Fri, Oct 26, 1962
In the conclusion of a two-part story, murder suspect Joey Tassili leaves intensive psychiatric evaluation and is placed on trial for the murder of a waitress. The Prestons seek to save Tassili from the electric chair by testing the McNaughton Rule of legal insanity and delivering an impassioned argument against capital punishment.
Fri, Jan 17, 1964
A decade after being blacklisted in Hollywood for his political ties, former actor-turned-shoe-salesman Joe Larch receives an offer for a comeback in a new film. When Larch's plans are thwarted by a radical political group pressuring the town's mayor to stop the production, Larch hires the Prestons to file a libel suit against his enemies.
Fri, Dec 21, 1962
In this comedic tale elderly, genteel Louisa Clarendon and her sisters have seen better financial days. With a lien due on their home and unable to pay the fee, Louisa decides to solve their problem by threatening to blow up a bank unless it hands over enough cash to cover their expenses. She then selects the Prestons at random to defend her.
Fri, Sep 21, 1962
Lawrence and Kenneth Preston go to Blood County, Pennsylvania, to represent a hunter who has been coerced into confessing to a killing he didn't commit. They find that local law enforcement doesn't want any "outside agitators" in their community, and they soon become the objects of threats--and more.
Fri, Oct 25, 1963
When a patient bleeds to death during a routine hernia operation, his widow wants answers, yet she finds few forthcoming, so she asks the Prestons help. The lawyer and his son work on the case, finding the doctors and staff of the hospital closing ranks, except for a young intern with a guilty conscience.
Fri, Sep 29, 1961
The Prestons defend a man charged with murdering a storekeeper during a robbery, but they strongly disagree over his guilt. The drug-addicted client was found unconscious at the scene with the murder weapon in his hand. Lawrence believes he definitely committed the act and only hopes to plead for a lesser sentence, but Kenneth believes the man may be completely innocent of the murder.
Fri, Apr 20, 1962
Lawrence is called to a luncheon with six Korean War Air Force veterans, ostensibly for legal advice. But soon after he arrives he learns the real reason: they want him to act as defense counsel as they "try" one of the group for treason because they believe he gave secrets to the enemy under torture.