1961

S2.E1 ∙ The Voices of Death

Fri, Sep 14, 1962

Martha Harrow has killed her husband - a sadistic alcoholic wife-beater.

8.3 /10

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.

8.7 /10

S2.E3 ∙ The Indelible Silence

Fri, Sep 28, 1962

An American Nazi is accused of murdering the caretaker of a synagogue.

0 /10

S2.E4 ∙ The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray

Fri, Oct 05, 1962

Preston becomes involved in the prior case of Simon Gray whom he successfully acquitted of a manslaughter charge four years earlier. Gray, who was driving a school bus that crashed and killed seven children, continues to be tormented by guilt over the incident. Gray's own granddaughter was one of the fatalities, and the situation is exacerbated by the unrelenting grief of his daughter. Preston seeks to find closure for Gray and his family by further investigation of the accident.

0 /10

S2.E5 ∙ The Unwanted

Fri, Oct 12, 1962

Dr. Silberman and his wife have raised young Emily as if she were their own child, but now her real mother wants her back.

0 /10

S2.E6 ∙ Madman: Part 1

Fri, Oct 19, 1962

The Prestons defend a disturbed young man accused of the murder of a girl he picked up and for which the state is demanding the death penalty. Although a court-appointed psychiatrist has evaluated him as sane, it's obvious that the man is, at the least, psychotic with some serious mother issues, but the Prestons discover that the state is in no mood to cut a deal and is determined to convict the man and put him to death.

8.5 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Madman: Part 2

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.

8.7 /10

S2.E8 ∙ The Bigamist

Fri, Nov 02, 1962

Steve Janos has left his alcoholic wife and re-married - but he neglected to get divorced first.

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S2.E9 ∙ The Avenger

Fri, Nov 16, 1962

When a famous doctor is murdered, a suspicion arises that he may have been an escaped Nazi war criminal.

0 /10

S2.E10 ∙ The Invisible Badge

Fri, Nov 23, 1962

Assistant district attorney Charles Terranova is tasked with the prosecution of Mike Flinn, a small-time bookmaker. Terranova seeks to have the case dismissed as it's Flinn's first offense. Concurrently, shady hood Patrick Birch convinces Flinn's daughter that Terranova will drop the charges against her father for a $2000 payoff. When the fee is paid and Flinn released, bribery charges are leveled against an astonished Terranova, who engages the Prestons to clear his name and save his legal career.

8.1 /10

S2.E11 ∙ The Hidden Jungle

Fri, Nov 30, 1962

Composer Joshua Ryder is accused of the stabbing death of his girlfriend Shirley and brought to trial. With overwhelming circumstantial evidence against his client, including a history of aberrant behavior, Lawrence Preston resorts to a courtroom trick in order to save Ryder from conviction. However, following Ryder's acquittal, another murder occurs, leading Preston into an ethical crisis and subsequent determination to expose the true killer.

0 /10

S2.E12 ∙ The Savage Infant

Fri, Dec 07, 1962

Fifteen year old Felipe Santander is arrested for slashing a cleaning lady. The Prestons, who once unsuccessfully defended Felipe's late father on a murder charge, intercede to help the boy, but they find him stubbornly unwilling to accept their assistance, particularly since his father was executed.

0 /10

S2.E13 ∙ The Apostle

Fri, Dec 14, 1962

A street preacher, Peter Brinks, is accused of robbery.

0 /10

S2.E14 ∙ Grandma TNT

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.

9 /10

S2.E15 ∙ Death Takes the Stand

Fri, Dec 28, 1962

Howard March is desperate to prevent his daughter from going to Vermont with her boyfriend.

0 /10

S2.E16 ∙ Kill or Be Killed

Fri, Jan 04, 1963

An unjustly-convicted man breaks out of jail just as evidence comes through that can clear him - but, in the escape, he's killed a man.

0 /10

S2.E17 ∙ Man Against Himself

Fri, Jan 11, 1963

A young black man walking his girlfriend home through New York City's Central Park is accosted by a group of intoxicated white men. Words are exchanged and a fight breaks out, during which one of the white men is hit and dies. The black man is charged with manslaughter, but tells the judge that he doesn't want lawyer and will defend himself. The judge allows it but assigns Larry and Ken Preston to give him legal advice, even though he doesn't want it and in fact mocks the lawyers assigned to him and antagonizes the court during the trial.

8.4 /10

S2.E18 ∙ The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine

Fri, Jan 18, 1963

Should evidence obtained by wire-tapping be valid in a courtroom?

0 /10

S2.E19 ∙ Poltergeist

Fri, Jan 25, 1963

Temporarily stranded on Fire Island with a group of other weekend visitors, Kenneth Preston finds himself investigating a murder.

8.2 /10

S2.E20 ∙ Ordeal

Fri, Feb 01, 1963

After planting evidence to incriminate her husband, Beatrice Hillyer coolly arranges her own death at the hands of an assassin.

7.4 /10

S2.E21 ∙ The Hour Before Doomsday

Fri, Feb 08, 1963

The Prestons defend a journalist in a libel suit brought by a self-styled "prophet".

0 /10

S2.E22 ∙ The Traitor

Fri, Feb 15, 1963

Vincent Kayle, an aeronautics employee, is arrested by the FBI and found to have in his possession film of stolen government documents. Accused of espionage, he faces trial as a spy and traitor to the country. The Prestons attempt to defend him but are thwarted by his steadfast refusal to cooperate.

8.2 /10

S2.E23 ∙ The Eye of Fear

Fri, Feb 22, 1963

Unhappily married to a wealthy older woman, Jerry Thomas finds himself the chief suspect when his wife is discovered murdered in her bed. The police discount Jerry's statements and arrest him for homicide. The Prestons face a tough case in court when the strong circumstantial evidence against Jerry proves formidable.

0 /10

S2.E24 ∙ Metamorphosis

Fri, Mar 01, 1963

Luke Jackson is scheduled to be executed in days. He killed a policeman seven years earlier and was condemned to death. After numerous appeals and stays, he has seemingly reached the end of the road, yet the Prestons say there is hope.

8 /10

S2.E25 ∙ The Last Illusion

Fri, Mar 08, 1963

After a famous illusionist dies during a complex trick, murder is suspected.

0 /10

S2.E26 ∙ The Heathen

Fri, Mar 22, 1963

A teacher seems likely to lose his job after being accused of promoting atheism.

0 /10

S2.E27 ∙ A Book for Burning

Fri, Mar 29, 1963

A famous writer is accused of writing an obscene book.

8 /10

S2.E28 ∙ A Taste for Vengeance

Fri, Apr 05, 1963

The subject of euthanasia is at the crux of this mystery when Rita Bernard's terminally-ill husband dies suddenly from an overdose of morphine. Although she declares her innocence, Rita is charged with the crime after her embittered mother-in-law Helen insists that she murdered her son. The ensuing trial proves tough for both sides as each woman offers compelling and very convincing testimony.

0 /10

S2.E29 ∙ The Colossus

Fri, Apr 12, 1963

On the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, Dr. Chaney is accused of murder.

0 /10

S2.E30 ∙ Judgment Eve

Fri, Apr 19, 1963

The trial of Frank Thorpe, a businessman accused of engaging a hit man to murder a competitor, has ended. Twelve jurors are sequestered to decide upon a verdict. Although they're instructed to not discuss the case outside of official deliberations, jurors begin to expose their thoughts and prejudices in casual conversations and flashbacks to events during the trial.

8.1 /10

S2.E31 ∙ The Noose

Fri, Apr 26, 1963

Arriving for a trial in a small Southern town, the Prestons find their client has been lynched.

0 /10

S2.E32 ∙ Everybody Else Is Dead

Fri, May 10, 1963

Whilst representing Mrs. Potter in her divorce, widower Lawrence Preston finds himself falling in love with her.

0 /10

S2.E33 ∙ The Trial of Twenty-Two

Fri, May 17, 1963

Corrupt labor union leader Peter Chakris resorts to conspiracy when he fears losing control to Fred Solasky, the son of a beloved former union leader. When a colleague is murdered, Chakris frames Solasky for the crime. The Prestons must defend Solasky and expose Chakris's conspiracy.

0 /10

S2.E34 ∙ The Brother Killers

Fri, May 24, 1963

During the final fraternity initiation at a local college, black pledge Harley Dean is killed in a fall during a hazing stunt gone wrong. Fraternity brothers Gary Foster, Cliff Wakeman, and Deke Wilson are all charged with manslaughter and could face up to fifteen years in prison. The Prestons agree to defend the trio.

0 /10