Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

It began as a cross country train trip. It became a Federal case-- of murder!

NR 1997 · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, Mystery

Jessica Fletcher searches for a woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a serious flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.

Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw · Written by Mark A. Burley

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