Billy Jim Hawkins had given up his position as a deputy district attorney and opened a small-town private law practice in the fictional town of Beauville, West Virginia.

Hawkins was a far better fit for Stewart′s acting talents;[2] it received good critical reviews and Stewart won a 1973 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Television Drama Series.

Guest stars: Julie Harris, Mayf Nutter, Murray Hamilton, Diana Douglas, Sam Elliott, Henry Jones, Judson Morgan, Melissa Newman, Noble Willingham, and Iggie Wolfington.

Guest stars: William Windom, John Ventantonio, James Hampton, Noam Pitlik, Tyne Daly, Jeanne Cooper, Joe Maross, Curt Conway, Gene Tyburn, Larry Delaney, Britt Leach, and Nelson D. Cuevas.

After a fading football star is accused of murdering his team's hated owner, the victim's widow hires Hawkins to handle the defense.

Guest stars: Robert Sampson, John Milford, Peter Mark Richman, Ellen Weston, Stacy Keach Sr., Dick Gautier, James Luisi, Carol Vogel, Joseph Hindy, Mayf Nutter, and Warren Kemmerling.