A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
Bachelor Mayor Sam Booth is challenged by a pro-development candidate in an election that's murder, especially for a woman who shows up claiming Sam fathered her five children.
Jessica narrates her newest novel about a bumbling private eye and his girlfriend inadvertently solving a murder by trying to cash in on a dead relative's will.
Monk and Natalie go to Berkeley for Monk's 25th college reunion, but are sidetracked when Stottlemeyer shows up asking for their help on the recent homicide of a retired clinic nurse.
When a young girl is rushed into the hospital in need of immediate treatment, but dies due to a HMO's negligence, Dr. Travis and Community General are sued for negligence. Dr. Sloan must choose between his ethical convictions and the hospital.
Dr. Sloan, et al, are peripheral characters in this, the disappointing second half of a two parter. In the first hour, airing on Promised Land the Matthews family is reunited after years apart. Here, Ryan and Tess Matthews come to LA to help Kate when she's in trouble with a con man.
Julie opens the book on her own investigation when her friend, the husband of a bestselling author, is accused of killing a woman with poison supposedly meant for his wife.
Julie makes news when she travels to Baltimore to defend a man charged with murdering a newspaper editor, and runs into her ex-husband, who's prosecuting the case.
Conrad runs away to join the circus on orders from Matlock, who juggles the defense of a clown accused of strangling his partner during a center-ring routine.
When Sally's wealthy aunt Gladys, dies from poisoning after giving a wedding toast, Aurora inspects if Glady's will hints at who may have wanted her gone. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Niall Matter, Marilu Henner.
A law school student and her friends, set out to prove her brother's innocence but the only way to clear his name is by finding the real killer. Stars Katherine McNamara, Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki DeLoach, Benjamin Ayres.
The son of a factory worker, who struggles to make ends meet, is charged with murdering their lecherous landlord, who had made life difficult for them.
Jessica's trip to New York City to meet with her stockbroker becomes complicated when the broker is found murdered and his secretary charged with the crime.