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All I can say is that I really enjoyed this! Darrow & Darrow! Really hope this will kick off a series. All the characters are splendid. I enjoy a lot of Hallmark movies, mainly because they make me feel good in the end. But this one offered more. For me, it never got too silly or trivial. The plots and sub-plots kept my interest peaked. Just give us a series! Like Garage Sale Mysteries or The Gourmet Detective, The Flower Shop Mysteries ...... This is way too good to end here!

This tv pilot/movie was well done and set up for a running series. The characters are likable and real. The plot moved along nicely. The direction was exeptional. I keep searchng for more episodes to see if it's been picked up. I'm intrigued by the characters and their possible development. This series could use more diverse characters, however, it's rare to see something this well directed/photographed on tv anymore. Either it's done cheaply with poor output or it's a mega production with expensive cast. This production is well crafted, and one of those potentially beloved series that became another "missed opportunity" by Hollywood.

I watch Hallmark Mystery Movies all the time and I like them, though they are always very slow. This was different. It was fast paced and very funny, almost as if without trying, and it didn't feel like a Hallmark Channel movie, it was better. The actors Kimberly Williams Paisley, Wendi Malick, and Tom Cavanaugh were all great and carried the story and the humor very well. I will totally be watching the sequel when it comes out.

Something is "off" with these movies, that something is Tom Cavanaugh. There's no chemistry between Cavanaugh and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. He's not quirky, he's annoying!

The show would have been so much better if Kimberly's character had no love interest. The focus should have been on the mysteries, along with her employees and her family. She's rebuilding her life, her relationship with her mother and her family's law firm, the character of Miles wasn't needed.

However, since it's Hallmark and therefore, a romantic interest is more or less mandatory, they could have had different potential suitors some of the episodes. No need for a regular and no need for that dweeb Miles.

An ex-con donut shop owner (Kirby Morrow) framed for robbing a jewellery store. Claire takes his case, while her mother Joanna (Wendy Malick) returns from New York City having been wrongly fired from her law firm and tries to join her daughter's firm. They tend to clash as Claire Darrow, a lawyer, fights for what's right, regardless of whether it makes her a dime, and Joanna would rather make a profit.

The contrast between mother ( Wendy Malick) and daughter and their conflict is really well done, and makes a good subplot. There's no murder, but the case is adequately interesting, but I liked the drama and humour the most.