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23 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
Wed, Sep 12, 197360 mins
A high school student who was in love with his attractive young teacher is accused of murdering her.
Episode 2
Wed, Sep 19, 197360 mins
An aging legal wizard (Ralph Bellamy) botches the defense of a murder suspect (Erik Estrada).
Episode 3
Wed, Sep 26, 197360 mins
A young man is accused of killing his girlfriend. Owen discovers that the prosecution has what appears to be a damning piece of evidence, a note found in his school locker, saying that she didn't want to see him anymore, but he suspects that it's a fake and attacks it in court.
Episode 4
Wed, Oct 3, 197360 mins
A 7-year-old boy living on a farm with his dead mother's sister is the prize in a bitter custody battle when his father, an ex-con, returns and wants him back.
Episode 5
Wed, Oct 17, 197360 mins
A newly engaged couple in their 40's find their happiness short lived. Her teenage daughter is violated and killed with the fiance the chief suspect. Owen takes seemingly hopeless case when a Shakespearean quote changes the investigation.

Episode 6
Wed, Oct 24, 197360 mins
A folk-rock singer, who comes from a family of prominent lawyers, is accused of pulling the plug on his terminally ill mother. The singer's father, a dear friend of Owen's, hires him to defend his son.

Episode 7
Wed, Oct 31, 197360 mins
Attorney Owen Marshall agrees to defend a priest who's arrested for killing a girl he once dated. Marshall believes most of the evidence is circumstantial except for an eyewitness who declares she saw the accused at the scene of the crime.
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 7, 197360 mins
Owen Marshall works to free a young girl from a mental institution in a small rural town. Her parents committed her after disapproving of their daughter's morals.
Episode 9
Wed, Nov 28, 197360 mins
Pat Boone plays a junior high school principal fighting for custody of his son. Although the boy wants to live with his father the courts may disagree after hearing the wife's vengeful accusations.
Episode 10
Wed, Dec 5, 197360 mins
Episode 11
Wed, Dec 12, 197360 mins
When Howell is found murdered evidence starts to point to his wife Kit. She hires Owen to defend her and he finds his job more difficult as Kit had recently discovered her husband was having an affair with a nightclub singer.
Episode 12
Wed, Dec 19, 197360 mins
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 2, 197460 mins
A young hitchhiker, after accepting a ride, agrees to deliver a briefcase for the man. But the favor leads to the young man being charged with kidnapping and murder. It doesn't add up to Owen so he agrees to take the case.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 19, 197460 mins
Dr. Tannen, who runs a private clinic, is incensed when a young patient of his dies because a larger hospital wouldn't accept him, and publicly blames the other hospital for the boy's death. This makes him the defendant of a libel suit, for which he hires his friend Owen to defend him. Owen tries to get the doctor to retract his statements, but he steadfastly refuses, insisting on a trial, even though he's deathly ill himself and the strain could possibly kill him.
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 26, 197460 mins
Owen Marshall must rely on a sign language expert to communicate with his client, a kindly, mute gardener accused of several sexual assaults on women.
Episode 16
Sat, Feb 2, 197460 mins
The battle over defining obscenity is waged between a bookstore owner and a small town mayor who wants to censor his inventory. David Soul joins the cast as Owen's colleague Ted Warwick.
Episode 17
Sat, Feb 9, 197460 mins
Owen Marshall defends a policeman accused of murder after he kills the son of a wealthy businessman.
Episode 18
Sat, Feb 16, 197460 mins
Judy Simpson learns she's scheduled for sterilization because of a minor mental handicap. She shows up at Marshall's office to find out what her legal options are to prevent the operation. Owen agrees to take the case.
Episode 19
Sat, Mar 2, 197460 mins
Owen agrees to represent a detective who shoot and kills a young man burglarizing a home. The officer is being sued for wrongful death and Marshall must devise a strategy for his acquittal.
Episode 20
Sat, Mar 9, 197460 mins
Marshall defends Marcus Welby's colleague Dr. Steve Kiley, whose ex-girlfriend's sister has filed a paternity suit against him.
Episode 21
Sat, Mar 23, 197460 mins
Owen sues a short-tempered bus driver who thwarted an onboard robbery which resulted in gunplay and an innocent passenger left paralyzed.
Episode 22
Sat, Mar 30, 197460 mins
An old friend of Owen's asks him to defend his son in a military court for charges of desertion and assault on a Non-Commissioned Officer.
Episode 23
Sat, Apr 6, 197460 mins