Air Date : 6th-Sep-1954  Read More

Air Date : 13th-Sep-1954  Read More

Air Date : 20th-Sep-1954  Read More

A disturbed teen-aged boy begins setting fires in the neighborhood following an altercation with his father. Air Date : 27th-Sep-1954  Read More

Matthews takes the case of a cop killer who is depending on his little brother's false testimony to get him off. When the killer thinks Matthews is getting to friendly with his little brother, he fires Matthews. Air Date : 30th-Sep-1954  Read More

A man is in hospital after wrecking a car with an escaped fugitive, killing the fugitive. The man is in trouble for harboring the fugitive but he refuses to speak to Matthews, his Public Defender. Matthews quickly deduces that the man doesn't want to be linked to his father who is a prominent judge. Air Date : 7th-Oct-1954  Read More

When a father of 2 is temporarily disabled in an auto accident, his wife gets a job to make ends meet. However, unscrupulous debtors begin to garnish her wages and then her boss fires her. Matthews comes to the rescue. Air Date : 14th-Oct-1954  Read More

An prison inmate just 3 weeks from parole participates in a prison break. His wife cannot understand why he would do such a thing and goes to Bart Matthews for help, Air Date : 21st-Oct-1954  Read More

The Public Defender's deputy almost wrecks his marriage when he insists on defending a 15-year old boy accused of assault and murder. Air Date : 28th-Oct-1954  Read More

The Public Defender defends a young man involved in an accident that killed a young girl. He investigates to see if he was accused because he was in a hot rod. Air Date : 4th-Nov-1954  Read More

A man becomes desperate for money when he's told his son must have an operation immediately. After getting the money, his brother-in-law arrests him, telling him he got the money illegally. Now the Public Defender must find a way to get him out of jail and reunited with his family. Air Date : 11th-Nov-1954  Read More

A man in love is accused of hijacking. The public defender hears a story about his courtship and the reason behind his arrest. Air Date : 18th-Nov-1954  Read More

A story of blind justice, as Matthews defends a man whom was caught by police with the gun that killed the man's wife. Air Date : 25th-Nov-1954  Read More

The answer to a murder case may just lay in the hands of a teenage boy using trick photography. Air Date : 2nd-Dec-1954  Read More

It is the opening of deer season and the long-running feud between two old codgers has heated up again. When one is found shot in the woods, the other is of course the prime suspect. Air Date : 9th-Dec-1954  Read More

Guy from the hood gets framed for murder. Matthews enlists the help of Socrates, who runs the hood's homeless shelter, to obtain proof of his client's innocence. Air Date : 16th-Dec-1954  Read More

During a raid on the Carter family still, a warden is shot and killed. Jesse Carter, fresh home from the service, is arrested for the killing. Air Date : 23rd-Dec-1954  Read More

A man is arrested for a robbery he didn't commit, but he can't remember what he did at the time of the robbery. His wife believes in his innocence. His only hope may be a mental hospital where they can help him remember. Air Date : 30th-Dec-1954  Read More

The Bachman siblings are European refugees who've worked hard in America. But Hans begins to romance Wanda and convinces her to get him valuable plans. Erich ends the spy ring by shooting Hans but was it justified in Reed's definition of justice. Air Date : 6th-Jan-1955  Read More

Matthews must defend a ditch-digger accused of attacking his boss. Further investigation reveals more complexity to the story. Air Date : 13th-Jan-1955  Read More

An ex-con is forced to rob his employer's safe by two other ex-cons who knew him from the joint. Air Date : 20th-Jan-1955  Read More

Bart Matthews defends Karl Novak, who faces a second-degree murder charge following the grisly slaying of a storekeeper. Air Date : 27th-Jan-1955  Read More

A once famous film director is now working as night-watchman at the film studio. One night he knocks down another film director, who once was his assistant director but now is the famous one, and takes 300 dollars from him. The public defender cannot understand why somebody would destroy all of his former reputation for such a small crime. Air Date : 3rd-Feb-1955  Read More

After a boy is discovered dead in the hallway at school, one of his classmates is arrested since he was caught fighting with him at the time of his death. The Public Defender sets out to find out if the boy's being a "Mama's Boy" may have been the cause for what the classmates claim was an accident. Air Date : 10th-Feb-1955  Read More

A man is accused of purposely running a co-worker down and is arrested for attempted murder. But the Public Defender is able to get him off after talking to his other co-workers. Oh, but wait, that's only half the story. Air Date : 17th-Feb-1955  Read More

A kid is arrested for gang activity after mugging a cop, but the gang is being organized by some influential people, so the other gang members threaten to kill the kid if he talks. The Public defender must get to the bottom of things before someone else is hurt! Air Date : 24th-Feb-1955  Read More

An error in reading the stars provides the key clue in unraveling crimes committed at an oil drilling site. Air Date : 3rd-Mar-1955  Read More

A soldier about to ship out of the country is on his way home to his pregnant wife. He gets a ride with a woman who takes him as far as the car rental place. Later that night, the man and his wife are arrested for stealing the car and hitting an old, blind woman. The Public Defender searches for the young woman who gave him a ride, but she seems to not exist. Air Date : 10th-Mar-1955  Read More

A man arrested for robbery swears he's innocent and only signed the confession because the arresting officer beat him up. Air Date : 17th-Mar-1955  Read More

An upcoming prizefighter wants to turn himself into Matthews for parole violation but the threats of small time hoodlums and the actions of a clueless police officer cause things to go wrong. Air Date : 24th-Mar-1955  Read More

When Peter Stone hears that a murder suspect fits his description, his extreme paranoia leads him to take actions that make him appear guilty. He is eventually convicted of a murder he had nothing to do with. Matthews appeals his case. Air Date : 31st-Mar-1955  Read More