A handyman who has been paying attention to more than just the houses of various Cabot Cove ladies becomes the prime suspect in a murder. Jessica discovers that wealthy widow Eve Simpson called for help with her 'stuck' cat every Tuesday, and every other day of the week he filled the slot with a different woman. 
Jessica uncovers a shocking link between her family history and Michael McDonald while on the trail of a murder at a New Mexico archaeological dig. A note surfaces from the site, wrapped up in a Hawaiian shirt. It reads:
Emotionally exhausted and pissed off about the amount of rain we've been getting lately, Jessica puts on her favorite red silk robe, lights some Pier 1 import candles with one of those long candle lightery things and reclines in her favorite IKEA POÄNG chair. Using her iMac remote control she puts her iTunes on shuffle, and let's the good times roll.
The Hardy Boys make a special appearance this weekend while Jessica takes it easy. 
With no murders to solve in Cabot Cove, Jessica becomes very bored — The Internet can only be interesting for so long. Looking towards phone tapping as a new creative outlet, she overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder. 
Jessica's vacation to Mexico is interupted - The theft of a priceless artifact from a Mexico City museum leads her into a labyrinth of clues, where murder is the fact behind the Mask of Montezuma. The noise and costumes of the "Day of the Dead" fiesta make it hard for Ms. Fletcher to identify a killer. The tequila isn't helping much either.
When Jessica suffers a broken arm, she hires a typist to meet her deadline, but first she must clear the woman of a murder charge. Seems Jessica's dirty work is never done. Maybe she should consider a change of career? Perhaps just relaxing to this smoldering podcast would be enough to ease her troubled mind? Listen here!
Jessica goes to a keyparty in the San Fernando valley a week before Valentine's Day to unwind. Before all the keys could be distributed, murder takes a stab at love. An unhappy wife, a government official, a lovesick assistant and a self-centered astronomer are suspects in the murder of a young virgin. Listen to the soundtrack of the evening (Episode 10) and satiate your desire.
Times are hard in Cabots Cove. It's just another "Case of the Mondays" for Jessica Fletcher. Oozing with laziness in the new year (and a potential sinus infection), episode seven sees our heroine take some LSD and embark on a psychedelic journey.
