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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
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Season 1

  • Pilot
    8.8/1021 votes
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1991

    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

  • Hard Bargains
    8.7/1022 votes
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    Hard Bargains

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1991

    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: N/A

    Writer: Steven Phillip Smith

  • Making Dirt Stick
    8.3/1015 votes
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    Making Dirt Stick

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1991

    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

  • Daddy's Little Girl
    8.5/1019 votes
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    Daddy's Little Girl

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1991

    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

    Writer: Kathy McCormick, Steven Phillip Smith

  • ... and Sleep Won't Come
    8.6/1020 votes
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    ... and Sleep Won't Come

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1991

    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

  • The Silent Treatment
    8.0/1012 votes
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    The Silent Treatment

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1991

    Tess is tough on a deaf man accused of attempted murder, and Dicky becomes involved with attorney Lila Simon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kathy McCormick, John Schulian

  • Tangled up in Blue
    8.3/10154 votes
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    Tangled up in Blue

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1991

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

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Robert Singer, John Schulian

  • Aftermath
    8.5/1019 votes
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    Aftermath

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1991

    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

  • One Woman's Word
    9.0/1017 votes
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    One Woman's Word

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1991

    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: N/A

  • Graduation Day
    8.3/1016 votes
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    Graduation Day

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1991

    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: N/A

  • Pure Gold
    8.1/1016 votes
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    Pure Gold

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1991

    A fatal hit-and-run case involving a politician puts Gold on the spot, and causes a rift between Sean and Tess; Dicky and Lila face the truth about their relationship; Kay decides to sell the bar.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dicky's Got the Blues
    8.2/1017 votes
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    Dicky's Got the Blues

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1991

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shadow of Death
    8.1/1014 votes
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    The Shadow of Death

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1992

    Gold's uncle, who's opposed to capital punishment, defends a psycho-killer against Tess; Tess's parents visit just as she's getting cozy with Sean; Kay makes a move toward Dicky.

    Director: Fred Gerber

    Writer: N/A

  • The Discomfort Zone (1)
    8.1/1016 votes
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    The Discomfort Zone (1)

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1992

    Dicky is cast adrift when he's accused of brutality while breaking up a fight; and his troubles have a ripple effect on Gold, who's the mayor's choice for City Council; Bruce makes waves for Tess.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Fish out of Water (2)
    8.3/1018 votes
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    Fish out of Water (2)

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1992

    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: N/A

  • Burning Desire (1)
    8.5/1017 votes
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    Burning Desire (1)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love is Strange (2)
    8.3/1017 votes
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    Love is Strange (2)

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1992

    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: N/A

  • Home is Where the Heart Is (3)
    8.4/1016 votes
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    Home is Where the Heart Is (3)

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Maggie Finds Her Soul
    8.3/1016 votes
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    Maggie Finds Her Soul

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home to Roost
    8.1/1017 votes
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    Home to Roost

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/8/1992

    Maggie provides a spirited defense of a battered woman accused of murder in a case that Tess prosecutes with ambivalent feelings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Change of Plans
    8.2/1018 votes
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    Change of Plans

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/15/1992

    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: N/A