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The Best Episodes of Public Defender

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The Best Episodes of Public Defender

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on...

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  1. Background image for The Hijacked Truck
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #1 - The Hijacked Truck

    S2:E12

    A man in love is accused of hijacking. The public defender hears a story about his courtship and the reason behind his arrest.

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Case of the Parolee
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The Case of the Parolee

    S1:E1

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Third Floor Rear
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Third Floor Rear

    S1:E17

    No description available

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    Writer:Lee Loeb
  4. Background image for Circumstanial Evidence
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Circumstanial Evidence

    S2:E13

    A story of blind justice, as Matthews defends a man whom was caught by police with the gun that killed the man's wife.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Hitchhiker
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - The Hitchhiker

    S2:E28

    A soldier about to ship out of the country is on his way home to his pregnant wife. He gets a ride with a woman who takes him as far as the car rental place. Later that night, the man and his wife are arrested for stealing the car and hitting an old, blind woman. The Public Defender searches for the young woman who gave him a ride, but she seems to not exist.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Confession of Guilt
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Confession of Guilt

    S1:E14

    A woman confesses to shooting her ex-husband and is to stand trial for murder. Her boyfriend tells the public defender what really happened.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Out of the Past (aka Fifteen-Year Secret)

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Lisa
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Lisa

    S1:E22

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Think No Evil
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Think No Evil

    S1:E24

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Last Appeal
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #10 - The Last Appeal

    S1:E26

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Return of the Dead
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Return of the Dead

    S2:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Road to Nowhere
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Road to Nowhere

    S2:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Time to Kill
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Time to Kill

    S2:E31

    When Peter Stone hears that a murder suspect fits his description, his extreme paranoia leads him to take actions that make him appear guilty. He is eventually convicted of a murder he had nothing to do with. Matthews appeals his case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for End of the Line
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - End of the Line

    S2:E35

    An elderly Public Defender determines to keep busy during the weeks until his retirement comes through. He puts himself at great odds to keep a man from being sent to prison. Bart Matthews comes to his aid.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Lost Cause
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Lost Cause

    S1:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Prize Fighter Story
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #16 - The Prize Fighter Story

    S1:E5

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  18. Background image for Youth Crime Ring
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Youth Crime Ring

    S1:E16

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Jackpot
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Jackpot

    S2:E26

    A kid is arrested for gang activity after mugging a cop, but the gang is being organized by some influential people, so the other gang members threaten to kill the kid if he talks. The Public defender must get to the bottom of things before someone else is hurt!

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Knowledge of Astronomy
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #19 - A Knowledge of Astronomy

    S2:E27

    An error in reading the stars provides the key clue in unraveling crimes committed at an oil drilling site.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Clifford Pike
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Clifford Pike

    S2:E36

    A man admits to murdering his aunt and grandmother, claiming insanity. But the case goes through all twists and turns before the amazing truth is revealed.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Hobo Story
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #21 - The Hobo Story

    S1:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Open Season
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Open Season

    S2:E15

    It is the opening of deer season and the long-running feud between two old codgers has heated up again. When one is found shot in the woods, the other is of course the prime suspect.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Moonshine
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Moonshine

    S2:E17

    During a raid on the Carter family still, a warden is shot and killed. Jesse Carter, fresh home from the service, is arrested for the killing.

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    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Brutality
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Brutality

    S2:E29

    A man arrested for robbery swears he's innocent and only signed the confession because the arresting officer beat him up.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Gunpoint
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Gunpoint

    S2:E21

    An ex-con is forced to rob his employer's safe by two other ex-cons who knew him from the joint.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Hijacked Truck" is the best rated episode of "Public Defender". It scored 8.6/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/18/1954. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Case of the Parolee".