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.
在第四季中，世界正处于崩溃的边缘。VictoriaNeuman比以往任何时候都更接近美国总统的位置，并受到正在巩固权力的祖国人的有力压制。Butcher只剩下几个月的生命，他失去了Becca的儿子，也失去了他作为黑袍纠察队队长的工作。队员们都受够了他的谎言。众人面临的风险胜过以往，他们必须找到一种合作的方式，在为时已晚之前拯救世界。
大型历史正剧展现旷世奇才传奇人生！主撰修《永乐大典》流芳百世！大明奇才解缙自小天资聪颖，勤学好问，颖敏绝伦。5岁便能吟诗作对，有金榜神童之美誉。当朝尚书曹萱以权谋私，买通乡试考官司，舞弊考场。解缙当众辩卷得胜，被补录为乡试新科解元，载誉归乡。十九岁时又以其超人的才华和胆识考中进士。当朝皇帝朱元璋对解缙所书《大庖西封事》倍加赞赏，并将原本只给皇帝一人阅读的封事公之于众，解缙
少年得意，颇具学识的状元书生高升（郑少秋 饰）得到了雍正皇帝的赏识，最后被任命为弘历，也就是后来的乾隆皇帝的陪读。在紫禁城，高升一待就是二十多年。他不仅是皇帝的伴读，还为乾隆皇帝解决了大大小小的事情，但乾隆妒高升才学突出，因此高升没有一官一职，倒也活的自在。新入宫的小宫女如意（杨怡 饰）颇得皇帝喜欢，但碍于如意卑微的身份和皇后的威严，一直未能得手。而这时，如意却惹上了莫须有的罪名，最后遗失在了宫外，不知去向。 乾隆命高升追逐如意的下来，高升借机感受外面的大千世界，来到了扬州城。在这里找到了如意的下落，结识了侠妓，万花楼的老板苏三（邓萃雯 饰）。二人从互看对方不顺眼到后来心心相惜，可事情不可能一帆风顺……
