When his stepbrother is found dead, a man is charged with murder and is accused of using his sleepwalking as a cover-up.
A young boy finds himself accused of plotting to murder an important political figure.
Mark Clayton is charged with murdering his shrewish wife after one of their frequent arguments. On the surface, Eleanor Clayton appeared to be a "plain Jane" type. Maris discovers she was secretly a high-stakes gambler who'd run up a debt of $9,000.