The cases of slow-talking but high-powered West Virginia attorney Billy Jim Hawkins.
Production
Production
Seasons
8 Episodes • Premiered 1973
1. Death and the Maiden
Hawkins defends an heiress charged with a triple murder.
2. Murder in Movieland
Billy Jim journeys to Hollywood when a movie star's husband is accused of murder.
3. Die, Darling, Die
Janet Hubbard is accused of the murder of her husband.
4. A Life for a Life
Hawkins defends Joe Hamilton on a charge of murder.
5. Blood Feud
Lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins' distant relative, Stanley Hawkins, is killed and the young Don Morrison is suspected, igniting an old blood feud. To ease the situation, Jim Hawkins takes over the defense of Don Morrison.
6. Murder in the Slave Trade
Hawkins tries to find out who really murdered a sports mogul.
7. Murder on the 13th Floor
A man is accused of murdering a young woman in his mother's hotel.
