When rollercizing poetry professor Larry Henderson is arrested for the brutal murder of his wife, bright-eyed lawyer Josh Segal comes down from New York to the quirky town of East Peck, South Carolina to defend his first big case. After meeting his eccentric client and odd-ball team, Josh quickly realizes he's in over his head.
In trying to find an alternate theory to Larry throwing his wife through the window, Josh and his team discover another man's DNA in the bedroom, possibly leading to another suspect. Meanwhile, Josh is concerned about Larry's lack of emotion about the murder and his strange obsession with a skate wrench.
After coming up bust on a match to the DNA found in Larry's bedroom, Josh and his team discover a "sex print" on the wall that leads to a new suspect. Meanwhile, Josh gets sloppy and inadvertently gives a piece of damning evidence to the prosecution.
When the new suspect turns up in a coma, Josh becomes sidetracked trying to solve this crime, eventually becoming a suspect himself. Meanwhile, prosecutor Carol Anne Keane presents the autopsy report, which reveals Larry's wife was struck by a blunt object, leading to a frantic search for the murder weapon.
A new piece of evidence emerges that leads Josh an unlikely, and dangerous, new suspect: Larry's brother-in-law, Jeremiah Jefferson Davis. Meanwhile, the case takes another turn when the search for the murder weapon leads Dwayne to find a dismembered human arm.
As Josh focuses on his new suspect, Larry insists on taking a lie-detector test to help prove his innocence, but the results drop a bombshell on the case and the family. Dwayne briefly becomes a hometown celebrity as the man who found an arm in the lake, and the team gets a surprising new benefactor.
As Josh prepares for trial, his boss, Mr. Mankiewicz comes down from New York to check up on him and reveals a gigantic hole in Josh's case. Meanwhile, Larry, unsettled by his rift with his daughter and Josh's boss being in town, takes matters into his own hands, with deadly consequences.
With the trial now getting national attention, Josh's boss, Mr. Mankiewicz has decided to take over the case, throwing the team into turmoil. Meanwhile, when Mankiewicz suggests Larry plead insanity, Josh and Carol Anne Keane must work together to convince Larry to stand trial.
As the trial officially begins, Josh's strategy of painting another suspect as the murderer takes a crucial blow. Meanwhile, Anne and Dwayne investigate why Larry's former lover, Alfonzo, isn't on the prosecution's witness list.
Josh tries to show the hostile jury the real Larry when they visit the crime scene inside the Henderson home before they hear the devastating testimony of Larry's former lover, Alfonzo. Meanwhile, Anne and Dwayne search for Margaret's missing cell phone.
After the prosecution presents its case for 28 grueling days, Josh's defense suffers a major setback when Summer turns into a suspect. When Larry forbids Josh from putting Summer on the stand, Josh must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to get Larry his freedom.
As Josh focuses on making his final case before closing arguments, he takes a huge gamble by putting Larry on the stand. Despite hiring the best witness coach in the South to train him, Larry's testimony leads to a shocking discovery about Larry's past that may be too difficult to overcome.
The trial is over and the verdict is finally announced. A key piece of evidence is found that answers the question, "Who killed Margaret Henderson".
Josh Segal and Associates get their first case - Defending Lavinia Peck-Foster, the eccentric first lady of East Peck, who was found with her husband Edgar's corpse in a suitcase in her trunk.
Nina Rudolph kicks off the second season of her wildly popular podcast, M-Towne: Where Murder Happens, focusing on the twists and turns of the Lavinia Peck-Foster murder trial and the small, murder-filled town of East Peck, South Carolina, where you’re more likely to leave in a body bag than with souvenirs.
When Judge Kamiltow rules that Lavinia must stand trial for the murder of her husband, Josh and the team try to poke holes in the prosecution's timeline.
Most people pull weeds from the ground. In South Peck, people pull Reeds. The lowly Reed family was legal to kill until 1978, making them as common underground as an earthworm. Nina uncovers the bloody and bizarre history of this corpse-filled town.
Josh's team continues to hunt for the potential murder weapon that would seal their timeline; the case takes a dramatic turn as their search leads them to two new suspects and some shocking news about Lavinia.
In this episode of M-Towne, Nina uncovers the alcohol- and drug-fueled sex and giant Jenga parties of East Peck’s notorious criminal family, the Jessups. She also discovers the town’s bizarre history with clocks and how wound up they get about time.
As the trial begins, Josh and his team experience some hiccups in proving Lavinia's innocence; Carol Anne argues to test the timeline herself, leading them to uncover a hidden passageway on Lavinia's property.
In this episode of M-Towne, Nina learns of East Peck’s obsession with rum and their secret rum-holes. She also discovers what makes the Fosters, a wealthy clock-fixing family, tick.
Dwayne testifies on the prosecution's behalf and dismantles the timeline they established; Lavinia pressures Josh to fire Dwayne; Dwayne redeems himself when he stumbles on a big break in the case.
In this episode of M-Towne, sexual rumors about Josh and Lavinia circulate around town, Nina enters a crime scene, Dwayne beats himself up, and we learn just how angry a mob can get in East Peck.
After winning Lavinia's case, the town finally embraces Josh; Josh agonizes over whether Lavinia may have done it and tries to open an old case.
In this episode of M-Towne, Josh and team receive a Bronze Pecker, Amanda and Josh get cozy, and Lavinia makes a possible confession in private that causes us to examine a possible conspiracy.
With Jesse Ray Beaumont's retrial looming, the team looks into Lavinia's past to gain fresh insight into the case.
In this episode of M-Towne, Judge Kamiltow grants a retrial of the Jesse Ray Beaumont case, Nina examines East Peck’s bizarre “sperms testing” lab, and Carol Anne Keane is under scrutiny for possibly botching the original trial of Jesse Ray.
Josh struggles with his defense for Jesse Ray Beaumont; Dwayne enjoys his new life as a Peck.
In this episode of M-Towne, Nina gets to the root of what makes Josh tick. We’ll also take a look at Jesse Ray’s disastrous self-representation in court and his crazy friends Eric Boom and Neil Boom.
Josh and his team continue to find themselves at literal dead ends in their casework until they unearth game-changing evidence with the help of Jesse Ray Beaumont. Meanwhile, in court, Carol Anne tries to finish the case before she has the baby.
In this episode of M-Towne, East Peck’s residents are scared to walk the streets, but they're not too scared to attend the funeral of Mickey Moose. Also, what happens to the Peck legacy when Lavinia is gone? Fluffy, her hairless cat, may hold the answer.
As Jesse Ray Beaumont's trial begins, the team struggles to keep him under control while they discover more of Lavinia's secrets. Now that the baby is born and awaiting the DA election results, Carol Anne discovers who is the baby's father.
In this episode of M-Towne, new hosts Dwayne Reed and Anne Flatch finish the podcast after that yellow-bellied Nina skips town.
