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A police drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude. Reasonable Doubts

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Robert Singer

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  2. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 9 - One Woman's Word
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #2 - One Woman's Word

    S1:E9

    Kay is as much on trial as the defendant, but with the support of Tess and Dicky she braces herself as the proceedings begin.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 2 - Hard Bargains
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Hard Bargains

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  4. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 4 - Daddy's Little Girl
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Daddy's Little Girl

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writers:Steven Phillip Smith, Kathy McCormick

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  5. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 5 - ... and Sleep Won't Come
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #5 - ... and Sleep Won't Come

    S1:E5

    Grieving over the suicide of a friend, Tess investigates the case that drove him to despair. Dicky reconciles with Kay.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writer:John Schulian

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  6. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 8 - Aftermath
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Aftermath

    S1:E8

    Kay tries to cope with the rape, harassment by the police and the impending trial all at once; Bruce drops a bomb on Tess.

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Steven Phillip Smith

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  7. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 2 - Lifelines (2)
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Lifelines (2)

    S2:E2

    Kay remains critically wounded; Bruce's wealthy mother visits him in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 17 - Crumbling Systems
    8.6/10(84 votes)

    #8 - Crumbling Systems

    S2:E17

    Dicky's buddy, a cop, is despondent over his crumbling marriage; Tess becomes an advocate for a disturbed deaf woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 18 - Diminished Capacity
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Diminished Capacity

    S2:E18

    Maggie refuses to testify before a grand jury against her client, a fraudulent businessman with whom she shares a past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 16 - Burning Desire (1)
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Burning Desire (1)

    S1:E16

    Tess's prosecution of the young neo-Nazi is roughed up by Judge Booth. Meanwhile, Dicky dogs the defendant's friend to testify to the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 7 - Tangled up in Blue
    8.4/10(154 votes)

    #11 - Tangled up in Blue

    S1:E7

    Bruce's move on Kay shakes things up with Tess; and a date-rape incident promises many aftershocks.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Robert Singer, John Schulian

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  12. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 12 - Dicky's Got the Blues
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Dicky's Got the Blues

    S1:E12

    An activist professor is charged with the murder of a college journalist who crucified him in print; Dicky feels blue as Kay considers moving; Tess feels angry over Bruce's machinations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 18 - Home is Where the Heart Is (3)
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

    S1:E18

    Judge Booth makes things difficult for Tess as she prosecutes the neo-Nazi case, while Dicky dogs the defendant's friend; Kay tries to get Weldon on the wagon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 8 - Self-Defense
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Self-Defense

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 10 - Silence
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Silence

    S2:E10

    A killer Tess and Dicky know they have dead to rights claims he'll go free because he's got "friends."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 19 - Wish You Were Here
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Wish You Were Here

    S2:E19

    While trying to work things out with Maggie, Dicky investigates the killing of a man who was engaged to a high-class woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 3 - Making Dirt Stick
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Making Dirt Stick

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Kathy McCormick

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  18. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 10 - Graduation Day
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Graduation Day

    S1:E10

    A murder case is dumped on Tess only days before trial, and she's pitted against her mentor; Dicky meets Lila's parents; Bruce gets nasty in the divorce; Kay copes with the aftermath of rape.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 17 - Love is Strange (2)
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Love is Strange (2)

    S1:E17

    Tess starts the wheels turning in the neo-Nazi case, but Judge Booth's obsessive attraction to her throws a wrench into things.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 19 - Maggie Finds Her Soul
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Maggie Finds Her Soul

    S1:E19

    A shopkeeper's trap for burglars does in a druggie, and the legal fallout has political and personal consequences for Gold and Dicky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 21 - Change of Plans
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Change of Plans

    S1:E21

    A public defender provides a weak defense for a Mexican immigrant couple accused of endangering their daughter; Sean is given a case involving chickens he views as a real turkey.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Randall Zisk

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  22. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 6 - Try to Be Nice, What Does It Get You?
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Try to Be Nice, What Does It Get You?

    S2:E6

    A tough parole case, the death of her mother and compassion from Dicky turn Maggie's world topsy-turvy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Reasonable Doubts Season 1 Episode 15 - Fish out of Water (2)
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Fish out of Water (2)

    S1:E15

    Dicky awaits the outcome of the brutality investigation; Tess laments that things have hit the skids with Sean; Kay hits it off with her professor.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 1 - Lifelines (1)
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Lifelines (1)

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, Kay is critically wounded by a murderous hood during a holdup at the bar; a burglary case takes some odd twists for; and Bruce's wealthy mother visits him in prison.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Steven Phillip Smith, Kathy McCormick

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  25. Reasonable Doubts Season 2 Episode 3 - FAP
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #25 - FAP

    S2:E3

    Feminists seek a platform to voice their grievances against pornography by attacking a porno emporium.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Reasonable Doubts". It scored 8.9/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Robert Singer, it aired on 9/26/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "One Woman's Word".