灿烂的遗产

 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.

　　任职惩教署多年的马虎（刘丹 饰）退休后搬回与儿子同住，因马虎仍沿用看守监犯的法则管治家庭及各人，令小儿子马壮（黎诺懿 饰）回家犹如坐牢，就连他在律师楼的工作也经常受老爸干涉，两父子争拗日多，夹在中间的二哥马强（徐荣 饰）和妻子劳丽嫦（林漪娸 饰）除了经常充当调解者，更要背负抚养大哥遗下一对子女的重担，加上一个十三点的姑姐马柔（郭少芸 饰）；马家三代同堂，因着不同的际遇、经历及价值观，令原来温馨的小家庭里埋伏着莫名的芥蒂，到底用什么才可真正填补各人心中的罅隙……

该剧以抗日战争时期山东胶东王官庄为背景，围绕农民冯德强一家展开。其父遭日寇汉奸杀害后，冯德强加入八路军成长为优秀战士，妹妹娟子参与共产党员姜永泉领导的抗日斗争。母亲也在子女影响下投身抗战，因汉奸王柬芝出卖遭受酷刑，幼女被害。冯德强揭露王柬芝叛变行径后将其处决，并假借汉奸身份潜入日寇据点收集情报，最终配合八路军攻占日军占领的县城。

　　明朝洪武年间，良材县农官陈忠之女陈细妹（郑希怡 饰）继承了亡父的遗志，从小便有锄强扶弱之心，义字当头，成为良材县人见人爱的女护农。大利米店老板谢苍天（夏雨 饰）为感激圣上御赐九龙白玉碗，而将其子取名为谢皇上（马浚伟 饰）。谢皇上文采风流，自恃聪明绝顶，势要成为良材县为民请命的好官。谢苍天虽唯利是图，但为圆其子心愿，不惜重金捐官，让谢皇上当上了农官，还聘请了发誓不说话的师爷戴从文（黎耀祥 饰）和几名恶衙差给他。戴从文才高八斗，料事如神。在他的帮助下，谢皇上屡破奇案，两人惺惺相惜，合作默契，关系更为密切。此后，谢皇上接受戴从文的建议消解了与陈细妹的误会，并聘请她作为女护农。