Holmes works with his brother to solve a case of kidnapping when a Greek man claims to have been forced to consent to his sister's wedding to one of the men.
While reviewing the books of a small western town, a judge reopens an odd case involving a rich son and self-defense, which results in hostility from the town.
A night club pianist decides to hitchhike to Hollywood, but soon gets caught up in a spiraling whirlpool of murder and deceit after a gambler gives him a ride.
A young solicitor learns that he is a wealthy man's beneficiary and the prime suspect in a murder case when a corpse is found in the ashes of the man's home.
A marshal's investigation into several stagecoach robberies puts his wife in danger when a corrupt sheriff kidnaps her and demands a gold shipment in return.