Season 1: 1997
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mick Jackson | David E. Kelley | 4 March 1997 (1997-03-04) | 1ABQ79 |
| Bobby defends Rachel Reynolds, a young woman facing drug charges, and Ellenor second chairs. Bobby is stressed because it looks bad for Reynolds, as she is not a drug dealer, but was trying to cover for her brother. Lindsay represents Emerson Ray, who is suing a tobacco company in a wrongful death suit. Lindsay is surprised that her favorite law professor, Anderson Pearson, represents the defense. Eugene represents "Free Willy", a man who has a problem with exposing himself in public. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Part II" | Michael Pressman | David E. Kelley | 11 March 1997 (1997-03-11) | 1ABQ01 |
| Bobby represents a man facing armed robbery charges. His strategy is to keep it from going to trial and to plead out to lesser charges. Eugene's client fears for her and her 11 year old son's safety, at the hands of her ex-husband. Eugene makes several attempts to get a restraining order, and even crosses the line by making threats of his own. The situation goes from bad to worse, and has deadly consequences. Bobby pays a visit to friend and banker Jimmy Berluti in an attempt to secure a loan. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Trial and Error" | Rick Rosenthal | David E. Kelley | 18 March 1997 (1997-03-18) | 1ABQ02 |
| Bobby pays attention to The Commonwealth V Ronald Martin, as he plans to represent Gerald Braun in a wrongful death suit against Martin. "Free Willy" returns, after being arrested in a peculiar position with a hooker. Defense Lawyers in the Emerson Ray case make a motion to have the case dismissed. Bobby fears that the judge is biased, and uses a controversial card to have the judge removed. Jimmy is fired for approving a construction loan under false pretenses. Bobby decides to hire Jimmy. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Part IV" | James Frawley | David E. Kelley | 25 March 1997 (1997-03-25) | 1ABQ03 |
| Lindsay prepares to take on her first case against the tobacco industry. Dr. Braun's anger takes a fatal step.Jimmy and Braun's Rabbi make an appearance on a talk show. The Rabbi's comments on the show make the case even more difficult for Dr. Braun, and could result in accessory charges of his own. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Part V" | Michael Schultz | David E. Kelley | 1 April 1997 (1997-04-01) | 1ABQ04 |
| Eugene defends Steven Frenault for armed robbery, and makes a bet with the D.A. that he will win the case. Ellenor meets George Vogelman, a man that answered her personal ad. Dr. Braun refuses to explore temporary insanity as a defense for the murder of Ronald Martin. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Part VI" | Dennie Gordon | Ed Redlich | 8 April 1997 (1997-04-08) | 1ABQ05 |
| Gerald Braun goes on trial for murdering his daughter's killer, and Bobby argues the execution was moral. Meanwhile, Eugene defends a 19-year-old accused of statutory rape. |
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