S2E15

Powder Keg

Murder, She Wrote

calendar_todayFeb 9, 1986 schedule45 min star7.0

After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner to be found dead, and young Matt Burns, the son of a former student of Ames', ends up accused of the murder. At the behest of Linda Bonner, the victim's sister who happens to care deeply about the accused, Jessica takes a look into the murder, but hatred runs deep in this town and it's pure luck (and Andy Crane) that leads Jessica and Ames to the right answer.

broadcast_on_home Networks

CBS

star Guest Stars

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Billy Willetts

person

Brian Lane Green

Matthew Burns

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Sheriff Claudell Cox

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Frank Kelso

Cindy Fisher

Cindy Fisher

Linda Bonner

Larry Wilcox

Larry Wilcox

Andy Crane

Mariclare Costello

Mariclare Costello

Cassie Latham Burns

person

John Dennis Johnston

Peter Fargo

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Charlie Demsey

person

Jeff Osterhage

Ed Bonner

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Prof. Ames Caulfield

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Mr. Bonner