Pilot
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1991
When police officer Dicky Cobb reveals he can read sign language, he's transferred from the street to the office of deputy district attorney Tess Kaufman.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1991
When police officer Dicky Cobb reveals he can read sign language, he's transferred from the street to the office of deputy district attorney Tess Kaufman.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1991
Tess and Dicky handle the case of a mentally ill man who attacked a neighbor. Kay gives Dicky an ultimatum while Tess is impressed with her ex's efforts to strengthen their relationship.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 1991
Dicky and Tess search for new evidence to nail a murderer released on a technicality, but their sole lead is a witness who refuses to endanger his new straight life by revisiting his ugly past.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1991
Dicky's stuck with an inadmissible confession when a woman confesses to murdering her father, a prominent citizen, and uncovers a scandal involving the mayor and the district attorney. Kay argues with her father over her drinking.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1991
Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1991
Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1991
Tess has a hard time with Bruce an Kay. And, a date rape promises to upset many.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1991
Kay has to deal with the rape, police taunts, and an upcoming trial. Bruce shocks Tess.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1991
As the trial begins, Kay needs Tess and Dicky's support as the defense team attempts to make the trial about her.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1991
Tess is stressed when she faces her mentor in court with over a case she's only had days to prepare. Also, Dicky meets Lila's parents, Bruce plays for keeps with his ex-wife, and Kay struggles with the emotional trauma caused by her rape.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1991
Gold is put between a rock and a hard place when a politician is involved in a hit and run, with Sean and Tess on opposite sides. Dicky and Lila come to some uncomfortable conclusions about their relationship, and Kay decides to give up her bar.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 20, 1991
A college journalist is murdered, and the number one suspect is a professor who was negatively featured in his articles. Also, Dicky is upset when Kay thinks about leaving, and Tess is furious with Bruce's games.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1992
Tess faces down Gold's uncle over a capital case of a psychotic killer. Also, Tess's parents make a surprise visit, and Kay makes a move on Dicky.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1992
Dicky is under scrutiny when he's accused of using excessive force when breaking up a fight, causing a headache for Gold, who's vying for a spot on the City Council. Also, Bruce makes life difficult for Tess.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1992
Dicky's fate is decided after the investigation into his alleged brutality. Tess is disappointed that her relationship with Sean has hit a rough patch, and Kay finds a kindred spirit in her professor.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1992
Judge Booth appears to be biased when Tess prosecutes a young neo-Nazi. Dicky comes to her aid by leaning on the defendant's friend to testify against his compatriot.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1992
Tess has trouble focusing on her job prosecuting a neo-Nazi when Judge Booth crosses the line from professional to personal interest in Tess.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1992
Tess' problems with Judge Booth continue to haunt her prosecution of a neo-Nazi, but Dicky continues to use his influence to aid her. Also, Kay tries to help Weldon with his drinking problem.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1992
Maggie takes advantage of Tess' conflicted feelings when she defends a woman accused of murdering the man who was abusing her.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Sep 8, 1992
Mexican immigrant parents who are accused of putting their child in danger are given an inadequate defense by their public defender. Also, Sean's current case is for the birds.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Sep 15, 1992
Dicky's vacation is cancelled because he has to go on a stakeout with a plastic surgeon, the only man who can identify the criminal he re-made. Also, Bruce's case becomes a personal mission for Maggie who wants to cause trouble for the prosecutor.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1992
Kay is critically wounded by a murderous hood during a holdup at the bar; a burglary case takes some odd twists for Tess.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1992
Kay remains critically wounded; Bruce's wealthy mother visits him in prison.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1992
Feminists seek a platform to voice their grievances against pornography by attacking a porno emporium.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1992
A killer's been arrested by a zealous detective who planted evidence and used a psychic to cover his deed.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1992
The trial of an accused child molester causes repressed memories to surface in a young man. Meanwhile, Dicky kills a young robber.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1992
A tough parole case, the death of her mother and compassion from Dicky turn Maggie's world topsy-turvy.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1992
A man may be put away for murder because he won't turn on his brother. Meanwhile, Tess meets a new fellow.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1992
Dicky's hit by a gunshot during a crossfire, but the incident might be a case of a good kid defending himself in a bad neighborhood.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1992
A prostitute's mysterious death is shelved in favor of the higher-profile prosecution of a VIP accused of killing his wife.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 22, 1992
A killer Tess and Dicky know they have dead to rights claims he'll go free because he's got "friends."
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1993
Tess must prosecute two Jewish students who abducted an unrepentant Nazi suspected of war crimes.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1993
Tess prosecutes a man for killing his adopted son; while Maggie defends the adoption agency in a civil suit.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1993
A former hockey player is accused of a barroom-brawl killing. Meanwhile, Bruce has a custody case involving a gorilla that understands sign language.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1993
A store owner's trap fatally catches the wrong quarry, and the legal fallout from the case causes political and personal problems for Gold and Dicky.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1993
Tess takes on an unusual case of Korean men involved in smuggling bear gallbladders; a real-estate mogol takes hostages.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1993
Maggie's brother visits Maggie, who deals with a sexual-harassment case; Tess is the victim of a carjacking.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1993
Maggie wants to see a couples counselor with Dicky, who protects a mobster's mistress; a doctor stands trial after a DUI arrest.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1993
Dicky's buddy, a cop, is despondent over his crumbling marriage; Tess becomes an advocate for a disturbed deaf woman.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1993
Maggie refuses to testify before a grand jury against her client, a fraudulent businessman with whom she shares a past.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1993
While trying to work things out with Maggie, Dicky investigates the killing of a man who was engaged to a high-class woman.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1993
While Dicky tries to work things out with Maggie, Tess receives a proposal from a man from her past.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1993
Tess demands that Dicky investigate when evidence comes to light indicating a man executed for murder may have been innocent.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Apr 27, 1993
While Dicky investigates if a man may have been wrongfully executed, Tess goes up against a woman who's defending herself.