The Bold Ones: The Protectors - Episode Guide

The builder of a high profile public housing project is murdered just as construction begins. District Attorney William Washburn has to walk a delicate line when he uncovers massive corruption during his investigation, as the publicity could jeopardize the project and lead to civil unrest.

Washburn decides to retry a well-spoken and charming convicted murderer who has managed to avoid execution for seven years through appeals he filed and argued on his own behalf. Washburn's case hinges on a newly discovered poem the man wrote the night of his first scheduled execution, which Washburn believes the jury will interpret as a confession.

Deputy Police Chief Danforth is under the microscope when accusations of police corruption surface after a series of robberies.

The death of a man carrying a plague from Asia leads the DA's office to a people-smuggling ring.

The DA's office gets involved with a case involving a church and an Army deserter who sought refuge there.

The DA's office comes under the scrutiny of a group of angry parents when the police arrest a busload of students as part of a drug bust.

The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.