The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

A writer is down for the murder of his wife and her lover, but she's left a contradictory note. ""Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?""

Cannon begins to see a doubtful situation. ""The houses he makes last till doomsday.""

A publisher is accused of murder, for various reasons.