8.8/1021 votes#1 - 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
- 8.7/1022 votes
#2 - 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
- 8.3/1015 votes
#3 - 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
- 8.5/1019 votes
#4 - 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
- 8.6/1020 votes
#5 - ... 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
- 8.0/1012 votes
#6 - 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
- 8.3/10154 votes
#7 - 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
- 8.5/1019 votes
#8 - 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
- 9.0/1017 votes
#9 - 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
- 8.3/1016 votes
#10 - 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
- 8.1/1016 votes
#11 - 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
- 8.2/1017 votes
#12 - 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
- 8.1/1014 votes
#13 - 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
- 8.1/1016 votes
#14 - 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
- 8.3/1018 votes
#15 - 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
- 8.5/1017 votes
#16 - 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
- 8.3/1017 votes
#17 - 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
- 8.4/1016 votes
#18 - 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
- 8.3/1016 votes
#19 - 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
- 8.1/1017 votes
#20 - 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
- 8.2/1018 votes
#21 - 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
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Reasonable Doubts" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Robert Singer, it aired on 9/26/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Hard Bargains".