6.9/1037 votesLoading...#1 - Chapter Nine, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/1997
While Docknovich and Mosley clash over jury selection for the Latrell case, an agent eager to represent Latrell implies that his current agent has been stealing from clients.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: William M. Finkelstein
- 7.0/1032 votesLoading...
#2 - Chapter Sixteen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/26/1997
While Grasso calls forth witnesses who believed Banks' final victim was innocent, Wyler begins to worry whether his client will kill again if he is found innocent and released.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1038 votesLoading...
#3 - Chapter Eight, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/1996
The truth about the governor's murder is finally revealed as Mosley and Docknovich argue over who is best suited to make Rickey Latrell's bail argument.
Director: N/A
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.2/1039 votesLoading...
#4 - Chapter Seven, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/1996
Sharon has trouble dealing with the jury's verdict, and an underworld figure already in jail promises to tell Wyler what really happened the night the governor was killed.
Director: Adam Nimoy
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.2/1035 votesLoading...
#5 - Chapter Ten, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/1997
Witnesses in the Latrell case portray Rickey as a desperate and possessive man, but later it is Rickey himself who offers up the most damning statement.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: William M. Finkelstein
- 7.2/1034 votesLoading...
#6 - Chapter Eleven, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/23/1997
The defense brings forth witnesses attesting to Fortas' disregard for others and then has Rickey testify about how Fortas was blackmailing Rickey's wife.
Director: William M. Finkelstein, Michael Fresco
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.2/1033 votesLoading...
#7 - Chapter Twelve, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1997
Rickey goes into hiding after a witness testifies that Rickey said he was going to kill Fortas because he was tired of being threatened over gambling debts.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, William M. Finkelstein
- 7.2/1032 votesLoading...
#8 - Chapter Fifteen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 5/26/1997
Wyler's attempts to protect his client fail after Banks gets permission from the judge to testify on his own behalf and then angrily tells Wyler "You are now at the top of my list."
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: Charles H. Eglee
- 7.3/1038 votesLoading...
#9 - Chapter Four, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/1996
Wyler talks to Sharon's husband concerning her confession, then later meets basketball superstar Rickey Latrell, who fears he'll be arrested for the murder of an NBA team owner.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1031 votesLoading...
#10 - Chapter Thirteen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/1997
Wyler defends a serial killer who targeted ex-cons convicted of vicious crimes, and the firm receives bids from Hollywood producers vying for the movie rights.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1035 votesLoading...
#11 - Chapter Seventeen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/29/1997
Banks is released, and as the firm tries to help him, one of their own is shot; Wyler defends a young man accused of killing his 83-year-old girlfriend.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.4/1039 votesLoading...
#12 - Chapter Three, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1996
As Sharon continues to insist she is guilty, Wyler feels certain that she is not, and a surprising source offers to pay for Sharon Rooney's defense.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Charles H. Eglee
- 7.4/1034 votesLoading...
#13 - Chapter Six, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/1996
While Wyler uncovers more connections between the various players involved in the Van Allan murder, Rickey Latrell is arrested and charged with murder.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: N/A
7.5/1062 votesLoading...#14 - Chapter Thirteen
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/1996
Evidence is delivered against Avedon by witnesses who include Dr. Lester's nurse though Hoffman believes she may be lying. Meanwhile, an informant turns up with vital information about Richard Cross; rumors begin circulating about the state of Cross's health. Elizabeth identifies her abductor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.6/1043 votesLoading...
#15 - Chapter Two, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1996
Sharon testifies she was pregnant with Governor Van Allan's child, but he made her have an abortion, while Wyler learns the governor's wife was having an affair of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1041 votesLoading...
#16 - Chapter Five, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1996
Wyler learns another of the governor's affairs ended badly for the woman involved, and Latrell is called in for questioning concerning the murder of team owner Sandy Fortas.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
7.7/1065 votesLoading...#17 - Chapter Eleven
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/1996
Hoffman tries to get Avedon's charges dropped due to Holly Gerges's confession. Meanwhile, jury selection continues, with a law professor (Steven Gilborn) among those questioned. Hoffman becomes suspicious after Cross asks him to help Roberto Portalegre, an influential associate from Brazil whose son was accused of date rape.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1039 votesLoading...
#18 - Chapter Fourteen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 5/25/1997
Jury selection for the Banks' trial proves difficult as many of the jurors interviewed feel Banks is a hero for killing murderers who received light sentences for their horrific crimes.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.7/1041 votesLoading...
#19 - Chapter Eighteen, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/29/1997
Wyler learns murder is often a family affair after a man claims to know who really murdered Tommy Banks and then Mary Beth's killer confesses.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Geoffrey Neigher
7.8/1088 votesLoading...#20 - Chapter Fourteen
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/1996
A copy of the videotape that may have gotten David Blalock killed surfaces; the woman (Anna Gunn) who appeared to be strangled by Avedon in a sex video testifies. As more evidence comes to light proving Richard Cross lied about his activities the night of Jessica's murder, Hoffman begins experiencing marital problems.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: N/A
7.8/1064 votesLoading...#21 - Chapter Fifteen
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/1996
The murder trial is halted when two male jurors argue over a woman juror as a love triangle is exposed. Judge Bornstein orders that Dr. Lester's records on Avedon be unsealed, forcing the physician to testify; Dr. Lester testifies that Neil Avedon made a startling confession the night Jessica was murdered. Passion develops between Arnold and Julie Costello.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1068 votesLoading...#22 - Chapter Seven
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1995
Hoffman receives information that Avedon may have confessed to killing Jessica Costello; someone is suspected of leaking facts to the press. Meanwhile, Gillespie defends a 12-year-old gang member (DeJuan Guy) accused of murdering a rival at a funeral.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: N/A
7.9/1061 votesLoading...#23 - Chapter Sixteen
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/1996
After Jessica's diary is entered as evidence, Hoffman calls to the stand some of the men Jessica mentioned in her diary, including Gary Blondo and Rusty Arnold. Meanwhile, Julie agrees to testify about her relationship with Richard Cross, but Hoffman is later stunned after she takes the stand and claims she no longer has to answer his questions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1044 votesLoading...
#24 - Chapter One, Year Two
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1996
Deputy District Attorney Jimmy Wyler joins Hoffman & Associates, and for his first case he defends Sharon Rooney, who was arrested for murdering the governor of California.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
8.0/1071 votesLoading...#25 - Chapter Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1995
Avedon takes a lie-detector test and is released on bail, but Grasso tries to get the bail revoked because of the incriminating sex tape brought in by Melissa. Meanwhile, Hoffman defends a police detective (Joe Spano) accused of using unnecessary force after responding to a domestic dispute call.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
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Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Chapter Nine, Year Two" is the worst rated episode of "Murder One". It scored 6.9/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Marc Buckland and written by William M. Finkelstein, it aired on 1/9/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter Sixteen, Year Two".