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- Episode 16
Abigail
The Mississippi - S2 - E16
An elderly farmer hires Ben to defend a young navy veteran who is accused of killing his father after an explosive argument.
The Mississippi: Season 2 - 17 Episode s
2x1 - There is a Tiger in the Town
September 27, 1983
Ben comes to the aid of an elderly newspaper editor who, traumatized by his wife's death, took on the identity of Mark Twain, and is now accused of murdering the man suspected of killing his wife.
2x2 - Cradle to Grave
October 4, 1983
Ben seeks to unravel an incriminating web of circumstantial evidence that links a mystery writer and his lover to murder.
2x3 - The Trial of Ben Walker
October 11, 1983
Ben gets involved in the case of a teenager who claims that a doctor performed an unnecessary radical mastectomy on her mother.
2x4 - The Last Voice You Hear
October 18, 1983
Ben is caught in a legal and emotional crossfire of embattled former spouses over who knows what is best for their nine-year-old child.
2x5 - The Shooting
October 25, 1983
Former resident Margaret Hammond writes a best-seller, ""River Town"", about the place where she grew up, and lawyer Ben has to dig deep for a defense that will saver her from a libel charge by the town's most affluent family.
2x6 - Peace with Honor
November 1, 1983
Ben returns to his roots as a prosecutor to imprison a man he unsuccessfully attempted to prosecute for murder 25 years ago and who has now committed a similar crime.
2x7 - Joey
November 8, 1983
Ben takes on the medical profession in defense of a midwife who defies the law to practice the craft of child delivery with a skill rivaled by few obstetricians.
2x8 - Crisis of Identity
November 15, 1983
Ben defends a private nurse who is charged with murder when the wealthy man for whom she was caring dies of a drug overdose.
2x9 - Town Without Pity
November 22, 1983
A beautiful woman hires Ben to defend her young, retarded gardener Jerry against murder charges.
2x10 - G.I. Blues
November 29, 1983
The mother of a man who has been murdered hires Ben to defend his wife, the primary suspect in the shooting death.
2x11 - Between Fathers and Sons
December 13, 1983
A peaceful activist emerges from hiding to seek Ben's help in exonerating her of a 15-year-old murder charge.
2x12 - The Big Leagues
December 27, 1983
Ben becomes involved in the defense of a rebellious teenager who maintains his innocence of armed robbery, yet is terrified to reveal the guilty parties.
2x13 - Going Back to Hannibal
January 10, 1984
Ben defends the embittered survivor of a German concentration camp who is suspected of murdering a Nazi war criminal hiding in a small Mississippi river town.
2x14 - Wheels of Justice
January 17, 1984
Ben defends a hot-headed ex-convict suspected of murdering both a foreman who recently fired him and a man who claimed to have seen him fleeing from the crime.
2x15 - Informed Consent
January 24, 1984
Ben is asked by the army to defend a sergeant accused of slugging a fellow officer who he claims was trying to rape his daughter.
2x16 - Abigail
February 7, 1984
An elderly farmer hires Ben to defend a young navy veteran who is accused of killing his father after an explosive argument.
2x17 - Home Again
March 6, 1984
Ben finds himself working with a flamboyant, publicity-seeking attorney when he agrees to represent a professional football player facing trial on drug charges.