McBride

A woman accused of killing her husband asks former police officer Mike McBride to defend her. This is the opening case, introducing the lawyer through a client whose circumstances demand closer inspection than the accusation allows.

A favour for a friend draws McBride into a murder defence involving a woman with multiple identities. The victim's concealed life gives McBride and Phil a different problem from simply reconstructing one encounter.

An aspiring actress discovers that her new job is an escort arrangement, then finds her employer dead. Her attempt to confront the deception makes her a suspect, giving McBride another client caught in damaging circumstances.

A custody dispute becomes a murder case when a therapist dies. McBride's involvement begins as help for someone he knows, before the investigation widens to the people connected to the therapist's work and private life.

The death of a radio personality puts his broadcasting partner under suspicion. McBride and Phil investigate a workplace where public chemistry does not necessarily reflect what colleagues think of one another behind the microphone.

An on-air breakup becomes more than a publicity stunt when a talk-show host is murdered. McBride takes on the accused boyfriend's defence, following a case shaped by a very public piece of relationship drama.

McBride defends a young man accused of killing McBride's mentor. The victim's personal importance makes this a useful change of emphasis: the lawyer must examine an accusation that touches his history as well as his profession.

A former Marine medic faces an accusation of killing his family. McBride's defence places a household tragedy at the centre of the investigation, making this a more sombre premise than the entertainment-industry cases.

A murder behind the scenes of a dog show leaves the winning dog's handler accused. The competitive event supplies a fresh setting for McBride's familiar task of looking past the person who appears easiest to blame.

A celebrated young violinist dies before a performance, and McBride doubts the case against her fiance. The concert world brings professional ambitions and personal relationships into the final film on Hallmark's published McBride list.