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.

A warden asks Maris to investigate the case of Ron Davis, a man on death row who he thinks may be innocent.

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'll implicate him in the crime and harm his wife.

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