Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proved Innocent is a cut above the usual Hallmark mysteries. This series has antiques and collectibles, and often information about them, which makes it fun. It also sports a likable cast, mostly Canadian and starring Lori Loughlin.

In this film, Jennifer (Loughlin) is offered some antiques and collectibles by a friend to sell in her shop. While in a barn that holds some of the antiques, she sees that there is an entrance to a basement.

There, she discovers the body of her friends ex-fiancé, who allegedly left her for another woman. Turns out he didn't. Her friend is ultimately arrested, and Jennifer is determined to get her out of prison.

Jennifer discovers some interesting information about baseball cards besides going to the health club where the fiancé hung out and locating the woman he was supposedly leaving her friend for.

Okay story, easy to figure out, good for a rainy afternoon.

Her old college pal, Sandra, is closing up her antiques store and Jennifer is privilege to all the exquisite pieces. What she didn't expect to find is a dead body. Even worse, Sandra is arrested for the murder. Jennifer has no choice but to prove her friend's innocence. It won't be easy-because every bit of evidence, and every cleverly planted clue all point to Sandra.

There's some good acting, nice build up and nice investigation. However it's slow pace can work against the good points. There's satisfying end but it's a fairly routine affair, a little weaker than usual when it comes to Hallmark mysteries. Aaliyah O' Brien is one hot babe.

Once again on one of her antiquing expeditions Lori Loughlin once again encounters murder. This time she's getting reacquainted with an old college chum Kirsten Robek who has a similar type of antique store and who is looking to dump it and get away.

Loughlin discovers a hidden basement door with some real treasures and the mummified body of Robek's old boyfriend whom she thought had up and moved on without a trace.

When another murder occurs it becomes real obvious who the killer is, no surprise there.

I did think the subplot involving her Boy Scout son Connor Stanhope hacking into the school's computer to change back the grades his two friends had hacked in and changed previously was a bit much. Stanhope is a goody two shoes character but this was too much.

This was good, but this series has seen better.

I watched all the Garage Sale Mysteries so far and loved these Movies. This would be a very good weekly 1hr show....or if that is not happening maybe more Movies like these in the near future (like Agatha Christie) It has a little bit of everything. Please continue ......... looking forward to more of these kind of movies, exciting, mysterious yet funny and relaxing in a way. I truly enjoy Jennifer Shannon and her family and Danny is great. Some of this show is filmed in Fort Langley. British Columbia, Canada and I live very close to this beautiful little Town, even recognize a lot of the surroundings. Just a beautiful place. Thank you

6/10 - captivating mystery will hold your interest and keep you guessing