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Hawkins

TV·1973–1974·1 season, 8 episodes·CBS·Mystery·1h 13m·Created by David Karp

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The cases of slow-talking but high-powered West Virginia attorney Billy Jim Hawkins.

Cast

James StewartJames StewartBilly Jim Hawkins

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes1973–74Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Hawkins S01E01Death and the MaidenMarch 13, 1973—Hawkins defends an heiress charged with a triple murder.
  2. S01E02Hawkins S01E02Murder in MovielandOctober 2, 1973—Billy Jim journeys to Hollywood when a movie star's husband is accused of murder.
  3. S01E03Hawkins S01E03Die, Darling, DieOctober 23, 1973—Janet Hubbard is accused of the murder of her husband.
  4. S01E04Hawkins S01E04A Life for a LifeNovember 13, 1973—Hawkins defends Joe Hamilton on a charge of murder.
  5. S01E05Hawkins S01E05Blood FeudDecember 4, 1973—Lawyer Billy Jim Hawkins' distant relative, Stanley Hawkins, is killed and the young Don Morrison is suspected, igniting an old blood feud.
  6. S01E06Hawkins S01E06Murder in the Slave TradeJanuary 22, 1974—Hawkins tries to find out who really murdered a sports mogul.
  7. S01E07Hawkins S01E07Murder on the 13th FloorFebruary 5, 1974—A man is accused of murdering a young woman in his mother's hotel.
  8. S01E08Hawkins S01E08Candidate for MurderMarch 5, 1974—Hawkins defends a politician accused of murder.

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