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Every episode of Reasonable Doubts ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Reasonable Doubts!

The Best Episodes of Reasonable Doubts

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...
  1. 9.0/10(17 votes)

    #1 - One Woman's Word

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

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  2. 8.8/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

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    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.

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  3. 8.7/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Hard Bargains

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    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.

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  4. 8.7/10(84 votes)

    #4 - Crumbling Systems

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

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  5. 8.6/10(20 votes)

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

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

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    Director:Bill D'Elia
  6. 8.6/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Lifelines (2)

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

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  8. 8.6/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Diminished Capacity

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

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  9. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Daddy's Little Girl

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    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.

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  10. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Aftermath

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

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  11. 8.5/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Burning Desire (1)

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    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.

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  12. 8.4/10(16 votes)

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

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    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.

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  13. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Self-Defense

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    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.

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  14. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Silence

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

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  15. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Wish You Were Here

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

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  16. 8.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Making Dirt Stick

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    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.

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  17. 8.3/10(154 votes)

    #16 - Tangled up in Blue

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

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  18. 8.3/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Graduation Day

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    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.

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    Director:Robert Singer
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  19. 8.3/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Fish out of Water (2)

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    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.

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  20. 8.3/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Love is Strange (2)

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

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  21. 8.3/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Maggie Finds Her Soul

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

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  22. 8.3/10(13 votes)

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

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

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  23. 8.2/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Dicky's Got the Blues

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    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.

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  24. 8.2/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Change of Plans

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    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.

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    Director:Robert Singer
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  25. 8.2/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Lifelines (1)

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    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.

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  26. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #25 - FAP

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

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    Director:Robert Singer
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Best Episodes Summary

"One Woman's Word" is the best rated episode of "Reasonable Doubts". It scored 9/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville and written by N/A, it aired on 11/29/1991. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot".