Season 5 finds Murder, She Wrote's intrepid Jessica Fletcher in fine sleuthing form, and venturing farther afield from Cabot Cove--a good thing, since at the rate the murders have been happening, that town would be nearly cleaned out. Some of the best episodes take place in more exotic locales like New York (dead man on the street, wearing just one shoe), Montana (a publishing convention gone horribly wrong) and West Virginia (two whistle-blowers at a coal company found gruesomely murdered). Angela Lansbury sparkles with determination and bonhomie, hitting her stride and then some. Jessica's own life backstory is even filled out tantalizingly, especially in the episode "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel," in which an investigation is launched into a mysterious cargo plane that is linked, she learns to her horror, to her late husband. The series' other delight is watching for cameos by stars of a certain age, and this season doesn't disappoint, with appearances by Roddy McDowall, Shelley Fabares, and Dinah Shore--but also some up-and-comers like Megan Mullally (proof positive that the Will & Grace whine was a put-on) and future satirist Bill Maher.
改变自坂上泉的小说《渚之萤火》。故事发生在返还协定生效前的琉球岛。1972年春天，派遣至警视厅的刑警真荣田太一（高桥一生饰）回到琉球警察本部任职。刚就任就碰上了岛内回收美元的运钞车遇袭，车内100万美元失窃的大案。真荣田能否顺利解决此次的强盗案件、抓获潜伏在岛上的美元大盗？
老马先生为了继承哥哥的遗产，带着儿子小马来到伦敦经营一家小古玩铺子。在中国传教的伊牧师的介绍下，他们寄居在寡妇温都太太和她的女儿玛力的家中。最初，温都太太不情愿接纳两位中国客人，但在伊牧师的劝说下和高额的房租之下，她勉强同意了。然而，随着时间的推移，老马和小马渐渐与温都太太和玛力产生了感情。老马已经失去妻子多年，漂泊异国他乡，感到孤独和寂寞，于是他开始喜欢上温都太太。温都太太起初对老马保持警惕，但渐渐地发现了他的温暖和体贴，以及多年来的孤独和苦闷，于是决定嫁给他。 然而，在准备购买结婚戒指的时候，一个珠宝店伙计的态度让温都太太意识到，她与老马之间存在着不可逾越的种族和文化鸿沟。她意识到自己无法跨越这个鸿沟，最终决定终止这段关系。对于小马来说，他深爱着玛力，但玛力却毫无回应，整天郁郁寡欢。尽管如此，玛力依然没有做出任何表示。
安然（孙雅 饰）和丈夫欧阳一峰（安泽豪 饰）结婚多年，两人共同养育着可爱的女儿蒙蒙（高欣宇 饰），生活虽然平淡，但却充满了幸福。安然唯一的遗憾就是家中比上不足比下有余的经济状况，然而欧阳一峰向来淡泊名利，并不愿意为了获得更好的生活而努力拼搏，小小的失望埋藏在安然的心底，渐渐生根发芽。 一次偶然中，安然遇见了高中同学包丽娜（王鸥 饰），发现包丽娜挎着名包穿着名牌开着豪车，生活十分奢侈。在包丽娜的洗脑下，安然决定和她一样成为一名医药代表，但很快安然就发现，想要做好这份工作，不来一点“不寻常”的手段可不行。
