Lock Up

Maris undertakes the defence of a reformed ex-con accused of murdering a policeman.

Maris is called into the case of Tom Sheppard six weeks after the young man was convicted of murdering an ex-girlfriend. An old lady across the street says she saw him chase the woman out of a bar and whack her in the head with a rock.

Presents real-life cases from the files of renowned Philadelphia defence attorney Herbert L. Maris, following his relentless fight to clear the names of the unjustly accused.

Steel tubing fails on the job and the machinist who worked on the project is fired and charged with the murder of his supervisor.

A couple of old prison mates force an ex-con to hold the $30,000 they stole in a robbery, or they will implicate him in the crime and harm his wife.

A businessman tries to cover up the crime of his son in order to save his own reputation.