Two women show up at a beauty parlor and find out they share the same name, address, and husband. When the supposed bigamist is killed, the way a candle burns becomes a clue to the mystery.
A young woman, deserted by her bridegroom, is charged with the murder of his uncle.
Harry Bright and Chuck Clark were once best friends and business partners until Margaret entered the picture. Margaret was a much younger woman on the make who entranced Chuck into marrying her. When Margaret is found shot to death, Harry is arrested for the crime but the more Perry digs into the victim's past the more convoluted things get.
Opening episode of the series, introduces Jim Bowie - and how he encountered a bear while armed only with a rifle, which misfires and had to flee for his life, which inspired the first Bowie knife to be made, according to Jim's own specification.
When a man who saved Jess's life in the past arrives riding with a female preacher, Jess tries to avoid him but to no avail.