Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2011
Kate Reed's beloved father is dead. She still has a lot of unresolved issues with him, that and grief, makes it hard for her to come to terms with his death. And his widow, and her ohne ex husband and...., yes she struggles. But back to work she goes and chaos insues. No longer a Lawyer, as her ex husband, her brother, her farther and her farthers widow, Kate is now a Mediator, so chaos is her business. And her act, and if you look without seeing, it would be your perception of her. But she's focused, in this episode on 5-10 things at a time; 1'st priority: Staying alive under an armed robbery on her way to work and RESOLVE the situation peacefully. 2'end priority: Keeping an innocent youngster from a 10 years prison sentence. 3'rd priority: Get a father to stand down as CEO of the company he himself has build, and give over the post to his son. 4'th priority : Staying out of jail, pleasing a judge who for some reason can hassle and boss around privat citizens. (Only in the US, thank the god's). 5'th priority : To lick the judge's butt, mediate a botched marriage perpossal. 6'th priority: ...... well you get the picture.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2011
Kate Reed, on her way to the reading of her fathers will, gets offered to mediate between an innocent man, released after 22 years in prison, and the state. And we are off. Kate ducking the reading of the will, and trying to keep the innocent man from giving up on life and freedom.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2011
In spite of the Title, this is the first episode, Kate Reed does not get handcuffed to a Bench. Yep disappointing as hell. But she does have to please the judge again. Only this time he does not act like an absolute A hole. He asks for help. A high school football coach, he respects, needs help with a mediation. The mediation a result of parents complaining over and reporting the coach.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2011
A cooking show, a barbecue sauce deal, an abusive blackmailing father and a abused daughter, all and more is what Kate Reed is joggling in this episode. Side shows; Ex hubby has a complicated trespassing case that started out looking simple, and Lauren tries to keep a client from dumping the firm (Reed and Reed).
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2011
Kate mediates the settlement between an insurance company and a man who was hit by a truck, only to find the real conflict is between the man and his wife, who claims the husband she knew never came back from the accident.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2011
The exasperated young inventor of a revolutionary new device, Marcus, threatens to jump to his death when John, his employer and the rights holder to Marcus' invention, asks Kate to mediate his firing. Kate must get Marcus off the ledge, recover the device, which he's stolen, and find a fair resolution for both the disenchanted employee and his former boss.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2011
A big client of Reed & Reed's asks Kate to mediate a simple financial matter -- which quickly morphs into a case of identity theft before escalating to an immigration issue where Kate must defend a brave soldier against a rigid Homeland Security prosecutor.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2011
Paul Shelton, lead singer of the 1990s one-hit-wonder band, Ultravinyl, seeks Kate's help to cash in on a lucrative offer for use of their song in a commercial. What seems like a slam dunk stalls when Paul's former bandmates refuse to negotiate, and Paul reveals the real reason he needs Kate's help.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2011
Kate's best friend Julie comes to Reed & Reed for a standard prenuptial agreement. But her father -- a Tae Kwan Do master -- has deep suspicions of his future son-in-law. Kate investigates, determined to prove him wrong -- but what she uncovers shocks everyone.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2011
One day in the life of Kate: prevent an international incident at the Croatian Embassy and mediate between two litigious brothers before her nemesis, Judge Nicastro, throws her in jail -- all while bracing herself for the possibility of some major personal changes.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2012
Kate returns to work to mediate a case between a company and an employee who claims his illness is due to exposure from harmful chemicals on the job.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2012
When Kate is asked to mediate an agreement between a hospital and the FBI over a liver transplant for a key informant, she discovers that the liver was originally promised to a much sicker patient.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2012
Kate mediates a dispute between a fishing boat captain and his injured deckhand, that is more about a family rift than a fishing injury. Lauren begins to date again.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2012
As Kate mediates a severance agreement between an aeronautics company and a dismissed engineer, she discovers that the company may have something to hide. Meanwhile, Lauren babysits Ben as they placate a disgruntled client.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2012
Kate fights to help a landlord save his building from foreclosure and the resident drug-dealer who is scaring away tenants.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2012
Kate and Ben go up against Justin and the city while representing a client who claims he was the victim of police brutality. A former client accuses Lauren of committing an ethics violation.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2012
Kate returns to her alma mater to mediate a dispute between the school and a student being expelled for cheating.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 4, 2012
When Kate is brought in to resolve a hunger strike at a local women's prison, she becomes obsessed with helping Lea Ferran, a prisoner who claims innocence.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: May 11, 2012
In the midst of trying to prevent a strike by the city transit-workers union, Kate struggles to understand her feelings for Ben.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: May 18, 2012
While mediating a case between a nursing home and a patient, Kate discovers that the only witness who can clear an innocent nurse of negligence is also a fugitive on the lam for 20 years.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2012
Ben and Kate travel to Lake Tahoe to settle a border dispute between two police departments at odds over the recently-discovered remains of a young woman linked to a possible murder investigation.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2012
Justin takes Kate to a concert by her favorite Brazilian singer and ends up embroiled in a scandal that puts Justin's political future in jeopardy.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2012
While mediating a case regarding two women who were fired for their sexual orientation, Kate stumbles on evidence of a cover-up and enlists the help of Ben and Lauren to get to the bottom of a dirty land deal.