中那血浓于水的亲情正将三人联系得越来越紧密。
　　在上一季末，Baze似乎逐渐理顺了自己的生活，告别了不负责任的滥情，和父亲冰释前嫌，和Lux的男友Bug关系融洽。Lux则向Ryan表达了她对于与Cate 和Baze在一起时的归属感的向往，Ryan表示理解。与此同时，Baze终于意识到了自己对Cate的感觉，决定勇于面对这份感情。然而Cate似乎已经大彻大悟，明白自己心之所属，最终和Ryan走入了婚姻的殿堂。就在最后时刻，Baze破门而入，出现在教堂，但Cate依然坚定地吻向新郎Ryan，一切似乎已成定局…

　　莱克斯（布丽特妮·罗伯森 Brittany Robertson 饰）一直都过着颠沛流离的生活，辗转于不同的寄宿家庭，这个年仅15岁的女孩看透了人情冷暖。16岁生日这天，莱克斯决定，要摆脱一切束缚，独立生活。怀抱着这样的信念，莱克斯找到了自己的生父贝茨（克里斯托弗·普拉哈 Kristoffer Polaha 饰）——一个经营着落魄小酒馆，成日和损友们厮混在一起的中年男人。
　　让莱克斯感到惊讶的是，透过贝茨之口，她知道了自己的母亲竟然是电视台的知名主持人凯特（施瑞·阿普莱碧 Shiri Appleby 饰），而不明真相的莱克斯一直以来都是凯特和她的节目的忠实观众。毕竟血浓于水，就这样，为了履行为人父母的责任，落魄废柴男、精英女主持和古灵精怪小女儿组成了一个充满了违和感的家庭。