More familiar with liquor-law violations than violent crimes, a detective joins the cold-case squad and investigates the 20-year-old murder of Amy Weidner.

Joan Porco recants after indicating that her son, Christopher, is responsible for the savage attack with an ax that claimed her husband's life, and she begs investigators to leave Christopher alone.

Attorney Catherine Shelton leads a storied life which includes several run-ins with the law, then she becomes mired in an investigation that results in the conviction of her husband for murder.