Famed urban attorney Ben Walker leaves the fast paced world to buy a Mississippi tug boat and practice law from there. Cruising the river with help from Stella and Lafe, he finds difficult cases wherever he docks.
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There is a Tiger in the Town
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There is a Tiger in the TownBen comes to the aid of an elderly newspaper editor who, traumatized by his wife's death, took on the identity of Mark Twain, and is now accused of murdering the man suspected of killing his wife.
Cradle to Grave
F2
Cradle to GraveBen seeks to unravel an incriminating web of circumstantial evidence that links a mystery writer and his lover to murder.
The Trial of Ben Walker
F3
The Trial of Ben WalkerBen gets involved in the case of a teenager who claims that a doctor performed an unnecessary radical mastectomy on her mother.
The Last Voice You Hear
F4
The Last Voice You HearBen is caught in a legal and emotional crossfire of embattled former spouses over who knows what is best for their nine-year-old child.
The Shooting
F5
The ShootingFormer resident Margaret Hammond writes a best-seller, ""River Town"", about the place where she grew up, and lawyer Ben has to dig deep for a defense that will saver her from a libel charge by the town's most affluent family.
Peace with Honor
F6
Peace with HonorBen returns to his roots as a prosecutor to imprison a man he unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute for murder 25 years ago and who has now committed a similar crime.
Joey
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JoeyBen takes on the medical profession in defense of a midwife who defies the law to practice the craft of child delivery with a skill rivaled by few obstetricians.
Crisis of Identity
F8
Crisis of IdentityBen defends a private nurse who is charged with murder when the wealthy man for whom she was caring dies of a drug overdose.
Town Without Pity
F9
Town Without PityA beautiful woman hires Ben to defend her young, retarded gardener Jerry against murder charges.
G.I. Blues
F10
G.I. BluesThe mother of a man who has been murdered hires Ben to defend his wife, the primary suspect in the shooting death.
Between Fathers and Sons
F11
Between Fathers and SonsA peaceful activist emerges from hiding to seek Ben's help in exonerating her of a 15-year-old murder charge.
The Big Leagues
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The Big LeaguesBen becomes involved in the defense of a rebellious teenager who maintains his innocence of armed robbery, yet is terrified to reveal the guilty parties.
Going Back to Hannibal
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Going Back to HannibalBen defends the embittered survivor of a German concentration camp who is suspected of murdering a Nazi war criminal hiding in a small Mississippi river town.
Wheels of Justice
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Wheels of JusticeBen defends a hot-headed ex-convict suspected of murdering both a foreman who recently fired him and a man who claimed to have seen him fleeing from the crime.
Informed Consent
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Informed ConsentBen is asked by the army to defend a sergeant accused of slugging a fellow officer who he claims was trying to rape his daughter.
Abigail
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AbigailAn elderly farmer hires Ben to defend a young navy veteran who is accused of killing his father after an explosive argument.
Home Again
F17
Home AgainBen finds himself working with a flamboyant, publicity-seeking attorney when he agrees to represent a professional football player facing trial on drug charges.
